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harumph

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13. Too late.

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 12:35 AM

Yesterday

Without regime change - if he just walks away and "declares victory" - we're looking at proxy terrorism on US soil. The Iranians will not forgive and forget and with good reason. Yet, if he stays in he'll bankrupt us all for a generation. He's fucked us all irredeemably.

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Trump Advisers Urge Him to Find Iran Exit Ramp, Fearing Political Backlash [View all] question everything Monday OP

Good luck JBTaurus83 Monday #1

So the military plan was to lose 8 soldiers Johonny Monday #2

And kill 160 school girls. Ray Bruns Yesterday #15

The U.S. has no business getting involved. Let Netanyahu pay for his own wars. dalton99a Monday #3

So at least one of his hand-picked yes-men have two brain cells to rub together......... Jack Valentino Monday #4

Must be Vance or Tucker newdeal2 Yesterday #8

Its probably Suzy Wiles...she and miller are the only 2 people in the building that can actually read... Volaris Yesterday #9

But Miller only reads Boo1 Yesterday #10

He might go along with this canetoad Monday #5

The "exit ramp" will be a dead end. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Monday #6

soldiers and schoolgirls killed, big yawn Skittles Monday #7

Backlash means nothing to him. He has chosen his path to hold power. pat_k Yesterday #11

haha,..........a day late and a dollar short for any backlash. vapor2 Yesterday #12

Too late. harumph Yesterday #13

"Fearing Political Backlash" angrychair Yesterday #14

Asymmetrical Warfare gfarber Yesterday #16

Very clever question everything Yesterday #18

"Trump has at times been surprised that Tehran won't cave despite the unrelenting joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign" Ray Bruns Yesterday #17

And Dump's response is to screw with the voting rights mdbl Yesterday #19