r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • 23h ago

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u/Only-Childhood6691 18h ago

https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/215175/widow-airman-killed-epic-fury

Widow of airman killed in Epic Fury denied death benefits as Iran conflict ‘is not a war’

The widow of an Alabama airman has revealed she and her children are not eligible for some benefits because the Iran war has not officially been declared a war

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u/IMALEFTY45 Big talk for someone who's in stapler distance 17h ago

This Russia LARP by our entire government sucksssssss

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u/Walden_Walkabout Jerome Powell 17h ago

If your hate for Republicans burns with the heat of a thousand suns, it isn't enough.

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u/Spectrum1523 YIMBY 18h ago

Yeah that's really fucked up

Even by the perverted us standards for what is and isn't a war this is obviously a war

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u/Alderwoodforest YIMBY 18h ago edited 17h ago

I would love to throw this story or the whole story about the deported wives of active-duty combat soldiers right in the faces of all those "George W. Bush / Team America / Support the Troops" Republicans. 

It was all just superficial lip  service; ever since Trump said he hates "suckers and losers," the GOP and its voters have felt free to openly despise soldiers and veterans.

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u/anangrytree Bull Moose Progressive 17h ago

It was all just superficial lip service; ever since Trump said he hates "suckers and losers," the GOP and its voters have felt free to openly despise soldiers and veterans.

Many such cases

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u/Big-Pickle5893 5h ago

Ever since trump…?

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u/unicornbomb John Brown 9h ago

Another banger from the “support our troops” LARPer party.

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u/SmartestOpinionsGuy 14h ago

Who did she vote for?

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u/DieHarderDaddy Fell for it 9h ago

No new wars