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this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2024
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I'm going to vote for policy, not a person. I don't agree with Trump on anything, so I'll vote for Biden.
On anything at all? So.. you like war? I assume you invest into the military industrial complex?
Biden ended the war in Afghanistan after 20 years. You just don't like that he sells military hardware to other countries, but that's what every president, even Jimmy Carter, does.
I think the way Biden went about it was wrong. We left military hardware that is now in the hands of the so-called enemy - the taliban. Which apparently they're now utilizing and repairing vehicles and other military assets for use.
Ultimately, the Taliban were well-equipped and well-armed enough to push around the Afghan Government and US Govt. I hardly think a blackhawk and some hummers is going to make a difference, but people like you sure do love the negative optics for some reason.
I appreciate Biden doing what the other Presidents couldn't. He saved American lives in the long-run
Forget the fact that this deflects the ultimate point: Biden actually got us out of a war; All Trump did was:
They can’t maintain it. They can hardly use what little was left for them.
That's pretty racist. What, because they're Afghanis, they don't have mechanical or electrical hands on experience? lmao
What little was left for them? Brah, they repaired 300 U.S. military vehicles. 300 isn't a little.
Ah, according to the illustrious (and surely credible) Afghanistan International, they did. Sure. And if so, how will they obtain parts to keep them continuously operational?
Sure, Trump will take down the military industrial complex...
No.. that wasn't my point.
Yeah that’s how it works. You should try living in the real world. It’s a drag! 😄
I'm pretty centered, leaning right. I can actually agree with the left with some things and not others.
If you like war, then I guess continue voting for the status quo, whether left or right.
One thing I disagree with Trump is his alignment with Israel.
Why is the former president and leader of the one of two political parties not the status quo?
Gore was status quo, but if he'd won we wouldn't have had the war in Iraq.
Hilary was the status quo, but if she won we'd still have Roe v Wade.
If you vote republican, you will get the status quo with an added disaster or two mixed in.
I don't believe Thomas Massie, for example, is status quo since he goes against the grain 9 times out of 10.
Yeah and I liked Justin Amash but 1 or 2 local Congress people do not define the party, definitely not enough that anyone should vote Trump because of them.
Agreed. I don't know if Trump is status quo. He appears to be against the status quo. His actions would prove what side he's on.
If only he had been president for 4 years already or something, then we'd know
Were you literally born yesterday? He's already been president.
Think you quoted the wrong person... I flourished financially under Trump. As did the rest of the country. No one will forget.
Donald Trump bragged about how much the military loves him and how Putin told him he dreamed of taking over Ukraine. You really think Donald Trump would weaken our military for any other reason than to appease his Russian masters?
Well according to Trump, he's going to stop the Ukraine/Russia war. If he was a Russian puppet or Russian fan, surely he'd allow Putin to continue taking land.
Fact of the matter is, that war should have never started in the first place. And NATO needs to mind its own fkin business and stop trying to meddle in other nations.
There’s a lot of intent hidden between his words. He would, at best, want Ukraine to concede stolen territory to Russia as terms of the cease fire.
NATO exists and operates as it does for good reason. Read up on post-WW2 history.