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haele

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8. Lol- that's my go to when the local Flag Wearer starts screaming about Socialism...

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #7)

Wed May 13, 2026, 02:30 PM

May 13

"Hey, you support the military, don't you?"
"Yea, F****yeah! Rah, rah, support the troops and their bang, bangs protecting the Homeland!"
"You do know it's one of the largest truly efficient Socialist organizations in the world?"
"No-o-o-ooooo!"

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Army cuts training as service is short billions of dollars [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 13 OP

Maybe Lobster's can serve ;) n/t Cheezoholic May 13 #1

The biggest military budget in the world! So where the fuck is all the money going? chowder66 May 13 #2

Astute question. It's sure as fuck not going to the service members. harumph May 13 #3

Yup. haele May 13 #4

The military budget is socialism on a large scale Prairie Gates May 13 #7

Lol- that's my go to when the local Flag Wearer starts screaming about Socialism... haele May 13 #8

Where is the money going? GCG May 13 #5

Yep I was thinking about that as well. chowder66 May 13 #10

Recruitment was up DetroitLegalBeagle May 13 #11

Isn't it the job of the Secretary of Defense to make sure that the budget is being held to Prairie Gates May 13 #6

Plenty for complex suddenly irrelevant weapons systems systems Bobstandard May 13 #9