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ArizonaLib

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39. If Russia is such a threat per Trump

Reply to yaesu (Original post)

Sun Jan 18, 2026, 05:51 PM

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then leave those 1500 troops in Alaska.

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Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, Washington Post reports [View all] yaesu Sunday OP

Things are about to get really real.... Bayard Sunday #1

Soldiers are based at Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, Alaska. 2300 MI from Minneapolis. Strategically it makes zero sense, yaesu Sunday #3

Seems like a bluff SSJVegeta Sunday #6

Alaska? Is it because he thinks they're used to cold? Alice B. Sunday #9

Yeah, they are trained to work in frigid conditions Farmer-Rick Sunday #15

So is 10th Mountain jmowreader Sunday #34

I had no idea how cold Farmer-Rick 22 hrs ago #42

Paratroopers usually land still inside the aircraft! jmowreader 19 hrs ago #43

Ahhh, I see Farmer-Rick 16 hrs ago #44

Post removed Post removed Sunday #2

Walz called the National Guard Lulu KC Sunday #4

Arrest all fucking ICE agents that are breaking the goddamn law: aggravated assault, murder, kidnapping SoFlaBro Sunday #5

They can't KLK1972 Sunday #26

What would you suggest they do? Hope22 Sunday #10

Nobody's lying down and rolling over Lulu KC Sunday #28

Stephen Millers fingers are on this. James48 Sunday #7

Maybe Bayard Sunday #23

Trump has his Gestapo on the ground already in Minnesota, now he's bringing in the SA Bengus81 Sunday #8

What time is it in Moscow at 3am eastern? Talitha Sunday #19

11:00 am---8hr difference from DC and Mar-a-logo. Works out perfect. Bengus81 Sunday #31

Is this for Minnesota, or for Greenland? Scrivener7 Sunday #11

Hegseth will probably ride in on the lead tank, sword drawn. JohnnyRingo Sunday #12

Don't fire F-18_AMO Sunday #14

More like F-18_AMO Sunday #13

These troops are NOT going to Minnesota AverageOldGuy Sunday #16

Likely for Greenland ArizonaLib Sunday #33

This concerns me. Sending troops to Minnesota could develop into a situation that would empower Trump to declare Martin68 Sunday #17

He'd have to declare martial law before sending in the Army jmowreader Sunday #35

That's why he's planning to invoke the Insurrection Act. it doesn't matter if the Supreme Court eventually deems Martin68 Sunday #41

Tho Frey and Walz have been threatened with subpoenas duckworth969 Sunday #18

Minnesota? or Greenland? LiberalArkie Sunday #20

Greenland. AverageOldGuy Sunday #21

I've been monitoring the U.S. Air Force for Emergency Action Messages on its mail HF frequency. Usually don't bother in yaesu Sunday #36

And when they get there will they be troops, or will they be Trumplings? eom SalamanderSleeps Sunday #22

Post removed Post removed Sunday #24

"Hell no, I won't go". Old enough to remember that one. twodogsbarking Sunday #25

Really, I remember Roy Rolling Sunday #27

War on protein, war on Christmas, war on Minnesota IronLionZion Sunday #29

Another fucking waste of taxpayer money. mdbl Sunday #30

are we preparing to respond? quakerboy Sunday #32

Isn't this against the posse comitatus law to not use military troops against American citizens? kimbutgar Sunday #37

I fully expect our military will kill American citizens NotHardly Sunday #38

If Russia is such a threat per Trump ArizonaLib Sunday #39

Unstoppable force meets immovable object OC375 Sunday #40

It's a bad bluff HarryM 5 hrs ago #45