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   Hello Greg,   
      
   >Da>Yessir, that's right. I'm an American and fully support our Da>president   
   >   
   >DC>It's hard to square the claim that you're "an American"   
   >DC>with supporting a president who lets a petty thug dictator   
   >DC>take out bounties on US troops in an active warzone without   
   >DC>so much as a whimper.   
   >   
   >Just because a story is published in the Failing New York Times does mean   
   > it's true.   
      
   The rumor is an Afghan drug smuggler did the deal. Then he left   
   the area for Mother Russia, where he remains in hiding. The value   
   of roubles is not much, around $140 for 10,000 of them.   
      
   Taliban warlords are not stupid. No way they are going to let   
   a two-bit drug smuggler swindle them out of a good deal. Remember,   
   Taliban live in caves, not mansions. And have no need for roubles.   
   Or dollars, for that matter. They do love poppies, though.   
      
   So please. Do not believe everything the NYT tells you. Their   
   reporters are far too gullible and will fall for anything.   
      
   >The U.S Military could crush any other on the Planet, including any from the   
   > Russians.   
      
   The US invaded Afghanistan in 2001, sending its mighty US military   
   machine against the primitive Taliban tribesmen. Those same primitive   
   Taliban tribesmen are still there, in control of more than half of   
   the country, with a puppet government installed by the US being in   
   control of one city, the rest of the country being nothing more than   
   uninhabitable terrain.   
      
   The US also invaded Iraq, which accomplished nothing. The US remains   
   in Iraq, with the ayatollahs in Iran now pulling the strings rather   
   than Saddam Hussein.   
      
   Also, as a result of the US invasion of Iraq came the creation of   
   ISIS. This has left Russia and Turkey in charge of Syria, rather than   
   Syria's own bloody dictator. Not really sure if that is an improvement   
   or a disaster. Either way, the people of Syria are screwed.   
      
   If you want peace, work for justice. Making war is not, and never   
   will be, the answer. I am sure PFC Cross can fill you in more on this   
   subject.   
      
   --Lee   
      
   --    
   Hey hey! Ho ho! Donald Trump has got to go!   
   --- MesNews/1.08.05.00-gb   
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