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AZJonnie

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17. Trump wouldn't have the gonads to impede ships bound for Russia or China, so the whole thing would be pointless
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 11:09 AM
Monday

And possibly, not any ships bound for India either. Everyone involved knows this, including said 3rd party countries.

If what you're suggesting here is indeed the "adults" logic (and you may be totally right on this point), I think most would agree that the problem is most of the "adults" around IQ47 are stupid people to begin with, so they're unlikely to come up with good ideas. Add the fact they're also too terrified to cross Dear Leader or tell him his ideas are moronic and/or illegal, and it's hard to see how their advice is likely to produce meaningful or positive results for US interests.

I don't think the Marmalade Shartcannon is actually going to do try to blockade anyone's ships. Just more mindless bluster from the whining, tedious toddler. Although, if IQ47's real goal is making the USA look like a colossally stupid player on the world stage (which it kinda seems like it must be), I suppose "mission accomplished"

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Sense? malaise Monday #1
Make sense? How is *making sense* involved? He's just blockading a blockade, that's all. Ocelot II Monday #2
He's blockading the blockade Farmer-Rick Monday #3
LOL! Exactly!! paleotn Monday #8
The strategy, I think... Happy Hoosier Monday #4
See, if Trump blockades Iran's blockade (from outside it's perimeter), then Iran's blockade is actually not a blockade AZJonnie Monday #6
That, unfortunately, sounds like the likely motivation. GopherGal Monday #10
Maybe so. paleotn Monday #14
Trump wouldn't have the gonads to impede ships bound for Russia or China, so the whole thing would be pointless AZJonnie Monday #17
As that Chinese ship has shown. republianmushroom Tuesday #25
Custer's decision underpants Tuesday #29
He's blocking all traffic through the straight that agreed to pay the toll to Iran Volaris Monday #5
trump has a strategy LetMyPeopleVote Monday #7
........ paleotn Monday #16
These are brilliant! BlueSpot Monday #19
This was already open before Trump started the war JI7 Monday #9
I'd love it if Iran tweeted, "Open the Strait, you fucking bastard!" Efilroft Sul Monday #11
More likely they'll say NH Ethylene Tuesday #31
I hear it's really taxing work. Efilroft Sul Tuesday #32
;-{) Repurposed Ballroom Bunker Dirt Goonch Monday #12
I can see a perverse kind of logic to it. subterranean Monday #13
I think he was hoping to punish any ship/country that made a deal with Iran for passage. travelingthrulife Monday #15
Not a real pirate. Real pirates capture a prize now and then. yellowcanine Monday #18
Maybe this isn't a valid analogy, boonecreek Monday #20
He wants that passage money lame54 Monday #21
You could see that dim bulb moment on his face when he Maru Kitteh Tuesday #30
Looks like he's trying for the Uno Reverse play 0rganism Monday #22
George Lucas appears to have predicted this strategy LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #23
With trump is doesn't have to make sense. republianmushroom Tuesday #24
The story has since evolved BeyondGeography Tuesday #26
Iran was ForgedCrank Tuesday #27
TACO --- again & again & again. Too scared of China (so he still has a bit of sense) Tim S Tuesday #28
Simple. Somewhere, somehow, there's a donor who stands to make millions off this blockade of Iran. unblock Tuesday #33
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