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jtuck004

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1. Well, we have this war machine, see, and it has to be working or it costs us money, see? So it

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon May 9, 2016, 07:20 AM

May 2016

sends our children, brothers and sisters, friends off to be killed.

For no reason, you say? It keeps the machine running, doesn't it? How can anyone ask what is required? Just keep the machine running...

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Pentagon report reveals confusion among U.S. troops over Afghan mission [View all] Eugene May 2016 OP

Well, we have this war machine, see, and it has to be working or it costs us money, see? So it jtuck004 May 2016 #1

US out of Afghanistan now Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #2

Your mission is to stay there and not admit defeat. bemildred May 2016 #3

The hidden Custer Last Stand-------------------------- turbinetree May 2016 #4

we are to keep getting killed there so that the ones before, who were killed, didn't die in vein. Javaman May 2016 #5