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National Security & Defense

stopdiggin

(13,694 posts)

4. saber rattling

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Sep 19, 2022, 07:55 AM

Sep 2022

and that's the extent of it.

(and I'm undecided if Joe gets points for mouthing the words .. or not. a little bit conflicted. don't you have to be willing to back up what you say? or is that too 1960s?

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