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TexasTowelie

(117,207 posts) Mon Oct 21, 2019, 02:08 AM Oct 2019

Amash: Trump's using troops 'almost as mercenaries'

Independent U.S. Rep. Justin Amash said President Donald Trump is using U.S. troops "almost as mercenaries."

"He’s moving troops back into Iraq, he's moving other troops into Saudi Arabia and using our forces almost as mercenaries, paid mercenaries who are going to come in, as long as Saudi Arabia pays us some money, it's good to go," Amash told Chuck Todd, host of NBC's "Meet the Press," on Sunday

Amash also said Trump is not bringing home the troops as he has tweeted but "just moving them to other parts of the Middle East."

The fifth-term congressman representing the Grand Rapids area quit the Republican Party on Independence Day after calling for Trump's impeachment.

Read more: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/10/20/amash-trumps-using-troops-almost-mercenaries/4045629002/

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Amash: Trump's using troops 'almost as mercenaries' (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2019 OP

The big question should be Perseus Oct 2019 #1

same interview with Toadie, kozar Oct 2019 #2

Almost? mitch96 Oct 2019 #3

"almost"? Cha Oct 2019 #4

He's pimping us out. gibraltar72 Oct 2019 #5

He treats them like any of his employees. What did you expect ? nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2019 #6

Perseus

(4,341 posts)

1. The big question should be

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2019, 04:14 AM

Oct 2019

Why is the military allowing the idiot to do it? They should not be obeying orders they know are counterproductive and against the national interests of the USA.

Why is the military playing along? That worries me more. Don't tell me they HAVE TO obey orders from the idiot, they are supposed to protect the country from foreign and domestic enemies, and they know the idiot IS a domestic enemy.