New Posts For Thread: On bin Laden raid anniversary, Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistanhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29093911/On_bin_Laden_raid_anniversary,_Obama_makes_surprise_visit_to_AfghanistanThis just inOn bin Laden raid anniversary, Obama makes surprise visit to AfghanistanPresident Barack Obama on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan, slipping into Kabul under a thick veil of secrecy to sign a long-term partnership deal meant t>>>>>> I'll be happier if they consulted with US administration. Becuase US has invested a lot in Afghanistan. At least they can work out a plan to make it a better place to live. Once the economy is more connected and people have more hope for a bethttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29093911/On_bin_Laden_raid_anniversary,_Obama_makes_surprise_visit_to_Afghanistan?post_id=519472253#519472253>>>>>> I'll be happier if they consulted with US administration. Becuase US has invested a lot in Afghanistan. At least they can work out a plan to make it a better place to live. Once the economy is more connected and people have more hope for a betTue, 08 May 2012 15:19:30 -0500I have to agree, vra. That appears to be the sensible, pragmatic, and humane strategy.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29093911/On_bin_Laden_raid_anniversary,_Obama_makes_surprise_visit_to_Afghanistan?post_id=519443119#519443119I have to agree, vra. That appears to be the sensible, pragmatic, and humane strategy.Mon, 07 May 2012 19:44:48 -0500I gotta keep this short.You might remember in many posts on the subject that I had mentioned I was totally against going into Iraq and Afghanistan, although I did feel we had a right to use some military force in Afghanistan short of occupying the cohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29093911/On_bin_Laden_raid_anniversary,_Obama_makes_surprise_visit_to_Afghanistan?post_id=519438929#519438929I gotta keep this short.You might remember in many posts on the subject that I had mentioned I was totally against going into Iraq and Afghanistan, although I did feel we had a right to use some military force in Afghanistan short of occupying the coMon, 07 May 2012 16:58:42 -0500Calls to Mind the macho "Dubya" Aircraft Carrier Visit with the background Banner, "Mission Accomplished" (uh huh) ...I realize that I belong to a small minority of critics (thank you, Glenn Greenwald, Chris Hedges, Jeremy Scahill, and others like thhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29093911/On_bin_Laden_raid_anniversary,_Obama_makes_surprise_visit_to_Afghanistan?post_id=519436673#519436673Calls to Mind the macho "Dubya" Aircraft Carrier Visit with the background Banner, "Mission Accomplished" (uh huh) ...I realize that I belong to a small minority of critics (thank you, Glenn Greenwald, Chris Hedges, Jeremy Scahill, and others like thMon, 07 May 2012 16:04:19 -0500I realize that I belong to a small minority of critics (thank you, Glenn Greenwald, Chris Hedges, Jeremy Scahill, and others like them!) and perhaps it is due mostly to the ingratiating way the msm announces anything that has to do with the so-calledhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29093911/On_bin_Laden_raid_anniversary,_Obama_makes_surprise_visit_to_Afghanistan?post_id=519434927#519434927I realize that I belong to a small minority of critics (thank you, Glenn Greenwald, Chris Hedges, Jeremy Scahill, and others like them!) and perhaps it is due mostly to the ingratiating way the msm announces anything that has to do with the so-calledMon, 07 May 2012 15:27:19 -0500I am genuinely intrigued by political Wingoism in the U.S. that, from what I have gathered by asking, seems unaware that it was Karzai, and not Mr Obama, who set the 2014 date of withdrawal. Mr Obama is not, really, like the former Current Occupanthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29093911/On_bin_Laden_raid_anniversary,_Obama_makes_surprise_visit_to_Afghanistan?post_id=519432535#519432535I am genuinely intrigued by political Wingoism in the U.S. that, from what I have gathered by asking, seems unaware that it was Karzai, and not Mr Obama, who set the 2014 date of withdrawal. Mr Obama is not, really, like the former Current OccupantMon, 07 May 2012 14:37:55 -0500Unlike Bush, Obama can walk and chew gum at the same time. Was his decision to go there political? Of course it was. Did he have the next election in mind? Is the Pope Catholic? However, it is not unusual for political leaders to travel to anothehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29093911/On_bin_Laden_raid_anniversary,_Obama_makes_surprise_visit_to_Afghanistan?post_id=519432195#519432195Unlike Bush, Obama can walk and chew gum at the same time. Was his decision to go there political? Of course it was. Did he have the next election in mind? Is the Pope Catholic? However, it is not unusual for political leaders to travel to anotheMon, 07 May 2012 14:31:47 -0500It is not meant to be cracked. Just as in the idiotic "war on drugs", it is meant to never end. Every so often, without fail, we will learn of a new threat to our existence that must be met with military force or else they will kill our fathers andhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29093911/On_bin_Laden_raid_anniversary,_Obama_makes_surprise_visit_to_Afghanistan?post_id=519418025#519418025It is not meant to be cracked. Just as in the idiotic "war on drugs", it is meant to never end. Every so often, without fail, we will learn of a new threat to our existence that must be met with military force or else they will kill our fathers andMon, 07 May 2012 07:35:59 -0500I think that "The War on 'Terror'" has turned out to be a VERY Hard/Tough "Nut to Crack" ...I understand the need to make excuses, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist. If you say you are going to close a prison while at the same time you believehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29093911/On_bin_Laden_raid_anniversary,_Obama_makes_surprise_visit_to_Afghanistan?post_id=519411675#519411675I think that "The War on 'Terror'" has turned out to be a VERY Hard/Tough "Nut to Crack" ...I understand the need to make excuses, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist. If you say you are going to close a prison while at the same time you believeSun, 06 May 2012 23:20:05 -0500I understand the need to make excuses, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist. If you say you are going to close a prison while at the same time you believe that it is permissible to continue to hold some of those very prisoners indefinitely, withouhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29093911/On_bin_Laden_raid_anniversary,_Obama_makes_surprise_visit_to_Afghanistan?post_id=519411435#519411435I understand the need to make excuses, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist. If you say you are going to close a prison while at the same time you believe that it is permissible to continue to hold some of those very prisoners indefinitely, withouSun, 06 May 2012 22:53:58 -0500