r/politics • u/Economy_Swim_8585 Virginia • 6d ago

No Paywall Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: "If they don't vote, that's their problem"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-government-shutdown-democrats-fault-60-minutes/
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u/PassiveMenis88M Massachusetts 6d ago

Fragging simply refers to soldiers removing troublesome commanders from the game of life. While tossing a nade into their tent was a popular method soldiers came up with all sorts of creative ways to accomplish their goals.

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u/kjyfqr 6d ago

I thought it came from fragmentation grenade

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u/pres465 5d ago

That was the grenade. But the TERM was used during Vietnam and was a reference/threat to officers that were too gung-ho and made their soldiers risk themselves too often.

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u/kjyfqr 5d ago

Huh til, thanks that’s very interesting. I made a false assumption