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SalamanderSleeps

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1. "improving life" What is your WAR DEPARTMENT doing? eom

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 06:07 AM

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Pete Hegseth: "the problem w/ Iran is that it spends on weapons and missiles instead of improving life for their people" [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 27 OP

"improving life" What is your WAR DEPARTMENT doing? eom SalamanderSleeps Mar 27 #1

The man doesn't understand the meaning of irony Chasstev365 Mar 27 #2

splinters Whip-poor-will Mar 27 #3

Preach on Reverend!!! displacedvermoter Mar 27 #31

you mean like, STARTING ILLEGAL WARS Skittles Mar 27 #4

ding. this . AllaN01Bear Mar 27 #17

Politicizing his job. bucolic_frolic Mar 27 #5

The problem with Pete Hegseth... purr-rat beauty Mar 27 #6

Comedy gold Freddie Mar 27 #7

Kinda like the Trump admin. OLDMDDEM Mar 27 #8

These people are on the wrong side of so many things, displacedvermoter Mar 27 #11

I totally agree with you. Somehow they need to be removed from office. OLDMDDEM Mar 27 #29

Wow, that's rich... bamagal62 Mar 27 #9

Smart people can hide that they are smart. Stupid people don't get that chance. twodogsbarking Mar 27 #10

Irony is Dead.... Ford_Prefect Mar 27 #12

And buried in a shallow grave with a sack of lime. bluesbassman Mar 27 #37

My hypocrisy meter just blew up. Ray Bruns Mar 27 #13

The problem w/Pete Hogshit is that he's too full oasis Mar 27 #14

None so blind as those who cannot see.. sinkingfeeling Mar 27 #15

Oh, Drinky Guy... ms liberty Mar 27 #16

Are They All Insane, Or Just Consummate Liars? 🤪 ColoringFool Mar 27 #18

BOTH. GiqueCee Mar 27 #24

Not consummate -- more like shambolic, inept, self-contradicting liars. Insane, though, they've got covered ... eppur_se_muova Mar 27 #39

In that case DFW Mar 27 #19

Is this a classic self own? surfered Mar 27 #20

Let me turn on the machine here... OldBaldy1701E Mar 27 #21

I'm stealing this surfered Mar 27 #22

Shut up little psycho man. hadEnuf Mar 27 #23

Little dab will do ya. travelingthrulife Mar 27 #30

Meantime, Petey has to get by on about $1 trillion a year BeyondGeography Mar 27 #25

I am rarely at a loss for words... GiqueCee Mar 27 #26

I believe, though, that he has been skillfully displacedvermoter Mar 27 #32

Trump deliberately chooses idiots... GiqueCee Mar 27 #33

Irony, meet the imbecile. marble falls Mar 27 #27

Irony is dead...nt Wounded Bear Mar 27 #28

Just like North Korea and Us. nt leftyladyfrommo Mar 27 #34

"Now give me another 200 billion dollars so I can buy more weapons and missiles." Midnight Writer Mar 27 #35

Look in the mirror, Kegbreath. nt City Lights Mar 27 #36

Understand republianmushroom Mar 27 #38

Pot meet kettle. GoodRaisin Mar 27 #40