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3. $350 million dollar aircraft. Ouch.

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 04:54 PM

Feb 2024

Generals don't like to see that kind of money crash and burn.

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$350 million dollar aircraft. Ouch. Irish_Dem Feb 2024 #3

In the US, perhaps. Igel Feb 2024 #8

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Civilians orangecrush Feb 2024 #21

What does 2,000,000 Vietnamese civilian deaths have to do with it? Marcus IM Feb 2024 #22

I believe the point of his comment blue-wave Feb 2024 #24

OK. The point of my comment was that the video is ugly. Marcus IM Feb 2024 #26

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Sorry, I'm playing hardball orangecrush Feb 2024 #29

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Yes. Aristus Feb 2024 #44

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They are orangecrush Feb 2024 #41

a shot in the arm NJCher Feb 2024 #6

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Somebody used to bullseye womp rats in their T-16s back home. tanyev Feb 2024 #9

Sharp shooting. Aristus Feb 2024 #10

Shame on you both, and Luke too! Hieronymus Phact Feb 2024 #43

Friendly fire? That's your story? TomSlick Feb 2024 #14

Regardless of the root cause... Layzeebeaver Feb 2024 #27

Too bad it wasn't the one Vlad was in yesterday. Hassler Feb 2024 #16

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Careless Russian smokers orangecrush Feb 2024 #40

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