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Figarosmom

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9. I doubt he's afraid the US will stop him

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 02:18 AM

18 hrs ago

Besides trump being all in with putin. It has been shown that trump and the war guy don't know what they are doing and have no idea how to command a war campaign. Just plain incompetent.

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