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13. this is cowardice and weakness

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Nov 26, 2025, 05:32 PM

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...posing as strength.

And it's stupidity, supposing that ANY additional troops prevent rogue attacks like this.

They used to just stage night raids in Baghdad and Fallujah. This is how nations posture against enemy territory, this abomination of leadership directed at the nation's capital.

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HEGSETH SAYS TRUMP HAS ASKED FOR 500 ADDITIONAL TROOPS TO BE DEPLOYED TO WASHINGTON, D.C., AFTER TWO NATIONAL GUARD WERE [View all] riversedge Wednesday OP

I'm really beginning to smell a false flag here. MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #1

How fortunate Hegseth was still in DC leftstreet Wednesday #3

Only if he's not too drunk MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #5

The District will be under military occupation as long as this regime sinkingfeeling Wednesday #2

More 'illegal orders' pfitz59 Wednesday #4

I can believe there is a lot of whispering going on in the ranks Brother Buzz Wednesday #7

Fuckers spanone Wednesday #6

I'm throwing this out there as a CT, MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #8

This might be a "Made it, or let it happen on purpose" moment Brother Buzz Wednesday #12

Personally, I for one, hope they don't draw protestors. It just feeds his false narrative. lindysalsagal Wednesday #9

Yep, another 500 troops is the answer vapor2 Wednesday #10

Yeah, let's exacerbate the situation even more. MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #11

this is cowardice and weakness bigtree Wednesday #13

STINKS to high heaven bluestarone Wednesday #14

Trump declares DC is crime free. ---- early Sep Norrrm Wednesday #15