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MarineCombatEngineer

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9. And again, here's Pedonald throwing the military under the bus to try to save his toady,

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 09:01 AM

Yesterday

Kegsbreath but this time, I don't think it's going to work and all he's doing is pissing off the military.

It won't surprise me if we start seeing mass resignations in the Pentagon and elsewhere.
What that commander did was very clearly an illegal order and he should have known better and should face a Courts Martial, but he didn't give that order w/o Kegsbreath approval.

This whole regime is rotten to the core and Congress urgently needs to step up and put a stop to this regime.

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Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Monday OP

They are now consumed with these deaths and Hegseths's days are numbered vapor2 Monday #1

Hitting a damaged vessel at sea with wounded people on it is an extremely bad look Prairie Gates Monday #2

paywall free link.... reACTIONary Monday #3

The Admiral Did It 2na fisherman Monday #4

New York Times: Hegseth Ordered a Lethal Attack but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say mahatmakanejeeves Monday #5

"OK, This NYT Hegseth PR piece is unbelievable, but I want to point out two specific ways why." mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #7

Don't care about their lies. He is the DOD lead and it falls on his head. travelingthrulife Yesterday #11

"the threat to the United States was eliminated"? travelingthrulife Yesterday #10

For Trump, Hegseth's Take-No-Prisoners Approach Is a Growing Liability mahatmakanejeeves Monday #6

"That's a very attractive red shirt you're wearing Admiral Bradley" mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #8

And again, here's Pedonald throwing the military under the bus to try to save his toady, MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #9

We can't let them control this narrative of pretending the first strikes were legal. travelingthrulife Yesterday #12

A real profile in courage. yardwork Yesterday #13

The buck always stops somewhere else IronLionZion Yesterday #14