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artemisia1

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4. I understand what you are saying and largely agree, but this Admin really doesn't even care about the plausibility
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:16 AM
9 hrs ago

of their lies anymore or whether or not they can be easily disproven. That said, it appears that sailors have already clogged the toilets in apparent sabotage over anger at being over-deployed so another, escalated, round of sabotage to get them out of a war zone in a conflict many don't even believe in is very possible.

As to Iran, they do not, imho, wish to sink an American aircraft carrier at this time. It conflicts with their strategy and risks nuclear retaliation. They are playing chess while Trump can no longer even manage checkers and is even fumbling at Tic-Tac-Toe.

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