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IronLionZion

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3. Companies that make missiles love this plan

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 12:30 PM

May 24

because that used up ammo needs to be replenished. US has to buy more missiles. Countries all over the Middle East are going to need more interceptor missiles.

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Trump "... started a war without a plan, wasted billions of dollars in equipment, failed to prepare obvious targets [View all] riversedge May 24 OP

this man bankrupted many companies - who's only capable of stealing from what's already there samsingh May 24 #1

Trump fired all the experts and appointed toadies and yes-men. They all supported his cockamamie "plan" to Martin68 May 24 #7

Mostly Correct ProfessorGAC May 24 #14

Perhaps you missed the quotation marks I put around the word "plan," indicating it was not truly a plan at all. Martin68 May 24 #16

Either Way... ProfessorGAC May 24 #17

The original article, from Atlantic: Ocelot II May 24 #2

Well worth the read. Amaryllis May 24 #10

Companies that make missiles love this plan IronLionZion May 24 #3

And they're also going to need new drones... Justice matters. May 24 #8

It may be easier to have Treasury hand them suitcases full of cash IronLionZion May 24 #15

Loser.....Again BeneteauBum May 24 #4

I am wondering whether it is a failure or intentional. wnylib May 24 #9

I've considered the same. BeneteauBum May 24 #13

Trump "Fails" Upwards, Always. FOLLOW THE MONEY. ColoringFool May 24 #5

Total U.S. surrender. Donny, "you will get so sick of winning all the time that you will beg me to stop winning. Botany May 24 #6

We need to consider the plight of the Iranian people gulliver May 24 #11

Stopped talking about the Epstein files for a minute though. n/t flvegan May 24 #12

trump had no strategy or plan LetMyPeopleVote May 24 #18

And it was all just to pad Fox News slop content. Initech May 24 #19

Pretty good assessment. GoodRaisin May 24 #20