shouldn’t we bring them home to tackle the recession?

...and maybe kick that traitor out of the White House. Intense Marine Corps love.

Elsewhere, this may be relevant. 

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[ajay]

Until earlier this month, McChrystal lacked operational control over the Marines, which would have allowed him to move them to other parts of the country. That power rested with a three-star Marine general at the U.S. Central Command.

Amazing. Forget a unified coalition command, there isn't even a unified US command. This is one to remember the next time the US starts complaining about the German ROEs not letting them patrol aggressively.

[Alex]

They finally got rid of the OEF/ISAF dualism, but bureaucracy did its thing...