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Aussie105

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37. 'Fog of War'

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 09:50 PM

13 hrs ago

Describes what some soldiers experience and do in the heat of battle.
An ill considered, impulsive move.
They make decisions the rest of us can't comprehend.

This wasn't it.

This was orders from above . . . No Witnesses!

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Hegseth cites 'fog of war' in defending follow-on strike in scrutinized attack on alleged drug boat [View all] BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago OP

Circling back to kill civilians floating in the water is MURDER, not fog of war. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #1

There is no F...king War. Not even a Congressional Resolution, but less a Congressional Declaration of War. hlthe2b 20 hrs ago #2

Exactly. There is NO WAR. We are looking at MURDER. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #12

Right?! What war? yardwork 18 hrs ago #20

Killing men just fishing on their boat is called murder. Irish_Dem 18 hrs ago #21

Kelly was right. This is all a big game to them. ananda 20 hrs ago #3

I missed the part where we declared war on Venezuela. Ray Bruns 20 hrs ago #4

More like the fog of too much booze.nt moniss 20 hrs ago #5

Lol, beat me to it! Blumancru 15 hrs ago #29

Drunk on Power 2na fisherman 12 hrs ago #43

Gee. If Robert McNamara could go stock free by writing a book about "Fog of War" erronis 20 hrs ago #6

Not defending Robert McNamara, but this is no comparison ... FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #24

There was the Tonkin Gulf Resolution of August 1964 RazorbackExpat 13 hrs ago #35

Just heard a replay of Pete's "fog of war" blather. He doesn't even know what allegorical oracle 15 hrs ago #25

You are right. From Pete's perspective, the fog is after the 4th or 5th shot of whiskey. erronis 15 hrs ago #28

What a fucking joke. chowder66 20 hrs ago #7

Total fucking bullshit. He's a fucking liar and murderer. LymphocyteLover 20 hrs ago #8

Since when have we been at war? Did Congress declare war and I missed it?? Rhiannon12866 20 hrs ago #9

A leader in his position... Mike Nelson 20 hrs ago #10

You would need the other side returning fire for it to be a fog of war. Baitball Blogger 20 hrs ago #11

The "fog of war"? Inf**kingcredible! patphil 19 hrs ago #13

"fog of war" my old soldier ass AverageOldGuy 19 hrs ago #14

You need to change your moniker. COL Mustard 12 hrs ago #41

"Fog of war" is how women describe the feeling after Hegseth has been near their drinks Prairie Gates 19 hrs ago #15

Kegsbreath lying again sakabatou 19 hrs ago #16

So Bradley will be giving a classified briefing on Thursday, Native 19 hrs ago #17

Is that what they're calling drunken stupor now? Buddyzbuddy 18 hrs ago #18

Just exactly how much chaos and uncertainty (fog) is there when no one is shooting back at you? LudwigPastorius 18 hrs ago #19

Fog of cosplaying. If he can't HANDLE a fisherman boat, what about a fleet of destroyers? WEAK!!! nt Exp 15 hrs ago #22

"Fog of War"? sheshe2 15 hrs ago #23

He's full of shit Warpy 15 hrs ago #26

Hegseth is trying to throw Admiral Bradley under the bus. TomSlick 15 hrs ago #27

Fog of murder. Harker 15 hrs ago #30

Us folks that aren't handsome lethal warriors, call it being shit faced. Swede 15 hrs ago #31

Speaking of that, I just spotted this story - BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #32

That raccoon was framed. He was just the wingman. nt eppur_se_muova 14 hrs ago #33

Oh my God, that's hilarious!!!! COL Mustard 12 hrs ago #40

Does he mean 'the fog of BEER'? I think he means the fog of beer.. Jack Valentino 13 hrs ago #34

The murderous jerk has gone to "the fog of war" defense. Lame. This ain't Vietnam dude. BradBo 13 hrs ago #36

'Fog of War' Aussie105 13 hrs ago #37

Paging Admiral Bradley...your bus is waiting.... COL Mustard 12 hrs ago #38

More like enigmania 12 hrs ago #39

Hegseth loves terms like "fog of war", it makes him feel manly BlueWaveNeverEnd 12 hrs ago #42

The only fog is between his ears. Sneederbunk 11 hrs ago #44

What war? Was anybody shooting back? DFW 5 hrs ago #45

Is everyone on Trump's team role playing? Aussie105 4 hrs ago #46

One of the great 'fog of war' scenes is in Stendhal's "Charterhouse of Parma' dedl67 4 hrs ago #47

Winners call it war. Losers are called terrorists. The law calls it murder or war crime JT45242 4 hrs ago #48