For all the talk of polarization and partisanship in U.S. politics, what’s remarkable is the extent to which President Obama has continued policies and practices of his predecessor, George Bush, in domestic economics and military affairs. Economically, Obama has continued the bailout of Wall Street, maintained Bush-era tax cuts, pursued “stimulus” through large deficit spending and re-appointed Ben Bernanke, the Federal… return to article
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Reader Comments (3)Page 1 of 1 pagesMy question about Afghanistan is the same as Iraq,what are we doing there? We went to Iraq to steal their oil,and appease AIPAC,by having military presence in the middle east. What are we doing in Afghanistan? We used that for a stepping stone to support the filthy lies of George Bush in order to get into Iraq to steal the oil,and obtain the military presence…
Posted by fraserpat@bellsouth.net on Oct 14, 2009 at 11:32 PM Drugs….Drugs….Drugs…That unfortunately is the reason for Afghanistan fraserpat ; the situation is such that overtly the talk is about so-called terrorist , but the real deal is the poppy seeds….Herion…
Strategics also play a role in this situation , but the drugs rule the day, in short…............
Posted by blackhorse on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:12 PM For years, since the rumblings of liberating Iraq began, we have heard from the left & Democrats that Afghanistan was the “right” war - it’s where we needed to fight & concentrate resources to “get Bin Laden” & all those who attacked us on 9-11.
Now they have their chance to put substance behind the rhetoric, & with articles like this & the dithering by Obama, we see there is no substance to that rhetoric. Very sad.
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