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It's going to be a while (Original Post) dalton99a Mar 6 OP
"MIGA". From the America first, no nation-building president. unblock Mar 6 #1
This con artist... cheating, dishonest, failure of a businessman Quiet Em Mar 6 #2
"Trump Persia" International Golf Resort. johnnyfins Mar 6 #3
Hotel, and Casino. ananda Mar 6 #22
He wants to rule the world....He's crazy as a fucking loon. spanone Mar 6 #4
I keep thinking of the cartoon "Pinky and the Brain" !!! pandr32 Mar 6 #31
👍🏼 spanone Mar 6 #36
He seems determined to radicalize as many new terrorists as possible. 3_Limes Mar 6 #5
+1. The Iranians and the Shia Muslims won't forgive and forget dalton99a Mar 6 #7
What a freaking lunatic UpInArms Mar 6 #6
Didn't Hitler also demand unconditional surrender? sop Mar 6 #8
The Allied Powers did at Casablanca. n/t rzemanfl Mar 6 #9
He'll soon be blowing bubbles with his own spit.. surfered Mar 6 #10
. LuckyCharms Mar 6 #12
well, the orange pedo is going to be waiting a while Javaman Mar 6 #11
Even if the U.S. and Israel flatten Tehran like Gaza. dalton99a Mar 6 #20
Now he's frantically looking for reasons PatSeg Mar 6 #13
Here is one: dalton99a Mar 6 #14
Sounds about right PatSeg Mar 6 #17
From "nuclear program" to "unconditional surrender" leftstreet Mar 6 #16
I wonder what it will be come Monday PatSeg Mar 6 #18
He expected universal praise MustLoveBeagles Mar 6 #24
Yes PatSeg Mar 6 #30
P.S. I just found this video PatSeg Mar 6 #32
I'll watch this later MustLoveBeagles Mar 6 #33
You're welcome PatSeg Mar 6 #35
That was something else MustLoveBeagles Mar 6 #38
Yeah, it certainly told me that PatSeg Mar 7 #41
And all his people are spinning it differently thought crime Mar 6 #39
A huge show of strength PatSeg Mar 7 #42
DURec leftstreet Mar 6 #15
Which allies in particular? EarthFirst Mar 6 #19
Translation: No deal until they acknowledge me as their ruler... ananda Mar 6 #21
+1. Idiot thinks Iran is like Venezuela dalton99a Mar 6 #23
Our closer Latin American neighbors are easier to ruin and dominate. ananda Mar 6 #34
Wow--it was said that the neocons had utopian plans... keep_left Mar 6 #25
Put the CIA in charge. I'm sure that will work. thought crime Mar 6 #40
New leaders must hand him all the oil, cash, land they have. Irish_Dem Mar 6 #26
And gold. And regular tributes thereafter for their 'protection' dalton99a Mar 6 #27
The Great Orange Unhingedness has spoken...... EndlessMaze Mar 6 #28
MTGA 2naSalit Mar 6 #29
He's so drunk. Inebriated. Blazed. Pickled. Wasted. Gorked. Maru Kitteh Mar 6 #37

Quiet Em

(2,890 posts)
2. This con artist... cheating, dishonest, failure of a businessman
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:18 AM
Mar 6

Has no idea what he is doing and there is no one is this administration with the guts to tell him that.

3_Limes

(506 posts)
5. He seems determined to radicalize as many new terrorists as possible.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:30 AM
Mar 6

If that is the goal then he's winning bigly.

Javaman

(65,626 posts)
11. well, the orange pedo is going to be waiting a while
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:32 AM
Mar 6

the revolutionary guard is power now and the very last thing they will do is surrender, unconditional or otherwise.

the orange pedo kicked a hornets nest.

PatSeg

(53,170 posts)
13. Now he's frantically looking for reasons
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:34 AM
Mar 6

why he attacked Iran. Those reasons seem to change daily.

leftstreet

(40,318 posts)
16. From "nuclear program" to "unconditional surrender"
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 12:07 PM
Mar 6

in 7 days

Oh, and "regime change" was in there somewhere

PatSeg

(53,170 posts)
18. I wonder what it will be come Monday
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 12:26 PM
Mar 6

I'm beginning to think that Trump had very little to do with this whole operation, that he was possibly just following orders. It is hard to know what comes from Trump and what comes from his puppet masters.

MustLoveBeagles

(16,008 posts)
24. He expected universal praise
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 12:48 PM
Mar 6

Iran's instant surrender and skyhigh approval ratings. It's too bad we don't have a straight jacket emoji.

PatSeg

(53,170 posts)
30. Yes
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 01:44 PM
Mar 6

Except he was so low-key and subdued when it happened, which is unlike Trump. Instead of a major, dramatic presidential announcement on all the networks, he posted a short video on Truth Social in the middle of the night. Then he didn't have a prepared narrative, it was rather random and obscure.

Meanwhile, he is changing the narrative daily. He doesn't seem to be as invested in this "war" as I would have expected. For everything we see daily, I cringe at the thought of who and what is going on behind the scenes.

PatSeg

(53,170 posts)
32. P.S. I just found this video
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 02:10 PM
Mar 6

that makes the point that no one is saying WHO ordered the attack on Iran. It certainly doesn't seem to be the president. So who is running the show while he talks about gold drapes and good looking sports figures? The clips from the congressional hearing are stunning.



PatSeg

(53,170 posts)
35. You're welcome
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 03:36 PM
Mar 6

I don't normally watch these videos. I prefer reading articles, but that congressional hearing was worth watching. Who the hell ordered those strikes on Iran?

thought crime

(1,507 posts)
39. And all his people are spinning it differently
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:49 PM
Mar 6

The real reason probably has something to do with oil - along with the usual need to put on a show.

EarthFirst

(4,112 posts)
19. Which allies in particular?
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 12:28 PM
Mar 6

It seems as though he’s back at it again; speaking for others of whom do not exist.

ananda

(35,011 posts)
21. Translation: No deal until they acknowledge me as their ruler...
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 12:37 PM
Mar 6

and accept the leader I put in place as my viceroy.

ananda

(35,011 posts)
34. Our closer Latin American neighbors are easier to ruin and dominate.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 03:11 PM
Mar 6

I really thought Cuba would be next.

keep_left

(3,208 posts)
25. Wow--it was said that the neocons had utopian plans...
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 01:00 PM
Mar 6

...for Iraq two decades ago (can you believe it's been that long?!), but here the Trump regime really takes the cake. It's not enough to pave over the entire history and culture of the Middle East with miles of concrete and McDonalds--that was the neocon program--no, the Trump "leadership" apparently wants to personally select an "acceptable" leader and then somehow "make Iran great again", Soviet-style. It's not the first time Trump has expressed these kinds of delusions about what would in fact be a completely dysfunctional command economy (run by idiots).

Irish_Dem

(81,006 posts)
26. New leaders must hand him all the oil, cash, land they have.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 01:03 PM
Mar 6

Or they are not acceptable leaders.

EndlessMaze

(84 posts)
28. The Great Orange Unhingedness has spoken......
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 01:12 PM
Mar 6

Now he's unhinged, the unhingable into the ultimate unhingedness, until tomorrow's even more ultimate unhingedness, and, on and on, and on.............. World without end Amen.

Maru Kitteh

(31,662 posts)
37. He's so drunk. Inebriated. Blazed. Pickled. Wasted. Gorked.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 07:43 PM
Mar 6

I kidnapped a president and nobody stopped me. I killed a supreme leader and nobody stopped me. Nobody can stop me. Fuck ‘em all.

That’s what he’s drinking.

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