How is us occupying Syria somehow “anti-imperialist”.

What are you a Raytheon consultant lol? What conflict have you served in and who are you willing to lose from your family to make this happen?

Bloodthirsty interventionists like you NEVER have skin in the game, outside of stock portfolios that is.

It's much different. There isn't much of a threat there. The only reason USA troops were sent there in the first place is because Russia was backing Assad.

Because killing Russians and IS is seen as the best use of military $.

As liberals would say, for "democracy"

More trans suicides. Fuck conservative trash

Clearly the free market has spoken if your vacancy rate is 51% you aren’t competing in the market

Because this is a good thing. But they should vote to authorize it affirmatively.

1. Assad needs to be held in check

2. ISIS needs to be defeated where it can be

3. Any opportunity to stop Russian imperialism is good actually

4. Stopping genocidal regimes is good actually

5. Benefits our relationship with Turkey

They own both parties. They don't need the did and pony show.

This is nowhere near competitive for someone with networking experience unfortunately. Comparable salaries are doing data entry and basic office management. You might want to talk to local associates degree programs for entry level applicants at this range.

Who controls the United States Government. Spoiler Alert it isn't you.

The "Jewish Space Laser" lady is voting here. So the appeal to authority is very questionable.

Let's look at our military strategists. They all work for the Pentagon, so they've got nothing but incentive to keep the war machine rolling, despite not winning a war in 75 years.

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Leaving in 180 days sounds like another Afghanistan withdrawal. Syria also just suffered a devastating earthquake. I would hope they do not leave a void that adversaries would be thrilled to fill. 74% of members of the house voted against this plan.

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What agency is that? My contract is ending and I starting the search for a new position. Somewhere between Finance/Accounting, and Data Analytics

And a whole lot of anti war people were extremely outraged about Syrian refugees and assad’s gas attacks. Can’t have it both ways. Can’t want us to help get those peoples homes back and punish Assad while also not having troops there to do it. This isn’t empire, we have less than a BCT of SF and support troops, they are helping the people of Syria not invading the country.

Yeah it was a joke

Lots of anti-war people can tell you exactly what we’re doing in Syria. The idea that you would just trust the decision to go to war to the military apparatus without any congressional oversight or approval is pretty crazy. Keep in mind, Obama held a vote to go to war in Syria, the vote did not pass, and Obama went forward with it anyways.

If your definition of leftist is “good”, then yes, we don’t have a good side to our government.

Awww did a hurt the wittle incels feelings? Are you gonna get angry because someone dared to disagreed with you and try to storm the capital again?

I don't think that means what you think it does.

I never understand how people can vote or make judgements on shit they don't know about. No one in this forum has any idea what the hell our troops are doing in Syria. Someone with a lot more info than us made this decision. I think I'll defer to their judgement instead of thinking myself a military strategist.

Well, name checks out!

I'm not the one having the hissy fit.

Find a mirror.

'Students,' because they aren't the District's 'children,' have limited 1st amendment rights, no 2A rights and restricted 4th, 5th and 6th amendment rights.
That's because the parents surrender the students to the District's care under 'in loco parentis.'

The Districts job never subsumes the parents' parental role. It's madness to assume that the District might.

Hence the legislation.

All the people responding here have been really great. I would just add that in case you are on facebook, the Upper Valley (VT/NH) group could be a good source of information too