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23. Please Tell Trump that we never really planned to bring troops home, and

Thu Nov 12, 2020, 02:55 PM

Nov 2020

....that we are never leaving Afghanistan. We have built 6 permanent military bases, staffed by 10,000 troops not including civilian contractors, there that protect US “interest”.
[link:https://militarybases.com/overseas/afghanistan/|

Iraq has 12 US military bases and 5000 troops.
We still have 38,000 troops in Japan, 34,000 in Germany and 24,000 on South Korea.

We may not call ourself an imperialist nation but we sure do act like one.

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"there is only one Commander in Chief,..when he orders..the only proper answer is "Yes sir."-tweet [View all] Cerridwen Nov 2020 OP

So looks like Trump will give the order underpants Nov 2020 #1

I'm not sure what precisely is happening but it looks... Cerridwen Nov 2020 #5

This asswipe would have applauded the Mỹ Lai massacre Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #2

Like the Military needs advice from that A$$ 4Q2u2 Nov 2020 #3

Hey Rand Ohiogal Nov 2020 #4

Know anyone who does a donnie vocal impersonation? Cerridwen Nov 2020 #9

Rand Paul isn't in the Military, dware Nov 2020 #11

As challenging as it is, he's right. Asshat is president until the day he's not. CincyDem Nov 2020 #6

Really, Senator? gratuitous Nov 2020 #7

Rand Paul is as moronic as trump with his silly tweets. nt brush Nov 2020 #8

He's a fucking moron, but, in this case, dware Nov 2020 #12

I detest both Killa Con and Rand Paul but malaise Nov 2020 #10

Excellent question, dware Nov 2020 #14

Your patch grumpyduck Nov 2020 #22

That's my MOS. dware Nov 2020 #26

Ah, got it. grumpyduck Nov 2020 #30

And thank you for your service. dware Nov 2020 #31

maybe it has to do with Russia stillcool Nov 2020 #21

They're guarding a very valuable pipeline. Laelth Nov 2020 #33

There it is. nt crickets Nov 2020 #42

If memory serves, guarding a natural gas pipeline. niyad Nov 2020 #45

I can name a few people who disagreed: Mike 03 Nov 2020 #13

They may disagree, dware Nov 2020 #16

I would love to see that happen. grumpyduck Nov 2020 #24

And instructions get very garbled from one chain link to the next. tavernier Nov 2020 #34

I was thinking the same thing and wondering if it were possible. efhmc Nov 2020 #37

It is possible, especially with Pissolini distracted right now, dware Nov 2020 #41

Thanks for the answer. efhmc Nov 2020 #44

Has Rand ever heard the term "slow walk"? Sneederbunk Nov 2020 #15

I suspect he's about to learn the meaning of it. nt dware Nov 2020 #19

Russian asset oldtime dfl_er Nov 2020 #17

Reason #1,479, 327 that a belligerently ignorant regeaholic Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2020 #18

Will that be what you say about the troops gunning down Americans at Trump's order ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #20

I can say with 100% certainty that won't happen, dware Nov 2020 #28

Nevertheless, if that order were given, Rand Paul would probably support it under the same logic nt mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #32

So what? grumpyduck Nov 2020 #39

So Rand Paul's an asshole ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #40

Because he's an asshole? cwydro Nov 2020 #47

Please Tell Trump that we never really planned to bring troops home, and Under The Radar Nov 2020 #23

I'm sure we can count on Rand Paul to show the same deference to the CIC-elect, Joe Biden. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #25

This clown comes up for re-election in 2022. Sneederbunk Nov 2020 #27

And if he says PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2020 #29

Rand Paul the great libertarian is the most ardent bootlicker of authoritarians dalton99a Nov 2020 #35

I thought the Nuremburg Tribunal put that idea to rest once and for all. Tanuki Nov 2020 #36

In this particular case, he is correct sarisataka Nov 2020 #38

Rand Paul thinks this is about withdrawing troops. Adorable! Grins Nov 2020 #43

Paul and Trump have no idea what it takes to pull all your troops out Afghanistan. marie999 Nov 2020 #46