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1. Fog of what war?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 02:24 PM

21 hrs ago

"Fog of war" is meant to convey the confusion when you're in mortal peril and the fear is so high it clouds you perception of reality. Combine that with incomplete information, poor communication, differing perspectives, etc., and people make mistakes.

If you're all ganging up peacefully to whomp a small boat that isn't fighting back, where's the fog?

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Hegseth cites 'fog of war' in defending follow-on strike in scrutinized attack on alleged drug boat [View all] demmiblue 21 hrs ago OP

Fog of what war? unblock 21 hrs ago #1

+1 leftstreet 21 hrs ago #2

Lol. That's a board game term. Doesn't apply in this circumstance. Solomon 21 hrs ago #3

The only "fog" is between Hegseth's ears. harumph 21 hrs ago #4

Aka The Mendacity of Murderers C_U_L8R 21 hrs ago #5

What did the second strike target? I want to see what they aimed at FullySupportDems 20 hrs ago #6

It was just like the Battle of the Bulge! Antietam! Gallipoli! Trafalgar! Midway! Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #7

not looking good for former Fox News drunkard eShirl 20 hrs ago #8

What war? SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #9

"This fog of war has a name, and that name is Jack Daniels." flvegan 20 hrs ago #10

they're a couple of foggy noggins eShirl 20 hrs ago #12

No Americans were at peril at any time during MineralMan 20 hrs ago #11