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On Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:46:37 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:23:24 -0800, wrote:

On Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:49:47 -0500, wrote:

It was a Bush conflict that was responded by 25,000 troops. The
problem was the slow withdrawal. When the Somalia realized we didn't
have enough people there to effectively engage them they attacked.

So because a Republican president decided to invade a country without
an exist plan, and a Democrat president tried to actually draw down
the forces and hand off to NATO, it's the Democrat's fault.

That is the problem with a draw down in an unconquered country.
The people you leave behind increasingly just become targets. That is
why 362 GIs died in Vietnam after the war was "over".
No more died after we simply got the hell out.

So, Reagan screwed up in Lebanon. Then he turned tail and ran.

Is that another false equivalency?
... and yes he did screw up but at least he got out

You're claiming that there is no equivalency between Reagan's screw up
and your claim that Clinton didn't draw down the troops in Somalia
fast enough? Didn't Clinton "get out"? How many died in comparison?

Stop making stuff up and start using your brain.

This is a seaborne problem and it should be handled at sea where it is
easier to sort out the good guys and bad guys.

Now you're claiming that all the navies in the area are incompetent?
Wow, you're some kind of expert!!

Who said anyone was incompetent. I said we should engage the pirates
at sea,, not invading Somalia.

And, we're not doing that? I believe we are. What exactly are you
proposing that's different? How many resources should we throw at it
until you're satisfied?

As much as we are in Afghanistan chasing goat herders.

Which never happened, but keep saying it. Maybe it'll become true
eventually.

Let's see, Half of the attacks on the US came from the horn of Africa
and we are spending 100% of our effort in Afghanistan, What is wrong
with this picture?
I suppose we can wait for a devastating attack before we do anything.
That does seem to be our habit.

I guess you forgot about 9/11. By your logic, we should have invaded
Yemen.

We should not have invaded anyone.

BTW were you talking about the Cole?

Sure... just let them go. No harm no foul.

Yes, the Cole. Clinton should have gone after OBL. Bush sat on his
hands in Crawford then went to Florida and read My Pet Goat until we
were attacked. Then he sat there like a bump for 7 minutes. He didn't
even know if it was a nuclear attack or what. He just sat there
looking stupid.