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2023-09-23 Government Corruption

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Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-09-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 American leaders, military as well as civilian, are stuck to a model that emphasizes control of territory.

Interestingly, US military should've learned the opposite from its Indian Wars.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-09-23 04:30|| 2023-09-23 04:30|| Front Page Top

#2 We've been dealing with defeats since the beginning. The First and Second Seminole wars were fought to remove the tribe from Florida. Guess who is still there?

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-09-23 08:21|| 2023-09-23 08:21|| Front Page Top

#3 The US has a long history of getting in shooting matches in places no one had heard of, where we didn't have any actual business, was done by half measures, with no plan that defined what the end would look like.
What's the goal? If you can't define it, you can't do it.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-09-23 08:28|| 2023-09-23 08:28|| Front Page Top

#4 #3The US has a long history of getting in shooting matches in places no one had heard of, where we didn't have any actual business, was done by half measures, with no plan that defined what the end would look like.
What's the goal? If you can't define it, you can't do it.
Posted by: ed in texas

Ed speaks the truth!

Posted by Tennessee 2023-09-23 09:07|| 2023-09-23 09:07|| Front Page Top

#5 US in talks for largest-ever sale of arms, fighter jets to Vietnam

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-09-23 10:18|| 2023-09-23 10:18|| Front Page Top

#6 I don't think the point was to win. The point was to f**k with the Russians. It was fun at first, but the party is starting to drag and we need to find an excuse to make a graceful exit.

Posted by SteveS 2023-09-23 12:01|| 2023-09-23 12:01|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ This

Posted by Frank G 2023-09-23 12:03|| 2023-09-23 12:03|| Front Page Top

#8 ^^^^
Double Ditto

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-09-23 12:34|| 2023-09-23 12:34|| Front Page Top

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