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Report: Navy SEALs Killed North Korean Civilians in Failed 2019 Mission

Report: Navy SEALs KillKilled North Korean Civilians in Failed 2019 Mission

Above: U.S. Navy SEALs training off the coast of Alaska on Feb. 28, 2024. Image credit: Salwan Georges/The Washington Post/Getty Images

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Presidents from both parties, from Bush to Trump, are trigger-happy warmongers who routinely meddle abroad, deploying troops whimsically without accountability. While Bush killed the Agreed Framework, enabling Nort Korea's nukes, Trump later approved risky SEAL ops amid talks, echoing hardliner failures. This bipartisan recklessness ignores non-interventionist roots, fueling endless conflicts and eroding liberty.


Metaculus Prediction

There is a 20% chance that the World Population Review will report North and South Korea to be at war before 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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