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Kablooie

(19,103 posts)
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 01:35 PM Thursday

Other presidents did not try a major attack on Iran for a reason. [View all]

It's been known all along, by every president, that attacking Iran would result in them shutting down the Strait of Hormux to stop oil shipping.
No president has felt that attacking Iran would be worth the damage to the world economy.
And so here we are.

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