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misanthrope

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5. I could be wrong

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 09:08 PM

Jun 2025

But I expect Trump is very reluctant to put American troops on the ground over there. It would send his poll numbers southward and he knows it.

Besides, he and his administration need those boots on American streets to wage war on Democratic-led cities.

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