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BOOM (Original Post) kpete Oct 2017 OP
Simple malaise Oct 2017 #1
And to line the pockets of the politically well-connected. nt tblue37 Oct 2017 #6
you left out onethatcares Oct 2017 #9
Correct malaise Oct 2017 #10
and to keep the MIC going strong Javaman Oct 2017 #15
House of cards. cilla4progress Oct 2017 #2
WOW Gothmog Oct 2017 #3
We didn't even send 5,000 troops to PR. 2,750 of that number are local Puerto Ricans. SunSeeker Oct 2017 #4
Yes Hekate Oct 2017 #5
Perhaps if Trump could find Puerto Rico on a map... Beartracks Oct 2017 #7
It's "an island, surrounded by water, big water, ocean water". Didn't you know that? George II Oct 2017 #11
he couldn't find his a** Marthe48 Oct 2017 #12
Trump needs another "briefing:" Rhiannon12866 Oct 2017 #13
Yep. cwydro Oct 2017 #8
k and r...thanks for the post... Stuart G Oct 2017 #14

onethatcares

(16,161 posts)
9. you left out
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 02:46 PM
Oct 2017

to install democracy and the capitalist system.

Neither of which are in harmony with each other.



Javaman

(62,497 posts)
15. and to keep the MIC going strong
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 02:01 PM
Oct 2017

after all they are some of the biggest contributors to the right wing.

SunSeeker

(51,504 posts)
4. We didn't even send 5,000 troops to PR. 2,750 of that number are local Puerto Ricans.
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 02:19 PM
Oct 2017

Those 2,750 that were included to puff up that number are local Puerto Rican National Guard personnel who were activated to duty--while dealing with homelessness, without power or cell phone service and trying to figure out how to feed and provide water to their own families.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/09/29/maria-hit-9-days-ago-less-than-half-of-the-puerto-rico-national-guard-is-on-duty/?utm_term=.df64903660fc


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