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42. I Guess The Term "Allies"
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 02:35 PM
7 hrs ago

Include folks who just shut up and let the US do whatever the hell we want.

Guess we need another term for countries who are actively participating and risking hardware and personnel in our military operations.

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Someone earlier today called it Operation Epstein Fury". generalbetrayus 18 hrs ago #1
Same shit Whip-poor-will 18 hrs ago #2
Correction: "by the U.S. and its ally in Iran" pat_k 16 hrs ago #3
They might be "willing" if 45 removes ALL tariffs off their products! BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #4
Two unpopular leaders in dire need of war in order to... OGBuzz 12 hrs ago #13
It's up to us to defend against the onslaught. pat_k 9 hrs ago #36
Your post is exactly what I was thinking when I read the OP hamsterjill 11 hrs ago #24
Saudi may not be participating as an ally, but this is their wet dream too. Showered trumps with billions to get it. pat_k 10 hrs ago #35
MBS was pressuring Trump for weeks. AloeVera 3 hrs ago #47
The magnitude of the corruption, which goes back decades, has grown to epic proportions. pat_k 2 hrs ago #48
Great post. AloeVera 1 hr ago #49
I re-worked a bit and put up as an OP. pat_k 38 min ago #51
Allies? Israel and and Trump..Not a very big coalition force. LiberalArkie 15 hrs ago #5
Was Tom Cottonhead johnnyfins 15 hrs ago #6
What allies? Wiz Imp 13 hrs ago #7
I came to make this same observation. you beat me to it. nt Gore1FL 10 hrs ago #26
Hey Cotton which Allies? Historic NY 13 hrs ago #8
What allies? JustAnotherGen 13 hrs ago #9
Like Russia thought its seizure of Ukraine would only take a few days? tanyev 13 hrs ago #10
Decades, not weeks, you ignorant fool! debsy 13 hrs ago #11
Another treasonous piece of shit heard from Scalded Nun 12 hrs ago #12
Here's a Tom Cotton refresher Zorro 12 hrs ago #15
"Operation Epic Fury"??? PatSeg 12 hrs ago #14
Children and grandchildren of the guys who came up with Operation ORTSAC paleotn 11 hrs ago #19
Seriously? I didn't know that PatSeg 10 hrs ago #30
Whiskey Pete probably came up with this one, late at night. republianmushroom 10 hrs ago #34
Ha, ha, sounds about right PatSeg 9 hrs ago #38
SNL cold open nailed it: Great for Hegseth knuckle tats pat_k 9 hrs ago #37
Ah, that would explain it! PatSeg 9 hrs ago #39
Allies? Baitball Blogger 12 hrs ago #16
Iran is Russia's drone factory. The Kremlin isn't happy about this. paleotn 11 hrs ago #18
Oops, sounds like Trump pissed off PatSeg 10 hrs ago #31
Define "massive" paleotn 11 hrs ago #17
Coming soon Zorro 45 min ago #50
"...after 47 years of waging war against the United States..." Grins 11 hrs ago #20
I have the same question. republianmushroom 10 hrs ago #33
Weeks? ChazInAz 11 hrs ago #21
"Maybe six days, maybe six weeks, certainly not six months." Does that sound familiar? DFW 11 hrs ago #22
The name given to the operation perfectly reveals the mindset of those who launched this was. Just a big video game. Martin68 11 hrs ago #23
Is that in Friedman units? n/t hibbing 10 hrs ago #25
Baby Bush said that about Iraq and Afghanistan. greatauntoftriplets 10 hrs ago #27
Tom Cotton is a lying bullshit artist. Dyedinthewoolliberal 10 hrs ago #28
If Iraq, Afghanistan, Viet Nam, Korea, etc. are anything to go by, make that years. appleannie1 10 hrs ago #29
Post removed Post removed 10 hrs ago #32
If they say weeks, they mean months. colorado_ufo 8 hrs ago #40
Allies? Pas-de-Calais 7 hrs ago #41
I Guess The Term "Allies" modrepub 7 hrs ago #42
I was wondering who these so-called "allies" are. mdbl 7 hrs ago #43
Allies? Figarosmom 6 hrs ago #44
Cotten head is a supreme ahole. Chairman ... Evolve Dammit 5 hrs ago #45
When does Barron Trump head to a US military boot camp? Bone spurs are not hereditary usaf-vet 4 hrs ago #46
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