the other mike
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Don't forget Syria ....that was John Brennan's baby ."Assad must go!" Obama said. But Congress wouldn't approve it so they sent in Black Ops.WWI, WWII, Mexican Revolution, Korean, Vietnam, Bosnian, Lebanon, Libya all started with Democrats as Presidents. Not saying Republicans haven't started a few but I don't believe either side is guiltless for stupid abhorrent wars.Forever wars only benefit contractors, corporations, and politicians, and no one else. Almost never civilians, who die in numbers equal or far greater than the soldiers, and never the soldiers themselves, who, if they survive, have another war waiting to fight in the civilian world.
Perpetual War = Perpetual Commerce
And this does not factor in those PTSD deaths not classed as suicides, or those who snapped and started shooting, ending up in prison. That's not that uncommon anymore either. To say nothing of those who accidentally overdose, all while fighting PTSD.
The study finds that at least four times as many active duty personnel and war veterans of post-9/11 conflicts have died of suicide than in combat, as an estimated 30,177 have died by suicide as compared with the 7,057 killed in post-9/11 war operations. The report notes that the increasing rates of suicide for both veterans and active duty personnel are outpacing those of the general population - an alarming shift, as suicide rates among service members have historically been lower than suicide rates among the general population
2021 - Paper - High Suicide Rates | Costs of War
The Costs of War Project is a team of 35 scholars, legal experts, human rights practitioners, and physicians, which began its work in 2011. We use research and a public website to facilitate debate about the costs of the post-9/11 wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.watson.brown.edu
Trump started no new wars.
Of course that doesnt fit your agenda.
I don't have an agenda, and I thank President Trump for not starting any new wars. In fact, if there is one single paradigm shift that results from a Trump presidency that I fully endorse and support, it is that these stupid and abhorrent wars Republicans like to start are not going to be as popular moving forward.
Going back at least 15 years, the CIA also had dark prison (torture) sites in Syria during the Iraq war. Sorry --"Enhanced interrogation locations "
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