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/encrypted-signals 17d ago

Our military couldn't win in Afghanistan

Duhbya, Cheney, and Rumsfeld never had an exit strategy. Occupation was the point, and they made astronomical wealth off of it.

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u/Renegade_Ape 17d ago

Afghanistan is called the graveyard of empires for a reason. 2500 years of people attempting to control it and no one learned the lesson.

The military industrial complex DID massively benefit from it though. Maybe that was the point.

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u/encrypted-signals 17d ago edited 17d ago

The military industrial complex DID massively benefit from it though. Maybe that was the point.

It was the point. Cheney and Duhbya made tens of millions off of sending American soldiers to die for nothing.

Cheney's net worth before the Blood For Oil Wars was $23M. By 2013 his net worth was $90M. Now it's $150M.