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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.vox.com/kamala-harris/371497/harris-troops-war-zones

But none of this is “war,” according to the US government. A Department of Defense official, speaking on background, told Vox, “An aspect of military service includes serving in locations where hostile actions may occur. Those locations are designated by executive order and/or the secretary of defense. However, it’s important to note that just because a service member is in one of these locations does not mean they are engaged in war. The US is not currently engaged in a war and does not have troops fighting in active war zones anywhere in the world.”

Harris does appear to have carefully chosen her wording — “active duty in a combat zone in any war zone”

So… fact checking is hard, and Kamala is good at this. [/quote]

From your source:

“The lighter footprint and the smaller number of casualties makes it easier for the administration to downplay these conflicts’ significance and keep them out of the public eye,” Brian Finucane, a former State Department legal adviser now with the International Crisis Group, told Vox. [b]“It lets them off the hook from actually having to explain why US forces are in harm’s way, or why they’re bombing the Houthis, or what the plan is to bring an end to this.”[/b]

Biden and Harris can fairly claim to have presided over the end of an era of warfare that began with the 9/11 attacks and the invasion of Afghanistan as well as the beginning of a new one in which US forces in the Middle East are engaged in a much lower [b]but still significant level of combat with terrorist groups and state-backed militias, more or less indefinitely and with little public debate.[/b]

[b]Admittedly, though, that’s not as pithy a debate line.[/b][/quote]

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