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leftstreet

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5. Thousands won't die

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Thu Feb 19, 2026, 03:09 PM

Yesterday

He'll just do some "strategic bombing" etc to oust their leaders or get whatever result they're after. Some Iraqis will be considered collateral damage, but all world leaders will just shrug.

By the way whatever happened with Maduro?

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