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Augiedog

(2,703 posts)
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 10:13 PM Mar 31

And you wonder why Army helicopters are crashing commercial aircraft?

Hegseth is ordering the end of the investigation of Blackhawk choppers playing footsie with kid rock at his Tennessee redoubt/hideout.

With no consequences for violating military regulations/law and FAA rules we will have more of this type of behavior.

Hegseth has just set a legal precedent that will get people killed

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And you wonder why Army helicopters are crashing commercial aircraft? (Original Post) Augiedog Mar 31 OP
It's a clown show now orangecrush Apr 1 #1
Military is now just part of Reality TV. As the old song goes, "They wear their spurs just for show."* RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Apr 1 #2
Good training for the boys. I mean, "troops." Kid Berwyn Apr 1 #3
They were Apache attack helicopters. Aristus Apr 1 #4

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(2,193 posts)
2. Military is now just part of Reality TV. As the old song goes, "They wear their spurs just for show."*
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:17 AM
Apr 1

*Cadillac Cowboys—Spirit c.1972

Kid Berwyn

(24,904 posts)
3. Good training for the boys. I mean, "troops."
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:20 AM
Apr 1

Great for recruitment, too, seeing as fewer young people see much of a career in fighting wars for big oil.

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