Now was that the base we claimed they have and used as a reason to go in? Or is that the base they set up after we moved in and sent the country spinning into civil war?

And if thats what we were doing 3 years ago- Why are we still there? remind me what the reason we're giving during this press-cycle? Because I just can't seem to keep up with how fast things change.

Here is the truth: We're there because we can't think of an exit strategy, and the ones we have tried have failed. All we can do is keep the lid on the pressure-cooker, keep pumping in troops to keep the violence down (IE 'surge'), de-emphasize the political failures, and pass this sucker on down the line to the next president. When they pull the plug (IF they can) you and the rest of the Howlers will scream bloody murder, pin it all on the next guy, and run around in ecstatic fits choreographed by the same people who spoon-fed you the false crap that got us there in the first place, and has kept us there for 5 years.

Yeti