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karynnj

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33. When the Obama administration led the anti ISIS coalition,
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 10:15 AM
19 hrs ago

I suddenly learned the word, deconfliction as many people involved spoke of how, while not working jointly with Iran and Russia, we made sure that we didn't get in each other's way as all of us fought against ISIS.

Trump is not even coordinating with our allies.

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Spam deleted by MIR Team menzmag 23 hrs ago #1
There is no mention of hotels Layzeebeaver 23 hrs ago #2
It's interesting... Hope22 16 hrs ago #44
..... KS Toronado 18 hrs ago #38
they're getting more desperate now Skittles 14 hrs ago #50
Oh you mean RW talking points? KS Toronado 13 hrs ago #53
I always wonder about our supposed "fly under the radar" trolls Skittles 13 hrs ago #54
"....several U.S. military aircraft crashed this morning, confirming the complete safety of their crews." riversedge 23 hrs ago #3
The highly competent and believable Kuwaiti army shot down three planes in a morning Prairie Gates 21 hrs ago #15
Friendly fire from Kuwait it appears herding cats 22 hrs ago #4
Definitely not a good sign. BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #5
I noticed the same! herding cats 22 hrs ago #6
With AI it could have been three Cessna 182's Bengus81 19 hrs ago #31
Or maybe even BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #32
If only! yardwork 18 hrs ago #34
Definitely not F-15D RoseTrellis 15 hrs ago #46
That's what I had found searching around BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #48
I saw a video of one crashing...the plane was not hit by anything in the video Prairie Gates 21 hrs ago #14
Video Here. ruet 20 hrs ago #28
That's a different video than the one I'm referring to Prairie Gates 19 hrs ago #29
"...which each cost tens of millions of dollars." OldBaldy1701E 22 hrs ago #7
It has become a political tradition to speak of "treasure" -- as if we were pirates. 70sEraVet 21 hrs ago #9
Yep. OldBaldy1701E 21 hrs ago #16
When you rush into war with incompetent leaders like Trump and Hegseth, important communication gets lost. Lonestarblue 21 hrs ago #8
When the Obama administration led the anti ISIS coalition, karynnj 19 hrs ago #33
Will this war last 20 years and cost three hundred million dollars a day like that other one? twodogsbarking 21 hrs ago #10
Guess their IFF failed Aviation Pro 21 hrs ago #11
Same thought crossed my mind about the IFF Deminpenn 17 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 21 hrs ago #12
Those airmen are all in his squadron. Efilroft Sul 13 hrs ago #52
Buuuuuullllshhhhhhhittttt Prairie Gates 21 hrs ago #13
Things are going just swimmingly huh Trump? Betting the DOW tanks 1000 points Bengus81 21 hrs ago #17
Obviously a Highly Coordinated Military Operation Layzeebeaver 21 hrs ago #18
This is the outcome of firing all of those commanders and IGs from the beginning Mr. Scorpio 20 hrs ago #25
Bum, really appreciating you this morning jmbar2 20 hrs ago #19
... BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #20
... orangecrush 20 hrs ago #21
!!! BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #22
Incompetence... Mr. Scorpio 20 hrs ago #23
And a pleasant good morning to you! BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #24
I just finished a goal today Mr. Scorpio 20 hrs ago #26
Congrats and I hear ya BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #27
It's a clown show Johnny2X2X 19 hrs ago #30
Maybe it's worse than that Nasruddin 17 hrs ago #41
Same mistake as with the Iraq war when Rumsfeld Deminpenn 17 hrs ago #42
"Ejected safely" Miguelito Loveless 18 hrs ago #35
One of the recovered pilots had a pretty mangled hand in one image Prairie Gates 18 hrs ago #36
Yes, the ejection seat is fired off by an explosive under the seat. Deminpenn 17 hrs ago #43
At a cost of 90-100M per F-15 Deminpenn 18 hrs ago #37
1,2,3 infinity Nasruddin 17 hrs ago #40
Came here for this... OmegaX 13 hrs ago #56
Just a little friendly fire republianmushroom 16 hrs ago #45
Video of Kuwaitis trying to help. Mosby 15 hrs ago #47
CLUSTER FUCK Skittles 14 hrs ago #49
Hegseth: Shit happens. no_hypocrisy 14 hrs ago #51
Accidentally on purpose orangecrush 13 hrs ago #55
Operation "Epic Fury" Griefbird 12 hrs ago #57
Well, That's $270 Million I'll Never Get Back DrFunkenstein 11 hrs ago #58
Maybe change the name "Department of War" KPN 11 hrs ago #59
Well, there goes a billion of our money. For what? Let's hear something coherent Evolve Dammit 10 hrs ago #60
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