REP. GAETZ And REP. KHANNA: Congress should welcome troops home — not delay their return

Daily Caller ^ | July 13 | REP. GAETZ And REP. KHANNA

[RandFan]

After awakening from a deep slumber on war and peace, Congress is erecting new roadblocks to prevent our troops from returning home. As a pandemic endangers Americans at home and abroad, it’s all the more incumbent upon Congress to keep troops out of harm’s way. But instead of preventing us from getting into conflicts in the first place, lawmakers are fencing our troops in overseas bases and battlefields to fight unwinnable wars.

The House Armed Services Committee included in its annual defense bill two measures restricting the president from withdrawing troops abroad. These amendments would handcuff the administration from bringing our troops home from Afghanistan and Germany without first certifying a dizzying maze of stipulations.

Lawmakers voting for these restrictions cited Russian aggression as the latest justification to block President Trump’s planned withdrawals. But Putin must not get to determine the timeline for when American troops return home. After nearly two decades of shipping American flag-draped caskets from Afghanistan, the withdrawal of our brave men and women in uniform — while they are still alive — is long overdue.

U.S. troop encampments at Cold War-style garrisons were designed to stop Soviet tanks from invading Germany — not to confront the challenge Russia poses in the 21st century. Neither the 34,500 U.S. troops in Germany nor the more than 25,000 NATO — including thousands of American — soldiers in Afghanistan have deterred Russia’s latest acts of aggression. Containing Moscow requires strengthening our capabilities to comprehensively counter potential cyberattacks, political interference and its hybrid warfare tactics in Crimea, eastern Ukraine and Syria.

[RandFan]

The Cheney's and the Democrats are teaming up to prevent troop withdrawals from Germany and Afghanistan.

PURE EVIL!

[Colo9250]

Other rinos in the house that voted along with Cheney were D. Lamborn (R) Co. and M. Waltz (R) Fl.

Also, take note for future reelection, none of the three cited above bothered to sign the letter to A.G. Barr concerning the confiscation of the firearms belonging to the McCloskeys in St. Louis, Mo. They are undermining our President and don’t deserve to be reelected.