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Vinca

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8. Hegseth made it sound like a victory bigger than the end of WWII in his press conference.

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 12:27 PM

23 hrs ago

It's a cease fire that has already been broken! Not a victory by any stretch of the imagination. If anything, Iran got itself a bonus with their control of the Strait of Hormuz and the ability to charge ships to traverse it.

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Just heard on MS NOW - [View all] Grim Chieftain 23 hrs ago OP

This will make great campaign commercials Johonny 23 hrs ago #1

I'll drop him off. Heading that way. Nt BootinUp 23 hrs ago #2

Well, of course he did! Who couldn't see that coming? Ocelot II 23 hrs ago #3

Iran closed Hormuz again. gab13by13 23 hrs ago #4

Can you explain implications if an order? moonscape 22 hrs ago #33

If it was an order & they followed it, Hegseth/Trump take the rap Attilatheblond 20 hrs ago #45

So a request isn't also a war crime? moonscape 20 hrs ago #47

Nuremberg dispelled the idea of a "just following orders" defense VMA131Marine 4 hrs ago #62

Thus the reasoning that making it a choice for the military brass rather than an order from Trump Mob Attilatheblond 1 hr ago #65

I figured they would just try to dismantle CENTCOM Skittles 17 hrs ago #51

Grfaz! artemisia1 23 hrs ago #5

Gröfaz! Brother Buzz 20 hrs ago #42

Waiting for him to scroll Bush's MISSION ACCOMPLISHED banner across the WH. n/t flvegan 23 hrs ago #6

'Quagmire Accomplished' nt GenThePerservering 23 hrs ago #7

"Gigitty'" Ray Bruns 22 hrs ago #14

Payoff to Military Contractors Accomplished Attilatheblond 22 hrs ago #32

Hegseth made it sound like a victory bigger than the end of WWII in his press conference. Vinca 23 hrs ago #8

Wonder if Hegseth was drunk again, or still. Grim Chieftain 23 hrs ago #9

Still... 2naSalit 22 hrs ago #17

Excellent. Finally, there is time enough at last to address domestic needs. usonian 23 hrs ago #10

Burgess Meredith in one of the all time classic Twilight Zone episodes. Permanut 22 hrs ago #19

"...all the time I wanted..." calimary 22 hrs ago #31

What else do you expect him to say? maxsolomon 23 hrs ago #11

The mid-term elections have to end him. Moostache 22 hrs ago #21

LOL, right. maxsolomon 22 hrs ago #25

McConnell is the godfather of the destruction of America RVN VET71 4 hrs ago #63

Butner, North Carolina has a room for him. The Wizard 23 hrs ago #12

So what- he claimed complete victory in November 2020 malaise 23 hrs ago #13

Just let him believe it! Start working on fossil fuel liberation immediately! 1WorldHope 22 hrs ago #15

win�ning /ˈwiniNG/ adjective 1. gaining, resulting in, or relating to victory in a contest or competition. twodogsbarking 22 hrs ago #16

Oh good fucking god. This was not a victory and he is completely out of his fucking mind. Initech 22 hrs ago #18

Agree to the max Grim Chieftain 22 hrs ago #24

Already a picture is out LiberalArkie 22 hrs ago #20

Seems to be a pattern Grim Chieftain 22 hrs ago #22

It is a pattern that all the wars started by the U.S. were started by Republican Presidents LiberalArkie 21 hrs ago #34

The Big Lie MLWR 22 hrs ago #23

Trump: "I can finally rest and watch the sun rise on a grateful universe" C_U_L8R 22 hrs ago #26

Again? SergeStorms 22 hrs ago #27

A Win modrepub 22 hrs ago #28

All other nations, hear this: swong19104 22 hrs ago #29

Let him think that if it's the only way we get out of this mess Figarosmom 22 hrs ago #30

Leave him there until the next crisis he fabricated. Justice matters. 21 hrs ago #36

So no need for the 200 billion extra war funding? senseandsensibility 21 hrs ago #35

The Iranians OWNED your azzz Trump. Plain and simple......... Bengus81 21 hrs ago #37

Kick. N/T Upthevibe 21 hrs ago #38

But his kind being elected to office will never stop, so long as there are uninfomred unserious uneducated voters ffr 21 hrs ago #39

America is better off if Trump believes this and gets the hell out of IRan. But he took a bad situation, and Bluetus 21 hrs ago #40

When gas prices and everything else remain high Hassler 21 hrs ago #41

Great. Now send everyone home Renew Deal 20 hrs ago #43

This demented idiot...after tweeting repulsive crap over the weekend.. BarbD 20 hrs ago #44

If Trump doesn't qualify for the 25th, no one ever will. Grim Chieftain 20 hrs ago #46

Until pictures come out of Iran destroying US and US alliance assets? MerryBlooms 19 hrs ago #48

And testing for other drugs MustLoveBeagles 17 hrs ago #53

For sure. Let's throw Hegseth into that same ring! They're both two poisoned peas in a pod. MerryBlooms 16 hrs ago #57

Yes MustLoveBeagles 16 hrs ago #58

it is a full and complete victory for trump rampartd 19 hrs ago #49

I've been thinking lately about that Turkish prison.... lastlib 17 hrs ago #50

That was the scariest movie I've ever seen..saw it when I was young and never forgot it. Deuxcents 17 hrs ago #54

Yeah, I had a couple nightmares about it. lastlib 17 hrs ago #56

Oh It CAN'T Stop..NEXT Year's Nobel Peace Prize Campaign Begins Now! n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne 17 hrs ago #52

Is it the William J. Le Petomane memorial casino for the insane? ybbor 17 hrs ago #55

I Second that. Joinfortmill 16 hrs ago #59

Let him take his participation trophy and go home. JohnnyRingo 15 hrs ago #60

Family intervention vapor2 14 hrs ago #61

The windmills have been contained Blue Owl 2 hrs ago #64