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12-22-18, 10:56 PM | #6166 |
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great quotes by Truman and Patton
I have the utmost respect for these Generals I stand in awe of their abilityl to wage war, achievements, leadership and intelligence. But thankfully they dont run the show.
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12-22-18, 11:32 PM | #6167 |
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The difference between Truman and Trump is that your allies respected Truman. We don’t respect Trump. But we do respect Mattis.
Meanwhile, enjoy your guns while you can, because it turns out that former Democratic Party supporter Donald Trump is doing Democrat things. https://newrepublic.com/minutes/1471...ryone-shrugged https://www.salon.com/2018/12/19/con...ump-stock-ban/ https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2...ump-stock-ban/
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12-22-18, 11:55 PM | #6168 |
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Anyway, in the interest of discussing something rather than just arguing in circles, what would you guys say is Pres. Trump’s biggest success so far? I’m interested in knowing more about why people support him.
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12-23-18, 12:00 AM | #6169 |
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All that means nothing. Whatever Trump says can never be counted on.
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12-23-18, 12:38 AM | #6170 |
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That was my point.
To quote one of my disillusioned Trump supporting friends, he’s “just another politician”.
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12-23-18, 07:07 AM | #6171 | |
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Republican Representative elect, retired USN SEAL Lieutenant Commander, and wounded Iraq veteran Dan Crenshaw on why America should stay in Syria:
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12-23-18, 07:37 AM | #6172 |
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This isnt about Trump. As much as I agree with MacArthur, Patton, and Mattis and admire their ability to wage war. and bring destruction upon the enemy. They dont run the show, they are told by civilian government when to kill and for how long to go about that task.
What was the purpose of U.S military involvement in Syria? Has it been accomplished? Now for Trump, how exactly has been disrespectful to our allies?
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12-23-18, 08:22 AM | #6173 |
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One could list a few but then the naysayers come out of the woodwork. But for sure one is exposing the depth of an unelected corporate state that cares very little if anything for the will of the citizens. Deciding to disengage from foreign military operations exposes this quite clearly. The shrill and hysterical hyper ventilating from the Pravda arm (MSNBC,CNN, and even FOX news) of this corporate state is evidence of that. I am not a big Trump fan but things like this are reason to think his presidency is not all a waste. This corporate state knows no political affiliation and only seeks compliant Presidents like GWB and Obama. Hillary Clinton would have taken this to a new level. Trump, (on some issues, not all) refuses to go along. The main two that I see are unlimited illegal immigration and endless foreign military engagements. Trump campaigned on those issues and shows a determination to keep his promises.
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12-23-18, 09:55 AM | #6174 |
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Now I dont completely agree with the idea that all policy is determined by the Military Industrial Complex. But this article is close enough.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.glo...ca/5633549/amp Unlike corporations that sell to consumers, Lockheed Martin and the other top contractors to the U.S. Government are highly if not totally dependent upon sales to governments, for their profits, especially sales to their own government, which they control — they control their home market, which is the U.S. Government, and they use it to sell to its allied governments, all of which foreign governments constitute the export markets for their products and services. These corporations control the U.S. Government, and they control NATO. And, here is how they do it, which is essential to understand, in order to be able to make reliable sense of America’s foreign policies, such as which nations are ‘allies’ of the U.S. Government (such as Saudi Arabia and Israel), and which nations are its ‘enemies’ (such as Libya and Syria) — and are thus presumably suitable for America to invade, or else to overthrow by means of a coup. First, the nation’s head-of-state becomes demonized; then, the invasion or coup happens. And, that’s it. And here’s how.
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12-23-18, 10:03 AM | #6175 | |
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12-23-18, 11:05 AM | #6176 | |
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If you're really interested then here's one example:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/w...romise-keeping Quote:
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12-23-18, 12:50 PM | #6177 | |
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He has been very supportive of the military and the budget for new weapons will outlast the democrats in Congress for two more years.
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12-23-18, 01:07 PM | #6178 |
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The new tax bill is working!?! Got to be kidding me,lol Deficits are at an all time high, spending is way up, but tax revenues are way down, can't get any better then that!!
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12-23-18, 01:18 PM | #6179 |
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It's more of a personal thing than a collective one
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12-23-18, 07:40 PM | #6180 |
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