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Lonestarblue

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8. When you rush into war with incompetent leaders like Trump and Hegseth, important communication gets lost.

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 07:25 AM

18 hrs ago

Where's the battle plan and the coordination with other countries? I suspect it doesn't exist. Our experienced military leaders know what they're doing, but how many of them have been replaced with Trump sycophants with the Hegseth mentality of just go in and blow everything up. We'll show them who's boss.

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Three US fighter jets accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, military says [View all] BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago OP

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There is no mention of hotels Layzeebeaver 19 hrs ago #2

It's interesting... Hope22 12 hrs ago #44

..... KS Toronado 14 hrs ago #38

they're getting more desperate now Skittles 10 hrs ago #50

Oh you mean RW talking points? KS Toronado 9 hrs ago #53

I always wonder about our supposed "fly under the radar" trolls Skittles 9 hrs ago #54

"....several U.S. military aircraft crashed this morning, confirming the complete safety of their crews." riversedge 19 hrs ago #3

The highly competent and believable Kuwaiti army shot down three planes in a morning Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #15

Friendly fire from Kuwait it appears herding cats 18 hrs ago #4

Definitely not a good sign. BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #5

I noticed the same! herding cats 18 hrs ago #6

With AI it could have been three Cessna 182's Bengus81 15 hrs ago #31

Or maybe even BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #32

If only! yardwork 14 hrs ago #34

Definitely not F-15D RoseTrellis 11 hrs ago #46

That's what I had found searching around BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #48

I saw a video of one crashing...the plane was not hit by anything in the video Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #14

Video Here. ruet 16 hrs ago #28

That's a different video than the one I'm referring to Prairie Gates 16 hrs ago #29

"...which each cost tens of millions of dollars." OldBaldy1701E 18 hrs ago #7

It has become a political tradition to speak of "treasure" -- as if we were pirates. 70sEraVet 17 hrs ago #9

Yep. OldBaldy1701E 17 hrs ago #16

When you rush into war with incompetent leaders like Trump and Hegseth, important communication gets lost. Lonestarblue 18 hrs ago #8

When the Obama administration led the anti ISIS coalition, karynnj 15 hrs ago #33

Will this war last 20 years and cost three hundred million dollars a day like that other one? twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #10

Guess their IFF failed Aviation Pro 17 hrs ago #11

Same thought crossed my mind about the IFF Deminpenn 14 hrs ago #39

Criminy, the husband of my wife's cousin copilots one of those, and I know he's deployed over there. Efilroft Sul 17 hrs ago #12

Those airmen are all in his squadron. Efilroft Sul 10 hrs ago #52

Buuuuuullllshhhhhhhittttt Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #13

Things are going just swimmingly huh Trump? Betting the DOW tanks 1000 points Bengus81 17 hrs ago #17

Obviously a Highly Coordinated Military Operation Layzeebeaver 17 hrs ago #18

This is the outcome of firing all of those commanders and IGs from the beginning Mr. Scorpio 16 hrs ago #25

Bum, really appreciating you this morning jmbar2 16 hrs ago #19

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!!! BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #22

Incompetence... Mr. Scorpio 16 hrs ago #23

And a pleasant good morning to you! BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #24

I just finished a goal today Mr. Scorpio 16 hrs ago #26

Congrats and I hear ya BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #27

It's a clown show Johnny2X2X 16 hrs ago #30

Maybe it's worse than that Nasruddin 14 hrs ago #41

Same mistake as with the Iraq war when Rumsfeld Deminpenn 14 hrs ago #42

"Ejected safely" Miguelito Loveless 14 hrs ago #35

One of the recovered pilots had a pretty mangled hand in one image Prairie Gates 14 hrs ago #36

Yes, the ejection seat is fired off by an explosive under the seat. Deminpenn 13 hrs ago #43

At a cost of 90-100M per F-15 Deminpenn 14 hrs ago #37

1,2,3 infinity Nasruddin 14 hrs ago #40

Came here for this... OmegaX 9 hrs ago #56

Just a little friendly fire republianmushroom 12 hrs ago #45

Video of Kuwaitis trying to help. Mosby 11 hrs ago #47

CLUSTER FUCK Skittles 10 hrs ago #49

Hegseth: Shit happens. no_hypocrisy 10 hrs ago #51

Accidentally on purpose orangecrush 9 hrs ago #55

Operation "Epic Fury" Griefbird 9 hrs ago #57

Well, That's $270 Million I'll Never Get Back DrFunkenstein 7 hrs ago #58

Maybe change the name "Department of War" KPN 7 hrs ago #59

Well, there goes a billion of our money. For what? Let's hear something coherent Evolve Dammit 7 hrs ago #60