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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
you can argue the presence keeps turkey at bay. how many american lives is that worth?
pete, a speck of honesty would
mandate that you don’t only look at the benefit of leaving the troops there. you have to compare the benefit and the cost.
and again, trump campaigned
on this, his victory doesn’t suggest to me that americans want troops
there forever.
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BREAKING: US to send "additional military assets" to protect Syrian oil, says Pentagon - AFP
So it’s official. More troops to Syria. And this time it really is ‘blood for oil’—a rare instance in which farce has given way to tragedy instead of the other way about.
as you said, "how many american lives is that worth?"
What's the benefit vs cost for this idiocy?
"everything looks swell when you celebrate the benefit and pretend there’s no cost."
In 2013 the decision was made to not occupy Syria because to provide a safe space for our troops on the ground would cost $1B per month, instead the decision made was to provide Special Forces and equipment to the Kurds for a far smaller exposure and cost.