[lee martell]

I used to feel so very different about the US intervening in foreign conflicts. I questioned the patriotism and at times, even the humanity of anyone who said we should not get involved and lead that country onto the ‘right path’.
But that was a whole nineteen (19!!) years ago.

Back then, I knew nothing about RINOs, The Swamp, Fake News or the Globalists who make huge profits from warfare. Of course they don’t want it to ever stop.
I don’t think any average civilian expected us to be still deeply involved in those countries until this present day.
I recall reading that WW2 lasted just what? 4 or 5 years.
I’m thinking, surely, this won’t be such a long ride like that one.

[chrisser]

"I recall reading that WW2 lasted just what? 4 or 5 years."

in four years, we went from ostensibly neutral to forcing the unconditional surrender of two major world powers on the other sides of two oceans who had spent over a decade arming up and consolidating their positions.

In the amount of time we've spent in Afghanistan, we not only defeated Japan and Germany, but were well on our way to rebuilding the cities of our allies and our former enemies.

[Chickensoup]

WW2 lasted 4plus years for US and about 8 years for everyone in Europe

[BRL]

Lee, I too was gung to going into Iraq. Three things soured me. Bush tossing soldiers under the bus with the Abu-whatever prison thing. Bush refusing to bomb mosques that had weapons caches. And the picture of the Iraqi lady in a Burka with a purple finger showing how we turned Iraq into a democracy. I was starting to sour on all this by 2005 or 6

[Enlightened1]

The Establishment started these endless wars with Vietnam.

I would like to know who ordered our troops into an area where they would get hit?

Whoever gave the order should be investigated as possible operative. Meaning pull all his information, bank accounts, etc...

At worse this was done on purpose to embarrassed President Trump, with no regards to the lives of our troops, and at best the officer is just incompetent. In either case the Officer who decided this should be immediately relived and removed.