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MarineCombatEngineer

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5. And that's what saddens me,

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 06:39 PM

13 hrs ago

the worlds greatest Military force, one I was proud to serve in with it's long and rich tradition, is being systematically destroyed so Pedonald and his cohorts can get richer and richer while our young service men and women suffer the consequences.

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"This is a disaster for this generation of people serving in the military" - Rachel Maddow [View all] orangecrush 13 hrs ago OP

This retired Marine concurs. MarineCombatEngineer 13 hrs ago #1

Also the troops are now in harm's way. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #4

And that's what saddens me, MarineCombatEngineer 13 hrs ago #5

Yes we are watching the world's greatest military being destroyed right in front of our eyes. Irish_Dem 3 hrs ago #10

Apparently everyone from that Admiral on down orangecrush 12 hrs ago #7

As does this retired Army Judge Advocate. TomSlick 11 hrs ago #9

Gee, would this include the Afghans that Baitball Blogger 13 hrs ago #2

Including the leader of the Taliban who Trump got released. Norrrm 13 hrs ago #3

Knee-capping the US military? Oh, my - who would want to do something like that? erronis 12 hrs ago #6

Ask his daddy Putin orangecrush 12 hrs ago #8

Rachel is a smart person but she still thinks the old rules matter. BlueTsunami2018 1 hr ago #11

I think and hope you're wrong orangecrush 33 min ago #12