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senseandsensibility

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Sun Jun 14, 2026, 02:27 PM Sunday

Now I get it. It's still total BS. [View all]

Hegseth was on one of the Sunday shows and was bragging that now Iran will have to agree to never get or use a nuclear weapon. When Margaret Brennan pointed out that that was already agreed to with the Obama agreement, which was discarded by trump, this was Hegseth's response (paraphrased): Yeah, but that agreement didn't have the threat of force.

So, basically, we spent billions and sacrificed American lives to get back to where we were. And of course, we're not even there yet because as usual this deal is on again off again for the upteenth time. But it's all worth it because we blew a lot a lot of stuff up first?

And then, there's the strait of Hormuz which was open and free before the war. The gaslighting is getting more blatant and I'm glad that very few are buying it.

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Now I get it. It's still total BS. [View all] senseandsensibility Sunday OP
His Statement Is Self-Indicting ProfessorGAC Sunday #1
This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Sunday #16
We also received damage to our bases IbogaProject Sunday #17
He and his mobster buddies believe they need to be unnecessarily cruel haele Sunday #2
True. Here's Michael Ledeen Grins Monday #34
We are not getting back to where we were. Not even close. RockRaven Sunday #3
I would argue the opposite genxlib Sunday #4
The only fool that starts a war he doesn't need and can't Colgate 64 Sunday #5
The alienation of former allies to help Putin lose his war-crimes. Justice matters. Sunday #8
Trumped-Up enthusiasts are dangerously stupid. czarjak Sunday #6
How incredibly stupid and incompetent odins folly Sunday #7
"USA is NOT the most powerful nation in the world anymore" Martin Eden Sunday #11
Yes! odins folly Sunday #14
Not to mention lonely bird Monday #28
I suppopse most of our adversaries already knew our military was 60 years out of date Bluetus Sunday #22
Entrenched interests of the military industrial complex Martin Eden Sunday #23
Normally the M-I-C loves periodic wars to burn off stuff that has to be replaced Bluetus Monday #24
To achieve the goal without the threat of force is a big plus on my book. Martin Eden Sunday #9
The JCPOA was NOT just Obama and Iran. House of Roberts Sunday #10
There is NO WAY #rump will get as good a deal as the one he ripped up William Seger Sunday #12
This whole administration is one giant clusterfuck Galraedia Sunday #13
Hegseth Is OBSESSED WITH "War," "Warriors," "Force,"......." ColoringFool Sunday #15
This is still the best commentary I've seen regarding Iran: Totally Tunsie Sunday #18
Iran says: OK, America, learnt your lesson? Aussie105 Sunday #19
War Crimes vapor2 Sunday #20
The U.S. will never get back to 2015 where we respected each other dave99 Sunday #21
What Hegseth meant was, the first agreement was made by the Obama administration and the international community ChicagoTeamster Monday #25
Kept Epstein out of the news for a good while. usonian Monday #26
"I'm glad that very few are buying it." OldBaldy1701E Monday #27
13 U.S. service members were killed for what? Emile Monday #29
Also, it is NOT a deal yet, at best it is an MOU to make a nuclear deal karynnj Monday #30
$260 billion spent over 4 months to achieve... the status quo Torchlight Monday #31
Hegseth is a drunken freak-show poser Blue Owl Monday #32
Not to mention we burned through half of our Tomahawk missile inventory SpankMe Monday #33
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