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Martin Eden

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11. "USA is NOT the most powerful nation in the world anymore"

Reply to odins folly (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 04:13 PM

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Trump and Hegseth have abandoned the "soft power" of strong alliances, diplomacy, foreign aid, and leading by example. Instead, they've demonstrated the weakness of military might in the hands of an ignorant bully.

This maladministration has further weakened the USA by rejecting expertise and purging our government ranks of true public servants who are actually competent in advancing America's interests.

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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 11 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 13 hrs ago #28

I suppopse most of our adversaries already knew our military was 60 years out of date Bluetus 23 hrs ago #22

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

Normally the M-I-C loves periodic wars to burn off stuff that has to be replaced Bluetus 23 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 Yesterday #19

War Crimes vapor2 Yesterday #20

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

What Hegseth meant was, the first agreement was made by the Obama administration and the international community ChicagoTeamster 21 hrs ago #25

Kept Epstein out of the news for a good while. usonian 21 hrs ago #26

"I'm glad that very few are buying it." OldBaldy1701E 15 hrs ago #27

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

Also, it is NOT a deal yet, at best it is an MOU to make a nuclear deal karynnj 13 hrs ago #30

$260 billion spent over 4 months to achieve... the status quo Torchlight 13 hrs ago #31

Hegseth is a drunken freak-show poser Blue Owl 13 hrs ago #32

Not to mention we burned through half of our Tomahawk missile inventory SpankMe 12 hrs ago #33