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Old 11-14-2010, 20:59   #6
dennisw
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Originally Posted by Chip.B
1.We went into Iraq without any kind of preparation concerning dealing with the insurgency we dealt with there. It almost seemed like Bush did not expect many of the problems there that occurred.

2. What goals did he set for the war in Afghanistan? Were they ever made public? Alot of people ask me about this and I do not have a answer for them. Recently it has been made public that they will be responsible for their security in three years but Bush is no longer the president.
I'm not sure you are exactly on point. I think the insurgency did not really ramp up until after we had been in Iraq for some time. As far as Afghanistan, he and his crew had a pretty straight forward idea and it wasn't nation building . They wanted to send a message that if you mess with us or if you are closely related to someone who is messing with us, we're going to rock your world. I personally think the message was appropriate and SF delivered it special express!!

I believe it was the right message. You f@#4 with the USA and you do so at your own peril.
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