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by hdgvhicv 98 days ago
US is losing a war on washing, hardly fear inducing

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/03/18/bloc...
2 comments
catlikesshrimp 98 days ago
Toilets are nice to have, but not REQUIRED when you are on a ship. Tongue in cheek
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yostrovs 98 days ago
Ireland doesn't have a military.
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Mr_Bees69 98 days ago
They have ~8k troops.
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yostrovs 98 days ago
Exactly. 0.23% of GDP. It exists only to be able to say that it exists. But it's not in NATO. The Irish will protect themselves if things go bad.
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