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In reply to the discussion: US military officials: Trump-ordered raid in Yemen...was approved 'without sufficient intelligence' [View all]Crowman2009
(3,406 posts)16. BTW, if you know someone who wants to join the military. STOP THEM!
Otherwise Trump will send them home in a body bag. I'm wondering if Bannon/Trump is trying to kill off our military so they can leave Europe vulnerable to a Russian invasion.
Take from an Iraq vet like myself. If you don't want somebody to serve under a corrupt idiot that doesn't have a fuckin' clue what he's doing. Then follow my advice when I say:
DO NOT ENLIST!
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US military officials: Trump-ordered raid in Yemen...was approved 'without sufficient intelligence' [View all]
Native
Feb 2017
OP
If you had read it, you would have answered your own question. The excerpt, even. It's there. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2017
#62
Exactly. And to also send these guys in without sufficient ground support much less back-up? WTF?
Native
Feb 2017
#9
Because as soon as he gets them installed, the sooner he can resign because it's not fun
woodsprite
Feb 2017
#31
If so, he should have simply made his statements of more help on ISIS and then taken credit
karynnj
Feb 2017
#59
Yeah. Instead, Hair DrumpFuhrer has greatly antagonized our ally by banning them from travel here.
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2017
#63
On the campaign trail, Trump endorsed killing relatives of terrorist suspects, which is a war crime.
Native
Feb 2017
#46
If this had happened under Obama/Clinton, there would have been ten investigations by now.
dbackjon
Feb 2017
#54
Donald wanted to do an "I killed Bin Laden" type speech right out of the gate.
briv1016
Feb 2017
#73