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But getting back to the subject in the OP, my reasons for not liking the Taliban are clear, at least to me, however, I still don't know what Obama's cause is for escalating the war in Afghanistan. We don't need more troops to find Osama, that is pointless. Is he sending more troops to chase nuclear weapons? Is he sending more troops to promote democracy and religious freedom?
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I'm just guessing, but it seems pretty obvious that he's fallen victim to staying the course. On the campaign trail, Obama's key to looking tough on terror was his talk on Afghanistan. He won, but now he's stuck with a campaign promise that I don't think he believes in. Still, it's a mistake to drop all of this on Obama's shoulders alone. Yes, I know early on I seemed mad, and I am, but Obama inherited Afghanistan from the previous administration. Even if he wanted to pull out, it wouldn't have happened by now.
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And, if the logic was - our military presence causes people to become terrorists, why is sending more troops going to solve the problem of ridding the world of terrorists?
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It's possible the president and I don't see eye to eye on that issue.
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So many questions, too bad no one is asking those questions and too bad Obama is not making his intentions clear. So, again agree with Bush or not, at least we knew what his intentions were.
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We didn't know Bush's intentions until after we were already in Iraq and Afghanistan. In fact, information is still coming to light that changes our collective perception of what Bush actually wanted.