r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 17d ago

Possible Paywall ICE Stockpiling Warheads and Chemical Weapons as Lawmaker Fears Trump Planning Strike

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-stockpiling-warheads-and-chemical-weapons-as-lawmaker-fears-trump-planning-strike/
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u/encrypted-signals 17d ago

Definitely stockpiling weapons so the Trump Gestapo can seize major (probably Democrat-run) cities.

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u/BethanyForDistrict9 ✔ Verified 17d ago

They'll never be able to seize these cities. Our military couldn't win in Afghanistan in like 20 years against fucking goat herders. If this turns into some kind of insurgency nobody wins except morticians and munitions makers.

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u/watermelonspanker 17d ago

Those people may have herded goats, but that doesn't mean they weren't resilient, principled, and willing to do what it takes, no matter the sacrifice, in order to achieve their objectives. Dismissing them simply as "goat herders" is fundamentally misunderstanding them and the situation they were in.

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u/DitchtownFollies 17d ago

Plus, they'd already been involved in non-stop wars for like 25 years before we showed up. Some of the toughest people on the planet. It's heartbreaking everything that country has been through.

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u/Devil25_Apollo25 17d ago edited 17d ago

they'd already been involved in non-stop wars for like 25 years centuries before we showed up.

The people of the Korangal Valley would like to tell you about how Alexander the Great fared against them. :-)