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More US Blood and Trea$ure being sent to Afghanistan. Why?
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:23 pm
The military industrial complex will tell us:
Because, ISIS!
As they continue to gorge themselves on money and human capital that is sorely needed at home.
Meanwhile, like everywhere else in the Middle East we are engaged in a campaign that has no endgame.
Good thing we are raising the debt ceiling yet again under this "conservative" administration
Because, ISIS!
As they continue to gorge themselves on money and human capital that is sorely needed at home.
Meanwhile, like everywhere else in the Middle East we are engaged in a campaign that has no endgame.
Good thing we are raising the debt ceiling yet again under this "conservative" administration
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Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:25 pm to Tigerbythetale
To remain the dominant world power the US must continue to project force in that area of the world. That is just the way geopolitics works today.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:26 pm to Tigerbythetale
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More US Blood and Trea$ure being sent to Afghanistan. Why?
Where are you seeing this? Are you just speculating? What are the terms of the troop increase?
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Because, ISIS!
Actually the Taliban, but okay.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:26 pm to Tigerbythetale
You want to win or participate ?
pick your trophy Nancy
pick your trophy Nancy
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:26 pm to Tigerbythetale
That we are still there is indefensible, but the poppy....uh, I mean, spice, must flow.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:27 pm to Eurocat
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To remain the dominant world power the US must continue to project force in that area of the world. That is just the way geopolitics works today.
I believed this in the early 2000's.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:27 pm to Tigerbythetale
The only way sending more over there is with a definite end game plan. Just sending more without an exit game is bs
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:27 pm to 225bred
I could swear that Eurocat was Joe Lieberman if he wasn't living in Estonia.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:31 pm to Eurocat
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To remain the dominant world power the US must continue to project force in that area of the world. That is just the way geopolitics works today
If that's what's required, then I'm fine with letting someone else take the lead for a while.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:37 pm to Eurocat
The huge glut of worldwide petroleum supply makes the MiddleEast irrelevant in Geopolitical terms today.
Perhaps we should be addressing our domestic problems rather than squandering hunderds of billion$ of borrowed money in a part of the world where we are universally reviled.
I'm just sayin...
Perhaps we should be addressing our domestic problems rather than squandering hunderds of billion$ of borrowed money in a part of the world where we are universally reviled.
I'm just sayin...
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:39 pm to Tigerbythetale
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The huge glut of worldwide petroleum supply makes the MiddleEast irrelevant in Geopolitical terms today.
To be fair, that is not the pertinent resource in Afghanistan. That would be precious minerals and poppy plants.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:40 pm to pvilleguru
I prefer not to have to learn Mandarin or Russian, thank you.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:45 pm to Eurocat
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I prefer not to have to learn Mandarin or Russian, thank you.
You think the only thing keeping the red horde at bay is a few thousand troops in Afghanistan?
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:46 pm to northshorebamaman
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You think the only thing keeping the red horde at bay is a few thousand troops in Afghanistan?
Eurocat seems like a pretty decent guy, but he has the worst politics - socially progressive, fiscally liberal, and highly interventionist.
This post was edited on 8/21/17 at 3:53 pm
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:48 pm to Eurocat
quote:As long as our monetary system is tied to the Petro Dollar and our military is used to bring outliers in line, as with central banks, picking winners and losers with natural resources (no, not oil), etc., we will continue to be saddled with policing the world.
To remain the dominant world power the US must continue to project force in that area of the world. That is just the way geopolitics works today.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:51 pm to Tigerbythetale
quote:On the contrary.
The huge glut of worldwide petroleum supply makes the MiddleEast irrelevant in Geopolitical terms today.
Dealing oil in dollars is critical in keeping the dollar the world's currency. When countries refuse to do this, we have to go in and "straighten them out."
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:55 pm to HempHead
I'm socially in between. I am with Trump and the right wing regarding what has happened for the last week. Don't have a problem with gays marrying....but don't think bakers should be forced to bake their cakes, etc.
But yeah, internationally sign me up with Lieberman and fiscally with Bernie.
Damn I wish those two were President. Oh well.
But yeah, internationally sign me up with Lieberman and fiscally with Bernie.
Damn I wish those two were President. Oh well.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:57 pm to Eurocat
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But yeah, internationally sign me up with Lieberman and fiscally with Bernie.
God, that makes me want to throw up.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 3:59 pm to Eurocat
You are worse than Bill Kristol
Posted on 8/21/17 at 4:00 pm to Eurocat
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Damn I wish those two were President. Oh well.
There's only one president at a time.
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