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US troop deaths during Iran war exceed Pentagon count by at least four

73 pointsby 51m agoreuters.com
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32m agoHN ↗

And all the republicans will still vote red for the lying, cheating, grifting man.

All my life I have had faith in the governments reports and statistics for the most part. This admin has torn everything down and for what?

28m agoHN ↗

...and for what?

To keep the grift going, of course.

13m agoHN ↗

That's fair to say, but lacks details.

Most of Trump's public statements are done through a company that he owns. That same company charges a modest $100,000 per month for early access to his posts; just straight up facilitating insider trading for the President's personal profit. Plus people might find the administration making decision in their favor while paying the $100,000 a month.

There's also Trumpcoin through which people can transfer money to the President. This just happens in the open. Remember when Trump had personal 1-on-1 meetings with the top Trumpcoin holders? I remember.

I've barely scratched the surface here. Trump's personal worth has increased $3,000,000,000 during his second term, so far.

Corruption has existed before, but it's never been this out in the open.

27m agoHN ↗

They had a firm belief that the reports and statistics were fake. Let's see how this turns out.

*by "they" I mean the voters... the people that were elected were, and are well informed

25m agoHN ↗

People tend to vote with their wallets in mind more than anything. I think that's why it ping ponged(inflation), and why they're getting destroyed in the midterm polling. The next president will likely have a D next to their name(more inflation).

17m agoHN ↗

Both times Trump won, the polls predicted he would lose.

16m agoHN ↗

Not by anything like the 8-9 points we're seeing in midterm polling right now.

12m agoHN ↗

Legally can't run a third time or be voted for again. But then again, legality hasn't stopped the things he does. Others need to step up.

23m agoHN ↗

Still have my fingers crossed that the guy in Kentucky gunning for McConnell's seat can pull off a historic upset.

19m agoHN ↗

For a sizable fraction of people, when the facts conflict with their biases, they choose to reject the facts and double-down on their biases.

8m agoHN ↗

Man I assume you ask "for what?" rhetorically?

31m agoHN ↗

now we get to wonder why

we're no strangers to troops dying due to ongoing conflict pretty much everywhere

so why are they seemingly hiding a small number like this?

26m agoHN ↗

so why are they seemingly hiding a small number like this?

They deny everything, no matter how low the stakes. See, for example, the reflecting pool fuss.

23m agoHN ↗

Indeed it's likely foolish to read into all the pure stupidity at this point

15m agoHN ↗

That's the point, right? If you lie about everything, nothing really matters

24m agoHN ↗

Because they are flailing? Fuel prices will decide the midterms. There are pockets of die hards but after asking plenty of trump voters, they aren't happy. As long as the democrats in the US keep the identity shit to a minimum and make gains on actual issues likr housing and healthcare they can't lose.

15m agoHN ↗

they can't lose.

Thanks for the laugh. The Dems have a habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

12m agoHN ↗

I never said it wasn't going to be an incompetence slugfest

21m agoHN ↗

so why are they seemingly hiding a small number like this?

Because they claimed a "flawless victory".

15m agoHN ↗

During conflict, which side is winning or losing is usually counted in number of body bags sent home. These tend to influence voters tremendously. Anything to tell a good story on that front.

5m agoHN ↗

Roy Cohn, one of young Trump's educators (also tied to McCarthy's Red Scare)

He taught Trump to always take credit for the good things and blame someone else for the failures. When there is no one to blame, hide it and/or deny it loudly

29m agoHN ↗

I will admit that after today's CNN report and subsequent CNN ban, I wondered why he is so annoyed. And now it makes more sense.

12m agoHN ↗

It’s 2006. The President has embroiled us in an unpopular war in the Middle East and has lied about it.

It’s 2026. The President has embroiled us in an unpopular war in the Middle East and has lied about it.

8m agoHN ↗

Notably, the US is on precisely the opposite side of the conflict in 2026 compared to 2006.

To put it differently: its stated allies are direct lineal political and military descendants of the parties who were ostensibly its enemies in 2006, including Al-Qaeda / Jabhat Al-Nusra.

5m agoHN ↗

The newspaper also reported, citing another unidentified official, that not all of the undisclosed deaths were directly tied to the months-long conflict but involved US personnel who were in the Middle East amid ongoing hostilities.

If someone dies near a war, but not due to the war, is it really fair to count them as a war fatality?