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Mr Sitka deer, I am willing to be schooled on the success of our military and/or CIA interventions, regime changes, or outright meddling since WW II. From my viewpoint they have been disasters for us, in blood and treasure, and disasters for the people in the countries we intended to "help''. We have a military presence in 80 countries, last count. Why? You can call me a peacenik, but I believe we should have the strongest military in the world, but use it sparingly, no more loved ones names on a marble wall in DC, no more gold star moms, squandering lives fighting wars in which the final goal remains undefined. Sending our best to war should require: clear and present danger to out homeland (notice I didn't use the phrase, US interests), a clearly stated mission and objective, NO rules of engagement, overwhelming force, and clearly defined victory and exit strategy (no more occupations). I wish I had written this. I believe our troubles began with the Spanish-American war and we've been on the road to national and moral bankruptcy ever since.
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Jesus: "Take heed that no man deceive you."
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yep, we can defend the US just fine with just the N Guard and the Nuke missile subs. 90% of that trillion $ a year is a complete waste.
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Gabbard is anti-gun, which means wannabe tyrant. But I'm very glad that she was around to shut down Harris. That pos would have been real trouble if she'd got rolling
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Campfire Tracker
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Does Bristy have a new phantom squeeze?
It's official. I missed the selfie deadline so I'm Maser's sock puppet because rene and the Polish half of the fubar twins have decided that I am.
ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ μολὼν λαβέ
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