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snot

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1. I'm mystified at the number of incidents lately.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 06:16 PM

Dec 15

Last edited Sat Dec 20, 2025, 05:32 PM - Edit history (1)

Even if the military thinks it needs to maintain secrecy, the flight paths of commercial and other aircraft aren't secret. Why can't the military get sufficient protocols, training, and basic competency in place to ensure that military pilots stay out of the way of other craft?

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Sen. Cruz threatens another shutdown unless restrictions on military flights are approved [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 15 OP

I'm mystified at the number of incidents lately. snot Dec 15 #1

I don't get it either. Because the military aircraft are in grave danger as well. Irish_Dem Dec 15 #3

Something seems wrong when 1 person can halt the entire workings of govt... SWBTATTReg Dec 15 #2

But it seem astonishing when it's Ted Cruz -- of all people and/or creatures -- who's trying save lives. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 15 #5

A Jet Blue flight just narrowly escaped a crash with a U.S. military plane Tanuki Dec 15 #4