I thought Obama promised to bring all the troops home?
Why are they still being deployed?


--Steve

http://promises.nationaljournal.com/
Obama's promise audit.


--Steve

The reality of why the war in Afgan is still going on is simple.   Obama the candidate can promise anything, like any candidate can.  But once he came to office, used his head (he is a smart guy), learned what this is really about ( NOT oil - none in Afgan ), what the real Taliban is, what their threats are, etc., etc. he took his oath to protect us seriously, and is trying to do that.

There's lots about Bammy with which I don't agree, but I give him credit for doing the right thing here, and not trying to remain a candidate on this issue after he is president.

Simple answers such as that are best reserved for the simple questions of simple people; not for a serious discussion of national policy.
That kind of answer reflects either ignorance of how international policy works, or a cavalier attitude.

if you doubt any of that, try to have a reasonalbe discussion with Starlifter on any topic....

What's not black and white about it?

Clinton lied about getting a beej and half the country derailed to impeach him.
Obama may as well have spat in our faces and there's no recourse?

What makes it acceptable for one and not the other?

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others".


--Steve

He's no dummy.
yes, he is, but you are a gentleman so i'd expect nothing less from you.

I picture you wearing tweed, a hat and overcoat; maybe a cigar and dark briefcase.

WM -

Sorry, but you missed the guess on my attire.  We are a suburban law firm that primarily works in the aviation area.  We do business work for aviation oriented businesses, we defend airplane accident cases, and we represent aviation interests before the FAA.

My typical workday attire is Docker slacks, sweater in the winter and golf shirt in the summer, and loafer shoes.  I wear a suit only when I have to go to court, or for some important meetings.  Most of our clients are not within a hundred miles of us, so we never have clients just pop in.  If they were to, most of them are attired in similar fashion.

I never really liked cigars.  I was a pipe smoker in college, as that was the "in thing " in the 1960s.  I only own two kinds of hats - a ball cap to wear while flying, and the other one is snuggly on a shelf, and it has an eagle on the front.

My briefcase, when I use it, is a soft sided one from L.L. Bean.

Most of the time the coat I wear is an A-2 flying jacket, courtesy of Uncle Sam.