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