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14. Pottery Barn rule of international diplomacy

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 09:54 AM

22 hrs ago

He who mistakes it and breaks it takes it.

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Hegseth is whining that the "big bad Royal Navy" isn't helping with the Strait of Hormuz [View all] highplainsdem 23 hrs ago OP

Where's the "big bad" US military? leftstreet 23 hrs ago #1

Shut the fuck up! North Shore Chicago 23 hrs ago #2

I thought Hegseth planned for every contingency. surfered 23 hrs ago #3

He had a plan gab13by13 23 hrs ago #7

what is wrong with this guy? rampartd 23 hrs ago #5

Yeah, if he's already got Gaw-duh, why does he need the RN? hatrack 23 hrs ago #6

The UK has more horses for "the King's Guard" than it has tanks GreatGazoo 23 hrs ago #8

Da fuk? GenThePerservering 22 hrs ago #10

"501 horses ... 334 tanks" GreatGazoo 20 hrs ago #21

A-hem... EYESORE 9001 22 hrs ago #13

That Picture is out of date hardluck 17 hrs ago #22

Actually, You Don't Know, Do You? MineralMan 21 hrs ago #15

Let me get this straight MustLoveBeagles 22 hrs ago #9

The ships were getting through just fine until the US f'd it up. Katinfl 22 hrs ago #11

Trump, Hegseth growing increasingly exasperated with US allies nitpicked 22 hrs ago #12

Pottery Barn rule of international diplomacy Zambero 22 hrs ago #14

Hegseth is Totally Incompetent at the Job He Has. MineralMan 21 hrs ago #16

This mess is solely on Rapist. Let him clean it up. nt City Lights 21 hrs ago #17

The UK ceded the "biggest, baddest Navy" status to the US in WWII... Wounded Bear 21 hrs ago #19