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Hope22

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44. It's interesting...
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 12:28 PM
Yesterday

The poorest taste appears to be in fools letting a monster set the mission plan. We will never know what actually happened here. I’m glad the crews are safe and in medical care. The loss of the equipment is going to add up quickly. Is the plan to deplete our military. Or maybe just no plan….

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Spam deleted by MIR Team menzmag Yesterday #1
There is no mention of hotels Layzeebeaver Yesterday #2
It's interesting... Hope22 Yesterday #44
..... KS Toronado Yesterday #38
they're getting more desperate now Skittles 21 hrs ago #50
Oh you mean RW talking points? KS Toronado 21 hrs ago #53
I always wonder about our supposed "fly under the radar" trolls Skittles 21 hrs ago #54
"....several U.S. military aircraft crashed this morning, confirming the complete safety of their crews." riversedge Yesterday #3
The highly competent and believable Kuwaiti army shot down three planes in a morning Prairie Gates Yesterday #15
Friendly fire from Kuwait it appears herding cats Yesterday #4
Definitely not a good sign. BumRushDaShow Yesterday #5
I noticed the same! herding cats Yesterday #6
With AI it could have been three Cessna 182's Bengus81 Yesterday #31
Or maybe even BumRushDaShow Yesterday #32
If only! yardwork Yesterday #34
Definitely not F-15D RoseTrellis 23 hrs ago #46
That's what I had found searching around BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #48
I saw a video of one crashing...the plane was not hit by anything in the video Prairie Gates Yesterday #14
Video Here. ruet Yesterday #28
That's a different video than the one I'm referring to Prairie Gates Yesterday #29
"...which each cost tens of millions of dollars." OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #7
It has become a political tradition to speak of "treasure" -- as if we were pirates. 70sEraVet Yesterday #9
Yep. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #16
When you rush into war with incompetent leaders like Trump and Hegseth, important communication gets lost. Lonestarblue Yesterday #8
When the Obama administration led the anti ISIS coalition, karynnj Yesterday #33
Will this war last 20 years and cost three hundred million dollars a day like that other one? twodogsbarking Yesterday #10
Guess their IFF failed Aviation Pro Yesterday #11
Same thought crossed my mind about the IFF Deminpenn Yesterday #39
Criminy, the husband of my wife's cousin copilots one of those, and I know he's deployed over there. Efilroft Sul Yesterday #12
Those airmen are all in his squadron. Efilroft Sul 21 hrs ago #52
Buuuuuullllshhhhhhhittttt Prairie Gates Yesterday #13
Things are going just swimmingly huh Trump? Betting the DOW tanks 1000 points Bengus81 Yesterday #17
Obviously a Highly Coordinated Military Operation Layzeebeaver Yesterday #18
This is the outcome of firing all of those commanders and IGs from the beginning Mr. Scorpio Yesterday #25
Bum, really appreciating you this morning jmbar2 Yesterday #19
... BumRushDaShow Yesterday #20
... orangecrush Yesterday #21
!!! BumRushDaShow Yesterday #22
Incompetence... Mr. Scorpio Yesterday #23
And a pleasant good morning to you! BumRushDaShow Yesterday #24
I just finished a goal today Mr. Scorpio Yesterday #26
Congrats and I hear ya BumRushDaShow Yesterday #27
It's a clown show Johnny2X2X Yesterday #30
Maybe it's worse than that Nasruddin Yesterday #41
Same mistake as with the Iraq war when Rumsfeld Deminpenn Yesterday #42
"Ejected safely" Miguelito Loveless Yesterday #35
One of the recovered pilots had a pretty mangled hand in one image Prairie Gates Yesterday #36
Yes, the ejection seat is fired off by an explosive under the seat. Deminpenn Yesterday #43
At a cost of 90-100M per F-15 Deminpenn Yesterday #37
1,2,3 infinity Nasruddin Yesterday #40
Came here for this... OmegaX 20 hrs ago #56
Just a little friendly fire republianmushroom Yesterday #45
Video of Kuwaitis trying to help. Mosby 22 hrs ago #47
CLUSTER FUCK Skittles 21 hrs ago #49
Hegseth: Shit happens. no_hypocrisy 21 hrs ago #51
Accidentally on purpose orangecrush 20 hrs ago #55
Operation "Epic Fury" Griefbird 20 hrs ago #57
Well, That's $270 Million I'll Never Get Back DrFunkenstein 19 hrs ago #58
Maybe change the name "Department of War" KPN 18 hrs ago #59
Well, there goes a billion of our money. For what? Let's hear something coherent Evolve Dammit 18 hrs ago #60
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