<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Again, you beg the question with the statement below. It's clear that Rich thinks we should get out of Afghanistan. That's specific, and positive, despite all else. I also want the U.S. forces "out". That's the most important thing at the moment, in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and elsewhere. <div><br></div><div>As for Carl, he can twist anything for his purposes, as with use of the word "quagmire" as an excuse for hiding criminality. </div><div><br></div><div>It is one thing to say that you are not satisfied, or strongly dissatisfied with the positions and writings of someone like Rich, but I believe your twisting of what can be helpful in stopping the killing is perverse. Get off your ideological horse.<br><div><br></div><div>--mkb</div><div><br><div><div>On Aug 2, 2010, at 8:57 AM, David Green wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; ">On a broader level, everyone wants peace, albeit on their own terms.</span></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>