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Mysterian

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19. "Forward supply bases" LOL!

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #17)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 02:36 PM

Jan 2026

The U.S. had ammunition/materiel depots in Europe to fight WWIII that were never depleted by the Iraq clusterfuck. You don't have a clue about military operations and logistics. Your use of the term "forward supply base" proves this.

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