Will there ever come a time when newspeople ask if there is any military emergency, national emergency, draft, or declaration of war, linked to the movement of National Guard troops to an overseas location?
Nov 29 2021 Military.com
1,000 National Guard Soldiers to Deploy to Africa as Mid East Wars Wind Down
“The U.S. has been increasingly operating in countries like Somalia and Niger as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have drawn down.”
Claims about freedoms that cry out for questioning:
Mayor Day told us that sending hometown troops to Africa was meant to keep Salisbury Maryland safe and free.
Source:
May 28, 2020 WMAR
Salisbury Mayor deploying to Africa with Maryland National Guard
Several news sources published this quote. View them here.
The idea that sending hometown troops to Africa would be linked in any way with keeping the people of Salisbury Maryland safe and free calls for more discussion.
Mayor Day,
While the troops were deployed, federal law was signed prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to adults age 18-20.
Can you help us to understand the militarized version of freedom here?
December 21st 2019 KOMO News
Legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes raised to 21 nationwide
“Signed into law by President Donald Trump Friday as part of the new $1.4 trillion spending bill, a new measure prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.”
Kosovo too:
Nov 28, 2021 WHAS11
Kentucky infantry company deploys to Horn of Africa with Virginia National Guard
The people of Kentucky and Virginia also need services in Kosovo:
“Those soldiers will work with the Virginia National Guard in Southeast Europe as they deploy to conduct peace support for NATO-led Kosovo Force in early 2022.”
Oct. 15, 2021 NATO
“NATO has been leading a peace-support operation in Kosovo since June 1999 in support of wider international efforts to build peace and stability in the area.”
Nov 12, 2021 National Guard Bureau
National Guard leader to Croatia president: ‘Thank you for quarter-century partnership’
“Minnesota and Croatia formed a partnership in 1996, five years after the Southeastern European country declared independence from the former Yugoslavia. Croatia joined NATO in 2009 and the European Union in 2013.”
Did the advantage of NATO allow the undeclared wars in Iraq or Afghanistan to be prevented, won or shut down?
The people of Nevada need services in Africa:
Nov 23 2021 KRNV
Nevada Air Guard to deploy to Africa for airlift mission after Thanksgiving
Also:
Nov 30, 2021 Military.com
Oklahoma Guard Paychecks Under Threat as Vaccine Battle with Pentagon Escalates
“…a spokesperson with the Oklahoma Guard said there is no change in the state’s plan to defy the vaccine mandate.”
“However, it was unclear what mechanisms would allow DoD to track unvaccinated troops and withhold their pay. Personnel and pay systems are mostly handled at the state level. Also, troops flagged under other circumstances, such as failing a fitness test, are not typically denied pay.”
Love to see the press find out from elected officials how sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution.
Look for TV newspeople to play along by not asking questions.
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