Trump Asks Tokyo to Quadruple Payments for U.S. Troops in Japan

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Vietnam was unwinnable--all links/documents/etc here:
Vietnam War was unwinnable

You are confused. What do you know about Vietnam other than what you saw from Hollywood or read from Liberals dumbasses?

We did win. From a military standpoint.

That shithead LBJ tried to fight the Commies on their turf and it caused far too many causalities. Typical Democrat mismanagement. We see it all the time. Then Nixon was elected and took the war to the north and essentially kick their ass. They signed the Paris Peace Accords that guaranteed the sovereignty of South Vietnam, which was the objective of the war all along.

We won militarily. All we had to do was provide continuing aid to them like we did to Korea and even to Europe after the Soviet threat.

The filthy Democrats hated the idea that the Communists didn't win and since they had a majority in Congress they were able to pass a budget resolution defunding of all military aid to South Vietnam giving the Democrat's Communist buddies the green light to invade.

The blood from the Killing Fields and Communist "reeducated" of South Vietnam is on the hands of the Democrats and few weak minded Republicans that didn't do the right thing towards our allies. Shame!

sure--we won---hahahhaha--that's why there is a South Vietnam in 2019

 

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Vietnam was unwinnable--all links/documents/etc here:
Vietnam War was unwinnable

Flashy probably got his information on the Vietnam War watching the Rambo movies...

yes, here it is =First Blood 2

John Rambo: Sir, do we get to win this time?
Trautman: This time it's up to you.

Rambo: First Blood Part II - Movie Quotes - Rotten Tomatoes

 

[pknopp]

It seems like half the world's nations are depending the United States to bail them out if they're ever attacked. This made sense when Communism was a threat, but now this kind of thinking is obsolete. Time to bring the troops home and let the world man up and defend themselves.

The US couldn't even defeat Vietnam, Cuba and still struggling with poor poorly dressed fighters in Afghanistan.

Not only are you UnAmerican, your pathetic. No one fucks with the US for a reason. We have a superior military and thanks to President Trump who gave the military the funds back that dickhead Obama took away, we are back on top. Are Navy is superior to any other. Every other country is 3 generations behind our Aircraft Carrier’s. Get a clue then speak


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Your patriotism is appreciated, but we overwhelmed the Viet-Cong and the NVA, won every battle, and they still beat us.

The US Military didn't lose the Vietnam War US politicians did.

There was nothing for us to win.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

It seems like half the world's nations are depending the United States to bail them out if they're ever attacked. This made sense when Communism was a threat, but now this kind of thinking is obsolete. Time to bring the troops home and let the world man up and defend themselves.

The US couldn't even defeat Vietnam, Cuba and still struggling with poor poorly dressed fighters in Afghanistan.

Not only are you UnAmerican, your pathetic. No one fucks with the US for a reason. We have a superior military and thanks to President Trump who gave the military the funds back that dickhead Obama took away, we are back on top. Are Navy is superior to any other. Every other country is 3 generations behind our Aircraft Carrier’s. Get a clue then speak


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Your patriotism is appreciated, but we overwhelmed the Viet-Cong and the NVA, won every battle, and they still beat us.

The US Military didn't lose the Vietnam War US politicians did.

There was nothing for us to win.

Regardless of the reasons we went to war if your going to ask our military to fight let them win.

 

[pknopp]

The US couldn't even defeat Vietnam, Cuba and still struggling with poor poorly dressed fighters in Afghanistan.

Not only are you UnAmerican, your pathetic. No one fucks with the US for a reason. We have a superior military and thanks to President Trump who gave the military the funds back that dickhead Obama took away, we are back on top. Are Navy is superior to any other. Every other country is 3 generations behind our Aircraft Carrier’s. Get a clue then speak


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Your patriotism is appreciated, but we overwhelmed the Viet-Cong and the NVA, won every battle, and they still beat us.

The US Military didn't lose the Vietnam War US politicians did.

There was nothing for us to win.

Regardless of the reasons we went to war if your going to ask our military to fight let them win.

There was nothing to let them win.

 

[Syriusly]

As Washington seeks to renew denuclearization talks with Pyongyang, U.S. President Donald Trump is asking Japan, a longtime ally that the United States leans on for stability in the region, to pay drastically more to cover the cost of a continued U.S. military presence in that country.

The administration has asked Tokyo to pay roughly four times as much per year to offset the costs of stationing more than 50,000 U.S. troops there, current and former U.S. officials familiar with the matter told Foreign Policy. Then-National Security Advisor John Bolton and Matt Pottinger, the National Security Council’s Asia director at the time, delivered the request to Japanese officials during a trip to the region in July, the officials said.

Japan is not the only Asian ally the United States is asking to cough up more money for continued U.S. troop presence. The officials confirmed that during that same trip, Bolton and Pottinger made a similar demand of South Korea, which hosts 28,500 U.S. troops, asking Seoul to pay five times as much as it currently does. CNN and Reuters previously reported that Trump had demanded Seoul increase its contribution.

(Excerpt) Read more at foreignpolicy.com ...

AND TO GO ALONGVWITH THAT......

The Trump administration is reportedly demanding South Korea pay 400% more for U.S. troops in the region, officials said.

The president’s demands for an increase in spending of about $4.7 billion came as Defense Department Secretary Mark Esper is visiting South Korea to discuss the change in military costs, saying South Korea is wealthy enough to cover what the president is asking for, according to CNN, citing a congressional aide and an administration official.

“Sustaining the costs of our global military presence is not a burden that should fall on the US taxpayer alone but is a responsibility that should be shared fairly with allies and partners who benefit from our presence,” a State Department spokesperson said in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Trump is demanding that South Korea pay roughly 400% more in 2020 to cover the cost of keeping US troops on the peninsula, sources say. (Corrects price tag increase percentage) Trump hikes prices tag for US forces in Korea almost 400% as Seoul fumes, frets - CNNPolitics

— CNN (@CNN) November 15, 2019

Esper said during a joint press conference with South Korean Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo that South Korea is a wealthy enough country to foot part of the United States’ bill for military forces in the area, according to The Associated Press.

“This is a very strong alliance we have, but [South] Korea is a wealthy country and could and should pay more to help offset the cost of defense,” Esper said, adding that while South Korea has given the U.S. “a fair amount of support in the past … most of that money stays here in this country — easily over 90% of that money stays here in Korea, it does not go to the United States.”

(Excerpt) Read more at infowars.com ...

It's about time we stopped supporting the world ... for free. The only Americans 'benefiting BIG TIME' were Wahington elites milking fees from speeches, book deals and demanding butt kissing from foreigners...

Those days are over - thank YOU President Trump.

And what does the President do if Japan ignores the request?

 

[JoeB131]

The US Military didn't lose the Vietnam War US politicians did.

The Vietnam War was unwinnable from it's start.

Our own intelligence admitted that if there was a national election, Ho Chi Mihn would win because he was seen as a national hero in the South as well as the North.

 

[Jarlaxle]

As Washington seeks to renew denuclearization talks with Pyongyang, U.S. President Donald Trump is asking Japan, a longtime ally that the United States leans on for stability in the region, to pay drastically more to cover the cost of a continued U.S. military presence in that country.

The administration has asked Tokyo to pay roughly four times as much per year to offset the costs of stationing more than 50,000 U.S. troops there, current and former U.S. officials familiar with the matter told Foreign Policy. Then-National Security Advisor John Bolton and Matt Pottinger, the National Security Council’s Asia director at the time, delivered the request to Japanese officials during a trip to the region in July, the officials said.

Japan is not the only Asian ally the United States is asking to cough up more money for continued U.S. troop presence. The officials confirmed that during that same trip, Bolton and Pottinger made a similar demand of South Korea, which hosts 28,500 U.S. troops, asking Seoul to pay five times as much as it currently does. CNN and Reuters previously reported that Trump had demanded Seoul increase its contribution.

(Excerpt) Read more at foreignpolicy.com ...

AND TO GO ALONGVWITH THAT......

The Trump administration is reportedly demanding South Korea pay 400% more for U.S. troops in the region, officials said.

The president’s demands for an increase in spending of about $4.7 billion came as Defense Department Secretary Mark Esper is visiting South Korea to discuss the change in military costs, saying South Korea is wealthy enough to cover what the president is asking for, according to CNN, citing a congressional aide and an administration official.

“Sustaining the costs of our global military presence is not a burden that should fall on the US taxpayer alone but is a responsibility that should be shared fairly with allies and partners who benefit from our presence,” a State Department spokesperson said in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Trump is demanding that South Korea pay roughly 400% more in 2020 to cover the cost of keeping US troops on the peninsula, sources say. (Corrects price tag increase percentage) Trump hikes prices tag for US forces in Korea almost 400% as Seoul fumes, frets - CNNPolitics

— CNN (@CNN) November 15, 2019

Esper said during a joint press conference with South Korean Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo that South Korea is a wealthy enough country to foot part of the United States’ bill for military forces in the area, according to The Associated Press.

“This is a very strong alliance we have, but [South] Korea is a wealthy country and could and should pay more to help offset the cost of defense,” Esper said, adding that while South Korea has given the U.S. “a fair amount of support in the past … most of that money stays here in this country — easily over 90% of that money stays here in Korea, it does not go to the United States.”

(Excerpt) Read more at infowars.com ...

It's about time we stopped supporting the world ... for free. The only Americans 'benefiting BIG TIME' were Wahington elites milking fees from speeches, book deals and demanding butt kissing from foreigners...

Those days are over - thank YOU President Trump.

And what does the President do if Japan ignores the request?

Pull the troops out. Bring them home.

 

[The Purge]

The US Military didn't lose the Vietnam War US politicians did.

The Vietnam War was unwinnable from it's start.

Our own intelligence admitted that if there was a national election, Ho Chi Mihn would win because he was seen as a national hero in the South as well as the North.

Yeah Joe. The DemonRATS really got overv55,000 Americans killed!

 

[JoeB131]

Yeah Joe. The DemonRATS really got overv55,000 Americans killed!

More soldiers died after Nixon's Secret Plan to End Vietnam than before.

Yes, it was so secret even Tricky Dick didn't know what it was.