U.S. to deploy troops to help with Saudi Arabia's defense

[NewEnglandAutumn]

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Source: CBS news

President Trump has approved the deployment of U.S. forces to Saudi Arabia that will be defensive in nature, top military officials said Friday.

After meeting with the president, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs Chairman Joseph Dunford informed reporters at the Pentagon about the provision of military support to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-briefing-live-stream-today-2019-09-20/

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Now I know why Twitter banned me for posting many links about Donnie being saved by the Saudis.

[durablend]

1. The dog's tail is really moving isn't it?

[herding cats]

3. It's a slow wag on the dog.

😑

[Javaman]

13. more like the saudi's swinging the dog around the room by the tail nt

[cstanleytech]

2. The House needs to make it clear that if he uses them for anything other than defense

without seeking and gaining Congressional approval the DoD budget will face a significant budget cut.

[htuttle]

4. They're a tripwire

Human shields that Trump is probably hoping get attacked.

[iluvtennis]

6. + agree.

[onetexan]

8. this is so dangerous

[generalbetrayus]

5. Um, wasn't a previous deployment of American troops to Saudi Arabia

what got Osama Bin Laden's panties all up in a bunch and led to the USS Cole bombing and the 9/11 attack on the US?

[Cattledog]

7. Yes indeed.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. So our armed forces are mercenaries now

Fighting for a kingdom stuck in medieval times.

[yaesu]

10. so, us troops are going to guard a murdering tyrant who enjoys dismembering innocent people

well, they're protecting tRump and he's just as bad

[LiberalLovinLug]

14. Not to mention a little thing called "9/11", where the terrorist were born and groomed

[TexasBushwhacker]

11. SA has a large military of its own. It really shouldn't need our help. N/t

[Vinca]

12. Isn't that special? And they haven't even promised to stop chopping up journalists.

[C Moon]

15. Pence promised the troops they would see action. Here we go.

[Snake Plissken]

16. This is the sole reason Al Qaeda attacked the World Trade Center in 1993 and then again on 9/11

They do not want non Muslims policing Saudi Arabia. They will give their lives to kill as many Americans as they can until we are out of there, just like last time.

[Flaleftist]

17. They do not have enough bone saws to protect themselves?

[not_the_one]

18. the turd is looking at his options

He wins...... He KNOWS that is not going to happen without massive cheating by pootie and the pubes..., where it will be SO obvious that they cheated it will not be sustainable...

He loses, but refuses to accept it...... He may be able to drag THAT dead horse around for a very short period of time, but knows it will end badly...

In either of the two above scenarios he is facing jail.

He can't do jail. He just can't.

His only other option is to flee.

Putin would kill him, just as soon as look at him. He will be of NO use to Putin after he loses. Unless the turd thinks he can take Air Force 1 as a gift to the poot. Then we could shoot it down.

Saudi Arabia wouldn't kill him. They love him for many things, including giving them cover for the murder and dismemberment of Khashoggi.

He will be going to Saudi Arabia in the dark of night, on his own private plane, entire clan on board. He won't complete the term, he will make Pence pardon him, but it will not keep him out of jail due to state charges. He will not go to the inauguration.

Jared has been setting this relationship up for years. It will be his only option.

WE must make sure the tires are flat on his plane.

If he thinks orange is so becoming, he should live in an orange jump suit for the rest of his life. While we reverse everything and every appointment he did/made, remove his name from every building that has it, then go about forgetting him, except to point to him as the worst president in America's history, and the epitome of failure.

At least that would be a good start...

[hatrack]

19. Fuck the Saudis. Fuck them - 15 of 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudi . . .

They've spent the past 40 years exporting their bullshit Bronze Age fanaticism in the form of madrassas, so that they don't have to deal with said fanaticism at home.

They behead people for "blasphemy", crucify convicted criminals (including those convicted of crimes when they were children), and their religious police forced girls back into a burning orphanage because they were "improperly" dressed when they ran outside.

Their clown prince orders the brutal murder and dismemberment of a journalist for saying "bad things" (i.e. the truth) about their corrupt, rotten little kingdom, and then blatantly lies about the whole affair.

They treat women worse than dogs, are busily engaged in a genocidal war in Yemen, and then expect us to fight a war against Iran on their behalf to defend oil we don't need.

They want to stir the shit-pot of the Middle East, then let them play plumber - but no, that would get those starchy white robes all icky.

Fuck the Saudis.

[JudyM]

20. Locking.

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