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Ol Janx Spirit

(939 posts)
25. So let's make sure we have this straight:
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 10:27 AM
9 hrs ago

Since World War II, America has spent trillions of dollars to build such an imposing military that any country would be out of their mind to attack it outright knowing the consequences. But Iran was poised to do just that if attacked by another country?

Is that kind of like getting challenged to a bar fight by a much smaller opponent but saying, "hang on, I'm going out into the parking lot where five police cars are just waiting for some kind of trouble so I can punch one of those guys instead and just cut out the middle-man"?

No wonder the stock market is reacting today when it really didn't yesterday. It's clear now that not only was there no real plan all along, but they aren't even smart enough to come up with a good reason for it on the fly. That certainly doesn't give anyone confidence in their ability to see this debacle to a good outcome.

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Stratospheric genius dalton99a 10 hrs ago #1
Soooo..if Greenland comes under attack by anyone,we should start bombing Bengus81 10 hrs ago #2
Rubio, "We went proactively in a defensive way." Botany 10 hrs ago #3
And there is no way to repair this amount of stupid. joshdawg 8 hrs ago #40
That line got me too. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #43
Genuine Gibberish Botany 7 hrs ago #53
Trump had a huge rash, so we needed a distraction Johonny 10 hrs ago #4
Moses Mike too. They've got their story ....and they're sticking with it underpants 10 hrs ago #5
So what you're saying is... D_Master81 10 hrs ago #10
Yyyyyep underpants 10 hrs ago #11
Sounds like the plot of the movie Minority Report. surfered 10 hrs ago #6
It really does PatSeg 10 hrs ago #15
Indeed. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #45
On some level I always thought that PatSeg 7 hrs ago #52
Well said! yellow dahlia 7 hrs ago #54
Such a good movie PatSeg 7 hrs ago #57
I'm a little cynical, but. yellow dahlia 7 hrs ago #59
I guess I'm cynical as well PatSeg 6 hrs ago #69
Exactly. We have so much information at our fingertips. yellow dahlia 5 hrs ago #71
Sometimes I am like a kid in a candy shop PatSeg 3 hrs ago #74
Exactly. I was a bit of a research junkie before, now I need a self help group. yellow dahlia 3 hrs ago #75
Ha, ha, ha! PatSeg 3 hrs ago #77
Hill Street Blues Redux no_hypocrisy 10 hrs ago #7
It is too early to start drinking, and I clearly have not had enough niyad 10 hrs ago #8
I feel you orangecrush 10 hrs ago #14
On second thought, and more reading, I thought, "so what if it is too early". niyad 10 hrs ago #19
Coming with you! orangecrush 10 hrs ago #22
Yayyyyyy niyad 10 hrs ago #23
I like cinnamon pancakes orangecrush 9 hrs ago #28
Those are good. So are the chocolate ones. niyad 9 hrs ago #29
You're not alone PatSeg 10 hrs ago #16
I hear you. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #46
A most excellent point. There are drinking smilies, but you are correct, niyad 8 hrs ago #49
I said recently - owning a liquor store is a safe industry, right now. yellow dahlia 7 hrs ago #55
So very true.. niyad 7 hrs ago #60
It's 2003 all over again D_Master81 10 hrs ago #9
Yes, except Trump didn't even pretend PatSeg 10 hrs ago #21
MAGat logic BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #12
It's a done deal orangecrush 10 hrs ago #13
" ... so we hit them back first." nt eppur_se_muova 10 hrs ago #17
Remember, Trump was the kid who invented the game of "Make the Baby Cry" to get others to throw rocks at a baby Attilatheblond 9 hrs ago #27
I heard the story about throwing rocks. I didn't know the whole story. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #47
Read that it was his mom who outed him on that one Attilatheblond 6 hrs ago #67
Sadist, at a young age. yellow dahlia 5 hrs ago #72
Smart people generally hide that they are smart. Stupid people don't have that option. twodogsbarking 10 hrs ago #18
I guess you can't be a part of the regime without having flunked logic class and being an excellent liar. sinkingfeeling 10 hrs ago #20
That's stupid with this gang has no boundaries Clouds Passing 10 hrs ago #24
So let's make sure we have this straight: Ol Janx Spirit 9 hrs ago #25
We attacked due to a combination of Arab money, and Epstein files. patphil 9 hrs ago #26
George Orwell could not have stated it better. Wag Wag Wag the dog! flashman13 9 hrs ago #30
Marco Rubio might actually have something. chouchou 9 hrs ago #31
Authentic trumpist jibberish... Wounded Bear 9 hrs ago #32
How long did it take to cook up this bullshit talking point? Three,four days Bengus81 9 hrs ago #33
Jeezus. Joinfortmill 9 hrs ago #34
But, but question everything 9 hrs ago #35
5D Checkers sleroy49 9 hrs ago #36
I think you're right. calimary 6 hrs ago #65
Do these people understand the words they use?? lastlib 9 hrs ago #37
Wow. That IS stupid. mwb970 9 hrs ago #38
So I aked AI about the crazy Historic NY 8 hrs ago #39
Honestly, I'd prefer not to get chatbot output in response to my posts EarlG 8 hrs ago #41
Game on. Marcuse 8 hrs ago #42
Can we just fire all the Murdoch republicans already? Initech 8 hrs ago #44
"...proactively in a defensive way." Gets me - every time I see it. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #48
A person has to be truly ignorant to support these clowns. CaptainTruth 8 hrs ago #50
So no justification MW67 8 hrs ago #51
I see an individual who sold his soul. calimary 7 hrs ago #56
"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit." ― W.C. Fields Totally Tunsie 7 hrs ago #58
And he thinks he's paving, or better yet, smoothing the way for his own run. calimary 7 hrs ago #61
The absurd is now government policy sarisataka 7 hrs ago #62
More preemptive Republican wars in the middle east. mzmolly 6 hrs ago #63
Wow. What logic. Figarosmom 6 hrs ago #64
He meant to say, "Israel." Kid Berwyn 6 hrs ago #66
This is.... MarcoZandrini 6 hrs ago #68
Pre-taliation? AleksS 6 hrs ago #70
"Proactive defense" -- You mean OFFENSE? Qutzupalotl 4 hrs ago #73
A true clown car malaise 3 hrs ago #76
.. BlueWaveNeverEnd 3 hrs ago #78
K&R LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #79
Shouldn't their little red hats be changed to Make Israel Great Again? MIGA? Rhiagel 2 hrs ago #80
Full victim mentality on display! Aussie105 2 hrs ago #81
Mission accomplished! Aussie105 1 hr ago #82
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