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Warpy

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12. I read it as the Pentagon refusing to send them

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #11)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:58 PM

2 hrs ago

Rank and file do what they're told by their commanders, it's how militaries are run. This would seem to be coming from the top down, reufiing to obey illegal orders from the administration. That's what's finally different.

Or maybe I'm just having an especially blind night.

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