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PRESIDENT TRUMP ADDRESSES THE NATION ON AFGHANISTAN 8/21/17
http://rsbn.tv/watch-live-president-trump-addresses-the-nation-on-afghanistan-82117/ ^ | August 21, 2017 | by Joe Seales

Posted on 08/21/2017 6:07:50 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2

Monday, August 21, 2017: WATCH LIVE: PRESIDENT TRUMP ADDRESSES THE NATION ON AFGHANISTAN at 9:00 PM EASTERN


TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanwar; livetrumpspeech; seebreakingnews; trumpafghanspeech; trumpcicspeech; trumpspeech
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To: Carl Vehse

That’s a good idea. If all these hawks in congress are pushing for war let them vote for a resolution authorizing military action - “war” by any other name.


81 posted on 08/21/2017 6:55:00 PM PDT by ichabod1 (Smoke does not mean fire when someone threw a smoke grenade.)
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To: joesbucks

To sum up the speech: Get ready for a prrnanent presence in Afghanistan and Iraq. Think Korea and Germany.


82 posted on 08/21/2017 6:55:06 PM PDT by NKP_Vet ("Man without God descends into madness")
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To: nickcarraway
No, Obama sent a lot of troops into Afghanistan - a huger surge. All to fight for a victory that’s impossible. I guess we will just keep making the same mistake again and again.

Obama sent troops in with their hands tied behind their backs... because he knew it would demoralize us. Trump's not doing that.

Also, Obama's global strategy was to give Muslims more power... his goal in Egypt, Libya, Syria (and eventually Europe/USA) was to get a radical Islamic caliphate up and running to counter our evil Western culture.

Trump's not doing that either.

83 posted on 08/21/2017 6:55:37 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: NKP_Vet

As it stands now, I agree. Does that erode the support of the base?


84 posted on 08/21/2017 6:55:53 PM PDT by joesbucks
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To: nickcarraway

There’s a happy medium. Bomb enemy troops like you mean it doesn’t mean commit atrocities that will gag the world.


85 posted on 08/21/2017 6:56:14 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: Hugin

Yes, the Constitution certainly empowers the President to defend the nation and its interests. You pointed out there are many examples where a DOW is not necessary or practical. Of course sometimes the best defense is sometimes is offense so where’s the boundary that a DOW is necessary.


86 posted on 08/21/2017 6:56:43 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Sacajaweau

Then they need to have him seated.


87 posted on 08/21/2017 6:57:21 PM PDT by joesbucks
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To: nickcarraway

Oh, please . ..


88 posted on 08/21/2017 6:57:47 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation camp?)
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To: Hugin

Tripoli declared war on us. fleet was two ships one captured (Philadelphia) and we actually paid $60K for the prisoners release. took Tripoli from behind with 6 marines (according to Craig Symonds atlas.) I think we should just do similar — bomb their poppy fields each year. Send in the CIA brass to spend a year tour getting all the intel. Afghanistan is not one city with one little Yusef in charge. and we mostly stayed on our ships. only the back door Tripoli offensive was necessary and we did have arabs and Europeans in the crew.


89 posted on 08/21/2017 6:58:06 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (снова сделаем Ам)
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To: JimSEA

Dunno, Donald is still the master dealer. Give Afghans a positive reason to want peace.


90 posted on 08/21/2017 6:58:21 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck
,i>Well that needs fixed. We don’t need any more Allah trouble.,/i>

Allah has us in their crosshairs. This is their third invasion of Europe and the democRATs are importing them to invade us too. They all seem to want the failure of western civilization. I think I will fight them!

91 posted on 08/21/2017 6:58:28 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: kvanbrunt2

92 posted on 08/21/2017 6:58:37 PM PDT by Bobalu (Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to be freeloaders.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Bombing will not lead to victory. Especially not in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has never able to be occupied, since ancient times. This surge will be just like the last one. Then our next president can order another surge, and so forth.


93 posted on 08/21/2017 6:59:17 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: T Ruth
If Pakistan wants to be refractory, US will side with India against Pakistan

Wow. It was about damn time fifty years ago. We have been on the wrong side of that dispute since the Partition. It was a crowning error of American foreign policy that we could not tolerate Nehru's third way.

94 posted on 08/21/2017 6:59:19 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: raiderboy

He hasn’t started talking and you’re critical?


95 posted on 08/21/2017 6:59:42 PM PDT by nikos1121 (Let's get Newt in there to help...)
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To: Cementjungle

I think we should send all the transgender people that want to be treated equAl. There was about 4k of them


96 posted on 08/21/2017 7:01:28 PM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
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To: Road Warrior ‘04

I am part of the base and I don’t follow anyone blindly. I think we should have gotten out of that hellhole years ago. What is the point?


97 posted on 08/21/2017 7:02:04 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: raiderboy
Sit in the Truck “raiderBOY”....Well tell u when its safe for u to get out.....and dont come back later and say you didnt understand.....lol....We've all read your opinions....
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98 posted on 08/21/2017 7:02:20 PM PDT by M-cubed
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To: Bobalu

I LOVE that!!

Stealing :-)


99 posted on 08/21/2017 7:02:34 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: raiderboy

I am Trump base and this speech was smarter on Afghan policy than anything I have heard before. Finally the POTUS is listening to military leaders instead of political hacks. This Afghan policy is the only chance to succeed against Taliban and radical Islam in the medium to long term.

Kudos to POTUS Trump.


100 posted on 08/21/2017 7:03:19 PM PDT by entropy12 (Why Republicans woo & pursue people who will never vote for them (liberals & media) ?)
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