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Columbus set the impetus for imperialism. The British Empire conquered continental North America at the dawn of independence. So why is it even a day of remembrance?
Also, Columbus didn't even land in Continental North America, only the Caribbean.
It's a stupid holiday--one of those half holidays with some working, some not, but I do celebrate the light traffic.
They ought to get rid of it. It mostly celebrates lobbyists.
"...It became a federal holiday in 1937 after much lobbying by the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization, and other prominent Italian Americans...."
Really? A 100 million dollar base in Niger? That’s renting? That’s not signaling who the new boss is gonna be?
Two new bases in Kosovo? One of them quite massive...but that’s just renting, huh? Just playing the good tenant, right?
I mean, should these nations elect a leader that doesn’t like us, why we’d just leave, wouldn’t we! We wouldn’t use the CIA to foment a coup or anything, right?
Sober up dude, and quit being so drunk on your own patriotism.
Really? A 100 million dollar base in Niger? That’s renting? That’s not signaling who the new boss is gonna be?
Two new bases in Kosovo? One of them quite massive...but that’s just renting, huh? Just playing the good tenant, right?
I mean, should these nations elect a leader that doesn’t like us, why we’d just leave, wouldn’t we! We wouldn’t use the CIA to foment a coup or anything, right?
Sober up dude, and quit being so drunk on your own patriotism.
US bases are all governed by Status of Forces Agreements.
Whenever a host nation has told US forces to leave, they have left. Libya, France, the Philippines and Thailand being four examples.
You as a former GI ought to know that better than anyone.
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