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		fractallyte on Nov 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea disrupted The Pentagon made a number of flawed assessments, each one upended by Ukraine's determined actions. And let's use some Feynman-style common sense: taking out airfields, ammunition depots, and logistics WILL help Ukraine's defense immensely. I would go further and question which clowns are running the show in the Pentagon, but maybe I should keep my cool over that matter.

JumpCrisscross on Nov 19, 2024 [–]

> would go further and question which clowns are running the show in the Pentagon, but maybe I should keep my cool over that matter

They’re not incompetent. But they do serve at the pleasure of the President. That makes their public communications political.

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