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Aussie105

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11. No, just the USA.

Reply to James48 (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:28 PM

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The US military and the industrial complex behind it never got the 'stand down' order after WW2.

It's a worry though, when people in the US bleat about the price of eggs and fuel, when the bigger tragedy perpetuated by the US is happening overseas.
Death of countless civilians, destruction of houses, infrastructure - just gets a glancing and temporary look of concern.

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Israel Is Running Critically Low On Interceptors, Semafor Reports [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

Maybe don't attack other countries?? NoMoreRepugs Saturday #1

And don't elect leaders who commit crimes then use war to distract voters. Probatim Saturday #2

Gee! There's an idea! Exactly! paleotn Saturday #5

And if Trump diverts any US-made interceptors to Israel, it's Ukraine who suffer muriel_volestrangler Saturday #3

No guarantee we're not getting low too. paleotn Saturday #6

It's the same old tell - "yeah, we got plenty". Translation - "we're way low". flashman13 Saturday #12

JMO, but my guess is that Europe will continue to supply Ukraine Deminpenn Sunday #20

The Ukraine has helped the US Old Crank Sunday #21

Good. Play stupid games, get hit by high explosives. paleotn Saturday #4

Don't worry. Iranian missile launching capacity is down 93% Prairie Gates Saturday #7

As soon as you start quoting numbers with a '%' sign after them . . . Aussie105 Saturday #10

... Prairie Gates Saturday #14

That's an interesting philosophy FBaggins Sunday #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie Gates Sunday #23

Good one vanessa_ca Saturday #16

It would be even more Trumpian to say their missile capacity is down 900%. Intractable Sunday #18

Oopsie liberalgunwilltravel Saturday #8

Mankind is screwed. James48 Saturday #9

No, just the USA. Aussie105 Saturday #11

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So they can escort ships in the Hormuz Strait RainCaster Saturday #15

It's been getting hammered for days. This was just 3 hours ago vanessa_ca Saturday #17

The problem being Old Crank Sunday #22

Sounds like an Netanyahu problem. Ray Bruns Sunday #24