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2013-10-12 Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, U.S. losing patience as deadline for long-term deal nears

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Posted by Fred 2013-10-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 And iff the shutdown continues after October 17th or 31st [November 1], the Bammer = already Bad Economy, Debt, Sequester now Shutdown-hit USA may be so deep in default it can't keep any US Troops in Aghanistan for 2014 anyway.

* INDIAN DEFENCE FORUM > A BROKE + BROKEN US GOVERNMENT.

* CBS NEWS LOCAL > TALIBAN MOCK SHUTDOWN: [US = "empty-headed"] LAWMAKERS "SUCKING THE BLOOD OF THEIR OWN PEOPLE".

* SAME > WALL STREET: WE WILL LOSE OUR POWER SEAT IFF US DEFAULTS.

Lest we fergit, TOPIX, DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > QARI NASRALLAH VOWS FEARED TALIBAN COMMANDER MULLAH OMAR WILL RETURN TO [formally = legally? electorally?] RULE AFGHANISTAN.

Ditto AYMAN-THE-Z-MAN [Zawahiri] in post-2014 Pakistan???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-10-12 00:16|| 2013-10-12 00:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Damn the Caped Crooksader and the DreamMerchant, now there's a pair that deserve each other.

Posted by Shipman 2013-10-12 00:57|| 2013-10-12 00:57|| Front Page Top

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