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tblue37

(68,416 posts) Sun Mar 15, 2026, 05:45 PM Sunday

"Top Trump officials acknowledged to lawmakers during recent classified briefings that they did not plan for [View all]

possibility of Iran closing the strait in response to strikes."

"Top Trump officials acknowledged to lawmakers during recent classified briefings that they did not plan for the possibility of Iran closing the strait in response to strikes."

www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/p...
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw.bsky.social) 2026-03-13T00:51:08.105Z

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"Top Trump officials acknowledged to lawmakers during recent classified briefings that they did not plan for [View all] tblue37 Sunday OP

Dumb..... Lovie777 Sunday #1

It was never a legit military operation. Irish_Dem Sunday #2

Stupid stupid stupid UpInArms Sunday #3

Closing the Strait was the reason no other President did it. Srkdqltr Sunday #4

I understand. When my husband goes to buy 2x4 8 foot lumber at Home Depot. he.... chouchou Sunday #5

Anybody with a basic knowledge of geography could have figured that out. Ocelot II Sunday #6

That excludes EVERYONE in the trump regime. MLWR Sunday #11

What's worse? SamuelTheThird Monday #18

The only "plan" was to attempt to keep the epstein case out of the news and grab Iran's oil. mwmisses4289 Sunday #7

THIS Justice matters. Sunday #15

With a trillion dollar budget one would think they'd have one person with an IQ above 100. sinkingfeeling Sunday #8

So stupid D_Master81 Sunday #9

So Hegseth's gotten rid of every single competent military planner? tanyev Sunday #10

Correct answer... Hormuz literally has a whole JCMach1 Monday #17

When hubris replaces competence, it is no surprise that you end up with a clusterf*ck. alwaysinasnit Sunday #12

I think they're just falling on their oversized Florsheim Shoes for *rump. Uncle Joe Sunday #13

Ooops liberalla Sunday #14

They're too busy trying to be entertainers to worry about planning for a war. SamuelAdams Sunday #16

*facedesk* sakabatou Monday #19

But there was considerable planning in choosing a name for the clusterfuck dalton99a Monday #20