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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nRemember when we had this whole discussion about a “victory parade” for Iraq? Well, now Senator (VA-D) Tim Kaine, in the middle of the discussion about how we’re going to go back to Iraq, wants to have a parade for the “end” of combat operations in Afghanistan, according to the Military Times<\/a>;<\/p>\n \u201cThe president has said combat operations (in Afghanistan) will end in 2014, and we can\u2019t allow these kind of milestones to go unrecognized,\u201d the Virginia Democrat said. \u201cWe need to have that moment. We need to mark the end of that chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n On Thursday, Kaine will introduce a resolution to mark this Veterans Day as an official \u201cwelcome home\u201d commemoration for the youngest generation of warfighters.<\/p>\n The move doesn\u2019t carry any money or mandates, but Kaine hopes if it passes the Senate it can act as a firing pistol for a host of nationwide celebrations honoring the military sacrifices of the last 13 years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Is it really the end of combat operations in Afghanistan, Timmy? Are you really that naive? I’m sure the warriors who fought the war in Afghanistan would feel more welcomed home if they came back to a less dysfunctional Veterans Affairs Department and a fully funded health care system. <\/p>\n But, hey, parades are easy, it’s the stuff that works in the real world that’s hard, so yeah, let’s have a big f’n parade so we can punish the troops with hours of parade practice and the rest of America can take a break from the mall and feel good about themselves for “supporting the troops”. We could tie a huge yellow ribbon around Manhattan or something. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"