My son did 10 years in the Marines at Camp Lejeune MCB. 3 years on the rifle range training Marines from our Allied countries. You would see these Marines in town everyday they stood out because of their different uniforms. They were always met with a smile or kind word or a suggestion on where to eat. They are welcomed here.
A few years ago I was contracted to build a factory in China, in order to do that I had to live there for 2 years... not pleasant. But I did get a prespective of looking in at America from the outside and gained a view of how we are perceived from other countries. And the best way to put it is that America is that big strong retarded kid on your street, you want him to fight for you but you don't want to hang out with him. If we are not needed and not liked and our usefulness is not longer appreciated then by all means we should " bugger off" ..and pull our troops.
You're still not understanding what I'm saying and now only acting the victim-role.
Most of the wars the US got itself into WE didn't ask you to fight at all!! You did that all by yourself, only to protect your own US interests safe.
We may have asked you to help out during WW2, you REFUSED. You only got involved when your own interest were affected. And then afterwards, to this day, America keeps up its arrogant attitude that we should be grateful because you saved the day. Maybe you were indeed part of saving the day but you didn't do it because you liked us so much. You only did it to retaliate because YOU were attacked.
Years of futile war in Vietnam... WE didn't ask you to do that. YOU did that all by yourself because America didn't want communism to spread.
So don't play this victim card and please read what is said, not make up your own version of that.
If you want to help an ally, that's great. That's what you're allies for. But like when you help a friend it doesn't mean you move into his/her house when the helping part is done. You go back to your own home.
Doesn't mean the friendship is over, doesn't mean you're not liked.
Geeezzz.. cannot understand I have to explain at this level. It's how I'd explain a 6 yr old.
I'm not going to do that anymore. Enough is enough. If you want to live your American view of how grant you are, good luck with it.
In WW2, we were doing something called Lend-Lease to you. We were giving you tools to fight a war. What did we get in return? Ships being sunk by German U-boats.
Then, obama was giving Ukraine blankets, when they were asking for Tankbusters to defend themselves. Trump gave them the tankbusters.
Lyndon Johnson escalated Vietnam. Kennedy was going to pull out in early 1964. Now, I DON'T believe for one minute that Oswald was alone in killing Kennedy. Kennedy's headshot came from in front of him. The Zapruder film proved that. The who will never be solved.
A few wars, we were asked for help, and we gave it.
Now me, I think biden is a huge doofus, and so is Putin. Who in their right mind would take over a country, that has a thing called Chernobyl? You want that mess within your boarders? Fine. Guess what! We're sending a bill for housing that nuclear reactor, the rest of the world paid for.
Please bring cash.
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Redrider1500
on Thu 02/17/22 03:21 PM