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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov We've finally regained momentum in the War on Terror - it's the battle for the hearts and minds that is the central front, and Obama is uniquely positioned to wage that fight.

I thought you guys on the Left scoffed at the term "war on terror". It's cool now though?

I guess the strategy to winning the hearts and minds includes that missle strike Obama ordered on Pakistan the other day, taking out children and relatives of the people targeted as well:

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Security officials said the strikes, which saw up to five missiles slam into houses in separate villages, killed seven "foreigners" - a term that usually means al-Qaeda - but locals also said that three children lost their lives. Eight people died when missiles hit a compound near Mir Ali, an al-Qaeda hub in Pakistan's North Waziristan region. Seven more died when hours later two missiles hit a house in Wana, in South Waziristan. Local officials said the target in Wana was a guest house owned by a pro-Taleban tribesman. One said that as well as three children, the tribesman's relatives were killed in the blast.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/ne...icle5575883.ece

Bush = hawkish war monger. Obama = making progress and winning hearts and minds. Krypton, where you at man? I'm waiting for you to post pics of dead children and denounce violence like in the Gaza thread in the PDD.

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Originally posted by tubularbills Superman is coming to save the day!

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Originally posted by jonze the change in Washington appears to have rattled al-Qaeda's leaders, some of whom are scrambling to convince the faithful that Obama and Bush are essentially the same.

LOL @ the newspaper framing team Hopeandchange as al-Qaeda's worst nightmare.

Last edited by winston on Jan-26-2009 at 03:30

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Originally posted by The17sss I thought you guys on the Left scoffed at the term "war on terror".

Huh? Are you confused about who you're replying to?

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I guess the strategy to winning the hearts and minds includes that missle strike Obama ordered on Pakistan the other day, taking out children and relatives of the people targeted as well:

That's simply not the central front. Whereas Bush used military might as the sole means, Obama is well positioned to balance military efforts with soft power projection - something that those of us "on the Left" of you think could turn the tide of the war.

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