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Prairie Gates

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1. Both the Kurds and the Iraqi government told him it wasn't going to happen

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:02 PM

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So he's acting like he has decided against it.

This is making a virtue of necessity on steroids. Whenever somebody tells Trump "No," he reinterprets it as if it was his idea.

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trump says he's ruled out having Kurds join Iran war, [View all] SamuelTheThird Saturday OP

Both the Kurds and the Iraqi government told him it wasn't going to happen Prairie Gates Saturday #1

The Kurds couldn't do much anyhow JBTaurus83 Saturday #2

Of course not...the whole suggestion was ridiculous from the get go Prairie Gates Saturday #6

The most recent one by Trmp personally. There was no way they were going to trust him. nt eppur_se_muova Saturday #14

I suspect that the Kurds refused the terms the US set in order for them to receive US alwaysinasnit Saturday #3

Yeah we need more details SamuelTheThird Saturday #4

Agreed. alwaysinasnit Saturday #5

The con has absolutely no idea of what he is doing and there is no adult in the room to tell him Quiet Em Saturday #7

No worries, Condoleeza paid a visit SamuelTheThird Saturday #9

ugh Quiet Em Saturday #10

I'm sure JBTaurus83 Saturday #11

Before or after the Kurds told him "No".? sinkingfeeling Saturday #8

This isn't a war. It's a highly illegal and extremely hostile occupation. Initech Saturday #12

The Kurds have been shafted numerous times over the years Emrys Saturday #13

Kurds are too smart to deal with a lunatic Mysterian Saturday #15

In other words, they told trump to shove it. republianmushroom Saturday #16

He probably got bored of the war and wants out of it as soon as possible Renew Deal Saturday #17