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dutch777

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16. Easy to bomb, but then what? Even if they decapitate the leadership and hurt the Rev Guards, a pro western democracy...
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 05:40 PM
13 hrs ago

...is not likely to spontaneously break out. I am sure Israel is urging the same as Graham. But what comes after could be as destabilizing regionally as what is there now, or worse. Israel probably is willing to take the risk. We should not be as eager. Given Trump et; al's inability to focus for more than a day or two, it will be like Venezuela. We declare victory, leave the pile of rubble in the rear view mirror and drive off without really fixing anything. I guess Trump could hand all this to the Board of Peace and collect a few billion $$$ more for his private international slush fund.

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What an asshole. greatauntoftriplets 15 hrs ago #1
Never saw a war he didn't embrace... spanone 15 hrs ago #2
Ha, ha, great choice of a photo! PatSeg 15 hrs ago #3
The thought of dead Iranians... lame54 15 hrs ago #6
Apparently PatSeg 14 hrs ago #13
I think he's having a wargasm. nt Buns_of_Fire 13 hrs ago #17
Therapist ? Needs a space. nt eppur_se_muova 15 hrs ago #4
Did auto-correct canetoad 12 hrs ago #18
Trump is The Make a Wish Foundation... lame54 15 hrs ago #5
Once you hand over a little scratch.. yorkster 15 hrs ago #11
There's the face of a man with serious mental problems. tavernier 15 hrs ago #7
Oh yeah, you gonna suit up to fight? choie 15 hrs ago #8
What happens if Iran decides to blame Israel The Madcap 15 hrs ago #9
What a whiny, obsequious, piece of garbage. ms liberty 15 hrs ago #10
Obsequious. Disaffected 14 hrs ago #12
English is a wonderful language ms liberty 10 hrs ago #20
It is and one reason why Disaffected 10 hrs ago #21
put him in a parachute and shove him out, dr. strangelove style nt msongs 13 hrs ago #14
I wonder what he's done to children...nt City Lights 13 hrs ago #15
Easy to bomb, but then what? Even if they decapitate the leadership and hurt the Rev Guards, a pro western democracy... dutch777 13 hrs ago #16
What the hell? MorbidButterflyTat 11 hrs ago #19
Makes you wonder Disaffected 10 hrs ago #22
EW MorbidButterflyTat 10 hrs ago #23
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