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2. The military is going to do "force protection" - taking care of military personnel - irrespective

Wed Mar 25, 2020, 09:07 PM

Mar 2020

of what the rest of the government does. Whether the rest of the government takes care of the civilian population is not in the military's portfolio.

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US orders a 60-day freeze on overseas troop movements due to coronavirus pandemic [View all] left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 OP

60 days is way to long. rockfordfile Mar 2020 #4

60 days is probably the first stab - the minimum. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2020 #7

They are playing the numbers Bayard Mar 2020 #5