why that was nice

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

to answer your question, because we can?

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

pretty good answer, i think that about settles that.

crumpets anyone?

 

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

because

x2

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

poor sheep

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

it seems like only one person wants us there //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Grim 10+ year member]

Now I say **** it...pull everyone out...and watch the country self destruct...

 

[Fixxer 10+ year member]

I think the whole IED thing could be handled better. The IED has been their most effective weapon against us. All patrols should be led by some kind of modified anti-mine tank and all abandond vehicles (or suspicious things) should be leveled and pre-emptively blown up.

 

[Rmsanger 10+ year member]

we are still staying there for the same reason why we went there OIL!!!!

Their pipelines are still

 

[leonsv 10+ year member]

Now I say **** it...pull everyone out...and watch the country self destruct...

That hasn't happened already? hell even the die hard republicans aren't arguing that way lol. The failure in Iraq is making them come up with newer strategies for prolonging the stay in iraq. Like saying they'll follow us home. The truth is, before we've drained the country of oil, we wont withdraw. We have to profit somehow from this right //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

We are there because we want military bases located in between Iran and Syria.... If we where there to steal their oil gas would be cheaper... and why would we invade a country for oil when we could just drill ANWAR... you "we went there for oil" folks make me chuckle....

 

[sdmtnbiker420 10+ year member]

I shattered my windshield at one of their comps, asked for some duct tape so i could still make a run, he said Real Installers Dont Have Duct Tape. I told him "if you made vehicles as loud as we do at true audio, duct tape is a neccessity" //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Hahaha thats pretty funny. Duct tape is always great!

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

You know what else is funny?

Bumping a 2 year old thread //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

someone was bored....

 

[sdmtnbiker420 10+ year member]

Whoa thats crazy. I swear this thread was already at the top of SD. Must be slow over there?

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

WASHINGTON (AP) — And the leading Republican presidential candidate is ... none of the above.

The latest Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that nearly a quarter of Republicans are unwilling to back top-tier hopefuls Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, John McCain or Mitt Romney, and no one candidate has emerged as the clear front-runner among Christian evangelicals. Such dissatisfaction underscores the volatility of the 2008 GOP nomination fight.

In sharp contrast, the Democratic race remains static, with Hillary Rodham Clinton holding a sizable lead over Barack Obama. The New York senator, who is white, also outpaces her Illinois counterpart, who is black, among black and Hispanic Democrats, according to a combined sample of two months of polls.

A half year before voting begins, the survey shows the White House race is far more wide open on the Republican side than on the Democratic. The uneven enthusiasm about the fields also is reflected in fundraising in which Democrats outraised Republicans $80 million to $50 million from April through June, continuing a trend from the year's first three months.

"Democrats are reasonably comfortable with the range of choices. The Democratic attitude is that three or four of these guys would be fine," said David Redlawsk, a University of Iowa political scientist. "The Republicans don't have that; particularly among the conservatives there's a real split. They just don't see candidates who reflect their interests and who they also view as viable."

More Republicans have become apathetic about their top options over the past month.

A hefty 23 percent can't or won't say which candidate they would back, a jump from the 14 percent who took a pass in June.

Giuliani's popularity continued to decline steadily as he faced a spate of headline headaches, came under increased scrutiny and saw the potential entry of Thompson in the mix; his support is at 21 percent compared with 27 percent in June and 35 percent in March.

The former New York mayor is running virtually even with Thompson, who has become a threat without even officially entering the race. The actor and former Tennessee senator has essentially stayed steady at 19 percent. McCain, the Arizona senator who is revamping his nearly broke campaign, clocked in a bit lower at 15 percent, while Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, remained at 11 percent.

None of the top candidates has a clear lead among Christian evangelicals, a critical part of the GOP base that has had considerable sway in past Republican primaries. Giuliani, a thrice-married backer of abortion rights and gay rights, had 20 percent support — roughly even with Thompson and McCain who have one divorce each in their pasts. Romney, a Mormon who has been married for three decades, was in the single digits.

Nine Republicans and one all-but-declared hopeful, Thompson, make up the crowded GOP field. It shrunk in recent days when former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, an underfunded long shot, dropped out. Such discontent with the top-tier could lead Republicans to reconsider lesser-knowns such as former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee or Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback.

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Associated Press Manager of News Surveys Trevor Tompson, AP News Survey Specialist Dennis Junius, and AP Writer Natasha Metzler contributed to this report.

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