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It's long past time for Congress to uphold the Constitution and take seriously its responsibilty to declare war before US troops are sent abroad into combat. If Congress will not declare war, presidents should not commit our military. If the Constitution is judged deficent under modern conditions, the solution is to amend it, not ignore it.
1 posted on 10/24/2017 8:10:21 AM PDT by Colonel Kangaroo
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

Lot’s of people here on FR who cheer every interventionist policy that comes down the pike. The sad reality is that good Christian men and women (who have traditionally formed the bulk of the U.S. military) are sent to off to die for the militantly secular, globalist policies of elites.


2 posted on 10/24/2017 8:14:22 AM PDT by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

Having troops in 150+ countries isn’t defense, it’s empire.

No declaration of war, no troops. Let other countries pay their way. The South Koreans -sure great folks and allies - but they make enough money they can pay for their defense, dammit.

The entirety of the rest of the world is not worth the blood of one American soldier or one taxpayer cent; no more foreign aid and only the minimum of bases.


3 posted on 10/24/2017 8:14:36 AM PDT by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, deport all illegal aliens, abolish the IRS, DEA and ATF.)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

It irritates me that President Trump only receives about 5% positive coverage on the network news. It irritates me even more that almost all of that is when he flexes his military muscle. I am prior-service and strongly pro-military, but I am skeptical of using our military in many of these situations.

“Trump seemed presidential” just because he bombed someone is not what I want to see on the news. All I want to see is that he bombed someone, who he bombed, and why.


5 posted on 10/24/2017 8:34:34 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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The US set up a drone base in Niger, supposedly targeting whatever Islamic faction was in the disfavor of Obama’s favorite faction at the time. How could anyone imagine that such a base wouldn’t be targeted and need to be defended by more than a few security guards?


7 posted on 10/24/2017 8:42:06 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Colonel Kangaroo
Who is this guy and why do I care what he thinks? He's another never Trumper from the Deep State.

His comments regarding “Trump's clumsy comments” disqualifies his opinions on much deeper issues.

All you jerks on this thread seem to forget the Taliban and bin laden managed to attack us on 9/11. Until you brainiacs have a better solution without depending on light weight authors to support your opinions I will pass on your recommendations.

13 posted on 10/24/2017 8:57:40 AM PDT by Chgogal (Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

“Shade” seems to be the meme word of the week.

Anyone have an English translation?


14 posted on 10/24/2017 9:48:44 AM PDT by Rebelbase (There are only two genders. The rest are mental disorders.)
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How long until Lindsey Graham and John McCain start agitating for sending US troops to protect Rohinga Muslims in Myanmar?


15 posted on 10/24/2017 11:36:31 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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