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BREAKING: Trump Orders Big Troop Reduction in Afghanistan
WSJ ^ | 12-20-2018 | Gordon Lubold

Posted on 12/20/2018 5:38:27 PM PST by tcrlaf

WASHINGTON—A day after a contested decision to pull American military forces from Syria, officials said Thursday that President Trump has ordered the start of a reduction of American forces in Afghanistan.

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To: tcrlaf
Trump Orders Big Troop Reduction in Afghanistan

YES!

Merry Christmas!

21 posted on 12/20/2018 5:47:30 PM PST by Navy Patriot (America NEEDS Mob Rule, another European and Mid East World War and a universal Draft)
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To: tcrlaf

I think there is something big coming. And I’m glad President Trump is our commander-in-chief should something big be on the horizon.

China, a potential Cilil War (Where I’m pretty sure POTUS will be on our side) and perhaps even he and the Joint Chiefs are starting to take a technology-based attack seriously.

All of these things I pray are just the ramblings of a paranoid person, but I do think that something is coming.


22 posted on 12/20/2018 5:48:34 PM PST by Celerity
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To: tcrlaf
The US military is for protecting the sovereignty of the United States. Is the sovereignty of the United States protected ? Send Mattis over to Syria and Afghanistan armed with a musket and deploy troops at the US border.
23 posted on 12/20/2018 5:48:40 PM PST by libh8er
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To: tcrlaf

Well done President Trump. Ultimately we need a remote controlled destruction machine where guys in computerized bunkers take care of business from afar. Then if we need boots on the ground send in the robots.


24 posted on 12/20/2018 5:48:54 PM PST by plain talk
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To: tcrlaf

Pax Trumpana!

Peace is at hand! War is Over!


25 posted on 12/20/2018 5:49:40 PM PST by CharleysPride (Peace, Freedom and Prosperity. Thank you, President Trump.)
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To: tcrlaf

Longest war in US history.


26 posted on 12/20/2018 5:50:06 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: tcrlaf

This together with the Syria pullout should propel the neocons into orbit.

What about Bolton. He’s always been a hawk. Was he involved with any of this?


27 posted on 12/20/2018 5:50:47 PM PST by aquila48
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To: Trumpet 1

Dems: We hate Bush...WAR IS BAD, GET OUT.

Dems: We love Obama...WAR IS GOOD.

Dems: We hate Trump....wut? No like war? Oh Sheet!!!


28 posted on 12/20/2018 5:51:24 PM PST by ak267
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To: tcrlaf
I fully supported going to Afghanistan, but our justification for staying ended the day after bin Laden died.

My feelings are the same. The original incursion was absolutely necessary, and the Iraq invasion sent a clear message to evil heads-of-state who would gladly have used terrorists as proxy instruments against the West. But it carried on for far too long, to no clear purpose.

29 posted on 12/20/2018 5:52:51 PM PST by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo; tcrlaf; Sidebar Moderator

Not related...same story.


30 posted on 12/20/2018 5:52:57 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

That is a fact!


31 posted on 12/20/2018 5:53:01 PM PST by foundedonpurpose (Praise Hashem, for his restoration of all things!)
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To: tcrlaf
Any strategic advantage (from the US withdrawals) that Russia & Iran purportedly would get in Afghanistan and Syria will be amply offset by the declines in energy prices, which are already strangling their economies.

Eventually they'll have to reduce their Middle East military footprints too.

Meanwhile, we'll be singing "Drill Baby Drill" in TX and NM (developing the huge shale fields of the Permian Basin).

32 posted on 12/20/2018 5:53:05 PM PST by rfp1234 (I have already previewed this composition.)
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You got back from visiting sessions, huh?

I did! Some candlelights, dinner, and Barry White music in background. LOL

33 posted on 12/20/2018 5:53:32 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Trust the 17th letter of the English alphabet!!)
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