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NickB79

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7. I keep saying, argue with conservatives about the financial cost

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 11:09 AM

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A missile costs $250,000-$1,00,000 EACH.

A helicopter with a sharpshooter armed with a .50-cal rifle can knock out the engine block with $25 worth of bullets. Then you can take prisoners and recover all the drugs.

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