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Posted By Tasine 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Political OpinionWhy is Obama demurring at the Afghanistan policy he previously endorsed?
When the Iraq war (which a majority of Senate Democrats voted for) ran into trouble and casualties began to mount, Democrats followed the shifting winds of public opinion and turned decidedly antiwar. But needing political cover because of their post-Vietnam reputation for weakness on national defense, they adopted Afghanistan as their pet war.
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"When the Iraq war (which a majority of Senate Democrats voted for) ran into trouble and casualties began to mount, Democrats followed the shifting winds of public opinion and turned decidedly antiwar."
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Any idiot can now see that the war was based on lies. But many of us knew this in 2003 and the politicians should have all known. We need to remember who supported the war in 2003 and vote them out of office. What they think today doesn't matter.
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