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Old 04-14-2017, 12:47 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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Trump can't find a war he doesn't like. Who knew?

 
Old 04-14-2017, 06:05 PM
 
Location: United States
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Originally Posted by Old Gringo View Post
Really worked out so well that last time.

When Daddy Bush sent our guys over in 1992

You do know it was Bubby that put our troops into the mess that got 18 killed, and 77 wounded right?

Some of the survivors have publicly spelled out all the strategic, and tactical blunders that Bubby made that got all our soldiers killed, and wounded.

Bill Clinton was a complete buffoon when it came to military strategy.
 
Old 04-14-2017, 06:56 PM
 
Location: Texas
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You do know it was Bubby that put our troops into the mess that got 18 killed, and 77 wounded right?
It was Daddy Bush who sent our guys to Somalia, not Clinton.

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Some of the survivors have publicly spelled out all the strategic, and tactical blunders that Bubby made that got all our soldiers killed, and wounded.

Bill Clinton was a complete buffoon when it came to military strategy.
Such a shame that Daddy Bush put our guys there so that Clinton could foul up a dumb operation that he should never have inherited in the first place.

MISSION TO SOMALIA - Bush Declares Goal in Somalia to 'Save Thousands' - NYTimes.com

Bush orders U.S. troops to Somalia - Dec 04, 1992 - HISTORY.com

Brilliant military strategy.

At least Clinton's SecDef Les Aspin had the decency to die of a heart attack shortly afterwards.
 
Old 04-14-2017, 07:03 PM
 
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Trump can't find a war he doesn't like. Who knew?
Didn't y'all see him in that cute little military school officer uniform? Course this could just be the manifestation of guilt syndrome for ducking out on the whole Vietnam thingy.
 
Old 04-14-2017, 07:14 PM
 
Location: United States
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It was Daddy Bush who sent our guys to Somalia, not Clinton.



Such a shame that Daddy Bush put our guys there so that Clinton could foul up a dumb operation that he should never have inherited in the first place.

MISSION TO SOMALIA - Bush Declares Goal in Somalia to 'Save Thousands' - NYTimes.com

Bush orders U.S. troops to Somalia - Dec 04, 1992 - HISTORY.com

Brilliant military strategy.

At least Clinton's SecDef Les Aspin had the decency to die of a heart attack shortly afterwards.
Nice try, but....

Yes, Bush Sr. sent the troops in initially, but it was for a humanitarian operation. Bush's humanitarian operation was very successful, and ended the famine, and mass starvation.

It was Bubby Bill that sent the troops in for combat operations to capture Aidid, which caused the poor result you are referring to in your previous post.

If Bill Clinton wasn't so incompetent, we could've gotten Aidid months early, before he went into hiding without any real risks to US troops, and Somali citizens.

Bubby made the same mistake with Bin Laden, Bubby has several chances to get him before he went into hiding, but balked.
 
Old 04-14-2017, 07:16 PM
 
Location: 500 miles from home
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Wish President Bonkers would get over his love affair with the generals. They'll bury all of us.
I mean, I thought he was supposed to be less hawkish than Hillary.

Though no doubt in my mind that Hillary would have done something in Syria as well.

The MOAB though? I'm not so sure.

Taunting Kim Jon Whatever on twitter? Nope, for sure.

Fingers crossed that North Korea doesn't do something stupid this week-end and our President respond in kind.
 
Old 04-14-2017, 10:38 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Nice try, but....

Yes, Bush Sr. sent the troops in initially, but it was for a humanitarian operation. Bush's humanitarian operation was very successful, and ended the famine, and mass starvation.
That was a whole lot to get done in a month.

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It was Bubby Bill that sent the troops in for combat operations to capture Aidid, which caused the poor result you are referring to in your previous post.

If Bill Clinton wasn't so incompetent, we could've gotten Aidid months early, before he went into hiding without any real risks to US troops, and Somali citizens.

Bubby made the same mistake with Bin Laden, Bubby has several chances to get him before he went into hiding, but balked.

There was another Bush who let Bin Laden slip away for 8 years.

You didn't mention that for some reason.

 
Old 04-14-2017, 10:55 PM
 
Location: Pacific Northwest
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Yemen
Syria
Afghanistan
Somalia

...all in under 3 months. Which country is next in the to-meddle list?

Oh, and anyone who replies with "but Obama did this and that" can go ahead and take a seat. That sort of rationale reminds me of kids who try to get out of trouble by whining to their parents that their friend did whatever bad deed too.
Someone on here just mentioned we sent troops to Poland recently as well. And what about our ship that turned around to head toward N. Korea. Trump is the last person I want in charge right now.
 
Old 04-14-2017, 11:06 PM
 
Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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I think when he fired those missiles into Syria, the absolute POWER he felt at his finger tips inflated his ego exponentially.

Don't hold you're breath if you think he's done. He's never going to stop now.
 
Old 04-15-2017, 07:12 AM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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Trump can't find a war he doesn't like. Who knew?

I guess you want to forget, his declaration to destroy Jihad.
"I'd bomb the crap out of them"

I'd call it assassination, before I would call it war.
Fighting terrorist with terror.


They declared a Holy War and Trump unlike Obama, is making sure 72 virgins are lined up for them.
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