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kimbutgar

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2. They really want to provoke a war with Iran and I hope Iran doesn't take the bait

Reply to Baclava (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2019, 08:13 PM

May 2019

If we end up starting a war this could start world war 3. I think Vlad told fat donnie to start this confrontation to take off the mueller and the congressional investigations. It is such a wag the dog situation.

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We're sending in the Marines? [View all] Baclava May 2019 OP

Back in my day, we called them BLTs... Wounded Bear May 2019 #1

Thx, hopefully they won't be needed Baclava May 2019 #4

More often LCACs than Zodiacs Recursion May 2019 #11

They really want to provoke a war with Iran and I hope Iran doesn't take the bait kimbutgar May 2019 #2

Lot of planning in a 90 min. private call. Chin music May 2019 #3

The San Antonio class are pieces of shit maxrandb May 2019 #5

Let me guess...the military objected to it... Xolodno May 2019 #6

Ingalls Shipbuilding, the pride of Pascagoula, Mississippi... (nt) Recursion May 2019 #12

This is its first overseas deployment I think. 'Jack of all trades' platforms always have problems Baclava May 2019 #7

I suppose all that flat surface area serves some purpose. Ligyron May 2019 #8

Stealth, same as the God-awful LCS (nt) Recursion May 2019 #10

Arlington doesn't have an MEU assigned to it yet; this is its first actual cruise Recursion May 2019 #9

Thx, I read where there's an amphibious assault ship already there, with it's Marines Baclava May 2019 #13

For what it's worth, this is my guess about what they're planning to do. TrollBuster9090 May 2019 #14

can we just onethatcares May 2019 #15