Donald Trump is facing backlash from Canadian veterans after suggesting NATO allies did little during the war in Afghanistan, comments veterans say ignore their painful sacrifices.
In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Trump said the United States had “never needed” its NATO partners and characterized allied contributions in Afghanistan as minor, saying they “stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.”
His remarks didn’t sit well with Canadian veterans who were part of the Afghan conflict, which represented the country’s largest overseas deployment since the Second World War. More than 40,000 Canadian Armed Forces members served in the region between 2001 and 2014. In total, 158 Canadians were killed and thousands more were injured.
Ol’ Bone Spurs can shut the fuck up when it comes to anything
militaryimoUnless it’s real estate or marketing-related, yes, he should shut the fuck up. He is, quite evidently, a brilliant marketer.
He’s done little better than an index fund overall, financially. This isn’t a credit to his supposed financial genius, index funds are very conservative.
Oh I’m well aware that, in terms of business and finance, he’s mediocre.
But that’s an even stronger testament to how well he markets himself.