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intheflow

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4. General is fine with bombing Iran, tho.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 07:45 AM

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At least he’s not racist, I guess?

Edited to add: reading other threads suggest it probably was due to refusing to participate in further illegal war crimes he was being asked to do. Whatever it was, Kegseth is an ass.

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