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That drone strike on the ISIS terrorist after the Kabul attack
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Originally posted by Gondwanaland View Post
Double tap strikes were indeed routine, especially under Obama. Don't try rewriting history.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Ronson View PostThe entire covert drone-strike program (which also happens in Pakistan, Yemen, Libya, Syria, Somalia, and probably others) not only kills innocent civilians, but is probably the best way for the U.S. to breed more terrorists.
I can only imagine how I'd feel if my family was wiped out by drones fired off by a foreign force occupying my neighborhood. But every president has allowed this to continue. Every. Single. One.
What gives?
https://time.com/6099470/afghan-drone-strike/
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Originally posted by Ronson View PostPerfected Operations Center
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Juvenal View Post
When I'm feeling especially sour on our foreign interventions cum nation building, I refer to them as the trillion-dollar terrorist training camps. As I remember vividly (though repeated attempts over the years have failed to find a link to the story), the first rocket attack by the insurgency against our forces in Iraq was launched from the back of a horse cart.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostI personally like the various old pickups converted into mobile artillery or missile launchers. Saw a video of someone firing a large piece of artillery from one that pretty much ripped the back end of the vehicle.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
Or the dude who burns the American flag and catches his own clothes on fire, or fires a shoulder-fired weapon and gets knocked on his butt...
But seriously, some of those Road Warrioresque pickups are actually kind of ingenious.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostOr catches his buddies foolishly standing a couple feet behind him in the back blast.
But seriously, some of those Road Warrioresque pickups are actually kind of ingenious.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
Was it Patton who is credited with saying "don't tell a soldier how to do his job - tell him the mission, and he'll amaze you with his ingenuity". (or something like that)
He was my father's idol and role model having served under him in Europe.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostI personally like the various old pickups converted into mobile artillery or missile launchers. Saw a video of someone firing a large piece of artillery from one that pretty much ripped the back end of the vehicle.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostNever tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
He was my father's idol and role model having served under him in Europe.
Ummmm.... since you be me brudder.... um....
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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