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70sEraVet

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9. It has become a political tradition to speak of "treasure" -- as if we were pirates.

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 07:31 AM

3 hrs ago

And, I guess, in many ways we are. Or should I say, "Arrrr!"

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There is no mention of hotels Layzeebeaver 5 hrs ago #2

..... KS Toronado 9 min ago #38

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The highly competent and believable Kuwaiti army shot down three planes in a morning Prairie Gates 3 hrs ago #15

Friendly fire from Kuwait it appears herding cats 4 hrs ago #4

Definitely not a good sign. BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago #5

I noticed the same! herding cats 4 hrs ago #6

With AI it could have been three Cessna 182's Bengus81 1 hr ago #31

Or maybe even BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #32

If only! yardwork 48 min ago #34

I saw a video of one crashing...the plane was not hit by anything in the video Prairie Gates 3 hrs ago #14

Video Here. ruet 2 hrs ago #28

That's a different video than the one I'm referring to Prairie Gates 2 hrs ago #29

"...which each cost tens of millions of dollars." OldBaldy1701E 4 hrs ago #7

It has become a political tradition to speak of "treasure" -- as if we were pirates. 70sEraVet 3 hrs ago #9

Yep. OldBaldy1701E 3 hrs ago #16

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Same thought crossed my mind about the IFF Deminpenn 5 min ago #39

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!!! BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #22

Incompetence... Mr. Scorpio 2 hrs ago #23

And a pleasant good morning to you! BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #24

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Congrats and I hear ya BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #27

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Maybe it's worse than that Nasruddin 3 min ago #41

Same mistake as with the Iraq war when Rumsfeld Deminpenn 34 sec ago #42

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One of the recovered pilots had a pretty mangled hand in one image Prairie Gates 30 min ago #36

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1,2,3 infinity Nasruddin 4 min ago #40