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The DUmpster / Re: I am not a military strategist, but
« Last post by CC27 on March 09, 2026, 10:50:43 AM »
     What strikes me about this war is that the administration isn't playing games with or coddling bullshit media organizations. I reckon that part of this is so that the military can prosecute a winnable war, which means they have to do things that win wars without the second-guessing of CNN and MSNBC faggots. The Admin seems content to let the Marxist European/Middle East media say whatever they want, and it's being lapped up by American morons.

     That's why there isn't a lot of clarity around Hormuz, but the Pentagon has been gaming this out for decades, even during Shitty Joe's admin. My guess is that it's an area of risk to be managed, and to the extent that Iran has no Navy, it can't do shit about Hormuz. Also with the assets that are in the area, we can swat away anything they put in the area. My other guess is that Iran COULD make the Strait difficult or impossible to navigate by way of putting junk in it, but that doesn't seem plausible.

     There is another possibility, given Trump: HE may be the one squelching traffic in the Strait to let China twist just a little. If that's the case, which I don't put past Trump at all, what's Iran going to do? "Oh hey, guys, we are too weak and pussified to control the one asset we have left. Sorry!" They will posture all they want, and that's the one thing you can do when you're ducking missiles and bunker busters. Evidence to support that hypothesis is that Trump doesn't particularly care about short-term swings in oil or gas prices. 

     What I find fascinating about the ****ing mouthbreathers at DU is as pragmatic and intellectual as they think they are, they commit the grave sin of badly underestimating their enemies. This makes them easy to exploit and confuse, which is what we are seeing now.

     

High five
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The DUmpster / Re: I am not a military strategist, but
« Last post by BannedFromDU on March 09, 2026, 10:41:33 AM »

     What strikes me about this war is that the administration isn't playing games with or coddling bullshit media organizations. I reckon that part of this is so that the military can prosecute a winnable war, which means they have to do things that win wars without the second-guessing of CNN and MSNBC faggots. The Admin seems content to let the Marxist European/Middle East media say whatever they want, and it's being lapped up by American morons.

     That's why there isn't a lot of clarity around Hormuz, but the Pentagon has been gaming this out for decades, even during Shitty Joe's admin. My guess is that it's an area of risk to be managed, and to the extent that Iran has no Navy, it can't do shit about Hormuz. Also with the assets that are in the area, we can swat away anything they put in the area. My other guess is that Iran COULD make the Strait difficult or impossible to navigate by way of putting junk in it, but that doesn't seem plausible.

     There is another possibility, given Trump: HE may be the one squelching traffic in the Strait to let China twist just a little. If that's the case, which I don't put past Trump at all, what's Iran going to do? "Oh hey, guys, we are too weak and pussified to control the one asset we have left. Sorry!" They will posture all they want, and that's the one thing you can do when you're ducking missiles and bunker busters. Evidence to support that hypothesis is that Trump doesn't particularly care about short-term swings in oil or gas prices. 

     What I find fascinating about the ****ing mouthbreathers at DU is as pragmatic and intellectual as they think they are, they commit the grave sin of badly underestimating their enemies. This makes them easy to exploit and confuse, which is what we are seeing now.

     
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The DUmpster / Re: My House as a Teenager Had a Fallout Shelter
« Last post by SVPete on March 09, 2026, 10:36:10 AM »
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... Strange times, those were. We're living in strange times once again...

 :mental: :o MM really thinks Iran has the capability to attack the US? :o :mental:
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The DUmpster / My House as a Teenager Had a Fallout Shelter
« Last post by CC27 on March 09, 2026, 10:10:11 AM »
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MineralMan (151,086 posts)

My House as a Teenager Had a Fallout Shelter

That's how old I am. The Cuban Missile Crisis stimulated my father into building a fallout shelter under our house in Southern California. I was 16 years old, and got recruited into mixing concrete for the project. It was a secret, and was built mostly at night.

It had all the necessary equipment from a hand-cranked ventilation system to a very large water storage tank. After it was built, it got stocked with non-perishable food, and other necessities. Nobody knew it was there, an there was no visible entrance.

I was not impressed, despite having mixed multiple yards of concrete. My sister was even less impressed, since she was not allowed to mention it to her boyfriend, the guy she ended up married to for 60 years. She insisted that she would not enter it if he couldn't.

About five years later, all the food was removed and it remained empty and useless from that time on. Of course, it was useless from the beginning, but that's what some people did in the face of the chance of a nuclear war.

Later, after I had moved away, they sold that house. My understanding is that the new owners were never told about the shelter, nor shown the hidden trap door that was its entrance. Strange times, those were. We're living in strange times once again...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221084105

Your point rockhead?
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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 3/06
« Last post by enslaved1 on March 09, 2026, 10:09:11 AM »
1/6 reality is that it was not an entirely peaceful protest (ignoring the fraudulent MSM reporting of the 2020 Minneapolis riots), nor was it the insurrection Dems and their MSM-parrots pretend it was. In some areas, violence did happen; in many/most areas inside and outside the Capitol, it was entirely non-violent. Congress Critters were evacuated, but they were not in actual danger.

Why can't it be presented and taught honestly, if it must be taught at all?

I agree, that the peaceful parts, along with the violent parts should be part of any discussions on the events of that day, as well the massive data sweeps conducted by the feds (bank records, cell phone data and the like) and the excessively long incarceration times, often in solitary confinement,for defendants, many before they ever saw the inside of a court room.  My concern is any laws telling how events should be taught is overreach and indoctrination.  Same goes for the history of slavery, the civil rights movement, Columbus coming to the Americas, the American Revolution, 9/11, ect ect.  Some of these need to be discussed and taught, but what needs to be taught will vary based on grade and maturity levels. 

J6 in particular, there's no good reason to teach it before high school, IMHO, because it's way too complex and incendiary for middle school brains, and not a vital enough event in US history to open up that can of worms.  At the high school level, it could be used for interesting discussions on many things, comparing the events to other protests, ect. 
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The DUmpster / Re: I'm ticked that Trump will outlive me
« Last post by enslaved1 on March 09, 2026, 09:34:32 AM »
That's a lot of hate to be carrying around inside of a person when they are facing the big C.

No kidding.  Dropping the hate does wonders for one's physical health.  Many folks at the DUmp should try it. 
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And the left's spin
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A bombshell new investigation has dropped a stunning revelation that is shaking Washington to its core. The FBI conducted four separate interviews with a woman who accused Donald Trump of sexually abusing her when she was just 13 years old. Now, a major newspaper investigation has verified key details of her account, proving she was telling the truth about significant aspects of her life the whole time.

The Post and Courier, a respected South Carolina newspaper, used archived government records, court documents, police reports, and old newspaper clippings to verify details the woman gave to FBI agents.

The paper deployed a reporter to the West Coast to physically retrace her steps. The investigation confirmed multiple specific details about her family background, her legal history, and the people she named.


The respected South Carolina newspaper's investigation

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Of the details that The Post and Courier found supported by public records, none related directly to the alleged victim’s claims about Trump.

One would think that such a huge, entrenched cabal of child abusers would be something everyone could get behind prosecuting and bringing to justice.  But no, too many people gotta keep things tribal, targeting specific individuals and muddying the waters if they can't find details that prove those individual's involvement/guilt. 
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The DUmpster / Re: I am not a military strategist, but
« Last post by FlaGator on March 09, 2026, 09:31:40 AM »
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I am not a military strategist, but

This is rather obvious.
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The DUmpster / Re: I am not a military strategist, but
« Last post by SVPete on March 09, 2026, 09:22:36 AM »
now you people worry about inflation......

The Trumpflation of 2025 didn't happen outside of their :stoner:-fantasies, so now DUmmies need a new cause to drive their fantasy Trumpflation of 2026.
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General Discussion / Re: Life after deportation
« Last post by DLR Pyro on March 09, 2026, 09:17:37 AM »
nobody is above the law, right Dems?
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