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70sEraVet

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18. And he didn't expect them to close the Strait of Harmuz...

Reply to womanofthehills (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 06:22 PM

Mar 16

Here's a hint -- don't take the advice from the guys who are wearing the over-sized shoes!!!

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Reality check:: Trump: They weren't supposed to go after all these other countries in the Middle East. [View all] womanofthehills Mar 16 OP

the best computers and teams of generals and statesmen have been gaming this exact situation rampartd Mar 16 #1

Yes, he's really that ignorant. spanone Mar 16 #2

how now brown cow Tetrachloride Mar 16 #3

Nobody expected... Johnny2X2X Mar 16 #4

Exactly! liberalla Mar 16 #19

It's not a reality show where he can say any rando thing and a team will fix it in post production. tanyev Mar 16 #5

"Nobody expected that." Rob H. Mar 16 #6

Just like nobody could have predicted that wnylib Mar 16 #33

WHEN will enough be enough Skittles Mar 16 #7

x100000000000 orangecrush Mar 16 #11

And the world knows it... GiqueCee Mar 16 #23

I can't believe they are still coveting Trump's endorsement Skittles Mar 16 #24

I'm thinking... GiqueCee Mar 16 #27

It's the Epstein thing. Cherokee100 Mar 16 #8

Where have I heard that before? No body expected them to fly airplanes into tall buildings. flashman13 Mar 16 #9

Might First Thought Coolgoober Mar 16 #10

If it wasn't so tragic it would be funny. Iran is not cooperating. Buddyzbuddy Mar 16 #12

Fingers crossed! time to go home -- now! liberalla Mar 16 #20

It would actually be cheaper for us to pay for his golf trips until he leaves office. Buddyzbuddy Mar 16 #30

Ahh... Those were the good 'ol days! it almost seems quaint now. liberalla Mar 16 #34

Let us pray... GiqueCee Mar 16 #25

Those are my thoughts too. Buddyzbuddy Mar 16 #29

Shocked because they were STUPID! lastlib Mar 16 #13

He doesn't listen to generals... He knows better than the generals liberalla Mar 16 #21

Idiot! "Nobody expected that"? Except every administration for the last 45 years? 0rganism Mar 16 #14

Especially the distractions... liberalla Mar 16 #22

Distractions and child murder are strong motivators for F47 0rganism Mar 16 #32

This IS the guy who stared at an Eclipse... BurnDoubt Mar 16 #15

Says the 3D chess player. xuplate Mar 16 #16

It was U. S. military bases that were attacked blue blues Mar 16 #17

And he didn't expect them to close the Strait of Harmuz... 70sEraVet Mar 16 #18

Nobody told him? doc03 Mar 16 #26

When you listen to incompetent fools like yourself or Kushner or Witkoff instead of RockRaven Mar 16 #28

For me, worse than this guy being an absolute Grifting scam artish "able to broker middle-east peace in a day" ffr Mar 16 #31