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Figarosmom

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29. Like we expected anything else from this group.

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 10:57 PM

Apr 11

Iran has absolutely no incentive not to build the bomb now. Why would they say yeah, sure, we will just let you destroy us without trying to defend ourselves?

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***Looks like the peace talks are over*** [View all] spanone Apr 11 OP

They opened a big ol' can of worms! True Dough Apr 11 #1

why isn't the great dealmaker drumpf personally handling this???????????? Takket Apr 11 #2

Brain Spurs. Maru Kitteh Apr 11 #6

He is handling it, by phone, that is WHY they can not get a deal. Bev54 Apr 11 #40

Da fuck you talkin'? He's a great deal maker. 3Hotdogs Apr 12 #46

Vance was probably his usual condescending dickish self and treated the Iranians Ocelot II Apr 11 #3

It sounds like our way or the highway....so one meeting, eh? spanone Apr 11 #5

They negotiated for a whole 21 hours. Red Mountain Apr 12 #52

+1 dalton99a Apr 11 #35

That's quite a visual and probably very accurate. chicoescuela Apr 11 #43

PREACH IT OCELOT II Skittles Apr 11 #44

Yep BeneteauBum Apr 12 #48

I think Jared and Witkoff were just there for the cameras underpants Apr 12 #54

Of the 21 hours, I wonder how many were Vance critiquing their outfits. Scrivener7 Apr 12 #55

country is in the middle of a war, and the president is at a UFC event, while the VP announced peace talks have failed Takket Apr 11 #4

Does he go in the dressing room and grab em leftstreet Apr 11 #11

ADVICE FOR YOU TAKKET Skittles Apr 11 #45

Being a diplomat is not a cosplay event. yellow dahlia Apr 11 #7

DOGE saw to it that those experts with the displacedvermoter Apr 11 #8

So much talent, experience, and institutional memory lost. yellow dahlia Apr 11 #14

Nothing efficient about what they did. It was destruction - plain and simple. yellow dahlia Apr 11 #31

" Send in the experts and someone with the skill sets. " AverageOldGuy Apr 11 #20

Yup. So much dismantling and destruction. yellow dahlia Apr 11 #32

Bluster Diplomacy thought crime Apr 11 #9

The US bombed Iran, but the US has "terms?" leftstreet Apr 11 #10

Has anyone asked Trump why the US, as the "winner" newdeal2 Apr 11 #22

The man can't place an order at a donut shop, SamuelTheThird Apr 11 #12

Meanwhile MSNOW is showing Rachel reruns & CNN Bill Maher reruns spanone Apr 11 #13

Is it polite to say: AverageOldGuy Apr 11 #19

looks like more war starting very soon rollin74 Apr 11 #15

Gotta empty the armories so Uncle Sam is forced to buy more from Trump's Donor Class Attilatheblond Apr 11 #33

Possibly, but we were losing aircraft at an unsustainable rate and, hopefully, don't want more of that. /nt artemisia1 Apr 12 #50

Probably should have sent Tim Walz, much more likable guy. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Apr 11 #16

Gosh! Being such a natural diplomat, JD usually seems so lovable and is so good at getting folk on his side! struggle4progress Apr 11 #17

But he wrote a book about stupid people doing stupid things for stupid reasons! What's not to love? Scrivener7 Apr 12 #56

Am I ever shocked and surprised AverageOldGuy Apr 11 #18

Damn does donald have him on zoom? Lifeafter70 Apr 11 #21

I heard trmp say today 'i don't care if we have a deal' spanone Apr 11 #28

He doesn't Lifeafter70 Apr 11 #30

So dweller Apr 11 #23

The couch at the head of the table was probably a bad idea. hay rick Apr 11 #24

The guyliner didnt help,either. BattleRow Apr 11 #27

Given the way he talked to Zelensky I'm not surprised they told him to FRO. BannonsLiver Apr 11 #25

JD Vance is about as undeserving as Jay Leno with regards to prominent positions. Crowman2009 Apr 11 #26

Like we expected anything else from this group. Figarosmom Apr 11 #29

Well that was quick! orangecrush Apr 11 #34

I remember the old time 'shuttle diplomacy' where envoys would fly back & forth spanone Apr 11 #36

When you have no cards - no deal blue blues Apr 11 #37

Jesus Christ spanone Apr 11 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author spanone Apr 11 #39

Wow, after listening to the local news kacekwl Apr 11 #41

Trump surrendered Tuesday, and usually Johonny Apr 11 #42

The guy can't make plausible small talk in a doughnut shop. Aristus Apr 12 #47

I'm sure there were no good faith negotiations...only an ultimatum BeneteauBum Apr 12 #49

So Trump wants the Obama deal that he trashed. C_U_L8R Apr 12 #51

Traitors. spanone Apr 12 #53

Yep malaise Apr 12 #57

Toothpaste back into the tube Ruby the Liberal Apr 12 #58