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12thMan · 10-07-2009, 02:48 PM

Well let me see if I can kick this off with a couple of thoughts.

I think President Obama is determinded to go in Afghanistan no matter what. This is the one area where he has broad Republican support. The cynic in me wonders if he's so desperate to add a bi-partisan bullet point to his resume that he's leaning towards giving General McChrystal what he wants.

But I also wonder if he would flip on his promise if we magically come up with Bin Laden? I think public sentiment would sharply turn against us being there at that point. And the conspirosist in me wonders if we've long held off from capturing Bin Laden because of the politics of war.

10-07-2009, 02:48 PM	#6
12thMan MVP Join Date: May 2005 Location: washington, D.C. Posts: 11,460	Re: Eight Long Years: Where Is Osama Bin Laden? Well let me see if I can kick this off with a couple of thoughts. I think President Obama is determinded to go in Afghanistan no matter what. This is the one area where he has broad Republican support. The cynic in me wonders if he's so desperate to add a bi-partisan bullet point to his resume that he's leaning towards giving General McChrystal what he wants. But I also wonder if he would flip on his promise if we magically come up with Bin Laden? I think public sentiment would sharply turn against us being there at that point. And the conspirosist in me wonders if we've long held off from capturing Bin Laden because of the politics of war.