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   Message 215,004 of 215,319   
   Richard Smith to Bob La Londe   
   Re: is this thing broken?   
   28 Nov 25 10:42:51   
   
   From: null@void.com   
      
   Bob La Londe  writes:   
      
   > On 11/26/2025 7:51 AM, Richard Smith wrote:   
   >>> ...   
   >>> military capability than Richard seems to.  One such claimed on   
   >>> ...   
   >> I am not sure this represents any thought I have.   
   >> The "European elites" (sic.) are around Donald Trump like a litter of   
   >> kittens around the mother cat all pleading their need is greatest,   
   >> trying to get "Uncle Donald" / "Uncle Sam" to come in and fight wars for   
   >> them - because they cannot "fight their way out of a paper bag".   
   >   
   > Some have (in theory) agreed to up their spending in their own defense   
   > since DJT threw a tantrum on that subject.   
      
   Want to avoid diverging into political context.   
   I offer what is commonly said:   
   "they are promising to spend money they do not have on weapons which   
    do not exist".   
   Whether that is correct or not is obvious and I will not comment.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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