One other thing. If really set on building a bomb to do some damage and kill people, any SF soldier could -easily- build something more like a fertilizer bomb or some such that woulda been way more destructive.
He had the training to know his device would basically set off fireworks and ignite the gasoline for a healthy fire.
But he woulda known that wouldn’t be like an actual IED.
There seem to be some odd things about this one. I hope we get a trustworthy result from Trump’s DOJ.
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