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Donald Trump has sparked fresh outrage in the UK after saying Nato troops stayed “a little off the front lines” during the war in Afghanistan.
Labour MP Emily Thornberry, the chair of the foreign affairs committee, called it an “absolute insult” to the 457 British service personnel killed in the conflict, while Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: “How dare he question their sacrifice?”
Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty, who served in Afghanistan, said it was “sad to see our nation’s sacrifice, and that of our Nato partners, held so cheaply”.
The UK was among several allies to join the US in Afghanistan from 2001, after it invoked Nato’s collective security clause following the 9/11 terror attacks.
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Listen to this Treasonous Chicken Hawk draft-dodger, criticizing someone else’s wartime service.
Dodging the Vietnam Draft is probably one of the more honourable things Trump’s done to be fair.
I also agree the Vietnam war was an unjust one, but let’s not pretend that he dodged the draft for any reason other than being a complete fucking coward
That’s still a valid reason to dodge a draft. I’m not defending Trump, but I’m a coward too. War sucks, war is horrible, I’d rather not go participate
People can do the right thing for wrong reasons. Trump never does anything for the right reason.
From the same Orange Turd Putin Boot Licker whom deferred military service in Vietnam several times.
How is that not the most based thing Trump has done?
Avoiding an unjust war of aggression for any reason should be commended, not criticised
Thanks for your insights Captain Bonespurs.
*Cadet Bonespurs.
Giving him the rank of a Captain is an insult to any capable soldier.
…Says the guy who avoided the Vietnamese front line
Europe should have never gotten itself involved in US oil wars, article 5 be damned. In a way I am glad the veneer of civilty has been stripped from transatlantic relations, and we can stop bending backwards every time Washington farts.
How the hell would he know about the frontlines lol
He knows a lot about avoiding the front lines
All that coming from the archetypal REMF.
Have they ever even evoked the article 5 of the defensive NATO alliance when they invaded Afghanistan?
It depended on the country. Countries like the UK and Poland played a major role in fighting operations and deserve praise for their contributions.
Other NATO countries contributed a lot less.
