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iemanja

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7. US citizens do not control the military.
Sun Apr 27, 2025, 05:18 AM
Apr 27

Clearly, Trump doesn’t care what any of us think, not even his own supporters and donors.

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Russia has always lied and threatened and bluffed...go for it Pooti, you and your S*** Hole country... wcmagumba Apr 27 #1
I would personally love to see several thousand troops from various NATO countries Crunchy Frog Apr 27 #2
Trump would support Russia over Europe iemanja Apr 27 #3
Of course he would. notinkansas Apr 27 #6
US citizens do not control the military. iemanja Apr 27 #7
Yes D_Master81 Apr 27 #11
Pakistan also made a nuclear threat to India. roamer65 Apr 27 #4
It seems to be the in thing right now. Glad that Trump has made the world so much safer. Crunchy Frog Apr 27 #12
'Unfriendly actions' SheltieLover Apr 27 #5
Part of you wishes that would happen, so they can be wiped off the face of the Earth? To do that, how many would die? Doodley Apr 27 #8
I know it's not rational or nice, but I can't help having those kinds of feelings, so yes, Crunchy Frog Apr 27 #13
I wonder if the Russians would consider an armed attempt to take over their country to be an "unfriendly action." DFW Apr 27 #9
Maybe the best course is to give Ukraine back the nukes they had & gave up to make Russia less 'fearful' of them Attilatheblond Monday #26
Putin is not a total idiot. DFW Monday #28
The Soviet Union was completely gone by then. Crunchy Frog Tuesday #29
The Soviet Union was just the Russian Empire by another name DFW Tuesday #30
Of course I agree that the USSR was simply a new iteration of the russian empire, but Crunchy Frog Tuesday #31
They may call it WW3 Tickle Apr 27 #10
The unfortunate lesson is that Ukraine should never have given up its nukes SamuelTheThird Apr 27 #14
Your statement at the end is one of the most ill-conceived I have read here since I joined DU 7 years ago. It's madness: Celerity Apr 27 #15
It's a fantasy, not an actual wish or agenda. It's not about wanting Europe destroyed, Crunchy Frog Apr 27 #16
You said 'Honestly, a part of me wishes'. That's absolutely fucked up. It is also delusional as you seem to think the US Celerity Apr 27 #18
Yeah, fantasies are kind of delusional by definition. I see plenty of nasty fantasies expressed here, including Crunchy Frog Apr 27 #19
If this attitude catches on here & starts to be regularly expressed on this board, I'm getting the fuck off of DU. Celerity Apr 27 #17
I'm sorry I enraged you so much. The hate was intended to be directed towards russia and not Europe. Crunchy Frog Apr 27 #20
Please don't condescend to me. Celerity Apr 27 #21
I hate weed too, though lots of people on here seem to really like it. Crunchy Frog Apr 27 #22
Wow, you guys sure went at it. EndlessWire Monday #23
I don't know... fujiyamasan Monday #24
Oh, FFS. EndlessWire Monday #25
Thank you. I think you articulated my position better than I could. Crunchy Frog Monday #27
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