Posted on 08/21/2017 3:53:13 PM PDT by jazusamo
President Trump has signed off on sending an additional 4,000 troops to Afghanistan, ahead of his address to the nation Monday night, Fox News has learned.
Trump is set to unveil his strategy for Afghanistan, becoming the third commander-in-chief to attempt to stabilize the war-torn country and forge a victory in what is now America’s longest war.
The speech is scheduled for 9 p.m. EDT Monday. The president will deliver the nationally televised address to troops stationed at the Army's Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, located next to Arlington National Cemetery.
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If he did, I missed it.
The villagers in Afghanistan don't care if we run the village,the tally bong runs the village, isis or al queda,its all the same to them. They will deal with anyone they don't care! Their lives are crap. Nothing to live for. Little to anticipate,the only reason to be anywhere near Afghanistan is the poppy fields which supply 90% of the world's heroin and its not even talked about other than here!!
I have communicated with many over there over the years..and read many more through anysoldier.com
.utter bs to claim that they aren’t like cannon fodder
It is a hell hole
We need to pull out of there
I thought Trump was supposed to brief us at 9 EST. All the numbers have already been leaked. No need to tune in and hear it again.
Nice job of leak control, Kelly.
You can’t train troops that simply don’t give a dam and are employed by a criminal govt.
And that’s how it SHOULD be done. I don’t agree with sending anymore troops to these hellholes. Not a one of them is worth a drop of our American blood.
I’m disappointed, but McCain gets his way even though he will find something negative to say.
Thank you. I get sick of hearing crap like that. “Not cannon fodder”, my azz. It makes me sick.
I'd rather not let people who have no respect for our constitution into our country. Ever, under any circumstance.
We got the skinny on McCain if this gets out he will never get elected to dog catcher.We did it yesterday,courtesy of LUcyT on the tv talk show thread its deadly:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3579016/posts?q=1&;page=101
Its post #140. I can’t even excerpt it. It’s too long.But it’s deadly. Tells how McCain has been an assholle his entire life and its well documented.
Here is just a little bit of what Lucy found,its harrowing he got a pass on this.
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He actually crashed three planes. There was a horrendous incident that happened on his aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Forrestal, that killed 134 men. There has been a debate since the incident with some being convinced John McCain was responsible for this accident. Others are angry about anyone who would dare speak against a Naval officer and embarrass an entire branch of service.
Many witnesses have reported that McCain was guilty of a “wet start”. When a pilot wants to be a show off, with a “wet start” his engine start creates a large startling flame and lots of surprise noise from the rear of a jet engine on start up.
McCain did the “Wet Start”. It was not an accident. The flames from the wet start torched off the launching of a powerful Zuni rocket on the plane behind him. The Zuni rockets were famous for having electrical problems. It shot across the carrier’s deck hitting other parked planes that were packing 1,000 high-explosive pound bombs. This caused the bombs to explode. The subsequent massive explosions, fire and destruction went several decks below and nearly sunk this major 82,000 ton U.S. aircraft carrier.
This stunt and aftermath caused the death of 134 sailors and blew off arms, legs, and caused blindness and burns to another 161 sailors. McCain jumped from his plane, rolled across the flames, and escaped. He watched the men dying and the burning from a closed circuit television on the ship. Sadly all of those lives were lostThey had to take the ship off the battle line for 2 years when it had to be taken back to port for $76 million dollars of extensive repairs. That does not include the cost of replacing the airplanes or ammunition.
Other Navy pilots causing this type of death and destruction would have been arrested and would probably still be in prison. Why didn’t this happened to John McCain?McCain’s grandfather was a famous FOUR STAR Navy admiral and his dad, at the time of the incident, was also a powerful illustrious FOUR STAR Navy admiral.
That is certainly what the friends, parents, siblings, spouses, and children of those who will be going over there are hoping will be the case. Sadly, for the past 16 years, that has not been the case.
Its a mess all way around.
No-win wars since World War 2. Wars fought for the sake of the “world order”.
This war in Afghanistan under the auspices of the International Security and Assistance Force authorized by the United Nations.
We need to win wars.
This is just another Vietnam.
The Pakistanis created the Taliban and nurture it to this moment. Their intelligence agency, the ISI, created the Taliban.
Pakistan has nukes, its like an untouchable country yet bears tremendous responsibility for Taliban and Al-Qaeda.
Where was Bin-Laden killed so Obama could win re-election in 2012?
The Pakistanis jailed the dentist who helped the US identify Bin-Laden.
Pakistan needs to be dealt with, too. Dealt with to the hilt.
But how do you do it?
I hope President Trump gives us a way forward to victory but with the crowd around him, I doubt we are getting that tonight.
Sheesh..I went to read that post. One day soon hat SOB will be gone courtesy of his brain
4000 troops?
Can’t we just send the Lgbwhatevers and the transgenders?
“These are overwhelmingly SF. Don’t think they will be “canon fodder” —likely the other way around”.
Now I see why you defend McMaster. McMaster wanted 50,000 more. “Not cannon fodder”, my azz.
Your comment makes me sick.
Geesh.
Why,He promised.
Ditto that.
The rules of engagement must allow killing of Taliban in droves. Wives are Taliban and must be killed as well.
Peace thru war is the only solution
Give war a chance
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