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newdeal2

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4. It's not that easy

Reply to OC375 (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 2, 2025, 07:57 PM

Sep 2

You would need many times the number of troops he deployed in DC or LA to occupy a city like Chicago. For example, Great Lakes Naval Station is 40 miles from downtown.

This is all for show and his ego and to make crime a topic for 2026.

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What Pritzker expects in Chicago in coming days [View all] struggle4progress Sep 2 OP

Is Pritzker taking this to court? I hope vapor2 Sep 2 #1

Yes he has said that mucifer Sep 2 #3

Boots on the ground OC375 Sep 2 #2

It's not that easy newdeal2 Sep 2 #4

Terrorize, not occupy OC375 Sep 2 #5