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Old 08-01-2013, 12:03 AM
 
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Terrorists have rights dammit...............complete and utter insanity. Of course this isn't as bad as the evil Halliburton I'm sure in the eyes of the left.

"Supporters of the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan have been getting U.S. military contracts, and American officials are citing “due process rights” as a reason not to cancel the agreements, according to an independent agency monitoring spending.
The U.S. Army Suspension and Debarment Office has declined to act in 43 such cases, John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, said today in a letter accompanying a quarterly report to Congress.
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“I am deeply troubled that the U.S. military can pursue, attack, and even kill terrorists and their supporters, but that some in the U.S. government believe we cannot prevent these same people from receiving a government contract,” Sopko said."



Al-Qaeda Backers Found With U.S. Contracts in Afghanistan - Bloomberg
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Old 08-01-2013, 12:07 AM
 
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DoD is jacked up when it comes to contracts. They could teach Vegas tricks.
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Old 08-01-2013, 08:14 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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It's hard to keep up with who is our ally and who is our enemy over there.
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Old 08-01-2013, 08:21 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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It's hard to keep up with who is our ally and who is our enemy over there.
We have allies over there?
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Old 08-01-2013, 08:52 AM
 
Location: Texas
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It's hard to keep up with who is our ally and who is our enemy over there.

I think our welcome in Afghanistan expired about 8 years ago. We should have been outta there before the end of 2005. In all the years since, nothing substantial has been achieved.
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Old 08-01-2013, 09:45 AM
 
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The Obama admin is a terror cell all by itself. They LOVE them some AQ and Muslim Brotherhood.
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Old 08-01-2013, 09:51 AM
 
Location: NW Nevada
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I think our welcome in Afghanistan expired about 8 years ago. We should have been outta there before the end of 2005. In all the years since, nothing substantial has been achieved.
Yes...quite true. The only thing we needed to do there was make a hit on the terror camps, slap the Taliban around and leave a clear death and ruin message, courtesy of the US military. This protracted conflict is stupid. Our guys are fighting and being killed for a pile of rocks.
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Old 08-01-2013, 09:52 AM
 
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I guess the american citizens are the enemy now
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Old 08-01-2013, 09:53 AM
 
Location: My beloved Bluegrass
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We, and our dollars, need to get the h*ll out of there. Yesterday.
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Old 08-01-2013, 10:29 AM
 
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I think our welcome in Afghanistan expired about 8 years ago. We should have been outta there before the end of 2005. In all the years since, nothing substantial has been achieved.
Well that all depends on who you are and what you are trying to achieve........

J.P. Morgan's hunt for Afghan gold - Fortune Management
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