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Norrrm

(3,613 posts)
8. Two guys bobbing in the water, hanging onto debris were an active threat, needing obliteration?
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 03:02 PM
15 hrs ago

Got it.

Warfighting in the age of Trump/Hegseth.

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Self defense against a fishing boat? Were they throwing harpoons? Ocelot II 15 hrs ago #1
Plus, they have not said what happened against the US from that target mysteryowl 15 hrs ago #2
Self defense against 2 people hanging on to a burning boat for dear life..got it. Deuxcents 15 hrs ago #3
exactly! That 2nd missile mysteryowl 15 hrs ago #5
2 individuals are clinging to the wreckage of a boat that was just blown apart by MarineCombatEngineer 15 hrs ago #4
This admin's credibility, even if only a sliver of it was left, is bankrupt. Heads should roll from the top down Deuxcents 15 hrs ago #6
This is starting to blow up spectacularly against Pedonald and Kegsbreath, MarineCombatEngineer 15 hrs ago #7
Two guys bobbing in the water, hanging onto debris were an active threat, needing obliteration? Norrrm 15 hrs ago #8
If Hegseth did not give the second strike order, who did? Norrrm 15 hrs ago #12
Supposedly Admiral Frank M."Mitch" Bradley, MarineCombatEngineer 15 hrs ago #14
Aye! Let's see who Trump/Hegseth throw under the bus. Norrrm 15 hrs ago #16
So people hanging from debris Progressive dog 15 hrs ago #9
Good grief, they have dug as deep as they can and that is what they come up with? Biophilic 15 hrs ago #10
Actually, I think that those two survivors were killed so that Hegseth and his criminal cohorts could Jrose 15 hrs ago #11
The self-defense must be there was no defense if they people were picked up alive and were fishermen. Vinca 15 hrs ago #13
What twaddle. Disaffected 15 hrs ago #15
Since when was flotsam considered a weapon? Baitball Blogger 15 hrs ago #17
Here are five ridiculous excuses which Trump and Hegseth have offered. John1956PA 15 hrs ago #18
Self defense against guys clinging to wreckage in shark-infested waters??? Ritabert 14 hrs ago #19
Keep yapping. Everything you say will be brought at your Hague trial. TheBlackAdder 14 hrs ago #20
Up is down, In is out. Zackzzzz 11 hrs ago #21
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