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National Security & Defense

Crutchez_CuiBono

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1. Poor military. How can they survive on billions per year?

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2018, 06:01 AM

Dec 2018

Shits so old. Americans safety begins w the generals etc. Seems they have some house cleaning to do before their budgetary concerns can even contemplated. Were Flynn in charge all the budget would be to building the russian navy, not ours.
Steel tariffs have anything to do w shipyard lay-offs? Possibly?

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