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8. Hate to break it to ya, Hogsbreath. . .

Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:00 PM

Sep 2025

. . .but Stockdale had contempt for your kind and never would have tolerated what you consider leadership. He would have put you on the same level as Robert McNamara during Vietnam.

After reading from the following links, I'm sure y'all would tell Hogsbreath to take Stockdale's name out of his toilet mouth:

https://stoicbreviary.blogspot.com/p/text-james-b-stockdale-world-of.html

https://www.usna.edu/Ethics/bios/index.php

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stockdale best known to america for "Who am I? Why am I here?" msongs Sep 2025 #1

Stockdale did a lot to bring diversity or "woke" into the Navy. haele Sep 2025 #12

And Pete was a infantry officer. Duncanpup Sep 2025 #2

Whiskey Pete held the same rank as...Frank Burns. regnaD kciN Sep 2025 #3

Man, did he really say that?! LuvLoogie Sep 2025 #5

I think Hegseth was drunk and high. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #7

Hate to break it to ya, Hogsbreath. . . DinahMoeHum Sep 2025 #8

I doubt Patton would have had much use for either Hegseth or Trump. nt dflprincess Sep 2025 #9

I hope and believe Pete will just be a blip in history newdeal2 Sep 2025 #10

He thinks he's Patton? Iggo Sep 2025 #11