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Okay, Chicago's out of the running for the Olympics. Can our leadership get back to important things now like giving our troops in Afghanistan what they need to win?

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The Dude abides.

Like a lift home? They are now discussing whether or not it would be a bad thing to let the Taliban retake Afghanistan.

We may sell the Afghanis out. Again.

It would be a bad thing.

Selling out the Afghanis would be a very bad thing.

We will just be back in another three to eleven years.

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

But...but it's a "War of Necessity"!



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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko

On the Olympic selection of Rio, good stuff. Its about time South America had an Olympics. Rio is an international city already, huge tourist destination.

The President went and flew the flag for Chicago, got some good publicity, set the stage for a future attempt. They'll get it eventually, and hopefully the economy will be in better shape to build the infrastructure and facilities needed for the event.

Another positive, the events will be in a reasonable time zone for watching them live.

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

at least now we don't have to hear about the rampant corruption that was sure to plague the olympics if they were held in Chicago

Arathain, what the heck is that avatar? It looks like Sylvester Stallone with a lame hat and smoking a cigarette.

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The Dude abides.

Screeling, that's our benevolent leader.

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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko

Leader of what? The board? Dash?

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The Dude abides.

Our country.

(But, I thought that avatar pre-dated last year's election, no?)

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This cold and dark tormented hell
Is all I`ll ever know
So when you get to heaven
May the devil be the judge

That picture is BHO rockin' the ganj

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Darksiege
Traveller, Calé, Whisperer
Lead me not into temptation; for I know a shortcut

Barack Obama smoking pot, that's who.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

He says it's a cigarrette, but yeah - that's Obama.

I am amazed at how quickly Bush's failure in Afganistan is being laid at Obama's feet with less than a year in office.

Yes, that was sarcasm.

Let's not lose perspective on who bungled this war.

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It feels like all the people who want limited government really just want government limited to Republicans.
---The Daily Show

Totally in the wrong thread, Man.

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In all seriousness, when can we start laying any kind of blame for Afghanistan at his feet? Or does it only become his war when things start going better?

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The Dude abides.

There were some standing issues that were in existence when he took office, but after about 3 months, the war is his. Not the issues, but the progress or lack thereof in dealing with the issues is his. Once he changes strategies, it's pretty much all his at that point.