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Hekate

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13. Drafting American sons and daughters is one sure way to get The People's attention right quick....

Reply to nikto (Reply #10)

Wed Jan 18, 2017, 05:01 AM

Jan 2017

I'm truly sorry, but I concluded that during the BushCheney admin. As long as it's someone else's relative, and as long as there is such a low percentage of Americans serving, foreign excursions are just too easy to ignore -- especially by young people. My generation's outrage helped bring the Vietnam war to an end, because so many were dying and everyone was at risk from the draft. Well, nearly everyone -- must remember TANG.

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Did You Know Obama Sent Troops To Norway & Poland? [View all] KittyWampus Jan 2017 OP

Trump will call them back to "save money" dalton99a Jan 2017 #1

I bet the dictator will bring them right back after he Doreen Jan 2017 #2

Yes, I knew. Friends in Tromso knew about it before it hit the US news outlets DUH !! pangaia Jan 2017 #3

There was also a large delivery of armored vehicles & military equipment about 2 weeks ago to NATO Pachamama Jan 2017 #4

This was a defensive exercise set when the allies met in Warsaw after Putin took Crimea. SunSeeker Jan 2017 #5

Saw it on a social media post earlier today. ancianita Jan 2017 #6

Well played, President Obama. Hekate Jan 2017 #7

Yep - and JustAnotherGen Jan 2017 #16

The polish people welcomed the troops !! Thekaspervote Jan 2017 #8

Yes, read about both here at DU Crabby Appleton Jan 2017 #9

maybe time to think about bringing back the draft nikto Jan 2017 #10

Drafting American sons and daughters is one sure way to get The People's attention right quick.... Hekate Jan 2017 #13

Sad but true nikto Jan 2017 #18

Norway went back to a cold war posture on positioning their troops a couple of weeks ago. world wide wally Jan 2017 #11

I knew about the troops to Poland. Solly Mack Jan 2017 #12

Yes. It was even mentioned by right-wing media as "dangerous" because... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #14

Yes JustAnotherGen Jan 2017 #15

Yes get the red out Jan 2017 #17

I just wish there was some way ... nikto Jan 2017 #19

Putin is eyeing the reclamation of all former Soviet states, in addition oil/shipping in Norway. TheBlackAdder Jan 2017 #20