total waste of money

the pmcs can do whatever they want

but the us government needs to stay out of it

ofc, but what happens when we remove them from the area?

*also we pay the pmcs with tax payer money*

not necessarily

Face it, we're stuck in the middle east: if we stay - it will be more years of crap, if we leave - hell will breaks loose and everything will be wasted

let russia deal with it, they're keen on it

So let russia expand its sphere of influence in the middle east?

Are you even an American?

obviously we've done a shit job at it and it's not economically worthwhile

their influence isn't worth as much as it used to be

we've revolutionized american oil production in the last 20 years

its costed us way more money than it has ever netted us

Thank bush; but now what will happen when we dip out of the middle east?

only one way to find out

You're saying we should leave the middle east; what will happen?

we'll just have to see what happens

in the meantime we can save money

Thats not a great way to convince people

they don't need to be convinced

they don't have a say in it

*Senate*

trump can pull the troops out on his own

Without congress approval?

yes

congress never approved them to be there in the first place

because it's not a war

trump has like full control over the military

the only thing that exists there is like a u.n. resolution or something

What do you mean by full control?

full control, they only answer to him

Clearly checks and balance are in the shit in this theory

NOO

not for the military

the president is considered commander in chief for a reason

The military main job is to defend the constitution

Not to serve the president

the constitution tells them to obey his orders

and sure, if he gave an unconstitutional order

they don't have to obey