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GiqueCee

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57. Hegseth is an extremist...
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 09:05 AM
11 hrs ago

... in every regard. He doesn't just drink, he gets shitfaced, blackout drunk. And he's a semiliterate sociopath who cannot be trusted to make complex decisions on issues that potentially involve the loss of innocent lives, as well as the lives of our servicemen and -women. Just like his psychotic boss, he is pathologically selfish, and doesn't consider people he can't see or touch as real human beings, so their loss has no real meaning for him, and he dismisses any concern for the consequences of his actions.
Now he's shitfaced drunk with power that he doesn't possess the mental faculties to wield responsibly. But he wasn't hired in spite of those shortcomings, but because of them. Russell Vought's bible of malice and depravity, better know as Project 2025, specifically stated, though often couched in seemingly benign language, that terrorizing the populace, and the world in general, with extreme policies that are implemented with unwarranted savagery, is the quickest path to ensuring compliance with any future plans to establish Feudalism v.2.

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The planning phase was skipped UpInArms Yesterday #1
Planning? WHat's that? Amaryllis Yesterday #21
Do you expect me to believe Retrograde 22 hrs ago #44
"Hic!Seth" Skittles 22 hrs ago #45
Logistics is too "woke" Old Testament Libera 19 hrs ago #50
"Sir, we don't have ammunition!" - Trump, Oct. 2017 Grins 18 hrs ago #52
Gee Donald, maybe you should have thought of that C_U_L8R Yesterday #2
And it never occurred to Kegsbreath... GiqueCee Yesterday #3
Runs out of ammo but never runs out of beer. dem4decades Yesterday #18
When he was confirmed he swore that he wouldn't drink while was Secretary of Defense... SeattleVet Yesterday #24
Hegseth is an extremist... GiqueCee 11 hrs ago #57
Let ICE send some. Traildogbob Yesterday #4
Bibi doesn't care how many American GIs get snuffed. Klarkashton Yesterday #5
Trump doesn't either. ananda Yesterday #6
Bibi, like Donald, doesn't care how many lives, johnnyfins Yesterday #7
Fact... sheshe2 Yesterday #9
Bibi is ready fight Iran right down to the last American. calguy Yesterday #35
*facepalm* sakabatou Yesterday #8
Sounds like they've adopted Russia's 'No Supply Lines' strategy NeoTrajan Yesterday #10
Terrible lede...U.S. troops are not 'in Iran'. They are shooting at Iran from the Gulf States. pecosbob Yesterday #11
I don't have a sub to the WSJ (for obvious reasons) BumRushDaShow Yesterday #12
I saw this and wasted about ten minutes markodochartaigh Yesterday #19
This debsy Yesterday #20
"US troops in Iran"? DavidDvorkin Yesterday #13
Very sloppy writing from them. They apparently mean our bases in the region. highplainsdem Yesterday #14
That makes much more sense. DavidDvorkin Yesterday #15
They have a link at the bottom of the story for reporting corrections and typos. highplainsdem Yesterday #16
Sloppy, or deliberately misleading? Martin Eden Yesterday #23
Probably not, but it might've been a less experienced journalist using Ai, though there's no note highplainsdem Yesterday #34
Just did some checking, and they do use some AI: highplainsdem Yesterday #37
US Troops... Old Testament Libera 19 hrs ago #51
RawStory tends to like their click baity headlines. progressoid Yesterday #30
They also use AI, as I just discovered. See reply 37. highplainsdem Yesterday #38
WSJ Headline is: "U.S. Races to Accomplish Iran Mission Before Munitions Run Out" IronLionZion Yesterday #17
Nice to let eveyone know.....Donald said this would be a 4-5 day operation Historic NY 21 hrs ago #47
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This whole thing is giving me a fright hibbing Yesterday #39
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I second that facepalm. Dave Bowman Yesterday #25
what does "IN IRAN" mean? We have boots on the ground there??? LymphocyteLover Yesterday #26
Was someone using the ammo jet to go to a hockey game? Just checking. twodogsbarking Yesterday #27
Wish it was that simple. paleotn Yesterday #29
Well, that answers my question from yesterday morning... paleotn Yesterday #28
Fucking unacceptable that we are THAT short on important weapons this quickly. Callie1979 Yesterday #31
Issue on ships is that SM2 anti air missile system can not be reloaded at sea. Not a total inventory issue.... dutch777 Yesterday #32
MAGA make america grenades again !! CountAllVotes Yesterday #33
As an old veteran, I will never let anyone talk about slightlv Yesterday #36
In his first term, Trump loudly claimed that the military was low on ammunition. Norrrm Yesterday #40
"Top generals with tears in their eyes", no less... nt Shipwack 16 hrs ago #55
i can donate a shovel or a bucket with a hole Tetrachloride Yesterday #41
Never mind Sun Tzu, BidenRocks Yesterday #42
As an ex military NCO MaineNative 23 hrs ago #43
WTF planned this Epic Fuckup Historic NY 21 hrs ago #46
So now we are going down the same path Figarosmom 20 hrs ago #48
I used to go back and forth - BlueSpot 20 hrs ago #49
He who runs out of soldiers and weapons first loses a war. Aussie105 17 hrs ago #53
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Was that little green men from Mars that promised them? KS Toronado 9 hrs ago #59
The USA has the most powerful military in the world... Layzeebeaver 15 hrs ago #56
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