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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Biden: "Don't"
Date: 04/15/24 8:58 PM
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Just yesterday we discussed the 100 US troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries in the Iranian missile attack on two bases housing US troops on January 8, 2020.

And I gave you a detailed account of how the Pentagon was/is taking care of the soldiers affected. No soldiers were killed.
Iran had retaliated for Trump’s ordering the killing of Gen Soleimani, who like Biden has blood on his hands for the killing of many US soldiers.

We also discussed Trump pressuring the Afghan government to release 5,000 Taliban fighters from prison, including senior war commanders, now active in the region.

It was a part of the peace deal, no direct fault of Trump.

“Taliban prisoners released by the Afghan government as part of a deal brokered by the United States aimed at ending almost 20 years of war are returning to the battlefield as commanders and fighters, in direct contravention of pledges made by the insurgents to the White House.”

foreignpolicy.com - Defying peace deal freed taliban prisoners return battlefield afghanistan

And for that matter, we've also discussed North Korea test launching a new solid-fueled medium-range ballistic missile, the Pukguksong-2 (or KN-15) while Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Abe were holding their first summit at Mar-a-Lago.

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“Before and after Trump's election and inauguration, North Korea was conducting a flurry of nuclear and missile tests.

The drumbeat reached a peak in 2017, when Kim Jong Un's regime launched its first intercontinental ballistic missiles — theoretically capable of striking the United States mainland. It also tested its most powerful nuclear weapon to date, which it claimed was a miniaturized hydrogen bomb.

Verbal sparring between Trump and Kim escalated and appeared to elevate the threat of a devastating war.

Trump on North Korea: Rockets 'no longer flying in every direction'
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Then it all stopped. North Korea conducted its last nuclear test in September 2017 and its last missile launch a month later. Trump has gone from ridiculing Kim as "little rocket man" and laughing to saying he "fell in love" with the young dictator.”

Yep, and then they STOP! Wonder what Trump whispered in the little rocket mans ear.

nbcnews.com - North korea launched no missiles isn t necessarily due

And speaking of "blood on his hands," what did you think about Trump telling the widow of Army Sgt. La David Johnson, one of the soldiers killed in Niger on Trump's watch, that he "knew what he was getting into"?

Blunt speech from Trump, it is what it is. On the other hand we have Biden checking his watch every few seconds when the caskets were unloaded at Dover
“ However, Biden did check his watch at least three times, according to photos and video reviewed by USA TODAY. Several family members of fallen service members who attended the ceremony have criticized Biden for checking his watch.”

You’re in a cult

Shrug...Better than being a groveler for Senile Biden.

Remember Afghanistan! Biden has blood on his hand.

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