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Lazarus

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When Cheney decided W should go to war with Iraq, Rummy came up with the


bright idea of doing it on the cheap.

The Pentagon showed up with a plan for 500,000 soldiers. (The Pentagon has plans for almost every contingency and bases troop density on formulas.)

Rummy said no, 200,000.

The Army came back with 400,000.

Rummy said no, 200,000.

The Army came back with 300,000 and Rummy gave in.

When we invaded there were not enough troops to guard the abandoned ammo dumps, so we left them unguarded.

It wasn't long before the insurgents raided the ammo dumps, figured out how to make IEDs from 155mm shells and started blowing up our soldiers.

Rummy got it all wrong and we are still paying for his mistakes.

(In response to this post by WaxHoo)

Posted: 07/02/2021 at 11:03AM



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We just turned over Bagram Air Field to the Afghanis, -- Charleston Cav 07/02/2021 08:57AM
  America will pay forever for that clusterf*#k ** -- WaxHoo 07/02/2021 12:16PM
  We’re in vigorous agreement ** -- WaxHoo 07/02/2021 10:19AM
  What did Afghanistan have to do with 9/11? ** -- Zhoo 07/02/2021 09:45AM
  Wow ** -- HokieDan95 07/02/2021 12:02PM
  The Taliban allowed Al Queda to operate -- WahooMatt05 07/02/2021 09:57AM
  Yeaup. We needed to go in, but we should have exited -- GoochlandHoo 07/02/2021 10:03AM
  Please, we had to go to Afhganistan to avenge 9-11 ** -- Charleston Cav 07/02/2021 09:30AM
  And then get the hell out -- WaxHoo 07/02/2021 09:32AM
  Military should only -- Charleston Cav 07/02/2021 09:36AM
  So how long are we supposed to stay there? ** -- 111Balz 07/02/2021 09:09AM
  The only thing (& I agree w/ you mostly) arguable is that -- Charleston Cav 07/02/2021 09:29AM
  And Japan with them. -- WaxHoo 07/02/2021 10:17AM
  I hear ya. -- HAZER 07/02/2021 10:33AM
  Afghans gonna Afghan -- WaxHoo 07/02/2021 09:16AM
  Not really. -- HAZER 07/02/2021 09:32AM
  Because it's fucked ** -- HAZER 07/02/2021 10:31AM
  Errr, yup. ** -- WaxHoo 07/02/2021 10:32AM

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