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67. We have to choose our battles. Focus on the big things

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 03:49 PM

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I'm not saying those lives were small. But Democrats get wound up in these ethical backed outrages that have no resolution. Whether the admiral was being honest or not, and he could very well be, its unprovable and it can be turned around to an accusation of not supporting our military by MAGA influencers.

This is a DISTRACTION folks. Trump is doing 10x the destruction on lives within the country itself. Of course be outraged, but the news media seems to just go along lazily with whatever the whitehouse lays down for them as their daily/weekly story. Meanwhile they are dismantling democracy at home.

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Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets [View all] BumRushDaShow Sunday OP

How could they know.... DemMedic Sunday #1

Circular logic. Girard442 Sunday #3

List of MILITARY TARGETS? Roy Rolling Sunday #50

Disgraceful Admiral, disgrace on its/his face. NotHardly Sunday #57

Added posthumously I'm sure. pcdb Monday #87

Your "list" liberalgunwilltravel Sunday #2

"Your name is on a secret government watch list" is a fear tactic used by all authoritarian dictators. sop Sunday #10

Secret list means kacekwl Sunday #34

Easy to make up a list retrospectively. Aussie105 Monday #81

Just like Joseph McCarthy NotHardly Sunday #45

If Jack the Ripper had maintained a list, I guess it would be OK then. Bluetus Sunday #25

And don't forget jaymac Sunday #38

Powell could have resigned rather than lie for the cabal RazorbackExpat Monday #90

Where have I heard shit like this before? Oh yeah...Iraq and WMD's Bengus81 Sunday #75

Since when is it okay to kill suspects? perdita9 Sunday #4

Exactly. Trump is setting the standard. Murder people you don't like who might be guilty of something. Irish_Dem Sunday #5

Pretty soon they'll claim the boat was carrying a nuclear weapon. sop Sunday #6

Do they really think we will believe this? It is Total bullshit.... ashredux Sunday #7

If they were terrible drug traffickers, take a bow, gab13by13 Sunday #8

Show us the list Grolph_ Sunday #9

Can't, it's secret. kacekwl Sunday #35

I think we should just let them keep talking. Biophilic Sunday #11

They are saying exactly what Der orange Fuhrer is telling them to say. KS Toronado Sunday #13

Yes, as well as the idiots that surround and support him. Biophilic Sunday #17

He surrounds himself with yes-men KS Toronado Sunday #20

Miller Miller, Miller Traildogbob Sunday #27

Definitely... GiqueCee Sunday #32

Fox News. travelingthrulife Sunday #36

Four of the men aboard..... SergeStorms Sunday #12

We are doing everything we can COL Mustard Sunday #14

I read it was because of these lethal strikes. He pushed back and was ousted. travelingthrulife Sunday #37

It'll be interesting when he's retired COL Mustard Sunday #47

The videos they show looked very grainy. I find it hard to believe they could tell the identities of the people on the everyonematters Sunday #15

I hope this Admiral has a good lawyer. johnnyfins Sunday #16

I hope he doesn't. I hope his lawyer is just barely good enough to not do anything RockRaven Sunday #56

Alina Habba is available. More than qualified! Bengus81 Sunday #77

So . . . AverageOldGuy Sunday #18

Everybody in this maladministration is a threat to America. travelingthrulife Sunday #39

Seems like Bradley is just as bad as his boss or his bosses boss, all liars of the first degree. lark Sunday #19

OK. Release who they were and what they were up to. paleotn Sunday #21

Liar duckworth969 Sunday #22

So, let's see the list. Baitball Blogger Sunday #23

So.... they know the name of all 80+ people they've murdered. lamp_shade Sunday #24

And they know this Jilly_in_VA Sunday #26

When mendacious idiots... GiqueCee Sunday #28

Please make it stop. hay rick Sunday #29

Earlier this week I heard they go after the boat not the people Justice Sunday #30

"...whether the second strike violated international law." J_William_Ryan Sunday #31

I don't believe him; I likewise think it is immaterial--outside of a declared (Congressionally-approved war) hlthe2b Sunday #33

He's a bald-headed and bald-faced liar wolfie001 Sunday #40

I don't believe for one second they knew the identity of every person on that boat... Martin Eden Sunday #41

Their names ended in "ez" so they are on the list twodogsbarking Sunday #42

... Solly Mack Sunday #43

This incident happened back in September. They released the video of the first strike, but I haven't seen doc03 Sunday #44

This is from the Department of Defense War Manual beyondtimes Sunday #46

Hegseth is telling us he has a passenger manifest for every motor skiff that leaves the Venezuelan coast? DFW Sunday #48

I'm not buying this. All 11 were important enough to be on a kill list? patphil Sunday #49

Exactly Farmer-Rick Sunday #51

11 people on a tiny outboard boat sounds like people smuggling, not drug smuggling. SunSeeker Sunday #74

BULLFKINGSH!T! OMGWTF Sunday #52

Lets see the list of names Historic NY Sunday #53

BREAKING NEWS! That list has been leaked to the media! See here: RockRaven Sunday #54

I think the inference is supposed to be that US agents have infiltrated the drug "gangs" hedda_foil Sunday #55

If this is true, we now know one Admiral that needs to be bluestarone Sunday #58

Stripped of rank. Dishonorable discharge. sakabatou Sunday #59

No. Shipwack Sunday #73

The Admiral is an even bigger liar than Trump. raccoon Sunday #60

Yup, Trump found "his admiral." nt SunSeeker Sunday #76

Prove it. Names, proof of identity....yeah, didn't think so eom Maeve Sunday #61

He's a disgrace to the uniform. n/t flvegan Sunday #62

These explanations become more utterly ridiculous by the hour. flashman13 Sunday #63

Don't drag us into a war! undergrounddemsunite Sunday #64

Message auto-removed Name removed Sunday #65

The real problem here Doc_Technical Sunday #66

We have to choose our battles. Focus on the big things LiberalLovinLug Sunday #67

Not a "distraction" BumRushDaShow Sunday #69

You said it. LiberalLovinLug Sunday #79

WTH ForgoTheConsequence Monday #80

"Who gives a shit what right-wing pundits have to say?" LiberalLovinLug Monday #84

They're never going to be on your side. ForgoTheConsequence Monday #86

They are compiling "lists" BumRushDaShow Monday #83

Sounds good on paper. LiberalLovinLug Monday #85

As I expect you can tell BumRushDaShow Monday #88

Excuse me, Admiral, but I do not believe one word of this AverageOldGuy Sunday #68

Since when does the military have such lists? And when did it become legal to target people in foriegn waters for death appleannie1 Sunday #70

When the US declared drugs to be terrorist weapons. maxsolomon Tuesday #91

Well then, we can target trump since he has been known to stuff drugs up his nose along with Donny Jr. appleannie1 Tuesday #92

Yet another "list" we'll never see. IcyPeas Sunday #71

I smell bullshit Ray Bruns Sunday #72

If true, that still only defends the first missile strike NickB79 Sunday #78

Well, I hope other countries don't adopt this sort of foreign diplomacy! Aussie105 Monday #82

What ever medals you had, you just threw them in the garbage, and bluestarone Monday #89