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To: ari-freedom
Yes, he built up our defense big time

No, he did not.

If he raised an 80 division expeditionary force to conquer Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, you could say that.

If his Navy had ended with more than the 316 ships he started with, instead of the 281 he let it degenerate to, you could say that.

If he had abolished DACOWITS and permanently barred women from support roles in the near-combat and combat support environments, you could say that.

If he had not made the catastrophic decision to re-enact a Vietnam war in South Asia, you could say that.

Other than serving Thanksgiving turkey in Afghanistan and Baghdad (and do they celebrate Thanksgiving there now?), he was a net negative for our Armed Forces, and if you think he would have put Mad Dog Mattis in charge, you don't know him at all.

35 posted on 12/02/2016 4:08:11 AM PST by Jim Noble (Die Gedanken sind Frei)
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Trump doesn’t have to be good, he just has to do what all Presidents/Legislators should: Get and stay the hell out of the way of the American people and LET US THRIVE! BTW, Trump knows this....


36 posted on 12/02/2016 4:32:45 AM PST by Maverick68
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To: Jim Noble

Bush also dismantled the MX missile, one of Reagan’s strategies to protect the United States, in pursuit of a disarmament treaty with the Russians. It was a very powerful missile and had a deterrent effect on all our enemies.


42 posted on 12/02/2016 5:47:21 AM PST by odawg
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