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Cosmocat

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5. There are troops who died months ago

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 06:38 AM

Oct 2017

Who have not heard from them ...

I think it us as simple as the are incompetent/don't give a fuck and if an R senator rep reaches out they might call, if a D senator or rep reaches out they likely ignor it.

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Did the Trump White House put off talking about those Green Berets killed [View all] applegrove Oct 2017 OP

I'm more inclined to think madokie Oct 2017 #1

That is a simple fact Cosmocat Oct 2017 #4

I have read in 2 different places Russia is over dewsgirl Oct 2017 #2

No. The UN has been begging Canada to go to Niger or Mali with troops. applegrove Oct 2017 #3

I must have missed it watoos Oct 2017 #8

I meant the whole of North Africa is a hotbed of Islamic terrorism. applegrove Oct 2017 #17

I have not heard about UN troops in Niger... TomVilmer Oct 2017 #18

Well the troops were right on the Mali/Niger border when they got ambushed. applegrove Oct 2017 #19

There are troops who died months ago Cosmocat Oct 2017 #5

The gop kept Scarsdale Oct 2017 #9

Oh man Cosmocat Oct 2017 #14

Trump put off talking about their deaths, because he felt victimized by them dying on him Snake Plissken Oct 2017 #6

...and it exposes him as a 5-time republican Draft Dodger Achilleaze Oct 2017 #11

Those phone calls he doesn't make are TOUGH on him! WinkyDink Oct 2017 #15

Yes he purposely did not want to talk about them linnknee Oct 2017 #7

He's afraid he'll mispronounce Niger... Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #10

If he had known about it he would have tweeted about it onenote Oct 2017 #12

Donald does not want to get Benghazied. Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #13

BINGO! WinkyDink Oct 2017 #16