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JohnnyRingo

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4. The admirals aren't stupid but they aren't in charge.

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 09:40 AM

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Somebody may have explained to the guy who "knows more than the generals" that getting a ship sunk would look like losing.
Still, he may order the Pentagon to pull it off without casualties. The whole thing has been nuts all along.

I suspect this whole war plan was drawn up on the Resolution Desk with a Sharpie.

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