Trump sparks anger with claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line
(www.bbc.co.uk)
from MonsterMonster@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 23 Jan 2026 06:31
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from MonsterMonster@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 23 Jan 2026 06:31
https://lemmy.world/post/42029963
Donald Trump has sparked fresh outrage in the UK after saying Nato troops stayed “a little off the front lines” during the war in Afghanistan.
Labour MP Emily Thornberry, the chair of the foreign affairs committee, called it an “absolute insult” to the 457 British service personnel killed in the conflict, while Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: “How dare he question their sacrifice?”
Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty, who served in Afghanistan, said it was “sad to see our nation’s sacrifice, and that of our Nato partners, held so cheaply”.
The UK was among several allies to join the US in Afghanistan from 2001, after it invoked Nato’s collective security clause following the 9/11 terror attacks.
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From the same Orange Turd Putin Boot Licker whom deferred military service in Vietnam several times.
Here’s a reminder.
How is that not the most based thing Trump has done?
Avoiding an unjust war of aggression for any reason should be commended, not criticised
…Says the guy who avoided the Vietnamese front line
Chicken Hawks are the lowest form of politician.
Thanks for your insights Captain Bonespurs.
*Cadet Bonespurs.
Giving him the rank of a Captain is an insult to any capable soldier.
There are a lot of US military oathbreakers who are using and insulting the words captain,officer, soldier.
Commander and chief Bonespurs
They should never be there in first place.
I love the smell of leopards eating faces in the morning.
There more subtle ways to sow discord. But carry on. Let’s see of this sets enough asses on fire and meaningful things start being done.
How the hell would he know about the frontlines lol
He knows a lot about avoiding the front lines
Have they ever even evoked the article 5 of the defensive NATO alliance when they invaded Afghanistan?
This is the stupidity of NATO. Article 5 was invoked because article 5 is ambiguously worded and left open for abuse. A terrorist cell doing an act of terror is grounds for invoking article 5. But terrorist cells don’t have borders so who are you defending yourself from? Depending on how brazen you are you can point the finger at any country and say “that’s where the terrorists are” and then go invade that country.
This man has never punched in the face.
And it’s a damn shame.
Let’s see how many knots Farage ties himself in trying to defend this latest nonsense
Europe should have never gotten itself involved in US oil wars, article 5 be damned. In a way I am glad the veneer of civilty has been stripped from transatlantic relations, and we can stop bending backwards every time Washington farts.
More bullshit spewing from that idiot’s mouth.
Draft dodging idiot*
Draft dodging Chicken Hawk TRAITOR.
Listen to this Treasonous Chicken Hawk draft-dodger, criticizing someone else’s wartime service.
Dodging the Vietnam Draft is probably one of the more honourable things Trump’s done to be fair.
I also agree the Vietnam war was an unjust one, but let’s not pretend that he dodged the draft for any reason other than being a complete fucking coward
That’s still a valid reason to dodge a draft. I’m not defending Trump, but I’m a coward too. War sucks, war is horrible, I’d rather not go participate
Of course
That doesn’t take away that he is a draft dodger and should shut the fuck up about anything military because he’s a coward (amongst hundreds of other bad things)
People can do the right thing for wrong reasons. Trump never does anything for the right reason.
It depended on the country. Countries like the UK and Poland played a major role in fighting operations and deserve praise for their contributions.
Other NATO countries contributed a lot less.
this is hilarious
All that coming from the archetypal REMF.