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42. I Guess The Term "Allies"
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 03:35 PM
Mar 1

Include folks who just shut up and let the US do whatever the hell we want.

Guess we need another term for countries who are actively participating and risking hardware and personnel in our military operations.

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Someone earlier today called it Operation Epstein Fury". generalbetrayus Mar 1 #1
Same shit Whip-poor-will Mar 1 #2
Correction: "by the U.S. and its ally in Iran" pat_k Mar 1 #3
They might be "willing" if 45 removes ALL tariffs off their products! BumRushDaShow Mar 1 #4
Two unpopular leaders in dire need of war in order to... OGBuzz Mar 1 #13
It's up to us to defend against the onslaught. pat_k Mar 1 #36
Your post is exactly what I was thinking when I read the OP hamsterjill Mar 1 #24
Saudi may not be participating as an ally, but this is their wet dream too. Showered trumps with billions to get it. pat_k Mar 1 #35
MBS was pressuring Trump for weeks. AloeVera Mar 1 #47
The magnitude of the corruption, which goes back decades, has grown to epic proportions. pat_k Mar 1 #48
Great post. AloeVera Mar 1 #49
I re-worked a bit and put up as an OP. pat_k Mar 1 #51
Allies? Israel and and Trump..Not a very big coalition force. LiberalArkie Mar 1 #5
Was Tom Cottonhead johnnyfins Mar 1 #6
What allies? Wiz Imp Mar 1 #7
I came to make this same observation. you beat me to it. nt Gore1FL Mar 1 #26
Hey Cotton which Allies? Historic NY Mar 1 #8
What allies? JustAnotherGen Mar 1 #9
Like Russia thought its seizure of Ukraine would only take a few days? tanyev Mar 1 #10
Decades, not weeks, you ignorant fool! debsy Mar 1 #11
Another treasonous piece of shit heard from Scalded Nun Mar 1 #12
Here's a Tom Cotton refresher Zorro Mar 1 #15
"Operation Epic Fury"??? PatSeg Mar 1 #14
Children and grandchildren of the guys who came up with Operation ORTSAC paleotn Mar 1 #19
Seriously? I didn't know that PatSeg Mar 1 #30
Whiskey Pete probably came up with this one, late at night. republianmushroom Mar 1 #34
Ha, ha, sounds about right PatSeg Mar 1 #38
SNL cold open nailed it: Great for Hegseth knuckle tats pat_k Mar 1 #37
Ah, that would explain it! PatSeg Mar 1 #39
Allies? Baitball Blogger Mar 1 #16
Iran is Russia's drone factory. The Kremlin isn't happy about this. paleotn Mar 1 #18
Oops, sounds like Trump pissed off PatSeg Mar 1 #31
Define "massive" paleotn Mar 1 #17
Coming soon Zorro Mar 1 #50
"...after 47 years of waging war against the United States..." Grins Mar 1 #20
I have the same question. republianmushroom Mar 1 #33
Weeks? ChazInAz Mar 1 #21
"Maybe six days, maybe six weeks, certainly not six months." Does that sound familiar? DFW Mar 1 #22
The name given to the operation perfectly reveals the mindset of those who launched this was. Just a big video game. Martin68 Mar 1 #23
Is that in Friedman units? n/t hibbing Mar 1 #25
Baby Bush said that about Iraq and Afghanistan. greatauntoftriplets Mar 1 #27
Tom Cotton is a lying bullshit artist. Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 1 #28
If Iraq, Afghanistan, Viet Nam, Korea, etc. are anything to go by, make that years. appleannie1 Mar 1 #29
Post removed Post removed Mar 1 #32
If they say weeks, they mean months. colorado_ufo Mar 1 #40
Allies? Pas-de-Calais Mar 1 #41
I Guess The Term "Allies" modrepub Mar 1 #42
I was wondering who these so-called "allies" are. mdbl Mar 1 #43
Allies? Figarosmom Mar 1 #44
Cotten head is a supreme ahole. Chairman ... Evolve Dammit Mar 1 #45
When does Barron Trump head to a US military boot camp? Bone spurs are not hereditary usaf-vet Mar 1 #46
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