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McChrystal Chided on Public Push for Troop Increase in Afghanistan
National Security Adviser James Jones today chided General Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, for his public push for a big increase in American troops and said he expected that McChrystal and other military leaders "will be willing to present different options and different scenarios" as President Obama decides on his next step.In September, McChrystal presented a grim assessment of the situation in Afghanistan in a 66-page report that said U.S. efforts "will likely result in failure" without more troops. McChrystal's push for more troops has ignited a debate within the Obama administration which is facing rising public opposition to increased U.S. involvement. McChrystal repeated that view on Friday in London.
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Asked on CNN's "State of the Union" whether Jones, as a former four-star general, would have gone as public as McChrystal has with his views, Jones said, "Ideally it's better for military advice to come up through the chain of command."
He said he expected that McChrystal, along with Gen. David Petraeus, head of U.S. Central Command, and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will present Obama "not just one option, which does in fact tend to have a forcing function, but a range of options that the president can consider."
"Troops are a portion of the answer but not the total answer," Jones said. On CBS' "Face the Nation," Jones added, "The president should be presented with options, not just one fait accompli."
Since McChrystal's initial assessment became public, some in the White House – including Vice President Joseph Biden – have argued for a shift in strategy that would not increase troop levels, but would rely on greater use of Predator drone strikes, special forces and faster training for Afghan forces.
But when asked in London on Friday whether such an option would work, McChrystal said, "The short answer is no."
McChrystal is said to want as many as 40,000 more troops which has put Obama in a difficult political position. Republicans have called on him to back the general he put in charge of the Afghan effort while opposition among Democrats is on the rise.
But Jones rejected criticism from Republican Sen. John McCain that the White House was allowing political considerations to influence its thinking. "I can assure you that the president of the United States is not playing to any political base. I take exception to that remark."
Jones said on CNN that "troops are a consideration" but other factors that were key to success were "bringing hope to the Afghan people through economic development, good governance, no corruption, no crime ... [and] a really robust effort to help the Afghan army and Afghan police control their own destiny."
He said the Karzai government "is going to have to pitch in and do much better than they have."
Jones said he did not believe Afghanistan was in "imminent danger of falling" to the Taliban. He said "the good news is that the al-Qaeda presence is very diminished."
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el burpo
11:51AM Oct 4th 2009
I guess I'm beginning to understand why so many on the left persist with the 'blame Bush for everything" mantra. They think he's still in office. And given the way Obama's been "changing" things, who can blame them?
Wasn't this the same criticism we heard about Rumsfeld when he was running the Pentagon? That he was reluctant to provide enough manpower in Iraq? That he wasn't letting the generals call the shots?
So just a quick reminder for the lefties. Despite the fact that nothing much has changed, there is a different guy in charge. His name is Obama. And just about everything y'all carped about for the past 8 years still applies.
There's your "change" for you.
Wasn't this the same criticism we heard about Rumsfeld when he was running the Pentagon? That he was reluctant to provide enough manpower in Iraq? That he wasn't letting the generals call the shots?
So just a quick reminder for the lefties. Despite the fact that nothing much has changed, there is a different guy in charge. His name is Obama. And just about everything y'all carped about for the past 8 years still applies.
There's your "change" for you.
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buster
12:13PM Oct 4th 2009
Executive signing order for EQUAL PAY for WOMEN.
Executive siging order to extend SCHIP healthcare to 5 million unfortuate AMERICAN children, raisng it from 6 million to 11million AMERICAN children who are covered.
Took 5 billion dollars of the Recovery Act money, and gave it to American Sciences Inst., to go all out and work on cures for CANCER, AUTISIM, MS, and others.
Steadily and as safely as possible bringing home TROOPS home from IRAQ.
TOLD congress battle and figure out a way to have HEALTH CARE REFORM, so thousands of AMERICANS wont die yearly from NOT having HEALTH Insurance.
TOLD AMERICAN CHILDREN to study hard, work hard, learn from failures and never give up on your education.
Kept REPUBLICAN GATES as Sec of defense.
MAde REPUBLICAN Huntsman ambassador to CHINA.
Made a REPUBLCICAN Sec of Army.
Picked HOLDER as AG, whose FIRST act was to DROP charges of REPUBLICAN TEd Stevens.
and who did all this, and much more?
United States President OBAMA.
Executive siging order to extend SCHIP healthcare to 5 million unfortuate AMERICAN children, raisng it from 6 million to 11million AMERICAN children who are covered.
Took 5 billion dollars of the Recovery Act money, and gave it to American Sciences Inst., to go all out and work on cures for CANCER, AUTISIM, MS, and others.
Steadily and as safely as possible bringing home TROOPS home from IRAQ.
TOLD congress battle and figure out a way to have HEALTH CARE REFORM, so thousands of AMERICANS wont die yearly from NOT having HEALTH Insurance.
TOLD AMERICAN CHILDREN to study hard, work hard, learn from failures and never give up on your education.
Kept REPUBLICAN GATES as Sec of defense.
MAde REPUBLICAN Huntsman ambassador to CHINA.
Made a REPUBLCICAN Sec of Army.
Picked HOLDER as AG, whose FIRST act was to DROP charges of REPUBLICAN TEd Stevens.
and who did all this, and much more?
United States President OBAMA.
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(-31) el burpo
12:37PM Oct 4th 2009
buter,
60% of what you posted actually supports precisely what I said, whether you're smart enough to recognize that or not. 35% of it is all talk, no action at this point. 5% actually amounts to something happening, but nothing of monumental significance.
By no rational person's definition of the word does any of that amount to a significant "change".
Your lack of satisfaction with the true results of the last election manifests itself as frothing blood-lust for all things Republican. Which is why you and other victims of the snow job persist in crying "Kill the pig, kill the pig!"
You need a beer, you need a pill or you need to come to grips with being conned. Take your pick.
60% of what you posted actually supports precisely what I said, whether you're smart enough to recognize that or not. 35% of it is all talk, no action at this point. 5% actually amounts to something happening, but nothing of monumental significance.
By no rational person's definition of the word does any of that amount to a significant "change".
Your lack of satisfaction with the true results of the last election manifests itself as frothing blood-lust for all things Republican. Which is why you and other victims of the snow job persist in crying "Kill the pig, kill the pig!"
You need a beer, you need a pill or you need to come to grips with being conned. Take your pick.
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(37) buster
1:01PM Oct 4th 2009
OHHHHH YEAAAAA.
The ELECTED REPUBLICANS in BOTH houses, during this 2001-2009 crap, were DOWN WITH IT.
That is why REPUBLICANS can NEVER, EVER be in political power again in UNITED STATES of AMERICA.
ever
The ELECTED REPUBLICANS in BOTH houses, during this 2001-2009 crap, were DOWN WITH IT.
That is why REPUBLICANS can NEVER, EVER be in political power again in UNITED STATES of AMERICA.
ever
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(-35) dragonemisis
7:16PM Oct 4th 2009
Elburpo,
Bush may not be in office but the effects of his Presidency go on & on. the Federal Deficit that Bush ran up will not be paid off, even by our grandchildren. The economy that he willfully crashed cannot totally recover based on the bandaid of the recovery program. Americans will not recover the life savings they lost when Bush let it all fall down.
Now we have a new President, Obama; who inherited the mother of all messes from Bush. He's been in 10 short months & already the economy is looking better. Kindly allow him a full term before you start crucifying him. Hell, it took Bush 8 years to complete his total destruction of America!
Bush may not be in office but the effects of his Presidency go on & on. the Federal Deficit that Bush ran up will not be paid off, even by our grandchildren. The economy that he willfully crashed cannot totally recover based on the bandaid of the recovery program. Americans will not recover the life savings they lost when Bush let it all fall down.
Now we have a new President, Obama; who inherited the mother of all messes from Bush. He's been in 10 short months & already the economy is looking better. Kindly allow him a full term before you start crucifying him. Hell, it took Bush 8 years to complete his total destruction of America!
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(-16) Stella
8:07PM Oct 4th 2009
dragonemisis: What planet are you living on? Our economy has been SINKING under Obama's so called "leadership". Our GDP is in deep decline as are jobs in America. My portfolio was looking great under George Bush with the DOW at above 14,000. Then when all of the risky loans that the democrats forced on the banks went sour, the crisis hit and the bailouts started--a huge BIPARTISAN effort. The only thing that Obama has done is to get us and our future generations way further into debt. The debts are so steep that it has now become a national security issue. We will pay a HUGE price for our debts--so PLEASE! Save your false partisan rhetoric about how great Obama is managing our economy. Anyone can take a Chinese VISA Card and go crazy with a "stimulus" to pay off all of his corrupt supporters like ACORN, AFLCIO, SEIU and trial lawyers. Did you know that the National Endowment for the Arts got more money to perform lewd shows in San Francisco than small businesses--the ENGINE OF OUR ECONOMY--got to invest and get JOBS CREATED IN AMERICA? So much for his "leadership".
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(11) el burpo
8:15PM Oct 4th 2009
dragon,
The economy is not improving. It's getting worse. It may get better next year, but that's only because the 4th quarter of this year is going to...how do the kids say it....suck ass?...so bad that anything will be an improvement.
Even the Obama administration is avoiding discussion of an economic rebound if at all possible at this point. For them to suggest as much would be as laughable as the beer summit.
Jobless rates are increasing. Business bankruptcies and their associated downward rolling turdballs of bad debt and business losses for secondary suppliers are on the rise. Many previously announced layoffs have yet to occur.
Only an idiot would look at the above and numerous other things I haven't bothered to go into (factory orders, business purchases of durable goods - both heading back downward - just to name two) and suggest that the economy is improving. And the Obama administration has nothing in its arsenal of "green job creation" and brainfarts like "Cash for Clunkers" that's going to correct any of that.
If you think the economy is on the upswing, prove it. Go out and spend, spend, spend. Maybe you'll save someone's minimum wage job for them over the short term. That'll be one less person you have to compete with when you lose your own.
The economy is not improving. It's getting worse. It may get better next year, but that's only because the 4th quarter of this year is going to...how do the kids say it....suck ass?...so bad that anything will be an improvement.
Even the Obama administration is avoiding discussion of an economic rebound if at all possible at this point. For them to suggest as much would be as laughable as the beer summit.
Jobless rates are increasing. Business bankruptcies and their associated downward rolling turdballs of bad debt and business losses for secondary suppliers are on the rise. Many previously announced layoffs have yet to occur.
Only an idiot would look at the above and numerous other things I haven't bothered to go into (factory orders, business purchases of durable goods - both heading back downward - just to name two) and suggest that the economy is improving. And the Obama administration has nothing in its arsenal of "green job creation" and brainfarts like "Cash for Clunkers" that's going to correct any of that.
If you think the economy is on the upswing, prove it. Go out and spend, spend, spend. Maybe you'll save someone's minimum wage job for them over the short term. That'll be one less person you have to compete with when you lose your own.
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(14) Truth
4:07AM Oct 5th 2009
El burpo,
Careful now! You're up against Dragonemisis AND buster! Both are ranked in the Top Ten in Politics Daily's Best Bush Bashers! They are well recognized by their peers for their hapless pursuit of the truth.
buster is starting to show the results of his schooling at Pundit's Academy of Irrelevant, Inaccurate, and Pointless Lists.
Dragonemisis has just completed Bizarro Economics .101 at the Joe Biden School of Economics, where they believe the laws of mathematics are just a little too conservative.
Careful now! You're up against Dragonemisis AND buster! Both are ranked in the Top Ten in Politics Daily's Best Bush Bashers! They are well recognized by their peers for their hapless pursuit of the truth.
buster is starting to show the results of his schooling at Pundit's Academy of Irrelevant, Inaccurate, and Pointless Lists.
Dragonemisis has just completed Bizarro Economics .101 at the Joe Biden School of Economics, where they believe the laws of mathematics are just a little too conservative.
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(5) MaggieMo
12:23PM Oct 4th 2009
Hasn't James Jones' public assessment of Gen. McChrystal just amped up the politics? If he is so concerned about public opinion, chiding the commanding officer of a war zone in a very public forum begs the question of just who sent him out to be a mouthpiece. If Obama wants something from his Commanding General perhaps he should speak to him more than once in 3 months and tell him himself. Sending Jones out to do it through the media speaks volumes about his leadership style.
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(61) buster
12:50PM Oct 4th 2009
Missed 52 warnings before 9/11.
Hemmed and Hawed during morning of 9/11.
Said AIR at ground zero was ok for emergency/rescue workers.
Lied and wasnt forthright about going to WAR in IRAQ.
Didnt catch Bin Laden.
Knew Saddam WAS NOt trying to get enriched urainum.
Knew Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11.
FIRED and IGNORED his GENERALS.
DECLASSIFIED a COVERT CIA Operatives name in the 2003 IRAQIE NIE, 3 different times, it was on 2 pages, and the OPERATIVE was working on WMDS.
Sent troops to war under equipped, no peace plans, no exit plans.
Said the active fighting part of the IRAQ WAR was Mission Accomplished, when he knew it wasnt.
FIRED Sec of Defense the DAY AFTER an ELECTION.
Started with a 3 TRILLION dollar National debt ended with 10 TRILLION, NOT including 3-4 trillion DEBT to CHINA for IRAQ WAR, and BILLIONS given to wall street.
SIGNED 1.3 trillion over 2009 BUDGET.
First 6 years had ONE veto and that was STEM cell research, other wise let REPUBLICANS spend like nuts with PORK FILLED BILLS.
Last 2 years had 9 vetos and MUTIPLE veto threats, to prevent DEMS from helping TROOPS at WAR, their families and AMERICANS as a whole.
STAYED STUPID as ECONOMY was failing.
Tried to have worlds dopiest dope on the USA SUPREME COURT, which showed the REPUBLICANS in power in both houses could of PREVENTED the contining IRAQ WAR disaster, they got him to pull back on that madness Suepreme Court pick.
Let no bid corrupt contractors be in charge many important situations with our troops in a war.
Had secret Prisions.
Illegally TORTURED people.
No rights for detained people.
Spied without a warrant on AMerican citizens.
Put 280,000 people on NO FLY lists, that they couldnt get off or a reason why on it.
Gave TAX breaks first time in AMERICAN history during WAR.
Said "go shopping" after being ATTACKED!
Under radar tried to POLITIZED the JUSTICE dept.
WATCHED from 10,000 feet an AMERICAN CITY DROWN.
Let 8000 UPARMORED Humvees stay always backordered, by a year.
Gave 32 BILLION dollars to Bear Sterns, no questions or strings.
Gave 12 billion to Musaraf for Bin Laden and got took.
Lost 12 billion on PALLETS in IRAQ, the BIGGEST CASH withdrawl in AMERICAN History.
Lost 147,000 guns in IRAQ.
Sold ROCKETS to Saudis, who gave them to the sunnis in IRAQ, who used them on our troops.
I could go on for weeks.
Who did all that above?
GW,DICK, and their lying crew.
Hemmed and Hawed during morning of 9/11.
Said AIR at ground zero was ok for emergency/rescue workers.
Lied and wasnt forthright about going to WAR in IRAQ.
Didnt catch Bin Laden.
Knew Saddam WAS NOt trying to get enriched urainum.
Knew Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11.
FIRED and IGNORED his GENERALS.
DECLASSIFIED a COVERT CIA Operatives name in the 2003 IRAQIE NIE, 3 different times, it was on 2 pages, and the OPERATIVE was working on WMDS.
Sent troops to war under equipped, no peace plans, no exit plans.
Said the active fighting part of the IRAQ WAR was Mission Accomplished, when he knew it wasnt.
FIRED Sec of Defense the DAY AFTER an ELECTION.
Started with a 3 TRILLION dollar National debt ended with 10 TRILLION, NOT including 3-4 trillion DEBT to CHINA for IRAQ WAR, and BILLIONS given to wall street.
SIGNED 1.3 trillion over 2009 BUDGET.
First 6 years had ONE veto and that was STEM cell research, other wise let REPUBLICANS spend like nuts with PORK FILLED BILLS.
Last 2 years had 9 vetos and MUTIPLE veto threats, to prevent DEMS from helping TROOPS at WAR, their families and AMERICANS as a whole.
STAYED STUPID as ECONOMY was failing.
Tried to have worlds dopiest dope on the USA SUPREME COURT, which showed the REPUBLICANS in power in both houses could of PREVENTED the contining IRAQ WAR disaster, they got him to pull back on that madness Suepreme Court pick.
Let no bid corrupt contractors be in charge many important situations with our troops in a war.
Had secret Prisions.
Illegally TORTURED people.
No rights for detained people.
Spied without a warrant on AMerican citizens.
Put 280,000 people on NO FLY lists, that they couldnt get off or a reason why on it.
Gave TAX breaks first time in AMERICAN history during WAR.
Said "go shopping" after being ATTACKED!
Under radar tried to POLITIZED the JUSTICE dept.
WATCHED from 10,000 feet an AMERICAN CITY DROWN.
Let 8000 UPARMORED Humvees stay always backordered, by a year.
Gave 32 BILLION dollars to Bear Sterns, no questions or strings.
Gave 12 billion to Musaraf for Bin Laden and got took.
Lost 12 billion on PALLETS in IRAQ, the BIGGEST CASH withdrawl in AMERICAN History.
Lost 147,000 guns in IRAQ.
Sold ROCKETS to Saudis, who gave them to the sunnis in IRAQ, who used them on our troops.
I could go on for weeks.
Who did all that above?
GW,DICK, and their lying crew.
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(-34) lhoward914
5:14PM Oct 4th 2009
Actually Buster, your rhetoric is not fooling anyone, as you should be able to tell by your ratings. But it is amusing to watch you beat your noggin against the wall. The main fact is: you libs own it. You libs own it all. There has been plenty of time to accomplish something other than just giving money away and nationalizing the auto and banking industry.
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(19) dragonemisis
7:07PM Oct 4th 2009
Dear "liberalmorons" or wade... or "truth" or should I just call you "capt" steve, a marine AND a policeman who sits home 24/7 to blog lies.
I see you've got yourself another I.D. online. What's the matter, sick of being you? Change your name, change your style of writing, but we'll always spot your loser soul or rather lack of soul.
I see you've got yourself another I.D. online. What's the matter, sick of being you? Change your name, change your style of writing, but we'll always spot your loser soul or rather lack of soul.
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(-12) dragonemisis
7:36PM Oct 4th 2009
lhoward914,
The ratings on this board mean less than nothing. Most of the Republicans here on this board don't have jobs, as witnessed by the fact they are here 24/7 posting. The most rabid Republicans posting, have multiple I.D.s & sign back on with other identities to rate themselves up. The Democrats here have jobs they go to and no time for multi I.D.s After all someone has to pay all the Republican welfare checks.
You needn't believe me on this one, but if you want proof that the Republican States are the Welfare Queens of the Union just go to:
http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/22685.html
It gives a State by State breakdown of how much tax is paid versus how much Federal money is taken. Time after time, the Republican States are the Welfare Queens and the Democratic States are paying the bills. LMAO
The ratings on this board mean less than nothing. Most of the Republicans here on this board don't have jobs, as witnessed by the fact they are here 24/7 posting. The most rabid Republicans posting, have multiple I.D.s & sign back on with other identities to rate themselves up. The Democrats here have jobs they go to and no time for multi I.D.s After all someone has to pay all the Republican welfare checks.
You needn't believe me on this one, but if you want proof that the Republican States are the Welfare Queens of the Union just go to:
http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/22685.html
It gives a State by State breakdown of how much tax is paid versus how much Federal money is taken. Time after time, the Republican States are the Welfare Queens and the Democratic States are paying the bills. LMAO
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(-13) voodkokk
12:50PM Oct 4th 2009
Jones said on CNN that "troops are a consideration" but other factors that were key to success were "bringing hope to the Afghan people through economic development, good governance, no corruption, no crime ... (and) a really robust effort to help the Afghan army and Afghan police control their own destiny."
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Other factors? Maybe this would be to bring them home. You talk of bringing hope to the Afghan people, how about bringing hope to the US people. We would like to have all those thing's mentioned, good governance , no corruption and we will get it in the next election or we will continue to remove incompetent people from office.
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Other factors? Maybe this would be to bring them home. You talk of bringing hope to the Afghan people, how about bringing hope to the US people. We would like to have all those thing's mentioned, good governance , no corruption and we will get it in the next election or we will continue to remove incompetent people from office.
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(23) bobbensonjr
1:00PM Oct 4th 2009
Mr. Jones stop kissing Ob's ass and understand that YOU KNOW NOTHING!!!
The general and he pentagon know what is needed. Go crawl back into your hole!!!
The general and he pentagon know what is needed. Go crawl back into your hole!!!
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(21) tj5416
1:29PM Oct 4th 2009
Moron...GENERAL Jones was a FOUR STAR Marine...think he may just a little about what he is talking about...guess your resume matches his...huh?
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(-17) Gini
1:03PM Oct 4th 2009
The problem is that President Obama isn't making any decisions. That is what worries most of us. There will be repercussions if Afganistan loses this war. al Qaeda and the Taliban will take the upper hand and will use nukes if necessary. It appears as though the President is using political considerations, or why hasn't he made a decision?
I personally don't believe that al qaeda is diminished. They will make their presence known again.
I personally don't believe that al qaeda is diminished. They will make their presence known again.
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(33) bobbensonjr
1:09PM Oct 4th 2009
This is Obama's war now stop living in the past!
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(19) hegarty111
1:13PM Oct 4th 2009
SHADES OF DOUGLAS MCARTHUR. IF HE HAD HAD HIS WAY THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY NORTH KOREA. TRUMAN FIRED HIM AND NOW LOOK WHAT WE'VE GOT, KIM SUM WACKO WITH NUKES. I'M GLAD MCCRYSTAL STOOD UP LIKE MCARTHUR. GENERALS WIN WARS. PRESIDENTS CAPITULATE.
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(17) jrotced02
1:36PM Oct 4th 2009
hegarty111
1:13PM Oct 4th 2009
What a dumbazz! Are you re-writing history now? We firebomed...that's right, firebombed to ashes, 13 of the 14 largest cities in North Korea, and they still didn't give up. Use the atomic bomb against who? What? Where? The Chinese? McArthur promised Truman that the Chinese would not intervene. He was wrong, and the war not only expanded, he threatened to involve the Russians (who may have had fighter pilots flying missions for the North Koreans). The real jewel was Western Europe, where we were in no position to engage hundreds of Russian divisions, poised to invade on the slightest pretext. Truman fired McArthur for the right reasson...insubordination. Carter fired Singlaub for the same reason. The strategy for containing North Korea worked. Anyone in the world with 40 pounds of plutonium can build an atomic bomb. Which would you rather be killed by...a bullet or an atomic bomb? It's a trick question...because dead is dead, unless you count very dead. We have to stop falling for this hysteria about nuclear weapons. It isn't about people, it's about property...it's about the rich losing their ill-gotten gains, not you losing you life in nuclear holocaust. So what if Iran gets a bomb, or ten, ot thirty. How does that affect us? We have over 5000. Do you think for one second that the mullahs who are running Iran haven't calulated their survival prospects if they fired a missile at the United States, or a NATO ally? What we need to be more concerned about, is our response to an accidental launch. Do we go ugly early, and destroy an entire country if it was an accident? Will we really care?
1:13PM Oct 4th 2009
What a dumbazz! Are you re-writing history now? We firebomed...that's right, firebombed to ashes, 13 of the 14 largest cities in North Korea, and they still didn't give up. Use the atomic bomb against who? What? Where? The Chinese? McArthur promised Truman that the Chinese would not intervene. He was wrong, and the war not only expanded, he threatened to involve the Russians (who may have had fighter pilots flying missions for the North Koreans). The real jewel was Western Europe, where we were in no position to engage hundreds of Russian divisions, poised to invade on the slightest pretext. Truman fired McArthur for the right reasson...insubordination. Carter fired Singlaub for the same reason. The strategy for containing North Korea worked. Anyone in the world with 40 pounds of plutonium can build an atomic bomb. Which would you rather be killed by...a bullet or an atomic bomb? It's a trick question...because dead is dead, unless you count very dead. We have to stop falling for this hysteria about nuclear weapons. It isn't about people, it's about property...it's about the rich losing their ill-gotten gains, not you losing you life in nuclear holocaust. So what if Iran gets a bomb, or ten, ot thirty. How does that affect us? We have over 5000. Do you think for one second that the mullahs who are running Iran haven't calulated their survival prospects if they fired a missile at the United States, or a NATO ally? What we need to be more concerned about, is our response to an accidental launch. Do we go ugly early, and destroy an entire country if it was an accident? Will we really care?
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