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Hope22

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22. Quickest way to bankrupt the country...

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 04:35 PM

6 hrs ago

Fictitious orders and divvy up the payment amongst themselves. Been at war one week and suddenly our shelves are bare? Where did it all go? And who sold it? One guess!

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Trump says defense contractors agree to quadruple production of 'exquisite class' weapons [View all] BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago OP

Timeline? DRiggs 17 hrs ago #1

The DoD spent 98.4 billion on tactical and strategic missiles in FY '23 EarthFirst 17 hrs ago #2

Here's the problem Roy Rolling 16 hrs ago #3

Tomahawk Missile Production modrepub 15 hrs ago #4

They linked to another, more comprehensive article from earlier in the week where they had this (different reporter) - BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #9

Miliatry used over 100 Tomahawks a DAY according Deminpenn 13 hrs ago #10

So How Many Parts Are Common modrepub 12 hrs ago #13

What a waste- starve your own people for war. Blues Heron 14 hrs ago #5

Quickest way to bankrupt the country... Hope22 6 hrs ago #22

The rapist said Whip-poor-will 14 hrs ago #6

Days have been increased to a 32 hour Trump Day to accommodate the additional shift. Hugin 14 hrs ago #8

A huddle in two months? Hugin 14 hrs ago #7

No BIG, BEAUTIFUL, Trump Class Battleships then? ProudMNDemocrat 12 hrs ago #11

Well... Maybe one. Hugin 12 hrs ago #14

This makes me want to throw up! Hope22 6 hrs ago #23

As Country Joe said Doc_Technical 12 hrs ago #12

The Military Industrial Complex is loving this shit. BradBo 12 hrs ago #15

I couldn't get past "exquisite class" weapons. Is there actually such niyad 9 hrs ago #16

Must be gold plated rockets. Linda ladeewolf 8 hrs ago #17

It's just below the euphoria class... Hugin 8 hrs ago #18

Only in Trump's fevered imagination caraher 6 hrs ago #24

US troops in Iran racing against the clock before running out of ammo: report LetMyPeopleVote 7 hrs ago #19

Of course they "agreed". That's how you handle a madman with a gun in his hands. As others have mentioned, artemisia1 7 hrs ago #20

How does he plan on paying for this new production? Grins 7 hrs ago #21