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Why the U.S. is sending 2,500 marines to the Gulf — and what they might do there (www.cbc.ca)
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[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Die for oil probably...

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 points 2 weeks ago

Hopefully

[–] prex@aussie.zone 11 points 2 weeks ago

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago

They’ll get the honor of dying to line some coward billionaires’ pockets

[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Hopefully die or defect or frag their commanders.

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

I guess we'll soon be thanking a lot of physically and mentally damaged young people for their service.

[–] Teknikal@anarchist.nexus 6 points 2 weeks ago

Sieze the oil at Kharg Island is my guess, which is going to really aggravate the Chinese.

[–] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Probably war stuff I'd say right? Cause they're war guys and there's a war there?

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

WARFIGHTERS! RAAARGH! WARFIGHTERS NOT WAR GUYS! WARFIGHTERS! Get my good side at the press conference. WARFIGHTERS!!!

[–] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Someone should really make a Pete hegseth bot to do this lol

[–] ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

These marines are coming from Japan, and the Abraham Lincoln CSG was coming from the Philippines. Trump's gradually pulling US forces away from China.

[–] inari@piefed.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Killing some brown people, bombing them back to the stone age (for their own good) 

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

because he needs to keep the oil prices high for RUSSIA, since the sanctions are currently lifted.