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Miles Archer

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6. Today just seemed like a good day to re-state the obvious.

Reply to GenThePerservering (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:42 AM

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That, and I'm in a state of disbelief...EVEN THOUGH I KNOW HOW WE GOT HERE...that Hegseth is saying shit like "U.S. soldiers are only dying in Iran to make Trump look bad," and the media is reporting on it, with little or no outrage or irony.

Hence, my post, but yeah, I didn't go for a "BIG REVEAL" here.

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