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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,207 posts) Fri Mar 27, 2026, 06:03 AM Friday

Pete Hegseth: "the problem w/ Iran is that it spends on weapons and missiles instead of improving life for their people" [View all]

https://www.reddit.com/r/postanythingfun/comments/1s1j462/replace_iran_with_usa_and_it_starts_to_make_sense/

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Pete Hegseth: "the problem w/ Iran is that it spends on weapons and missiles instead of improving life for their people" [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Friday OP

"improving life" What is your WAR DEPARTMENT doing? eom SalamanderSleeps Friday #1

The man doesn't understand the meaning of irony Chasstev365 Friday #2

splinters Whip-poor-will Friday #3

Preach on Reverend!!! displacedvermoter Friday #31

you mean like, STARTING ILLEGAL WARS Skittles Friday #4

ding. this . AllaN01Bear Friday #17

Politicizing his job. bucolic_frolic Friday #5

The problem with Pete Hegseth... purr-rat beauty Friday #6

Comedy gold Freddie Friday #7

Kinda like the Trump admin. OLDMDDEM Friday #8

These people are on the wrong side of so many things, displacedvermoter Friday #11

I totally agree with you. Somehow they need to be removed from office. OLDMDDEM Friday #29

Wow, that's rich... bamagal62 Friday #9

Smart people can hide that they are smart. Stupid people don't get that chance. twodogsbarking Friday #10

Irony is Dead.... Ford_Prefect Friday #12

And buried in a shallow grave with a sack of lime. bluesbassman Friday #37

My hypocrisy meter just blew up. Ray Bruns Friday #13

The problem w/Pete Hogshit is that he's too full oasis Friday #14

None so blind as those who cannot see.. sinkingfeeling Friday #15

Oh, Drinky Guy... ms liberty Friday #16

Are They All Insane, Or Just Consummate Liars? 🤪 ColoringFool Friday #18

BOTH. GiqueCee Friday #24

Not consummate -- more like shambolic, inept, self-contradicting liars. Insane, though, they've got covered ... eppur_se_muova Friday #39

In that case DFW Friday #19

Is this a classic self own? surfered Friday #20

Let me turn on the machine here... OldBaldy1701E Friday #21

I'm stealing this surfered Friday #22

Shut up little psycho man. hadEnuf Friday #23

Little dab will do ya. travelingthrulife Friday #30

Meantime, Petey has to get by on about $1 trillion a year BeyondGeography Friday #25

I am rarely at a loss for words... GiqueCee Friday #26

I believe, though, that he has been skillfully displacedvermoter Friday #32

Trump deliberately chooses idiots... GiqueCee Friday #33

Irony, meet the imbecile. marble falls Friday #27

Irony is dead...nt Wounded Bear Friday #28

Just like North Korea and Us. nt leftyladyfrommo Friday #34

"Now give me another 200 billion dollars so I can buy more weapons and missiles." Midnight Writer Friday #35

Look in the mirror, Kegbreath. nt City Lights Friday #36

Understand republianmushroom Friday #38

Pot meet kettle. GoodRaisin Friday #40