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Renew Deal

(84,962 posts)
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 02:47 PM Saturday

I can't remember the last time the US has had so many of their physical interests attacked from long range

You could argue the first Persian Gulf War with the Scuds, but that was still fairly limited and controlled. Everything from military bases, radar installations, and economic facilities (oil, datacenters, ships) have been successfully attacked. Trump and Hegseth have failed at protecting US assets, interests, and soldiers.

What will be the result of this? More attacks because of eliminated defenses like radar sites, more death because of the need to use ground troops to accomplish anything, and possibly the use of a nuke if someone gets bored of the war.

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