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Quote:On Wednesday of this week President Trump tweeted a promise to bring American troops home from Afghanistan, the country's longest running war now at 19-years, by Christmas.
The statement which no doubt is also related to the November election lead-up and possible looming foreign policy debate (which may or may not actually happen) took many defense officials by surprise.
But further, it now appears there's a coordinated effort to stymie such withdrawal plans before they ever get off the ground, with anonymous officials immediately telling the major networks that they disapprove.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/anon...-christmas
What good is it to be Commander-in-Chief if all your subordinates fight your peace efforts? He said they were coming home, not just leaving.
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I don't think he intends to. It is campaign blather.
Hope I'm wrong.
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I think his intentions are good even though it is campaign talk, however he has tried this before and his dumb ass advisors gave him rotten advice.
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Unless you are blind and deaf you have seen the pushback he has received.
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Quote:The GOP hawks
They are becoming fewer in numbers while the Ds are the more warmongering party. I can't count the number of Rs that have said they were wrong in supporting Bush's Iraq War.
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Quote:They both love war equally.
Maybe those in government and policy think tanks and lobbyists, but no one that I know personally is in favor of wars. That is, after they got hoodwinked into supporting the Iraq war.
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