Quote (ofthevoid @ 16 Oct 2019 15:10)
There's nothing inconsistent about my position. I care about the country i live and what it does. If you only cared about money and our soldiers lives instead of optics maybe we'd see eye to eye more.
6 trillion. Keep ignoring that number. We could have upgraded our infrastructure, we could have provided minimal preventative healthcare for years with that money. 10s of millions of American lives could have benefited, instead Icemage cares about a desert base in the middle of nowhere because muh Russia
what percentage of that is syria, and what percentage are all the other conflicts that trump not only happily prolonged american troop presence in, but even escalated tensions, resulting in MORE troops being sent there?
that's like throwing away the lettuce from your burger, claiming you're just
'principled in your commitment to reduce your calorie intake', while at the same time adding a layer of melted cheese...