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DavidDvorkin

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17. Trump says otherwise

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:05 PM

Mar 3

During his press conference with Chancellor Merz this morning, Trump said that he could tell the Iranians weren't negotiating in good faith and were about to attack us (no specifics about that), so he ordered a preemptive attack by US forces.

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US strikes on Iran triggered by Israel's plan to launch attack, Rubio says [View all] groundloop Mar 3 OP

Putin isn't the only person who has a copy of the Epstein files. gab13by13 Mar 3 #1

Or the pee-pee tapes......... Bengus81 Mar 3 #7

So Netanyahu is now controlling our foreign policy. Lonestarblue Mar 3 #2

He has, Israel has for decades controlled the US foreign policy LiberalArkie Mar 3 #15

O... a NEW excuse for why we started a war with Iran. Is this the third or fourth excuse now? Multichromatic Mar 3 #3

But wait! It gets better ...before it would've gotten worse before it did so we did underpants Mar 3 #4

An ultimatum to Israel would have been a far more effective way to "preempt" the entire horror show. pat_k Mar 3 #21

Israel has the ends, the US has the means. ProudMNDemocrat Mar 3 #5

the end is neigh Whip-poor-will Mar 3 #6

You see, our closest ally Israel, the most moral country on Earth, was going to attack preemptively Prairie Gates Mar 3 #8

See post 21 pat_k Mar 3 #22

hem. AllaN01Bear Mar 3 #9

Oh Little Marco...we don't believe you! N/T tonekat Mar 3 #10

Throwing excuses against the wall to see what sticks. DavidDvorkin Mar 3 #11

Israel has attacked its neighbors before w/o our intervention Historic NY Mar 3 #12

DOW down almost 1100 points right now. Or...$1100.00 in Bondi "I don't know what the hell Bengus81 Mar 3 #13

Don't forget Poland! fujiyamasan Mar 3 #20

Is the Dow low enough to investigate people named in the Epstein files? IronLionZion Mar 3 #30

What a bunch of hooey Bayard Mar 3 #14

Why does this blame game sound familiar? sarisataka Mar 3 #16

Trump says otherwise DavidDvorkin Mar 3 #17

Reminds me of the Iraq war. colorado_ufo Mar 3 #18

Using this logic, ISRAEL WAS THE IMMINENT THREAT, not Iran. AZ8theist Mar 3 #19

Rubio must have some really good weed. Uncle Joe Mar 3 #23

I think it's more than weed. llmart Mar 3 #24

The Real Thing? Uncle Joe Mar 3 #25

Yep. llmart Mar 3 #26

Trump assuredly wouldn't like Rubio saying this as it makes him look weak. David__77 Mar 3 #27

Smart people saying stupid things makes me sick. mwb970 Mar 3 #28

no one in tRUMP's admin. should be believed in anything they say or do. Period. tRUMP lies on everything. Everything. SWBTATTReg Mar 3 #29