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2. "It became necessary to destroy the town to save it."

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 12:53 PM

11 hrs ago

Famous Vietnam War-era quote attributed to an unnamed U.S. major by journalist Peter Arnett in February 1968.

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That is straight up Russian military doctrine relayerbob 11 hrs ago #1

"It became necessary to destroy the town to save it." sop 11 hrs ago #2

There it is! BidenRocks 10 hrs ago #11

Boot up Bitch!!!! Traildogbob 11 hrs ago #3

You have to escalate to de-escalate Whip-poor-will 11 hrs ago #5

Says the little trust fund sociopath who never Hey Joe 10 hrs ago #6

He has zero military experience. Ray Bruns 7 hrs ago #18

Ohh. That makes him a perfectly normal GOP military expert. LiberalArkie 6 hrs ago #20

"Treasury secretary defends the indefensible." CousinIT 10 hrs ago #9

Bombing for peace. generalbetrayus 10 hrs ago #10

Some Logic 2na fisherman 9 hrs ago #12

"We have always been at war with Eastasia." EX500rider 9 hrs ago #13

So it is all about money. twodogsbarking 9 hrs ago #14

And you have to "destroy the villlage in order to save it."..... lastlib 9 hrs ago #15

Like sometimes you have to grow short to grow tall ? delisen 8 hrs ago #16

And there it is! Ray Bruns 7 hrs ago #17

America, you better wake the fuck up! bluestarone 7 hrs ago #19

Just let me finish and this will be over. Be a good girl. Maru Kitteh 5 hrs ago #21

If I'm ever pulled over for speeding PikaBlue 5 hrs ago #22