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In reply to the discussion: 2024? Really. No wonder this place is almost 'speechless' right now. Not even a poll. Just [View all]kenny blankenship
(15,689 posts)18. Well...Special Forces, drones and contractors
But if anyone ever asks them, I'm sure they'll be instructed to deny that they are "troops".
The presence of any militaryish forces -not troops, of course, no one is alleging that!- acts as a trigger, always ready to draw us back in in greater and more obvious involvement.
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2024? Really. No wonder this place is almost 'speechless' right now. Not even a poll. Just [View all]
Purveyor
May 2012
OP
The end of the war was just announced. Our cooperation with the Afghanistan government will continue
phleshdef
May 2012
#16
Afghan military until 2024 at $4 billion per year? israel will be pissed~~ eom
Purveyor
May 2012
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