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Osama bin Laden drink by Eri May 4, 2011 10:30 pm
    Where 3.4 billion dollars would be better spent. by Jeff-Wash May 3, 2011 7:09 pm
    • Unfortunately, Pakistan is the only friendly country with a seacoast bordering Afghanistan we can use to supply our troops there. ... by ER 2011-05-04 04:23:38
      • Excellent points. Particularly the logistics issue, which was a primary reason we couldn't get boots on the ground during ... by TB 2011-05-04 12:50:23
        • Interesting analysis. by Eri 2011-05-04 06:03:34
          • http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/05/03/could-bin-ladens-death-speed-the-end-to-the-afghan-war/?xid=rss-world-yahoo Apparently I'm not the only one thinking along these lines. Just a few months ago, a withdrawal from Afghanistan ... by ER 2011-05-04 11:45:40
            • The current annual cost of Afghanistan floats somewhere around $107 billion a year. This is less than ten days ... by TB 2011-05-04 13:11:06
              • It's not just dollars and cents. It's wear and tear, and immense human costs. We've been redlining our ... by ER 2011-05-04 14:18:57
                • Look at the diagram I linked to. How much money is currently spend on the money spent on "the ... by TB 2011-05-05 09:38:15
                  • Pay attention, Tom. It's not about the money. It's about wrecking our military, which I concede is being done ... by ER 2011-05-05 10:18:35
        • Yep. $3.4 billion would pay a few teacher salaries, a few firemen, police, maybe a replacement bridge somewhere. ... by Eri 2011-05-03 22:13:24
          • Again, those aren't Federal expenditures. Please try to retain this information. by TB 2011-05-04 12:45:28
            • I believe our Federal Government provides dollars to various states for projects which flow into all the things I mentioned. ... by Eri 2011-05-04 22:26:32
              • In 2008, government money accounted for about 26 percent of state expenditures, and of that, 57 percent was Medicaid, leaving ... by TB 2011-05-05 09:49:24
                • Sweet Jesus, TB, leave it alone. You're beating a dead horse. by Eri 2011-05-05 16:37:12
                  • Maybe so, but it might be instructive to someone other than the dead horse. I am well aware that there is ... by TB 2011-05-05 16:48:56
                    • You always have to have the last word, don't you? :-) by Eri 2011-05-05 21:25:50
          Some good ones by Eri May 3, 2011 7:01 pm
            A little black humor on the Osama topic by Eri May 3, 2011 2:47 pm
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                Ruh roh. by Eri May 2, 2011 11:08 am
                  I worked at that place! by Eri April 30, 2011 10:30 am
                    River Monsters...Whoa! by Jody April 30, 2011 9:32 am
                      Comic book news by TB April 29, 2011 8:51 pm
                        Private Health Care Here by Eri April 29, 2011 12:09 pm
                          One ti many martoonies by Eri April 28, 2011 4:58 pm
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