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Irish_Dem

(81,964 posts)
13. No sorry necessary!
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:01 PM
Jan 2026

Yes Trump is putting the military in great danger on so many levels that I cannot list them all.
I was horrified when Hegseth blabbed about a highly classified USAF mission before it even took place.
He essentially put aircrews in a potential ambush.

Also when a military operation is unnecessarily cruel, brutal, and showing off, it puts troops in harm's way.
(Like making a major production out of hitting a gd fishing boat. )

The enemy will strike back twice as hard. We see this in how Trump uses the military for ego driven political stunts.
And when USAF generals get up on public TV and brag and brag about how smart, expensive, high powered
a recent operation was, then yes he is putting troops in harm's way.

My career USAF father and USN uncle were not heroes. They were just doing what they could to thank the US
for taking their parents in from Ireland. Where the people were oppressed for 1000 years by the British.
And showing how much they loved freedom and opportunity for the children in the family. They understood there is no
free lunch. And that the USA was a fabulous country. They never took it for granted.

Where were in during Viet Nam era? My dad was career USAF, flew combat in WWII, Korea, Viet Nam.
I know I talk about them a lot but I feel them looking down and shaking their damn heads and cussing.
Maybe we can get some energy and motivation from their sacrifices.

I know the picture of the Orange F-Wad sitting in the officer's mess with leather jacket and scrambled eggs on
his cap no less made me see red. A man who is not fit to shine your shoes. And should be in a supermax prison for life.

Yes we are getting into live free or die territory aren't we?

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But no money for healthcare, food, housing, utilizes, education, science, etc. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #1
I was a sailor Traildogbob Jan 2026 #4
My uncle was a sailor. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #9
Sorry Traildogbob Jan 2026 #12
No sorry necessary! Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #13
I would hate to know popsdenver Jan 2026 #16
The cost of Trump's stunts are absolutely staggering. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #18
LOL he can't claim the popsdenver Jan 2026 #19
$200,000 !!! Liberal In Texas Jan 2026 #2
Well, I suppose it depends on pretrump era. mysteryowl Jan 2026 #5
How about Traildogbob Jan 2026 #3
Absolutely! we can add on all the additional expenses. mysteryowl Jan 2026 #6
Just look at all the benefits listed on Gov website mysteryowl Jan 2026 #7
3 trillion added to the debt in just 3 months. gab13by13 Jan 2026 #8
Wow! mysteryowl Jan 2026 #10
Huge waste of flesh, too. Efilroft Sul Jan 2026 #11
That is the tip of the ice berg popsdenver Jan 2026 #14
MAGA doesn't care about wasting money. They just don't want to spend it on programs they can't profit from. ChicagoTeamster Jan 2026 #15
Dictators need troops, not happy citizens. quakerboy Jan 2026 #17
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