http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3685956Oh my.
First, the grouchy old primitive:
NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sun Jul-27-08 05:54 PM
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Here comes the body counts to show we are winning
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/080727/world/afghanistan...
Up to 70 rebels killed in Afghanistan
KHOST, Afghanistan (AFP) - Up to 70 insurgents were killed in Afghanistan early Sunday when helicopter gunships and ground fighting repulsed an attack by about 100 rebels near the Pakistan border, officials said.
It was the latest in a series of major battles as violence linked to a Taliban-led insurgency has picked up in recent weeks with several deadly extremist attacks and military operations under way against the rebels.
About 100 insurgents had tried to capture the Spera district centre, 15 kilometres (nine miles) from the border with Pakistan, opening fire on police at about 2:00 am with guns and rocket-propelled grenades, the NATO force said.
Police and soldiers from NATO's International Security Assistance Force surrounded the attackers and called air strikes consisting of heavy machinegun fire from helicopters, an ISAF statement said.
First, the skumbag primitive:
IanDB1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sun Jul-27-08 05:59 PM
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1. Insurgents... wedding party... whatever... we'll see.
Then the babbling sister primitive:
babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sun Jul-27-08 05:59 PM
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2. Isn't there an article similar to this about once a day? And
it's ALWAYS insurgents killed, not civilians. Amazing that.
See, we 'got' 40 on Friday:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...
And then.....
Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sun Jul-27-08 06:00 PM
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3. The Republicans are brilliant at this type of strategery. Because we fall for it.
While we're busy expect Evil Plan A prior to the election -- an October Surprise, or an attack on Iran -- they're busy plotting an alternate course. By October/November, expect to see victory parades down Broadway and proclamations that McCain was the solitary genius willing to back up George Bush, while Barack wanted to cut and run. It's gonna happen.
Wow. We're expert strategerists.
NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sun Jul-27-08 06:03 PM
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4. Historically Dem anti-war candidates have not done well unfortunately
Yeah, one recalls what happened in 1968, during the height of the "anti-war" movement.
Senator Wayne Morse (D-Oregon) and Senator Ernest Gruening (D-Alaska), the only two to oppose the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964, were defeated for re-election (Gruening in the Democrat primary, Morse in the general election), the old man from Oregon by a liberal Republican (Robert Packwood) more sympathetic with the war, and the old man from Alaska by a pro-war liberal Democrat (Michael Gravel).
This was during the height of the
anti-war movement, remember.
Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sun Jul-27-08 06:06 PM
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5. Historically, Republicans have never run a candidate so pre-historic
I think everything is new this elections season. Except Republican corruption. All bets are off, because Obama really has lit a fire under the asses of many, many Americans. Combined with the GOP's absolutely laughable choice of McGrampy to run against Obama, I'm not too worried about "historical" comparisons.
If I were Pedro Picasso, I'd worry.
But every day. six times a day, I thank God I'm not Pedro Picasso.
BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sun Jul-27-08 06:15 PM
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6. Killing civilians - what made America great.
Hyuke4 (6 posts) Sun Jul-27-08 06:32 PM
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7. SAD
I hate to say this,but for people who claim to believe in God freedom and justice,and for all the pain,misery death and destuction that have been visited upon others in their own land,in a so called war on Terror,as a non believer,I would say they should,and better pray that there is no God,and if there is heaven and hell,I am sure they will all burn way before I do for what they have done and is doing
