Suckers...

President Trump struck overtly political chords as he addressed service members during a speech at the al-Asad airbase in Iraq, his first visit
to an overseas military installation. 

The president said his military strategy puts an end to the United States being "suckers" and hammered Democrats for resisting his demands for border wall funding.  

In past visits abroad the president has frequently admonished allies to be more committed to fights taking place in their own backyards. During the speech at al-Asad, Trump revisited that theme, saying that countries must sometimes pay a "monetary price" for the United States’ military involvement, "so we’re not the suckers of the world." 

The president noted that "stopping terrorists from entering America’s shores" is part of a broader strategy of homeland security.  Trump said his political rivals are only blocking a more robust border wall out of blind opposition to everything he proposes. 

Iraq Death: Nearly half a million people have died from war-related causes in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003, according to an academic study published in the United States on.Oct 15, 2013.