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Latin America

dhol82

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6. No, my point was that if we have troops there controlling all the evil shit

Reply to greyl (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 23, 2019, 02:29 AM

Jul 2019

How come Honduras is not a paradise?
Sorry, I just don’t see a real reason for us to be there. If the drug problem is that bad, why not a UN task force?
I just don’t trust our military policing another country. Too much money floating around.

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Sand flies carry a parasitic disease to Mideast-based US troops. Soldiers in Honduras aim to find ou [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2019 OP

What are the troops doing in Honduras? dhol82 Jul 2019 #1

Combatting drug trafficking, ostensibly. Palmerola airbase greyl Jul 2019 #3

So, how come so many migrants are coming up? dhol82 Jul 2019 #4

Migrants don't bring drugs and crime. nt greyl Jul 2019 #5

No, my point was that if we have troops there controlling all the evil shit dhol82 Jul 2019 #6

Right on, that's why I said "ostensibly". nt greyl Jul 2019 #7

Perhaps a lot of people knew about it? Beartracks Jul 2019 #2

For some reason, they have always tended to play down information about US troops in the Americas. Judi Lynn Jul 2019 #8