Hank

Seems consistent.

True. How bad does our government want them minerals?

Yes, Iraq did invade Kuwait when Kuwait refused to forgive loans Iraq incurred from the iraq-iran war and we came to Kuwaits aid and drove iraq out. I guess I could have been more clear. We kept bases operational in Kuwait, giving a a stronger foothold in the region for when we invaded iraq a couple years later. Some believe we invaded iraq because they had WMDs that we never found. Some believe the invasion was about oil. I was referencing deals made with Kuwait (and to a lesser extent the UAE) prior to our invasion of Iraq.

When we kept saddam hussein from invading Kuwait for a deal on oil.

My point is putting troops in Ukraine would be a deterrent to future invasions, much like having troops on the DMZ is a deterrent for North Korea invading South Korea. In return Trump may ask for payment/access in rare minerals that our country needs. It is not an uncommon practice. To answer your question, I don't know. A knee jerk reaction based on feels tells me no, we should spend trillions of dollars and take troops away from thier loved ones and put them in a combat zone for six months to a year on a rotational basis for the foreseeable future to bail out a corrupt regime from being devoured by a bigger corrupt regime out of the goodness of of hearts without asking anything in return. Or, maybe not. My scope of knowledge on global politics is to limited to have an educated opinion on the matter.

I don't see the problem with the quote you shared, though I have not read the article so maybe I'm missing something. This seems pretty standard under any administration, with varying percentages maybe.

I don't live in New York, is the DMV really giving drivers licenses to illegal immigrants?

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doge-scores-big-court-win-allowed-access-data-3-federal-agencies

I'm not certain either. In truth, I'm extremely concerned. All us veterans are. Thank you for the kind words.

Apparently Newsom caved in deporting immigrants https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/13/newsom-sanctuary-law-trump-00204012

Fair enough. You may have seen me mention before I'm retired army. I get all my Healthcare, medications and dental through the VA. I also receive VA disability along with my pension. I'm also a VSO with the America legion and DAV helping veterans file disability claims and navigate their education and medical benefits. My point is, if anything Trump does negatively effects the VA it will impact me personally, as well as the veterans that I help. If that happens I'll be on here bitching about it.

Your welcome.

If you need assistance with the G.I. bill message me.

That article is behind a pay wall. Do you know if it pertains to the Hiring Freeze E.O. dated Jan 20? If so, this paragraph is in the E.O.: This order does not apply to military personnel of the armed forces or to positions related to immigration enforcement, national security, or public safety. Moreover, nothing in this memorandum shall adversely impact the provision of Social Security, Medicare, or Veterans’ benefits. In addition, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) may grant exemptions from this freeze where those exemptions are otherwise necessary

If anyone is interested CBS News uploaded a YouTube video of the Trump/Musk briefing, it's about a half hour long.

I keep saying there's rampant corruption on both sides, I firmly believe it. This seems next level don't give a *****.

I love irony

Armored tesla?

And this is who we elected as our president. Our political system is broken.

RFKjr just confirmed.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/politics/putin-trump-phone-call/index.html