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Buckeyeblue

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16. This was such a foreign policy fuck up.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 10:59 AM

Yesterday

--Using military force for no definable reason. I still don't know why we bombed Iran
--Using military force with no definable outcome. What are we trying to accomplish?
--Absolutely no anticipation of what Iran would do in response. I think people knew. Trump wouldn't listen.

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Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here: [View all] demmiblue Yesterday OP

Spot on. FalloutShelter Yesterday #1

Mr. Rhodes summed it up quite nicely. Swede Yesterday #2

Great summation. patphil 23 hrs ago #20

Back when competent people were in charge... Damn I miss it badly. Dave Bowman Yesterday #3

That is excellent... Spazito Yesterday #4

This goes back to 2018... sop Yesterday #5

And, PRE DT, the republican party actively attempted to sabotage it Cosmocat Yesterday #17

Trump is like the firefighter who sets a fire in order to be the hero who puts it out. Ocelot II Yesterday #6

You are so right. murielm99 Yesterday #8

He's stopped another war--- lastlib Yesterday #13

One other accomplishment he's pulled off. calimary 20 hrs ago #22

This is what losing feels like. We lost. Period. Johonny Yesterday #7

We lost when the American voters pulled the lever for Chump FakeNoose Yesterday #11

The economic trauma is just starting Farmer-Rick Yesterday #12

A nice statement of the obvious state of affairs. K&R NNadir Yesterday #9

And yet Trump, and the media, will portray it as a complete and total victory by the US. TheRickles Yesterday #10

Pres. Obama got a MUCH BETTER DEAL WITH IRAN, but racist TACO just had to tear it up. MLWR Yesterday #14

Wow. Spot on....unfortunately. hamsterjill Yesterday #15

This was such a foreign policy fuck up. Buckeyeblue Yesterday #16

Krasnov is such a ultralite001 Yesterday #18

I'm gonna keep saying it.. IMPEACH THIS MOTHERF*CKER. Joinfortmill Yesterday #19

And I'm gonna keep echoing it. calimary 20 hrs ago #23

And this is why Figarosmom 22 hrs ago #21

I suspect in 2 weeks that everything will be great. chouchou 17 hrs ago #24

TY & Ben Rhodes Cha 15 hrs ago #25

Trump has been a black cloud over the US ever since his 2nd inauguration. Fla Dem 14 hrs ago #26

Ben is rather articulate and well informed vapor2 14 hrs ago #27

he is indeed Skittles 11 hrs ago #28