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Miles Archer

(24,838 posts)
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 07:54 AM Mar 2026

"...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 — 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"

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 2026 OP
Trump sounds like a bozo compared to these guys newdeal2 Mar 2026 #1
Yep malaise Mar 2026 #2
"I Can Do Whatever I Want." ColoringFool Mar 2026 #3
Who is getting grabbed by the short hairs,now? BattleRow Mar 2026 #7
Who's the surrender monkey now conservatives??? Multichromatic Mar 2026 #4
Trump and his "Partners"....MBS and Netanyahu Bettie Mar 2026 #5
They're fighting back, mommy! That's SO unfair! nt Buns_of_Fire Mar 2026 #6
So "We attacked you, now stop defending yourself." CaptainTruth Mar 2026 #8
Isn't that the M.O. of a serial domestic abuser? BattleRow Mar 2026 #9
I think so. Trump is abusing America. CaptainTruth Mar 2026 #10
Floggings will continue until morale improves... Wounded Bear Mar 2026 #11
Bomb schools and hospitals Tree Lady Mar 2026 #12
It's less about retaliation than SamuelTheThird Mar 2026 #13
A little boy comes home from school with a bloody nose and torn shirt SpankMe Mar 2026 #14
The goal of the war is to return Iran back to the Iran it was before the war. ToxMarz Mar 2026 #15
There Was Something About Cards Coolgoober Mar 2026 #16
So MAGA ya wanna be a death cult eh Roc2020 Mar 2026 #17
Thinking out of the box, Gordcanuck Mar 2026 #18

newdeal2

(5,649 posts)
1. Trump sounds like a bozo compared to these guys
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 08:00 AM
Mar 2026

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

(299,552 posts)
2. Yep
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 08:03 AM
Mar 2026

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.

Bettie

(19,993 posts)
5. Trump and his "Partners"....MBS and Netanyahu
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 08:41 AM
Mar 2026

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.

Wounded Bear

(64,826 posts)
11. Floggings will continue until morale improves...
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 09:58 AM
Mar 2026


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

Tree Lady

(13,432 posts)
12. Bomb schools and hospitals
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 10:21 AM
Mar 2026

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

So so stupid!

SpankMe

(3,806 posts)
14. A little boy comes home from school with a bloody nose and torn shirt
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 10:40 AM
Mar 2026

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

ToxMarz

(3,173 posts)
15. The goal of the war is to return Iran back to the Iran it was before the war.
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 10:48 AM
Mar 2026

Only in Trumplandia.

Coolgoober

(442 posts)
16. There Was Something About Cards
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 10:50 AM
Mar 2026

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

Roc2020

(1,796 posts)
17. So MAGA ya wanna be a death cult eh
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 11:04 AM
Mar 2026

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

Gordcanuck

(202 posts)
18. Thinking out of the box,
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 01:03 PM
Mar 2026

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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