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DallasNE

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21. Ready, Fire, Aim

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 01:50 AM

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Issues like this should have been hammered out ahead of time to lower the risk.

Also, where is the plan for reconstruction? Maybe, borrow what Bush used in Iraq, which was a series of Clear, Hold, Build statements. Didn't learn much from that fiasco, I see.

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