Muda69 Posted November 11, 2019 Posted November 11, 2019 1 hour ago, TrojanDad said: While I understand the meaning behind Veteran's Day, in today's America or the America of the last say 60 years, the statement "the other died for your freedom" frankly doesn't hold water. What military event since WW2 has been even a remotely serious threat to American sovereignty and "my freedom"? I say zero, and most it not all the recent military adventurism in the Middle East has been to protect oil or drug interests. 1
swordfish Posted November 11, 2019 Author Posted November 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Muda69 said: While I understand the meaning behind Veteran's Day, in today's America or the America of the last say 60 years, the statement "the other died for your freedom" frankly doesn't hold water. What military event since WW2 has been even a remotely serious threat to American sovereignty and "my freedom"? I say zero, and most it not all the recent military adventurism in the Middle East has been to protect oil or drug interests. IYHO. Not IMHO...... IMHO - The Taliban, ISIS, if allowed to grow would have been over here on our shores......... 1
Muda69 Posted November 11, 2019 Posted November 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, swordfish said: IYHO. Not IMHO...... IMHO - The Taliban, ISIS, if allowed to grow would have been over here on our shores......... Yet they are still most likely "here on our shores" today, regardless of the American lives lost of the last 20 years. 1
DanteEstonia Posted November 11, 2019 Posted November 11, 2019 33 minutes ago, swordfish said: IMHO - The Taliban, ISIS, if allowed to grow would have been over here on our shores......... Didn’t the USA fund and train the Taliban?
gonzoron Posted November 11, 2019 Posted November 11, 2019 8 minutes ago, DanteEstonia said: Didn’t the USA fund and train the Taliban? When they were still mujadeen. Taliban formed to stop mujhadeen fighting each other after USSR pulled out of Afghanistan. US involvement in Iraq allowed formation of ISIS.
gonzoron Posted November 13, 2019 Posted November 13, 2019 I personally don't have a problem with them, I think they are far better than signals or 4 way stops, but some people seem to have issues. 1 1
Howe Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 Old Weapons of Mass Destruction himself lied to Congress multiple times.
Irishman Posted November 17, 2019 Posted November 17, 2019 12 hours ago, Howe said: Old Weapons of Mass Destruction himself lied to Congress multiple times. You have not answered this when it has been posed in the past. In a hypothetical scenario, let’s say police are investigating a murder. There are a few prime suspects being investigated. In the course of that investigation, police find evidence and details about other crimes those suspects have. Just as an example, one suspect has drugs in his home, another has guns that he is not allowed to have. Should those crimes be ignored because they do not connect to the intent of the original investigation?
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