tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post2302218171222962915..comments2024-02-07T02:14:50.146-08:00Comments on Dogwalk Musings: Meanwhile, Back In Iraq...Mari Meehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09322012728807169863noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-25539982805887987742008-08-19T20:28:00.000-07:002008-08-19T20:28:00.000-07:00gyma, you are so correct about the Osama bin Laden...gyma, you are so correct about the Osama bin Laden and the Afghanistan fight.. what strange bed fellows we chose.Word Tosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519547102435672497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-46218580726084116592008-08-19T13:58:00.000-07:002008-08-19T13:58:00.000-07:00Unfortunately, Americans are easily distracted by ...Unfortunately, Americans are easily distracted by shiny objects. So we know more about Ellen and Portia's recent wedding than we do about policies that have the potential to really change our lives.<BR/><BR/>Your post reminds me of how we supported Osama bin Laden when he was fighting the Russians in Afghanistan, and we all know how well that turned out.<BR/><BR/>What I truly admire in Barack Obama is that he appears to ask tough questions, particularly of people he doesn't necessarily agree with. He then takes this information, thinks about it, and asks more questions before making a decision.<BR/><BR/>How refreshing would it be to have a president who thought first, acted later? I've always thought one of Bush's greatest character flaws was that he refuses to hear opinions that don't agree with his own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com