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12. Starve the troops, starve the civilians (by reducing EBT) and give the billionaires more money.

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:19 AM

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US troops going hungry? [View all] amerikat 20 hrs ago OP

You can post up to four paragraphs. niyad 20 hrs ago #1

Meanwhile Hegseth is gorging on lobster. jls4561 20 hrs ago #3

two paragraphs amerikat 20 hrs ago #2

This was how it was for some units in the Iraq war Lifeafter70 20 hrs ago #4

Well now the mail doesn't work. LisaL 20 hrs ago #5

Yes I read that which makes this worse Lifeafter70 20 hrs ago #6

Hegseth doesn't give a shit vapor2 20 hrs ago #7

He probably (likely) tells them "MAN UP!" durablend 12 hrs ago #20

So, our troops are sent to war and starve when.......... sheshe2 20 hrs ago #8

It's the military that is not getting packages through Lifeafter70 20 hrs ago #9

I take issue with this article Lifeafter70 19 hrs ago #10

The 22 million for fancy food was just part of the story questionseverything 18 hrs ago #16

They could have at least bought dehydrated foods like Ilsa 18 hrs ago #17

His hero, Putin, treats his troops like sht Hassler 18 hrs ago #13

Trump is destroying our country Billsdaughter 17 hrs ago #19

Makes me sick. summer_in_TX 18 hrs ago #14

I just emailed my congressman, of course a Republican, tavernier 18 hrs ago #15

What is that dark grey rectangular food item? Ilsa 17 hrs ago #18

Hope they like mutinies. Crowman2009 12 hrs ago #21