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Igel

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13. Yes, it is.

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #8)

Sat Oct 25, 2025, 01:04 PM

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This was a big deal back in the early (and sometimes not so early) days of the Iraq War.

For crowd control they couldn't use tear gas. But they could use high-velocity lead. This was regarded as a pyrrhic victory by some, an unintended consequence.

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