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	<title>Comments on: Feingold Set to Oppose Further Troop Boost for Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Do you REALLy want to be stopped at 3AM by a &#039;former&#039; Gitmo guard? Or &quot;COIN operative&quot;..aka &#039;Death Squad&#039;? Really?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you REALLy want to be stopped at 3AM by a &#39;former&#39; Gitmo guard? Or &#8220;COIN operative&#8221;..aka &#39;Death Squad&#39;? Really?</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>get ready..the more people that are sent to Trashcanistan..the more messed up individuals we&#039;ll have to deal with later on..is that a &#039;good thing&#039;? Do you REALLy want to be stopped at 3AM by a &#039;former&#039; Gitmo guard? Or &quot;COIN operative&quot;..aka &#039;Death Squad&#039;? Really?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>get ready..the more people that are sent to Trashcanistan..the more messed up individuals we&#39;ll have to deal with later on..is that a &#39;good thing&#39;? Do you REALLy want to be stopped at 3AM by a &#39;former&#39; Gitmo guard? Or &#8220;COIN operative&#8221;..aka &#39;Death Squad&#39;? Really?</p>
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		<title>By: Cable News Fleshes Out Afghanistan Quagmire – Are Congressional Democrats Listening? &#171; NewsReal Blog</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cable News Fleshes Out Afghanistan Quagmire – Are Congressional Democrats Listening? &#171; NewsReal Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] called on Congressional Democrats to cut off funding for the Iraq War &#8211; has already said he will not support a troop surge in [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Cable News Fleshes Out Afghanistan Quagmire – Are Congressional Democrats Listening? &#171; DEMOCRACY, INTERRUPTED</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cable News Fleshes Out Afghanistan Quagmire – Are Congressional Democrats Listening? &#171; DEMOCRACY, INTERRUPTED</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Democrat, Sen. Russ Feingold (Wisc), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, has already said he will not support a troop surge (escalation, for you [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Democrat, Sen. Russ Feingold (Wisc), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, has already said he will not support a troop surge (escalation, for you [...]</p>
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		<title>By: SHEIKHMO</title>
		<link>http://washingtonindependent.com/53908/feingold-set-to-oppose-further-troop-boost-for-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-64710</link>
		<dc:creator>SHEIKHMO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>IN THE NAME OF ALLAH - THE BENEFICENT - THE MERCIFUL:SAY:HE,ALLAH IS ONE.ALLAH IS HE ON WHOM ALL DEPEND.HE BEGETS NOT,NOR IS HE BEGOTTEN.AND NONE IS LIKE HIM,.[QUR&#039;AN:112] &quot; AFGHANISTAN HAS BEEN A GRAVEYARD TO EMPIRES.&quot; [GENERAL PETRAEUS].&quot; AS WORLD WAR 11 WAS DRAWING TO A CLOSE IN FEBRUARY 1945, U.S.PRESDIENT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT AND SAUDI KING ABDUL AZIZ IBN SAUD MET ABOARD A U.S. BATTLESHIP IN THE SUEZ CANAL FOR THE FIRST TIME. FOR NEARLY SIX DECADES AFTERWARD, THE UNITED STATES AND THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA ENJOYED AN UNUSUALLY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP.U.S.COMPANIES,WHICH HAD DISCOVERED BLACK GOLD IN THE SAUDI DESERT IN THE EARLY 1930&#039;S,BUILT THE KINGDOM INTO THE WORLD&#039;S LEADING PETROLEUM EXPORTER AND A MAJOR SOURCE OF OIL FOR THE U.S. MARKET.THE SAUDIS, IN TURN,MADE THEIR TERRITORY AND MILITARY FACILITIES AVSAILABLE TO U.S.FORCES IN ORDER TO ASSURE U.S.PROTECTION OF THE HOUSE OF SAUD.&quot; [THE KING AND US - U.S.SAUD RELATIONS IN THE WAKE OF 9 / 11 - &quot; DAVID OTTAWAY P.121-FOREIGN AFFAIRS VOL.88,NO.3MAY / JUNE 2009].&quot; ISLAM IS DOMINANT AND NOT TO BE DOMINATED.&quot; [PROPHET MUHAMMAD IBN ABDULLAH-PBUH].</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IN THE NAME OF ALLAH &#8211; THE BENEFICENT &#8211; THE MERCIFUL:SAY:HE,ALLAH IS ONE.ALLAH IS HE ON WHOM ALL DEPEND.HE BEGETS NOT,NOR IS HE BEGOTTEN.AND NONE IS LIKE HIM,.[QUR&#39;AN:112] &#8221; AFGHANISTAN HAS BEEN A GRAVEYARD TO EMPIRES.&#8221; [GENERAL PETRAEUS].&#8221; AS WORLD WAR 11 WAS DRAWING TO A CLOSE IN FEBRUARY 1945, U.S.PRESDIENT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT AND SAUDI KING ABDUL AZIZ IBN SAUD MET ABOARD A U.S. BATTLESHIP IN THE SUEZ CANAL FOR THE FIRST TIME. FOR NEARLY SIX DECADES AFTERWARD, THE UNITED STATES AND THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA ENJOYED AN UNUSUALLY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP.U.S.COMPANIES,WHICH HAD DISCOVERED BLACK GOLD IN THE SAUDI DESERT IN THE EARLY 1930&#39;S,BUILT THE KINGDOM INTO THE WORLD&#39;S LEADING PETROLEUM EXPORTER AND A MAJOR SOURCE OF OIL FOR THE U.S. MARKET.THE SAUDIS, IN TURN,MADE THEIR TERRITORY AND MILITARY FACILITIES AVSAILABLE TO U.S.FORCES IN ORDER TO ASSURE U.S.PROTECTION OF THE HOUSE OF SAUD.&#8221; [THE KING AND US - U.S.SAUD RELATIONS IN THE WAKE OF 9 / 11 - " DAVID OTTAWAY P.121-FOREIGN AFFAIRS VOL.88,NO.3MAY / JUNE 2009].&#8221; ISLAM IS DOMINANT AND NOT TO BE DOMINATED.&#8221; [PROPHET MUHAMMAD IBN ABDULLAH-PBUH].</p>
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		<title>By: SHEIKHMO</title>
		<link>http://washingtonindependent.com/53908/feingold-set-to-oppose-further-troop-boost-for-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-64704</link>
		<dc:creator>SHEIKHMO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>IN THE NAME OF ALLAH - THE BENMEFICENT - THE MERCIFUL:SAY;HE,ALLAH IS ONE.ALLAH IS HE ON WHOM ALL DEPEND.HE BEGETS NOT,NOR IS HE BEGOTTEN.AND NONE IS LIKE HIM.[QUR&#039;AN;112] &quot; EMPIRES HAVE BEEN GRAVEYARDS TO EMPIRES.&quot; [GENERAL PETRAEUS].IS PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF LISTENING TO THEIR OWN GENERAL ? WHAT ARMY HAS DEFEATED THE PEOPLE IN AFGHANISTAN IN HISTORY ?  LOOK AT THE USSR INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN AND WHAT WAS THEIR FATE ? NOW IT IS THE FORMER USSR. WHAT WILL BE AMERICA&#039;S FATE IN AFGHANISTAN ? AMERICA IS OVERALL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TALIBAN AND WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE MUJAHIDEEN TO THE EXTENT OF BEING THE GUEST AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN.TRUE OR FALSE ? WHEN IRAQ ATTACKED AND INVADED IRAN AND USED CHEMICAL WEAPONS AGAINST THE MUSLIMS IN IRAN DONALD RUMSFELD WAS THE U.S.REPRESENTATIVE SENT TO SADDAM HUSSEIN AS A FRIEND OF THE USA AND OPPONENT TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN.AS GEORGE W.BUSH SAID :&quot; THIS IS THE CRUSADES.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IN THE NAME OF ALLAH &#8211; THE BENMEFICENT &#8211; THE MERCIFUL:SAY;HE,ALLAH IS ONE.ALLAH IS HE ON WHOM ALL DEPEND.HE BEGETS NOT,NOR IS HE BEGOTTEN.AND NONE IS LIKE HIM.[QUR&#39;AN;112] &#8221; EMPIRES HAVE BEEN GRAVEYARDS TO EMPIRES.&#8221; [GENERAL PETRAEUS].IS PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF LISTENING TO THEIR OWN GENERAL ? WHAT ARMY HAS DEFEATED THE PEOPLE IN AFGHANISTAN IN HISTORY ?  LOOK AT THE USSR INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN AND WHAT WAS THEIR FATE ? NOW IT IS THE FORMER USSR. WHAT WILL BE AMERICA&#39;S FATE IN AFGHANISTAN ? AMERICA IS OVERALL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TALIBAN AND WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE MUJAHIDEEN TO THE EXTENT OF BEING THE GUEST AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN.TRUE OR FALSE ? WHEN IRAQ ATTACKED AND INVADED IRAN AND USED CHEMICAL WEAPONS AGAINST THE MUSLIMS IN IRAN DONALD RUMSFELD WAS THE U.S.REPRESENTATIVE SENT TO SADDAM HUSSEIN AS A FRIEND OF THE USA AND OPPONENT TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN.AS GEORGE W.BUSH SAID :&#8221; THIS IS THE CRUSADES.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: johnhkennedy</title>
		<link>http://washingtonindependent.com/53908/feingold-set-to-oppose-further-troop-boost-for-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-63880</link>
		<dc:creator>johnhkennedy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good for Senator Feingold.  He needs our support.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;SIGN THE PETITIONS&lt;br&gt;Demanding&lt;br&gt;both a Commission of Inquiry&lt;br&gt;and a Special Prosecutor&lt;br&gt;For All The Bush-Cheney  Crimes&lt;br&gt;at ANGRYVOTERS.ORG&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ANGRYVOTERS.ORG&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://ANGRYVOTERS.ORG&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good for Senator Feingold.  He needs our support.</p>
<p>SIGN THE PETITIONS<br />Demanding<br />both a Commission of Inquiry<br />and a Special Prosecutor<br />For All The Bush-Cheney  Crimes<br />at ANGRYVOTERS.ORG</p>
<p><a href="http://ANGRYVOTERS.ORG" rel="nofollow">http://ANGRYVOTERS.ORG</a></p>
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		<title>By: Aim high, Work Hard and Care Deeply About &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Dropping the Ball Before Picking it Up on Afghanistan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Aim high, Work Hard and Care Deeply About &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Dropping the Ball Before Picking it Up on Afghanistan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Feingold Set to Oppose Further Troop Boost for Afghanistan I don’t think the case has been effectively made for continuing to send more and more troops into Afghanistan,” Feingold said in a Wednesday interview. “I am very unhappy with the answers I’ve received about the issue of whether constantly increasing troops is helping the situation in Pakistan or making it worse. I suspect it could be making things worse.” Feingold fears that increasing troops in Afghanistan might lead insurgents to cross the border into Pakistan, which is engaged in its own fight against a distinct but affiliated insurgency, and he told The Nation magazine’s Jeremy Scahill recently that the administration has yet to address that concern. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Feingold Set to Oppose Further Troop Boost for Afghanistan I don’t think the case has been effectively made for continuing to send more and more troops into Afghanistan,” Feingold said in a Wednesday interview. “I am very unhappy with the answers I’ve received about the issue of whether constantly increasing troops is helping the situation in Pakistan or making it worse. I suspect it could be making things worse.” Feingold fears that increasing troops in Afghanistan might lead insurgents to cross the border into Pakistan, which is engaged in its own fight against a distinct but affiliated insurgency, and he told The Nation magazine’s Jeremy Scahill recently that the administration has yet to address that concern. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: ectoendomezo</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Absolutely! Why has he not run?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I truly believe that it is only the Punditocracy..the Politicians..our..&quot;Representatives&quot;..and of course Corporate Fascist Theocracy..that think We the PEOPLE are not PRIMARILY angered by the diminishing of our RIGHTS!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You hear it all the time..these talking heads saying that everyone is focused on the &quot;Market&quot; etc..etc..etc..but you talk to ANYONE..basically..and you find..the &quot;Constitution&quot; and the Drug War and the Terror War are really making them angry...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So..why does he not run? He could WIN..I really believe he could..as he is STILL the sole dissenting vote on the..STUPIFYINGLY EVIL &#039;Patriot Act&#039;...and Obama has sold us out..period..so fast it might be a record..i am so deeply dissapointed..we MUSt have an end to..&quot;Fusion Centers&quot;..which is a blatant end run on FISA..and makes evey cop into a spy AND a &#039;Profiler&#039;..uhh..racial and political profiling..not serial killer profiling..and INFRAGARD..truly evil making Business owners ino snitches...and I can&#039;t find ANY mention in the Constitution..or even the Preamble..for &#039;Watch Lists&#039;..and then we have Indefinite Detention..and this truly evil boyscouts thing..li&#039;l thugs program..&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;it MUSt end...Feingold For President..first and foremost..the Constitution!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Absolutely! Why has he not run?</p>
<p>I truly believe that it is only the Punditocracy..the Politicians..our..&#8221;Representatives&#8221;..and of course Corporate Fascist Theocracy..that think We the PEOPLE are not PRIMARILY angered by the diminishing of our RIGHTS!</p>
<p>You hear it all the time..these talking heads saying that everyone is focused on the &#8220;Market&#8221; etc..etc..etc..but you talk to ANYONE..basically..and you find..the &#8220;Constitution&#8221; and the Drug War and the Terror War are really making them angry&#8230;</p>
<p>So..why does he not run? He could WIN..I really believe he could..as he is STILL the sole dissenting vote on the..STUPIFYINGLY EVIL &#39;Patriot Act&#39;&#8230;and Obama has sold us out..period..so fast it might be a record..i am so deeply dissapointed..we MUSt have an end to..&#8221;Fusion Centers&#8221;..which is a blatant end run on FISA..and makes evey cop into a spy AND a &#39;Profiler&#39;..uhh..racial and political profiling..not serial killer profiling..and INFRAGARD..truly evil making Business owners ino snitches&#8230;and I can&#39;t find ANY mention in the Constitution..or even the Preamble..for &#39;Watch Lists&#39;..and then we have Indefinite Detention..and this truly evil boyscouts thing..li&#39;l thugs program..</p>
<p>it MUSt end&#8230;Feingold For President..first and foremost..the Constitution!</p>
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		<title>By: Scott</title>
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		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thankfully I have no desire to join law inforcement.  I hold two degrees, and my civilian job pays very nicely, so need to worry that this &quot;COIN operative&quot; is going to start &quot;real trouble&#039;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But, you are right about being spun up on Chinook&#039;s and having to deal with nervous explosive enery upon returning from war - its called Combat Stress.  Or, simply put PTSD...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thankfully I have no desire to join law inforcement.  I hold two degrees, and my civilian job pays very nicely, so need to worry that this &#8220;COIN operative&#8221; is going to start &#8220;real trouble&#39;. </p>
<p>But, you are right about being spun up on Chinook&#39;s and having to deal with nervous explosive enery upon returning from war &#8211; its called Combat Stress.  Or, simply put PTSD&#8230;</p>
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