Posted on 10/20/2019 12:19:34 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
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It seems you are more accurate than I am on this subject of size. (Each B61 is 11.8 feet long, 13 inches wide and weighs approximately 700 pounds.). Not too big to move but too big to conceal. They only have to detect one being moved without clearance. Another one of those Cold War good ideas that doesn’t look so good in light of changed circumstances.
The Kurds are no different than the west and you correctly point out the putrid stench of the PKK. They are not any more of a monolithic entity than we and are quite divided among tribes and different regions/ideologies.
The American “left” saw the opportunity to try and damage Trump again. The GOPe represented their important constituency with a typical knee-jerk reaction - military contractors and the military industrial complex.
Trump is 100% correct in this action, which is NOT an abandonment of the Kurds. He correctly sees that diplomatic and economic action is much more effective than a few dozen troops placed in harms way to act as some trigger against a NATO ally.
As usual, his enemies don’t care and his “allies” (like Graham and the usual cast) fail to see the bigger picture. However, we must keep in mind that the money quotes from his “allies” are being processed by the enemedia who are making it appear far more critical than it is. Graham backed off pretty hard on Sunday Morning Futures this morning - much different than what has been reported.
Yep.
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