That was his job, Bowser.

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That was his job, Bowser.

ER — 9/22/2013 3:04:26 PM (archived)

Everybody agrees Iraq was a clusterfuck, but going after the Taliban in Afghanistan had to be done, and Dubya got off to a great start, at least, early on.

Unfortunately, the Neocon propensity to see enemies where none exist often leads them to ignore and neglect the ones that really matter.

Besides. There is no oil in Afghanistan.

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Some interesting facts about the Soviet - Afghanistan war. - bowser - 9/22/2013 3:53:39 AM
- Not even Bush wanted to go into Afghanistan. - ER - 9/22/2013 4:21:40 AM
  - Well, most histories say he did. He did not want to be perceived as weak after 9-11. - bowser - 9/22/2013 5:44:07 AM
    - That was his job, Bowser. - ER - 9/22/2013 3:04:26 PM
      - Which is it? He didn't want to go, or it was his job and he did want to go? - bowser - 9/23/2013 6:21:57 AM
        
        No contradiction. - ER - 9/23/2013 2:48:52 PM
        
        He wanted to go. Badly. The easiest reads are Woodward. - bowser - 9/24/2013 1:19:34 AM
        
        Bowz, if I had been in his shoes, I would have been dying to attack Afghanistan. - ER - 9/24/2013 1:32:17 AM
        
        I can't keep up. "Not even Bush wanted to go into Afghanistan. by ER" - bowser - 9/24/2013 6:17:52 AM
        
        I don't think you're seeing my point. - ER - 9/24/2013 2:23:32 PM
        
        Stop guessing and read the histories. - bowser - 9/25/2013 4:50:15 AM
        
        Aren't the historians guessing, too? - ER - 9/25/2013 1:19:05 PM
        
        Just for fun. - bowser - 9/26/2013 12:34:17 AM
        
        Just curious... - TB - 9/23/2013 2:58:51 PM
        
        Allow me to enlighten you... - ER - 9/23/2013 5:04:09 PM
        
        Good find. - TB - 9/23/2013 5:47:38 PM
        
        Nuts. - TB - 9/23/2013 6:04:07 PM
        
        Tom. It doesn't matter. Let it be. - ER - 9/23/2013 7:19:51 PM
        
        Sorry. I LIKE information. - TB - 9/23/2013 7:21:06 PM
        
        Information is not wisdom. It's not even knowledge. - ER - 9/23/2013 7:34:55 PM
        
        Dude, I LIKED your link. - TB - 9/23/2013 8:06:16 PM
        
        I appreciate you enjoyed my link. - ER - 9/23/2013 8:12:46 PM
        
        I do if it's something I never heard before. - TB - 9/23/2013 8:20:29 PM
        
        I guess by now you know Elisee was no statist. - ER - 9/23/2013 8:30:33 PM
      - No oil in Afghanistan, but check the map. - bowser - 9/23/2013 4:43:59 AM
        
        Missed again, young Jedi. - ER - 9/23/2013 2:41:37 PM
        
        Again, look at a map. - bowser - 9/24/2013 3:52:15 AM

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