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US to deploy additional troops to the Middle East, officials say

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Re: US to deploy additional troops to the Middle East, officials say

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A war with no objective, no timeline, not authorized by congress, inflicting massive damage to the national and world economy, and the executive going cap in hand begging for more borrowed money to run it.

It will go down in history as one of the most monumental avoidable disasters of all time.

What, you mean this entire administration? Well, you’re right.

Re: US to deploy additional troops to the Middle East, officials say

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But healthcare is far too big of an ask. Btw, they've been planning on this. https://web.archive.org/web/20260304105404/https://www.indee...

A $15.66/hour, part-time, on-call job that requires extreme emotional composure? You've gotta be kidding me.

Re: US to deploy additional troops to the Middle East, officials say

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But healthcare is far too big of an ask. Btw, they've been planning on this. https://web.archive.org/web/20260304105404/https://www.indee...

A $15.66/hour, part-time, on-call job that requires extreme emotional composure? You've gotta be kidding me.

That's going to be good money once the crash happens.

Re: US to deploy additional troops to the Middle East, officials say

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It's wild that people were forecasting this last night because troops were posting photos of lobster dinners.

It is a bit similar to Vietnam in that it is a step-wise increase of committed troops. Whoever is really planning this war, is now pushing for more and more "boots on the ground". It is almost as if Trump does not even have any other choice now. Reminds people of Putin - Putin is also stuck in the war against Ukraine.

Putin could have frozen the frontline a month or so in and declared victory. That probably would have been a smarter move there.

I'm not so sure in Iran.

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