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AZJonnie

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1. I hope this man's lack of giant-man-baby-management skills doesn't hurt our soldiers
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 01:26 PM
Mar 5

Because nothing will make IQ47 itch to launch a ground invasion harder than his enemies telling him he won't win if he tries.

At the same time, I sorta respect the fact he ain't kowtowing and sucking up like every single GQP-er this side of the international date line, so there's that.

He's also wise to realize that the US public isn't going to like it if Trump does indeed put boots on the ground. Iraq was one thing, there was a pretext around 9/11 and the public was really pissed at the region in general. This war OTOH has no equivalent precedent, and there won't be lines at the military recruiting stations for it.

Come to think of it, many of the people that might've done so are now working for ICE, which is a much more comfortable and lucrative job, where you sleep in your own bed every night and don't get shot at.

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