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I'm all for greatly reducing US involvement overseas.
I appreciate the people posting here that have stayed consistent on the topic no matter if it's an (R) or (D) in the Whitehouse because we have too many that only care to the extent that they can use it as a political weapon.
Good Grief, there would be no ISIS had we stayed out of Iraq and not messed around in Syria, with Afghanistan we had a reason, that is where the terrorist operated out of that attacked us, Iraq was no big supporter of terror other than Saddam's homegrown version on his own people and little old Kuwait. Don't give me that they are fighting to keep terrorists from coming here, they do not need to fight and die for generations to come to keep that from happening. Oh, and as an Infantry Soldier myself, I can assure you that you can keep rotating people into combat zones for only so long, heck many have left because it has worn them out, I know several that have left for just that reason. Wars and more wars are not solving the issue and as such a different approach needs to be taken, but first we need to Leave, there is no valid reason to stay. Besides, isn't that why Trump armed the SA's and Kurds, so that they can deal with their own issues? We just need to leave, if for no other reason but those that have to fight these wars.
No, but they are serving their nation and following the lawful orders of our elected reps. It's just too bad our elected reps think so little of the loyalty and dedication of our armed forces.
Fighting them on so many fronts keeps the war over there and not here.
How did ISIS get all that equipment? We made this $110 Billion deal with SA is that going to arm ISIS? We shouldn't trust them to take care of this on there own, we need to keep a presence.
I hear of all the tours our troops have done, weren't you supposed to do one tour? Our troops should get a severance pay for every tour beyond their first.
This has dragged on long enough and I would like them to come home but they are keeping us safe by fighting.
Congress needs to stop having a recess and spend that time solely on finding funding and a way to fight Terrorism domestic and abroad.
I hear of all the tours our troops have done, weren't you supposed to do one tour? Our troops should get a severance pay for every tour beyond their first.
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agreed
This said, I don't think the war on terror has anything to do with our "freedom." In all fairness and in all honesty, they are supposed to be fighting for the men standing next to them, fight for their own freedom and fight for staying safe and coming home to the people love them.
Why do they need to fight for somebody elses' freedom?
Then you keep the terrorists out of our country, what on earth has that got to with us fighting and dying in Iraq for decades?
Maybe nothing. Probably nothing.
But there will always be war whether we are in it or not. Do you think for a minute this country is going to sit out a war? Who do you think pulls the strings?
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