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Walleye

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8. Kegsbreath called our defense spending "investment"

Reply to kerouac2 (Reply #5)

Thu May 7, 2026, 08:24 AM

May 7

But any money to help the American people such as healthcare or food assistance, it is always referred to as “spending“ and we know how big tough important daddies hates spending

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'Wow!' Trump Posts Chart Boasting That His War Against Iran Has So Far Been Shorter Than WWII, Vietnam [View all] BumRushDaShow May 7 OP

shithole's lackeys are up with him doing his bidding's.................. Lovie777 May 7 #1

That's "excursion" to you. I want to see the "excursion" chart. Vinca May 7 #2

I think he meant incursion, but he said excursion so he can't back off of course. What a moron. Walleye May 7 #6

More expensive. Turbineguy May 7 #3

Wars and Incursion chart. Did they do an apples and oranges chart too? dem4decades May 7 #4

So they're renaming the Pentagon again. Now it's the Department of Incursions? TheRickles May 7 #22

Graphs are fun... Here he is winning the spending competiton kerouac2 May 7 #5

Kegsbreath called our defense spending "investment" Walleye May 7 #8

Need to get you and progree together BumRushDaShow May 7 #9

Same administration also claims the Iran war has been going on for 10 months thesquanderer May 7 #7

And wasn't part of the rationale lonely bird May 7 #11

The stupid burns like a thousand suns. enigmania May 7 #10

I thought they said this war has been going on since 1979 when Iranians took the hostages. Ray Bruns May 7 #12

A lot longer than the Bay of Pigs, though, which seems the more comparable "excursion" muriel_volestrangler May 7 #13

It's wild that Trump has cathected on this moronic argument Prairie Gates May 7 #14

He has lost his mind PatSeg May 7 #15

trump's number one! trump's number one! Bayard May 7 #16

The entire country is subjected to the Ludovico Technique .................by a narcissistic psychopaths........ turbinetree May 7 #17

It's so stupid it would be funny if it weren't damaging and killing so many people all over the world. Martin68 May 7 #18

And the world-ending nuclear war will last about 30 minutes.... Ol Janx Spirit May 7 #19

Also shorter than the Hundred Years War. (nt) Pinback May 7 #20

Yes, but doesn't the idiot know those wars are over? NNadir May 7 #21

Trump's Iran war has been going on longer than 6 weeks he has just claimed. Botany May 7 #23

Oh, my... the unequal capitalist empire is falling fast. Justice matters. May 7 #24

LOL popsdenver May 7 #25

Six Whip-poor-will May 7 #26

Not as short as his temper. xuplate May 7 #27

or his thang twodogsbarking May 7 #28

It's not the length of his war C_U_L8R May 7 #29

Peace prize material for sure IronLionZion May 7 #30

It's all a joke to him, just an excuse to troll on SM. maxsolomon May 7 #31

And like many wars on the list lakercub Friday #32

He is completely demented and our useless Congress does nothing. travelingthrulife Friday #33