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RockRaven

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3. We are not getting back to where we were. Not even close.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 02:34 PM

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The new position will be inferior in every way.

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Now I get it. It's still total BS. [View all] senseandsensibility Yesterday OP

His Statement Is Self-Indicting ProfessorGAC Yesterday #1

This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Yesterday #16

We also received damage to our bases IbogaProject Yesterday #17

He and his mobster buddies believe they need to be unnecessarily cruel haele Yesterday #2

True. Here's Michael Ledeen Grins 6 hrs ago #34

We are not getting back to where we were. Not even close. RockRaven Yesterday #3

I would argue the opposite genxlib Yesterday #4

The only fool that starts a war he doesn't need and can't Colgate 64 Yesterday #5

The alienation of former allies to help Putin lose his war-crimes. Justice matters. Yesterday #8

Trumped-Up enthusiasts are dangerously stupid. czarjak Yesterday #6

How incredibly stupid and incompetent odins folly Yesterday #7

"USA is NOT the most powerful nation in the world anymore" Martin Eden Yesterday #11

Yes! odins folly Yesterday #14

Not to mention lonely bird 8 hrs ago #28

I suppopse most of our adversaries already knew our military was 60 years out of date Bluetus 19 hrs ago #22

Entrenched interests of the military industrial complex Martin Eden 18 hrs ago #23

Normally the M-I-C loves periodic wars to burn off stuff that has to be replaced Bluetus 18 hrs ago #24

To achieve the goal without the threat of force is a big plus on my book. Martin Eden Yesterday #9

The JCPOA was NOT just Obama and Iran. House of Roberts Yesterday #10

There is NO WAY #rump will get as good a deal as the one he ripped up William Seger Yesterday #12

This whole administration is one giant clusterfuck Galraedia Yesterday #13

Hegseth Is OBSESSED WITH "War," "Warriors," "Force,"......." ColoringFool Yesterday #15

This is still the best commentary I've seen regarding Iran: Totally Tunsie Yesterday #18

Iran says: OK, America, learnt your lesson? Aussie105 22 hrs ago #19

War Crimes vapor2 21 hrs ago #20

The U.S. will never get back to 2015 where we respected each other dave99 21 hrs ago #21

What Hegseth meant was, the first agreement was made by the Obama administration and the international community ChicagoTeamster 17 hrs ago #25

Kept Epstein out of the news for a good while. usonian 16 hrs ago #26

"I'm glad that very few are buying it." OldBaldy1701E 10 hrs ago #27

13 U.S. service members were killed for what? Emile 8 hrs ago #29

Also, it is NOT a deal yet, at best it is an MOU to make a nuclear deal karynnj 8 hrs ago #30

$260 billion spent over 4 months to achieve... the status quo Torchlight 8 hrs ago #31

Hegseth is a drunken freak-show poser Blue Owl 8 hrs ago #32

Not to mention we burned through half of our Tomahawk missile inventory SpankMe 7 hrs ago #33