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AverageOldGuy

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16. These troops are NOT going to Minnesota

Reply to yaesu (Original post)

Sun Jan 18, 2026, 10:48 AM

3 hrs ago

The Pentagon has announced that 1,500 – 2,000 US active duty soldiers are now on alert for deployment to Minnesota.

I doubt it. These troops are coming from Fort Wainwright, ALASKA — they are Arctic-trained units. I suspect they will be deployed to Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air Base) as the initial phase of the US war on Greenland and Denmark.

No doubt Putin and Xi are delighted to see Trump tearing NATO apart.

Meanwhile, Jared Kushner is now one of the US reps to a delegation that will, no doubt, bring everlasting peace to Israel-Gaza. Or maybe he’s there to arrange Trump’s purchase of ocean front property in Gaza.

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Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, Washington Post reports [View all] yaesu 12 hrs ago OP

Things are about to get really real.... Bayard 12 hrs ago #1

Soldiers are based at Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, Alaska. 2300 MI from Minneapolis. Strategically it makes zero sense, yaesu 12 hrs ago #3

Seems like a bluff SSJVegeta 10 hrs ago #6

Alaska? Is it because he thinks they're used to cold? Alice B. 5 hrs ago #9

Yeah, they are trained to work in frigid conditions Farmer-Rick 3 hrs ago #15

Post removed Post removed 12 hrs ago #2

Walz called the National Guard Lulu KC 11 hrs ago #4

Arrest all fucking ICE agents that are breaking the goddamn law: aggravated assault, murder, kidnapping SoFlaBro 11 hrs ago #5

They can't KLK1972 40 min ago #26

What would you suggest they do? Hope22 5 hrs ago #10

Nobody's lying down and rolling over Lulu KC 33 min ago #28

Stephen Millers fingers are on this. James48 6 hrs ago #7

Maybe Bayard 1 hr ago #23

Trump has his Gestapo on the ground already in Minnesota, now he's bringing in the SA Bengus81 6 hrs ago #8

What time is it in Moscow at 3am eastern? Talitha 2 hrs ago #19

Is this for Minnesota, or for Greenland? Scrivener7 4 hrs ago #11

Hegseth will probably ride in on the lead tank, sword drawn. JohnnyRingo 4 hrs ago #12

Don't fire F-18_AMO 3 hrs ago #14

More like F-18_AMO 3 hrs ago #13

These troops are NOT going to Minnesota AverageOldGuy 3 hrs ago #16

This concerns me. Sending troops to Minnesota could develop into a situation that would empower Trump to declare Martin68 2 hrs ago #17

Tho Frey and Walz have been threatened with subpoenas duckworth969 2 hrs ago #18

Minnesota? or Greenland? LiberalArkie 2 hrs ago #20

Greenland. AverageOldGuy 1 hr ago #21

And when they get there will they be troops, or will they be Trumplings? eom SalamanderSleeps 1 hr ago #22

Post removed Post removed 1 hr ago #24

"Hell no, I won't go". Old enough to remember that one. twodogsbarking 1 hr ago #25

Really, I remember Roy Rolling 35 min ago #27

War on protein, war on Christmas, war on Minnesota IronLionZion 19 min ago #29

Another fucking waste of taxpayer money. mdbl 1 min ago #30