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Bev54

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28. I am stunned that there is little if any news about Trump saying that the ally troops
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 01:26 PM
9 hrs ago

did very little in Afghanistan and that they stayed back from the front lines. This has enraged people in the NATO countries that sent their soldiers and lost many and many more came back injured often with life altering injuries.

Many say it is not just an insult they cannot even describe what they are feeling after hearing him.

Where are the US Generals and politicians to speak up after this further buffoonery that has replaced the shaking of heads to complete and utter outrage for the US, around the world, including in Canada.

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But GQP Traildogbob Yesterday #1
I lived in a garden shed about that size for almost a year... hunter Yesterday #2
I'll just say this vereran is not stunned.. Permanut Yesterday #3
"Thank you for your service"??????? BarbD Yesterday #4
8' x 8' Bayard 23 hrs ago #5
Four square feet larger than a mandated minimum size prison cell Brother Buzz 8 hrs ago #32
Nothing is too good for the troops AverageOldGuy 23 hrs ago #6
How many of those "sheds" would fit in rumps golden ballroom I wonder. Ziggysmom 23 hrs ago #7
Replacing the phrase... Godot51 22 hrs ago #8
8' X 8' is only 16sq ft. larger than your average prison cell. LudwigPastorius 21 hrs ago #9
Is it just me ... SomewhereInTheMiddle 21 hrs ago #10
Never rains? BidenRocks 20 hrs ago #11
It pours!! BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #13
It was certainly pouring here all day today! SunSeeker 18 hrs ago #14
Be glad that it's not snow/ice/freezing rain BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #16
Hey, there's a reason I'm paying the money it takes to live here. SunSeeker 17 hrs ago #17
Just have to look out BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #18
This VA property is in Brentwood, where the average home costs $2.8 million. SunSeeker 18 hrs ago #12
Screenshot from LA Times FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #15
This property abuts Wilshire Boulevard, a major Los Angeles artery with plenty of public busses stopping there. SunSeeker 17 hrs ago #19
They are meant as temp housing till they can get something better womanofthehills 10 hrs ago #24
this reminds me of the crappy ass "houses' fema build in New Orleans after Katrina Javaman 16 hrs ago #20
Blackstone will try to buy the storage shed market next...they won't rest until they own every rentable property in US. pecosbob 14 hrs ago #21
Where I grew up those were called shacks, or outhouses. twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #22
All our moneys belong to ICE. travelingthrulife 12 hrs ago #23
I'm of 2 minds about tiny houses. maxsolomon 10 hrs ago #25
"...frankly, it's shocking that a fed agency is doing ANYTHING to address the crisis" LudwigPastorius 8 hrs ago #30
Service members give their everything..sometimes their lives and we should give them everything they need Deuxcents 9 hrs ago #26
Ok, ACTIVE veterans, bluestarone 9 hrs ago #27
I am stunned that there is little if any news about Trump saying that the ally troops Bev54 9 hrs ago #28
"I am stunned that there is little if any news about Trump saying that the ally troops" BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #29
Yes that is my point, this story is about the reaction in the UK where is the reaction in the US? Bev54 8 hrs ago #31
"where is the reaction in the US?" BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #33
8 x 8 is too fucking small Mysterian 7 hrs ago #34
Sounds like a small RV size. BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago #35
12 x 12 is a small room. Mysterian 6 hrs ago #36
Realistically yes BumRushDaShow 5 hrs ago #37
That is a capsule hotel, not intended for extended stays Mysterian 5 hrs ago #38
Not confusing the issue BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #39
I don't wear panties Mysterian 1 hr ago #40
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