'Now is not the time for cold feet,' Palin says of Afghanistan

[Dr. Zhivodka]

When Reagen put Marines into the Lebanese Airport without rounds in the magazines. Who was the quitter then?

When he drew the 1/8 out of Lebanon without firing a shot. Who was the quitter then.

When the French lit up the bekkaa at the behest of America because we didn't have the will to do it. Who was the quitter then?

Let's dispense with the lack of historical knowledge...shall we.

Quote from bugscoe:

You are clearly confused.
Nothing bugs American's worse than being a quitter.

Obama = Quitter

 

[Ricter]

I once believed that about Americans and quitting, but I no longer do. The (New) American Dream is to quit working, retire young and wealthy, and let those less fortunate than you wait on you.

Quitting is our new ideal.

 

[maxpi]

Quote from swtrader:

I consider myself to be a paleoconservative (ala Pat Buchanan, NOT a neocon)

And I'm no Obama fan by any stretch

But Palin is an intellectual LIGHTWEIGHT

And she just bugged out on her job when the going got tough - make any excuse you like, no matter how justified, and those factors would be there for her as president-ette

She doesnt have what it takes to go the distance

The GOP needs to come up with better people fast (and I hope they do) or they're just plain done

The republicans have done a SHIT job by conservative standards, it's no time to coast on the same old BS. The 'goodwill' toward the party in the base is razor thin.

She's a light weight, she'll never be any Winston Churchill by a long shot... they burned her church to the tune of a million dollars in damage, they investigated her 13 times and she had to spend a half million in personal money defending herself against meaningless legal stuff... I'd probably quit too... I'm telling you, Libtards HATE HER WITH A PASSION..

 

[kut2k2]

Quote from Dr. Zhivodka:

When Reagen put Marines into the Lebanese Airport without rounds in the magazines. Who was the quitter then?

When he drew the 1/8 out of Lebanon without firing a shot. Who was the quitter then.

When the French lit up the bekkaa at the behest of America because we didn't have the will to do it. Who was the quitter then?

Let's dispense with the lack of historical knowledge...shall we.

But, Doc, those guys thrive on lack of knowledge, historical and every other kind. I swear, if willful ignorance was a stock, they'd all own billions of shares.

 

[BernardRichards]

Quote from CaptainObvious:

I agree Obama must take the lead and make tough decisions. Since we have no will for a true military victory those decisions should be pull all conventional ground troops out now, leave some special ops, CIA and high tech weaponry to kill the bad guys when the opportunities present themselves.

Obama bowed down to the King of Saudi Arabia (the defacto spiritual leader of the Sunni Muslims and the Protector of Islam's holy sites), and CO, you expect him to take on any Muslim country that harbors Islamists hostile to the US??

A true military victory would mean war with Pakistan. They are preventing the US from hunting down Al Qaeda and destroying the Taliban. It is not worth the cost now so I agree with you that containment is the best option for now, and that conventional forces should be pulled out.

Anyway, the #1 threat to the US and the rest of the world is not Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Taliban, or Al Qaeda, but Iran. The theocratic regime in Iran must be overthrown or its nuclear ability totally destroyed or there will be nuclear war. Nuclear war is not at all frightening to Muslim religious zealots that wholly believe the Mahdi will come afterwards, and they will be amply rewarded with heavenly rewards for bringing about the period where the Muslim Messiah will reign over the entire world.

 

[bigarrow]

Quote from BernardRichards:

Obama bowed down to the King of Saudi Arabia

That is stupid to read anything into that. Years ago I took Tae Kwon Do and when we entered the room we bowed. It was just a courtesy, and meant nothing except being polite. If someone from a country where shaking hands isn't a part of the normal customs, does them shaking an American's hand mean they are changing their morals or being submissive to us, hardly. If a foreigner takes off his hat and has a moment of silence when our national anthem is played is he a traitor to his country...no of course not.

 

[trendlover]

Quote from swtrader:


But Palin is an intellectual LIGHTWEIGHT

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Sarah Palin, the former vice-presidential Republican candidate, on Wednesday sought to link the dollar decline to rising US indebtedness and dependence on foreign oil. “We can see the effect of this in the price of gold, which hit a record high today in response to fears about the weakened dollar,” she wrote on her Facebook page.


“The dollar has always been a testosterone issue among America’s political classes,” said Norm Ornstein, a veteran analyst at the conservative American Enterprise Institute.

“This time there may be a legitimate debate to be had over the dollar’s reserve status, but Sarah Palin is not qualified to participate in it.”

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08ca4832-...144feab49a.html

 

[Tresor]

Quote from BernardRichards:

Anyway, the #1 threat to the US and the rest of the world is not Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Taliban, or Al Qaeda, but Iran.

Only an idiot would believe Iran is a threat to anbody after seeing these tricks with Photoshop: http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/in-an-iranian-image-a-missile-too-many/

 

[bugscoe]

Quote from Dr. Zhivodka:

When Reagen put Marines into the Lebanese Airport without rounds in the magazines. Who was the quitter then?

When he drew the 1/8 out of Lebanon without firing a shot. Who was the quitter then.

When the French lit up the bekkaa at the behest of America because we didn't have the will to do it. Who was the quitter then?

Let's dispense with the lack of historical knowledge...shall we.

I'll take this as your justification for Obama being a quitter.

Thanks.

 

[Lucrum]

While I would personally prefer Palin as POTUS over Obama, Biden, McCain or Pelosi (which isn't saying much). I'd be surprised to see her win the nomination and shocked to see her win an election.