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Gore1FL

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1. I don't think Alexander Haig was trying to be nefarious.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 12:38 PM

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His point was to reassure the American public that the government was functioning. He did so in an awkward way, to be sure. There was no time when Haig seized control or intended to seize control.

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