being propped up by the US military doesn't make it not a democracy
random thoughts Send a noteboard - 05/09/2012 07:29:42 PM
But yeah Afghanistan is a lost cause, something Obama and so many on the left should have known when they were saying Bush should be concentrating there instead of in Iraq.
Biden claims Romney wants war with Syria and Iran.
- 02/09/2012 10:48:24 PM
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Meh. Sounds like a non-story. But my thoughts, for what they're worth.
- 02/09/2012 11:05:52 PM
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Biden should be busy preparing to debate Ryan so he is not shredded, instead of saying stupid things
- 02/09/2012 11:52:35 PM
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We should introduce a new military doctrine
- 03/09/2012 02:46:33 AM
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I still think the post-war Axis powers the best model, but that requires equivalent manpower.
- 03/09/2012 03:57:12 AM
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It's a terrible model.
- 03/09/2012 11:42:36 PM
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Re: It's a terrible model.
- 04/09/2012 04:09:21 AM
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I recently read Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers, about a regiment from the 101st in WW2.
- 04/09/2012 10:29:01 PM
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wars they didn't start themselves? how do you figure that?
- 04/09/2012 10:45:07 PM
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We cannot hold all Afghanistan/Iraq accountable for governments against which they were powerless.
- 04/09/2012 11:54:46 PM
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so what? Governments habe always been who goes to war
- 05/09/2012 02:55:25 AM
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True, but we cannot hold people responsible for actions of their undemocratic governments.
- 05/09/2012 03:19:20 AM
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well thanks to the US they now have democratcily elected governments and can be held accountable *NM*
- 05/09/2012 02:30:41 PM
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Democratically elected? We will be propping it up with the US Army for at least two more years.
- 05/09/2012 07:19:21 PM
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being propped up by the US military doesn't make it not a democracy
- 05/09/2012 07:29:42 PM
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Political power that comes out of the barrel of a gun precludes democracy.
- 05/09/2012 09:01:40 PM
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it was always a lost cost and all governments are backed up by the barrel of a gun
- 05/09/2012 09:49:51 PM
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No more so than Iraq, but at least there was a threat to America to fight in Afghanistan.
- 23/09/2012 04:51:14 AM
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I said start. I quite agree with you about the things that went on after the wars themselves ended.
- 05/09/2012 08:51:58 PM
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shooting at our aircraft is none hostile?
- 05/09/2012 10:06:07 PM
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It is very difficult to reconcile this post with Toms.
- 04/09/2012 11:50:06 PM
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Hey, remember when Bush invaded Iraq? For no reason at all, it turned out?
- 03/09/2012 01:56:49 AM
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Realistically, I don't think Romney would do MUCH different. But that little bit...
- 03/09/2012 02:19:14 AM
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After all the moeny he took from Sheldon Adelson he HAS to attack Iran. Adelson will foot the bill. *NM*
- 03/09/2012 05:19:27 AM
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*NM*
I don't think Romney is that interested in starting a war with anyone
- 04/09/2012 02:39:14 PM
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