Senators Sanders, Graham Debate Afghanistan

I have a few fast comments that could probably solve several issues our country faces: Iraq, Afganistan (and Pakistan) PAY for each trooper engaged in instituting ‘stability’ in their country, at a rate of 110% of the cost to the American taxpayer- Iraq= OIL; Afganistan= total defoliation of all poppy crops, OR dedicaation of as much of said crops to the US (as they can find, or admit to- then defoliate the rest- the US could then supply the rest of the world with medical opiates, and stop junkies in this ,AND other countries> by providing for their habits without the need for crime. See multiple white papers on legality vs crime costs.;
AND- restrict Congressional (and other public figures) medical benefits to that of the general populace, such as Medicare and Medigap, AND restrict salaries to the national average, with the provision that retirement benefits WILL be stripped upon any felony conviction – and not be transferred to a family member, either.
Back to the real world, people- you get what you pay for, or SHOULD if you are a fellow taxpayer. That’ssss all for now, folkssss!!!

The Republicans HAS no problem with creating Wars and NOT paying for them, while Screaming Deficits! The price of the Bush administration’s Medicare Advantage program to pad the pockets of Insurance Companies, and the WARS are part of the DEFICITS. They are a Joke. Hey Jokesters, take care of your own country. Are you forcing Soldiers to fight your “trumped up” wars for Healthcare for their families. Healthcare Reform Now.

Since the 1970s the United States has waged a “war on drugs.” I think most would conclude it’s a losing battle.
Given this reality, what is the logis used to believe that in 1, 5 , 10 or even fifty years, we are going to be able to stabilize Afghanistan? I can’t imagine that an Afghan War Lord is going to give up his drug empire which provides an incredible flow of money, to plant spices, fruits and nutricious vegetables. People in the Ubited States have probably changed their drug use behaviors to some extent, but I think it is totally unrealistic to believe our way of life is going to prevail vs poppy and heroin economy.

I’m going to call BS on Cokie’s assertion that Obama wasn’t “stuck” with Afghanistan because he called attention to the fact that it was bungled and said we needed to pay attention to it. Of course it was bungled. It should have been over years ago. And of course we should have paid more attention to it. However now it’s probably too late to make a difference. That’s not Obama’s fault. He definitely was stuck with it.

i agree with old traveler-t… only libs should get the public option and enjoy all the quality(?) healthcare associated with that (like public housing..). BEing a conservative, i can speak for the majority of my kind who say we dont WANT the publci option. you see we work for a living unlike the other side.. we have private health insurance which polls reveal miost americans are happy with. oh one more caveat, i refuse to PAQY for your health care… go out and get a job yourself to pay for this monstrosity. no thank you

realman1963 Said: “BEing a conservative, i can speak for the majority of my kind who say we dont WANT the public option.”
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……………… LOL ………….. yeah, and being a republican, I wouldn’t expect you to be able to understand what the inflation rate of health care has been in the past 10 years (outpacing the overall inflation rate by almost 5%), nor would I expect you to be able to understand what that exceedingly high health care inflation rate is doing to our economy, and to the federal government.
You also said, “we have private health insurance which polls reveal miost americans are happy with.”……LOL……. Until they don’t have a federal government anymore because it went broke.
Yep… wouldn’t expect you to be able to understand any of that one bit… being that you are, “a republican”… LOL.

We shouldn’t be fighting a global war. We should be focusing on our own internal security and leaving the rest of the world to deal with themselves.

A great way to control costs, is to pass the Public Option (which we desperately need), but just cover those citizens who are Democrats, and don’t cover those that are Republicans. I think we could save alot of money this way, then everyone will be happy. Also be sure to note that we have spent over $900 billion on these two illegal and immoral wars since 2001, which is more than teh healthcare reforms will cost us.
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1, I and many of my personal friends are Republicans AND we support health insurance reform. Stop acting like you know what everyone else thinks about the issues. Not all Republicans are mindless drones, just like not all Democrats are mindless drones.
2. I agree that we definitely should not be in Iraq…and told the President and my Congressional reps exactly that when they decided to do it. However, the war in Afghanistan was necessary when we attacked that country. That’s where the Al Qaeda training camps were and that’s where the Taliban government was who supported OBL and Al Qaeda. I think we have done all we can do militarily, so I think we need to pull out as quickly but safely as we can.

Realman, I’m a Republican and conservative. But such callous remarks embarrass you, me and the GOP.
Have you not been reading the news? People don’t have jobs. There are no jobs to be had in many parts of the nation.
I have great insurance myself and would love to keep it. Cost keeps going up though, over 25% from 2009 to 2010.
We Republicans need to realize that there are people hurting in our USA. They need help and we need to help them.

We are in Afghanistan because that was where the 911 criminals were headquartered, Remember?
Several times, and it was documented, we had Bin Laden in our grasp, but the Bush administration dropped the ball, Remember?
At on time they even had his location at Tora Bora on December 16 2001 but failed to act on it.
At another time there was a private investigator from New York who went to Afghanistan and had evidence of his location. The Bush administration had the PI arrested and tried in the Afghanistan court. But the Afghanistan officials at that time kept telling the Bush Administration that the PI had accurate information.
The Bush administration ignored the findings and just wanted the PI hushed.
For 8 years the Afghan war became the neglected war and the Bush administration put most of their resources into Iraq due to the bogus Irania government report of WMDs in Iraq.
So whose fault is it again? Oh yeah the Republicans!
And what should we do now?
Put our resources back into the war we should had been fighting in the first place and get that job done!

Hey travelertraveler you are so lucky that we live in a free country I couldnt be laughing harder at your comments get your healthcare but then be dead when the terrorists hit your town again. You are one really funny person, do you live in america or just post your radical ideas hoping anyone might actually support them. You are so lucky to voice your very creative solutions, lets hope all the americans fighting for that right continue to be supported so you can sit in your safe home and come up with these comical ideas God Bless America :)

It is funny how Republicans continue to act like Democrats do not work and are not patriotic.This is absurd.Every Democrat I know is hard working and very patriotic unlike the Republicans who are all about the PARTY and against anything that the Democrats are trying to accomplish no matter how bad the country needs it.

What will happen when all the soldiers come home from Iraq and Afghanistan and there are no jobs for them to go to?
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You are looking at the short term because Obama has raised the stakes that GWB took his eyes off in the first place. Given over time, there will be jobs when the financial crisis is fade away and the banks starts getting their house in order afterall they wrecked the economy with their drive for profits.

travelertraveler you are the first to scream that your rights are being infringed and the last to stand up for what gives those rights to you. We must show force against these radical islamic stupid and crazy people who would as soon cut off your head than smile at you. Wake up!! This is not an ant hill with assigned logic and reason.

these two wars are a complete and utter failure of foreign policy by the bush administration, obama is left to pick up the pieces of our economy and the war he inherited from the previous administration…if bush would’ve simply sat down talked to foreign leaders, and negotiated a boycott of some sort on these terrorist harboring nations forcing them to act…we would not be in this mess, obama cannot be blamed for the war. He is simply trying to fix it, and turn it the right direction.

Cheney always talks about how OBAMMA embarrasses America by apologizing and bowing LOW to heads of other country’s. Country’s where bowing is a sigh nof respect. Cheney always says how this weakens America. How our enemies are emboldened and this Obamma shows weakness by bowing. What the neuritic Cheney does not bother to mention is the friend and allies we gains by an American president literate enough to understand foreign customs. how Obammas behavior will bring support from country’s that were once our allies. until he and Bush took over and cow buoyed the rest of the world by shooting first, lying second and telling the heads of other country’s to go screw themselves. Like Bush did at his first KYOTO meeting. Cheney is a neurotic sycophant. . Both of them live in their fairy tale worlds and have no touch with the 21ST century or any reality but their own.
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I am not at all happy about the continuation of the Afghan war. I particularly worry about the effect it will have on our servicemen, who are redeployed over and over again.
I will give Obama kudos, however. He inherited an absolutely impossible situation – and he has given a time-line for withdrawal. We need an exit strategy.
Bear in mind that Afghanistan is the graveyard for empires. That is Afghanistan’s one and only claim to fame (Except for the poppies.) The Soviet Union tried mightily to “win”Afghanistan, and look at the results.
The GOP armed the God-fearing, freedom-loving mujahideen, and we got the Taliban. With this record, what do you think we will “win”?
Obama stressed the need for Afghanistan to take responsibility for its own security. He also left the door open for negotiations with certain segments of the Taliban, a move many Afghans favor. For this, I give him kudos. His policy is really the only option we have.

Interesting that Sanders said Russia and China should be footing some of the bill for Afghanistan…last time I checked they weren’t the ones attacked on 9/11. Nice sense of responsibility there, but I guess that’s the new statesmanship.

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