I will disagree with your guess, that the U.S. was Isolationist until 1898 is false, the Indian wars that last since the inception of this country and the Mexican American war.
Nov. 11 2008 12:19 PM
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Fydor
Wow. Marsfrog... Don't attribute malice where incompetence fits much better - Quote by I'm not sure. Gates is seemingly doing a great job, and he should be praised considering the pub - and dem before that - he's following.
Nov. 11 2008 12:07 PM
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Marsfrog
from Rockland
So far I am not seeing much change, rather a maintenance of the status quo with a happier face. Robert Gates was the CIA bureau chief for the middle east when the Russians invaded Afghanistan. Gates trained Bin Laden to fight the Russians............OBL is a CIA operative and that is why he will never be captured. I wish you folks would be more diligent with your reporting.
Nov. 11 2008 10:26 AM
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michaelw
from INWOOD
No way in hell should Gates be Secretary of Defense.
There should not be on ONE Bush hold over and that include Colin Powel.
Nov. 11 2008 10:19 AM
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Steve
from Brooklyn
Why do you have to spend so much time speculating and trying to predict Obama's moves. We just went through two years of a seemingly endless campaign with rampant speculation daily. It's exhausting! Can we just step back and return to news reporting and not news speculation? A return to sanity would be so nice...
Nov. 11 2008 10:17 AM
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RC
Why is it so hard for Democrats to reach out to the military considering that there are many Republicans who have not served in the armed forces? I don't see why its so much better to have a President who is so trigger happy?
Nov. 11 2008 10:12 AM
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superf88
What of splitting our Defense dept. into two:
1. Department of Defense 2. Department of Offense
The first could borrow and spend freely, as determined via usual procedures.
The second would operate from funds coming from a US surplus budget. For example, no plundering in lean years.
Nov. 11 2008 09:48 AM
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Comments [7]
I will disagree with your guess, that the U.S. was Isolationist until 1898 is false, the Indian wars that last since the inception of this country and the Mexican American war.
Wow. Marsfrog...
Don't attribute malice where incompetence fits much better - Quote by I'm not sure.
Gates is seemingly doing a great job, and he should be praised considering the pub - and dem before that - he's following.
So far I am not seeing much change, rather a maintenance of the status quo with a happier face. Robert Gates was the CIA bureau chief for the middle east when the Russians invaded Afghanistan. Gates trained Bin Laden to fight the Russians............OBL is a CIA operative and that is why he will never be captured. I wish you folks would be more diligent with your reporting.
No way in hell should Gates be Secretary of Defense.
There should not be on ONE Bush hold over and that include Colin Powel.
Why do you have to spend so much time speculating and trying to predict Obama's moves. We just went through two years of a seemingly endless campaign with rampant speculation daily. It's exhausting!
Can we just step back and return to news reporting and not news speculation?
A return to sanity would be so nice...
Why is it so hard for Democrats to reach out to the military considering that there are many Republicans who have not served in the armed forces? I don't see why its so much better to have a President who is so trigger happy?
What of splitting our Defense dept. into two:
1. Department of Defense
2. Department of Offense
The first could borrow and spend freely, as determined via usual procedures.
The second would operate from funds coming from a US surplus budget. For example, no plundering in lean years.
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