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by dh2022 31 days ago
Re: “Do you really think the US military was given orders to control the strait, snd couldn’t?”

Pretty much. I think US military was given the order to make Trump look good, and they couldn’t (Trump looks weak now, which he completely hates)
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brookst 31 days ago
“Make Trump look good” and “control the strait using whatever means necessary” are not compatible.

I agree they can’t make him look good. And I guess we’re agreeing the mission was not actually to control the strait in as a critical military objective .

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