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".

"We have always been there whenever the Americans have wanted us," (Labour MP Emily Thornberry) said, calling Trump "a man who has never seen any action" but was now "commander in chief and knows nothing about how it is that America has been defended".

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[–] 23 points 9 months ago

Captain Bonespurs knows all about leading from the rear with the gear.

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  • [–] 42 points 9 months ago

    Private Bonespurs mouthshits again, just like daddy Putin told him to.

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  • [–] 20 points 9 months ago

    I have two friends who never returned. We are not American. Fuck Trump

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  • [–] 17 points 9 months ago

    Helmand Province, asshole.

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  • [–] 16 points 9 months ago

    Trumpis a threat to western civilization.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    He refers to himself, not seeing the frontline, in Vietnam...

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I can't comprehend the mind gymnastics going on in this man's brain, that's probably a good thing that I can't though.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    There are no gymnastics going on. He sees whatever he dreams up at the moment with total detachment from reality and he has a gaggle of sycophants in the Republican party all to eager to accommodate him.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    America at the moment keeps providing reasons why Europe and Canada should seek to become more independent of the US

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Naturally, he's destroying everything on behalf of Tsar Vlad.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago

    I wish they had. Participating in an illegal war is not something to be proud of.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    They were out shooting innocents just like the yanks were.

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