US troops pull out of Afghan base after attack


	US troops pull out of Afghan base after attack

ratilfar

7-16-2008 8:54 AM

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afghanistan, war, war on terror, militants, military, insurgency, taliban

ratilfar says:

The Forgotten War heats up! Talk about progress!

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7-16-2008 12:31 PM

cptenaud

The Republicans world is crashing all around them. Yet they still think the economy is doing good. And we are winning the war. Such Dreamers.

Reality check on line 9 please.

7-16-2008 12:57 PM

kmcolo

When faced with reality, switch to Fox News and everything will be OK.

7-16-2008 4:45 PM

ratilfar

The more reality intervenes, the tighter they wrap themselves in their cocoon. And the more people die.

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