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[War] Trump surrenders to Iran in a humiliating defeat

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    Israel wa ts to turn Iran into a failed atate with warring factions like we did for them in Iraq, Libya, Sudan, etc.
    US ‘plans to attack seven Muslim states’
    Presidential hopeful General Wesley Clark says the White House devised a five-year plan after the 9/11 strikes to attack seven majority-Muslim countries.
    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2003/9/22/us-plans-to-attack-seven-muslim-states

    You know just another anti-semite.
     
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    @Exiled funny how wsj and NYT reported the aircrafts were "damaged"
     
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    For those wondering of (when another Lehmann brothers collapse& Israeli connections) will take place , look at the CDS spreads , with banks manipulations only Israel suffer the least .every other country saw a ballooned risk increase including the US
     
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    The Israeli Fire and Rescue Authority reported that it is working to address a leak of hazardous materials at a Beersheba plant after it was targeted by Iran, adding that its crews are working to close the tanks of the damaged Beersheba plant and monitor air quality.that came after Iran 3 days ago hit a white phosphorus productions facility that IDF used against Palestinians and in Lebanon

    Thank you Iran
    Sincerely,
    Humanity
     
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    Considering we have two Iran War threads, I just choose one or the other at random to post in. It's frustrating having two threads discussing the same news. Today I choose this one I guess.

    I believe that the moral dilemma for a lot of our troops must be really tough right now.

    The reason I say that is because of so many different lies and justifications for the attack since the beginning. It's not like back when we entered WWII the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked, when Americans overwhelmingly started supporting entering the war for good reason.

    We attacked Iran, and it has to cause some doubt about risking your life for a cause that keeps changing with the wind. It also has to put a little doubt in their minds on trusting the words from the Commander in Chief, and everyone down the chain of command, when they have lied before, and constantly are changing their stories, including bombing a school of girls.

    I pray that our leaders do not put boots on the ground. The majority of Americans do not support that. I don't want to see our soldiers put into that situation, especially with the latest threats from Iran, threatening to "rain fire" on U.S. soldiers if they initiate ground operations.

    War hawk Lindsey Graham said, "We did Iwo Jima. We can do this." He doesn't seem to care that more than 7,000 soldiers were killed, and there were 26,000 casualties in that win. In fact, if it were up to him and certain Trump, and his butt kissing loyalists, the statue put on Kharg Island would probably be a gold one of Trump holding up his fist.

    The other moral dilemma would be the extremist religious rhetoric and rightouusness being intertwined in speeches by Hegseth and others to justify attacking Iran, and glorifying the violence. There are so many different religious beliefs of our troops, it must cause even more turmoil for them, if they have different religious views. Here's a couple examples of the contradictions...

    Pope at Palm Sunday Mass:

    “Jesus is the King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war,” said the Pope. “He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”

    “Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood.”

    https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-03/pope-leo-xiv-celebrates-palm-sunday-mass-rome.html

    Pete Hegseth Prayer at Pentagon Service:

    Hegseth prayed, asking God to "let every round find its mark against the enemies of righteousness and our great nation."

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...on-prayer-violence-united-states/89338978007/
     
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    Claiming God is on your side in war is the oldest trick in the warmonger's playbook
     
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    Kegsbreath's tattoo that got him written up and caused him to have a tantrum and quit the National Guard was

    DEUS VULT

    Which is latin for "God wills it" and is historically the battle cry that motivated soldiers in the First Crusade when they were slaughtering the locals, and has kind of been latched on to by White Christian Nationalists

    So he is doing it earnestly and with a straight face. He genuinely really believes in all of that clash of civilizations "God demands you kill all of the heathen unbelievers" white nationalism crap.

    It's not a cynical motivational ploy with him. He genuinely believes that God wants him to cleanse the world of people not like him with fire.
     
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    Regime change
    Nuclear deal
    Open the strait

    Save face
     
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    one of the threads is really just propaganda tweeting by the resident neonazi racist. Not surprisingly, his war mongering has continued to quiet down.
     
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    Guess I'll stick with this thread then. I probably have the other guy on ignore anyway, so wouldn't know about him quieting down.
     
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    I wonder what the percentage of mothers wearing MAGA hats supporting their kids being shipped off to fight in this war is compared to other mothers.
     
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    Even more dangerous when he actually believes it. "Divine providence" appears in every culture as a reason or motivation for their own righteous war. The opposite tactic gets used too. I recall someone here portraying Iran as a religious extremist that would nuke us, as a reason to support this war. That part is self-justification or propaganda. With Hegseth, who knows? Is he a true believer or just playing one?
     
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    Regional countries are already discussing Suez Canal-style fee structures for opening the Strait. That wasn't on the board before the war.

    Pakistan hosts regional powers for Iran talks, with focus on Hormuz proposals | Reuters

    PROPOSALS ON REOPENING HORMUZ
    Pakistan, which like Turkey borders Iran, has leveraged its close ties to both Tehran and Washington to emerge as a key diplomatic channel in the conflict, while Ankara and Cairo have also played a role.

    A source from Pakistan said proposals, including from Egypt, had been forwarded to the White House by the countries before Sunday's meeting and that they included Suez Canal-style fee structures.

    Two other Pakistani sources ‌said Turkey, ⁠Egypt and Saudi Arabia could form a consortium to manage oil flows through the waterway, and had asked Pakistan to participate. The first Pakistani source said Islamabad had not been formally asked to join and maintains that it will not.

    The proposal for a management consortium had been discussed with the U.S. and Iran, the sources said. The first Pakistani source said the country's army chief Asim Munir had been in ⁠regular contact with U.S. Vice President JD Vance.
     
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    The next big fraud is going to be private credit market. It’s almost exactly like the housing bubble because they create loans, pawn them off on other investors and take a cut. They really don’t care how bad the loans are because they aren’t on the hook when they fail. So you see fraud and corruption on the other end where those taking out the loans get rich while the businesses they are running bust out, if they were even legitimate to begin with.

    So both sides of the loan are incentivised to be shady while the suckers in the middle hold the bag.
     
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    That's disturbing.
     
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