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patphil

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13. Putin calls his invasion of Ukraine a "special military operation".

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:27 AM

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If you use the word "war" you could get arrested.

Trump's just following Putin's lead. But, of course, he can't keep his mouth shut so he has to say he's not calling it a war because he never got approval from Congress.
Essentially he's daring Congress to do something about it.

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