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karynnj

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8. Respectfully, there is no real war here

Reply to marble falls (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 12:23 PM

Dec 2025

If Trump and his administration is correct, these boats are involved in drug running. They are not a military threat to our forces. They could be stopped, investigated, and, if warranted arrested and tried.

If they are wrong, we blew up fishing boats.

When there is no war, no fear that you will be ambushed, could there really be fog of war. If there is any 'fog" it is of Hegseth's making.

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Democrats can't endorse "vigilantism" even if we sometimes think it's deserved. [View all] RoeVWade Dec 2025 OP

Fog of war. Make no mistake: the gloves are off. marble falls Dec 2025 #1

Respectfully, there is no real war here karynnj Dec 2025 #8

Give it a very little time. Kristal Nacht happened before a war. The Rischstadt fire happened befor the war. ... marble falls Dec 2025 #11

I never said not to fight these illegal actions karynnj Dec 2025 #15

Petitions and demonstrations are not enough. They are not going to a polite debate, whether we are or not. ... marble falls Dec 2025 #16

I agree, we don't need to degrade ourselves just because the Republicans are indulging in it Walleye Dec 2025 #2

Yeah, there is no "thought crime" so we can have "is he dead yet" thread, but these quite possibly illegal acts should RoeVWade Dec 2025 #5

We shouldn't listen to any of that. They have no moral authority. Walleye Dec 2025 #6

+100! marble falls Dec 2025 #12

I was expecting this to be about Luigi MichMan Dec 2025 #3

It's not? leftstreet Dec 2025 #4

Based on all the other comments, apparently not MichMan Dec 2025 #13

Make sure you understand the fight we're in. Happy Hoosier Dec 2025 #7

Agreed. EdmondDantes_ Dec 2025 #9

Every American soldier who enlisted to fight the Nazis felt that same thing. marble falls Dec 2025 #14

This is murder from kacekwl Dec 2025 #10

plenty of so-called progressives cheered that gun humping freak Mangione Skittles Dec 2025 #17

Is that your strawman on fire? Democrats do not endorse vigilantism. Maru Kitteh Dec 2025 #18