Illegal war? Obama sends US troops & missiles to Turkey

[Jeebus]

Glad to see so many of the leftanistas supporting the deployment of America's military to foreign soil.

I guess their hypocrisy and usual outrage is only linked to "who" sends them overseas.

Glorious Leader can do no wrong in their eyes.

[bmore_ken]

Are you seriously comparing deploying 500,000 troops to Iraq to a couple of Patriot missle batteries to an allied country? You righties crack me the hell up

[dsummoner]

The lessons of history... still not learned.

[Jeebus]

Are you seriously comparing deploying 500,000 troops to Iraq to a couple of Patriot missle batteries to an allied country? You righties crack me the hell up

How many have to die before you disapprove?

How many for Cindy Sheehan to show up

[bmore_ken]

How many have to die before you disapprove?

How many for Cindy Sheehan to show up

Dude these guys aren't being deployed to Syria, they're in Turkey to shoot down stray missles. Could you be more of a drama queen? You've got 4 more years to biatch about da brotha in the white house about probably more significant things

[WKDWZD]

How many have to die before you disapprove?

How many for Cindy Sheehan to show up

If I was in the military, I'd consider a posting to Turkey to man a Patriot missile defence system one of the cushier numbers in the ME fracas... and be thankful for it.

[dsummoner]

Four hundred (400) seems to be a wee bit much to man a few Patriot missile batteries...

[bmore_ken]

If I was in the military, I'd consider a posting to Turkey to man a Patriot missile defence system one of the cushier numbers in the ME fracas... and be thankful for it.

I guarantee you troops in Iraq and Afghanistan would switch in a heartbeat

[WKDWZD]

Four hundred (400) seems to be a wee bit much to man a few Patriot missile batteries...

Jobs for the boys?

[Clancy]

Ummm. News Flash. There have been US Troops in Turkey since the 1940s......

[bmore_ken]

Four hundred (400) seems to be a wee bit much to man a few Patriot missile batteries...

The Patriot line battery is commanded by a captain and usually consists of between 70 and 90 soldiers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot

Two batteries plus support troops puts it right around 400

[bullmikey]

Four hundred (400) seems to be a wee bit much to man a few Patriot missile batteries...

Probably includes logistics, support, maintenance, and security personnel.

[dsummoner]

The Patriot line battery is commanded by a captain and usually consists of between 70 and 90 soldiers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot

Two batteries plus support troops puts it right around 400

That is a heck of a lot of 'support' for the 140 to 180 manning the batteries.

[jrob]

Ummm Turkey is a NATO member

What happened to all that talk of wanting the US to get US troops *out* of other places?

[bmore_ken]

What happened to all that talk of wanting the US to get US troops *out* of other places?

Since you must have missed my previous post

Dude these guys aren't being deployed to Syria, they're in Turkey to shoot down stray missles.

[Jeebus]

What happened to all that talk of wanting the US to get US troops *out* of other places?

Shhhh....Glorious Leader has deployed them, therefore It is Acceptable to Them.

It's only bad when a non-liberal Republican deploys American military forces.

[bmore_ken]

That is a heck of a lot of 'support' for the 140 to 180 manning the batteries.

Have you ever served in a combat arms unit?

[dsummoner]

Have you ever served in a combat arms unit?

No...

[Byng]

Shhhh....Glorious Leader has deployed them, therefore It is Acceptable to Them.

It's only bad when a non-liberal Republican deploys American military forces.

When it is a NATO Member request we don't have the option to say no.

[jrob]

Since you must have missed my previous post

ok, at least you openly admit to being a flip-flopping shill for US leaders.