I agree with staying clear, but the UN and other countries might get involved now that chemical weapons were used again by the Syrian government.Canada2017 said:
We don't need to be the worlds policeman .
Don't see France, England or Germany getting involved .
Stay clear.
France and the UK have been flying strike missions in Syria with us since the beginning almost. France is also deeply involved in fighting militant Islam-ism in West Africa (a French flyover was what ended the attack on our soldiers in Niger). Germany has been involved in a con-combat role in Syria as well.Canada2017 said:
We don't need to be the worlds policeman .
Don't see France, England or Germany getting involved .
Stay clear.
The whole point of NATO is to "keep the Soviet Union out, the Americans in, and the Germans down."Quote:
Yes
Germany needs to defend themselves after all these years.
Billions spent protecting Europe in general.
Time they stood on their own two feet while freeing us to spend that money on our own people.
This lofty dream of balancing the budget by scaling back military commitments is incongruous with the Trump admin's substantial increases in defense spending and deep tax cuts. Russia and China would absolutely be on board with removing US forces from those areas though.Guy Noir said:I agree with staying clear, but the UN and other countries might get involved now that chemical weapons were used again by the Syrian government.Canada2017 said:
We don't need to be the worlds policeman .
Don't see France, England or Germany getting involved .
Stay clear.
Hopefully there will be a single action that responds to the chemical weapon attack then we get out out. I would like to see us get out of Iraq and Afganistan too. Maybe if we reduced troops in Germany, S. Korea and Japan we might be able to take a run at balancing our budget.
When Bolton adds another unfunded war to the mix, we're back to the future again.HuMcK said:This lofty dream of balancing the budget by scaling back military commitments is incongruous with the Trump admin's substantial increases in defense spending and deep tax cuts.Guy Noir said:I agree with staying clear, but the UN and other countries might get involved now that chemical weapons were used again by the Syrian government.Canada2017 said:
We don't need to be the worlds policeman .
Don't see France, England or Germany getting involved .
Stay clear.
Hopefully there will be a single action that responds to the chemical weapon attack then we get out out. I would like to see us get out of Iraq and Afganistan too. Maybe if we reduced troops in Germany, S. Korea and Japan we might be able to take a run at balancing our budget.
oh really? France call the security council meeting. They are pissed... Britain and Germany will join in also.Canada2017 said:
We don't need to be the worlds policeman .
Don't see France, England or Germany getting involved .
Stay clear.
Canada2017 said:
Yes
Germany needs to defend themselves after all these years.
Billions spent protecting Europe in general.
Time they stood on their own two feet while freeing us to spend that money on our own people.
yupcinque said:When Bolton adds another unfunded war to the mix, we're back to the future again.HuMcK said:This lofty dream of balancing the budget by scaling back military commitments is incongruous with the Trump admin's substantial increases in defense spending and deep tax cuts.Guy Noir said:I agree with staying clear, but the UN and other countries might get involved now that chemical weapons were used again by the Syrian government.Canada2017 said:
We don't need to be the worlds policeman .
Don't see France, England or Germany getting involved .
Stay clear.
Hopefully there will be a single action that responds to the chemical weapon attack then we get out out. I would like to see us get out of Iraq and Afganistan too. Maybe if we reduced troops in Germany, S. Korea and Japan we might be able to take a run at balancing our budget.
Pipe dream!Guy Noir said:I agree with staying clear, but the UN and other countries might get involved now that chemical weapons were used again by the Syrian government.Canada2017 said:
We don't need to be the worlds policeman .
Don't see France, England or Germany getting involved .
Stay clear.
Hopefully there will be a single action that responds to the chemical weapon attack then we get out out. I would like to see us get out of Iraq and Afganistan too. Maybe if we reduced troops in Germany, S. Korea and Japan we might be able to take a run at balancing our budget.
At least it is a proposed solution and not an empty complaint.LIB,MR BEARS said:Pipe dream!Guy Noir said:I agree with staying clear, but the UN and other countries might get involved now that chemical weapons were used again by the Syrian government.Canada2017 said:
We don't need to be the worlds policeman .
Don't see France, England or Germany getting involved .
Stay clear.
Hopefully there will be a single action that responds to the chemical weapon attack then we get out out. I would like to see us get out of Iraq and Afganistan too. Maybe if we reduced troops in Germany, S. Korea and Japan we might be able to take a run at balancing our budget.
Well there is too much going on in the Korean Peninsula to reduce troop strength there at this time.Guy Noir said:At least it is a proposed solution and not an empty complaint.LIB,MR BEARS said:Pipe dream!Guy Noir said:I agree with staying clear, but the UN and other countries might get involved now that chemical weapons were used again by the Syrian government.Canada2017 said:
We don't need to be the worlds policeman .
Don't see France, England or Germany getting involved .
Stay clear.
Hopefully there will be a single action that responds to the chemical weapon attack then we get out out. I would like to see us get out of Iraq and Afganistan too. Maybe if we reduced troops in Germany, S. Korea and Japan we might be able to take a run at balancing our budget.
You are very, very uninformed . Way short sighted. It might do you some good to travel.Canada2017 said:
If Europe isn't willing to pay their share for defense.......
and it's been 70 plus years of US paying the freight .
Long past time to GTHO
J.R. said:You are very, very uninformed . Way short sighted. It might do you some good to travel.Canada2017 said:
If Europe isn't willing to pay their share for defense.......
and it's been 70 plus years of US paying the freight .
Long past time to GTHO
Obviously, #1) your are definitely on the younger side or don't get the joke of "Big Brain" International travel was lost on you. Give's your politics a different perspective.Canada2017 said:J.R. said:You are very, very uninformed . Way short sighted. It might do you some good to travel.Canada2017 said:
If Europe isn't willing to pay their share for defense.......
and it's been 70 plus years of US paying the freight .
Long past time to GTHO
Brash...but amusing....still waiting for your questions.
Am very lucky as I get to see much of the world....on my own terms .
In fact just arrived in Cortez , Colorado today.
Got some extensive hiking planned at Hovenweep National Monument and Mesa Verde National Park.
Maybe the clean air and clear skies will enable me to appreciate your 'big brain'.
Jack and DP said:
Looks like we'll follow war on twitter now. Strange.
J.R. said:Obviously, #1) your are definitely on the younger side or don't get the joke of "Big Brain" International travel was lost on you. Give's your politics a different perspective.Canada2017 said:J.R. said:You are very, very uninformed . Way short sighted. It might do you some good to travel.Canada2017 said:
If Europe isn't willing to pay their share for defense.......
and it's been 70 plus years of US paying the freight .
Long past time to GTHO
Brash...but amusing....still waiting for your questions.
Am very lucky as I get to see much of the world....on my own terms .
In fact just arrived in Cortez , Colorado today.
Got some extensive hiking planned at Hovenweep National Monument and Mesa Verde National Park.
Maybe the clean air and clear skies will enable me to appreciate your 'big brain'.
Jack and DP said:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6021889/syria-airspace-cleared-us-coalition-warplanes/
Looks like Russia is getting every chance to get their soldiers out of the way.
LIB,MR BEARS said:
Airspace cleared.
Birds in the air.
Tweets galore.
Press worldwide announces attack is coming
This was a big bluff used for intelligence gathering and intimidation.
I'm guessing we had all sorts of drones, satellites and listening devices glued to Syria when all these "indicators" pointed to an eminent attack. The coalition got to see where Russia moved assets, where they joined Syrians and where they separated from Syrians. They got to see what areas received beefed up protection, what communication was silenced and what was increased. I'm guessing all of that info is now being analyzed for a VERY precise attack. Who knows, maybe they even pinpointed Assad's location.
Mattis is no dummy. I'm sure he collected tons of info yesterday and pushed the Syrians and the Russians a little closer to where he wants them.