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Miles Archer

(24,552 posts) Wed Mar 25, 2026, 07:54 AM Mar 25

"...the goal of the US now is to get Iran to cease its retaliation for the US starting the war..."

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
"Iran has strategic initiative, despite constant damaging attacks. Indeed, getting Iran to stop its primary retaliatory measure — throttling the strait — now appears to be the main US war aim. In other words, the goal of the US now is to get Iran to cease its retaliation for the US starting the war"

"Iran has strategic initiative, despite constant damaging attacks. Indeed, getting Iran to stop its primary retaliatory measure â€” throttling the strait â€” now appears to be the main US war aim. In other words, the goal of the US now is to get Iran to cease its retaliation for the US starting the war"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-24T14:24:29.962Z

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"...the goal of the US now is to get Iran to cease its retaliation for the US starting the war..." (Original Post) Miles Archer Mar 25 OP

Trump sounds like a bozo compared to these guys newdeal2 Mar 25 #1

Yep malaise Mar 25 #2

"I Can Do Whatever I Want." ColoringFool Mar 25 #3

Who is getting grabbed by the short hairs,now? BattleRow Mar 25 #7

Who's the surrender monkey now conservatives??? Multichromatic Mar 25 #4

Trump and his "Partners"....MBS and Netanyahu Bettie Mar 25 #5

They're fighting back, mommy! That's SO unfair! nt Buns_of_Fire Mar 25 #6

So "We attacked you, now stop defending yourself." CaptainTruth Mar 25 #8

Isn't that the M.O. of a serial domestic abuser? BattleRow Mar 25 #9

I think so. Trump is abusing America. CaptainTruth Mar 25 #10

Floggings will continue until morale improves... Wounded Bear Mar 25 #11

Bomb schools and hospitals Tree Lady Mar 25 #12

It's less about retaliation than SamuelTheThird Mar 25 #13

A little boy comes home from school with a bloody nose and torn shirt SpankMe Mar 25 #14

The goal of the war is to return Iran back to the Iran it was before the war. ToxMarz Mar 25 #15

There Was Something About Cards Coolgoober Mar 25 #16

So MAGA ya wanna be a death cult eh Roc2020 Mar 25 #17

Thinking out of the box, Gordcanuck Mar 25 #18

newdeal2

(5,636 posts)

1. Trump sounds like a bozo compared to these guys

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 08:00 AM

Mar 25

He usually has the loudest bark but not this time.

I recall something similar happening in his first term with North Korea. They fought back with biting words and he slunk away.

malaise

(298,331 posts)

2. Yep

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 08:03 AM

Mar 25

Lie down and take it like his rape victims because he owns the planet.
Oh wait there’s a pattern here. I can take what I like wherever.

ColoringFool

(1,176 posts)

3. "I Can Do Whatever I Want."

Reply to malaise (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 08:34 AM

Mar 25

BattleRow

(2,727 posts)

7. Who is getting grabbed by the short hairs,now?

Reply to malaise (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 09:27 AM

Mar 25

Multichromatic

(220 posts)

4. Who's the surrender monkey now conservatives???

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 08:39 AM

Mar 25

Not that they care about the hypocrisy though.

Bettie

(19,923 posts)

5. Trump and his "Partners"....MBS and Netanyahu

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 08:41 AM

Mar 25

seemed to think that they could start a war and Iran would not fight back.

Not sure why they thought that, but it sure seemed to be the expectation.

Buns_of_Fire

(19,229 posts)

6. They're fighting back, mommy! That's SO unfair! nt

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 09:10 AM

Mar 25

CaptainTruth

(8,273 posts)

8. So "We attacked you, now stop defending yourself."

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 09:45 AM

Mar 25

That seems to be Trump's strategy?

BattleRow

(2,727 posts)

9. Isn't that the M.O. of a serial domestic abuser?

Reply to CaptainTruth (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 09:50 AM

Mar 25

CaptainTruth

(8,273 posts)

10. I think so. Trump is abusing America.

Reply to BattleRow (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 09:56 AM

Mar 25

Wounded Bear

(64,708 posts)

11. Floggings will continue until morale improves...

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 09:58 AM

Mar 25

That's the thing with bullies. They continue to bully and intimidate until someone stands up to them and hurts them back.

Tree Lady

(13,399 posts)

12. Bomb schools and hospitals

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 10:21 AM

Mar 25

And kill thousands oops my bad just let it all go now....

So so stupid!

SamuelTheThird

(1,280 posts)

13. It's less about retaliation than

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 10:22 AM

Mar 25

making the price so high another attack isn't contemplated

SpankMe

(3,770 posts)

14. A little boy comes home from school with a bloody nose and torn shirt

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 10:40 AM

Mar 25

His parents ask him what happened. He said: "Well, it all started when he hit me back!"

ToxMarz

(3,090 posts)

15. The goal of the war is to return Iran back to the Iran it was before the war.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 10:48 AM

Mar 25

Only in Trumplandia.

Coolgoober

(400 posts)

16. There Was Something About Cards

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 10:50 AM

Mar 25

Oh yeah, who's holding them, or who's got em, or cards to play or something like that

Roc2020

(1,793 posts)

17. So MAGA ya wanna be a death cult eh

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 11:04 AM

Mar 25

well. Now you're fighting the king of all death cults IRAN. See how that turns out.

Gordcanuck

(201 posts)

18. Thinking out of the box,

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 01:03 PM

Mar 25

why not open Panama to all Iranian shipping in return for opening Hormuz Strait to all international shipping ?
It’s a ploy but think of the p.r. value. It might even get the ball rolling again.

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