My NYT Comment Received 201 Recommends

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Brian
Los Angeles · 9h ago
The 47th president has led us to the greatest geopolitical catastrophe in the history of the republic. We broke a lot of things and killed a lot of people but were unable to turn tactical success into strategic success, while Iran has learned it can close the Strait of Hormuz and throw the world into chaos.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/opinion/iran-war-us-military-power.html?regi_id=66616875&template_id=744&tracking_id=biza-lYqF36q2CJRwxbFC&user_id=40fefc89094ec3e1a20f3e9e7222b0ec#permid=151912159

[True Dough]

1. I can only offer

a K&R here, so you can start building all over again.

[ananda]

12. Reccing your rec

Well done, Brian!

[NJCher]

2. Succinct

But most of all, the TRUTH.

[Clouds Passing]

3. Recommended

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. I think I forgot a comma somewhere.

Oh well.

[highplainsdem]

8. It's perfectly clear as is.

[lonely bird]

16. Hell

My punctuation skills suck. Dropping a comma is nothing.😉😁

[AllaN01Bear]

5. kick.

[Martin Eden]

6. I think our war in Vietnam was a greater geopolitical catastrophe

And possibly GW's war in Iraq as well.

Of course, this 2nd Trump presidency, in agregate, may be the biggest catastrophe of all. Even before this war with Iran, Trump had greatly diminished America's standing in the world by alienating our closest allies and trading partners. This has the potential to cause economic catastrophe if the dollar is rejected as the primary world currency and our $40 trillion national debt comes crashing down on our heads.

[highplainsdem]

7. Now up to 217. Congrats!

[relogic]

9. He (fabulous, felonious fungus)

knows better than any Democrat how to snatch defeat from his “success” . We’ll soon have to put that inflammatory, demeaning trope to bed and reassign it to this sleazy car salesman in Chief. I’m exhausted with his litany of successes.

With his many assets bought and paid for by our foreign adversaries we’ll deplete our treasury either there or on one more grifted ballroom hidden under a fictional golf course in Trumpchumpzanzia.

[1WorldHope]

10. I can't open the NYT without a subscription. It looks like your letter was much longer than the piece above ☹️

[justaprogressive]

14. You can follow the link by either turning off javascript or

plugging the link into the archive.ph website...HTH!

[1WorldHope]

19. Thanks for trying.

https://youtube.com/shorts/P7Gh1aL1K1s?is=Yzr5-9uh7Dm3sGN5

[Mr. Jinx]

11. Recommended as well

Congrats!

[paleotn]

13. Yep. And Iran can close it whenever they like and there's nothing we can do about it.

[liberalla]

15. I would recommend that also! And I do so here and now!!

[SidneyR]

17. The attack on Iran was illegal by international law.

It is illegal to attack any country that has not attacked you first. This makes the US a rogue state that should face international sanctions. Shameful to be an American now.

[Renew Deal]

18. Accurate

[KPN]

20. And deservedly so! Well and lucidly stated.

Having said that, lets outdo them here at DU.

[niyad]

21. KNR

[Lemon Lyman]

23. :-)

440.

Just rec'd it.

[James48]

24. Plus $300 billion for reconstruction.

Don’t forget about the $300 billion to build a better Iran.

[Skittles]

25. more recommends on DU

[OAITW r.2.0]

26. Nailed it.

[calimary]

27. A brilliant and HUGELY tasty NYT comment!

BRAVO, Brian!!!

[Omaha Steve]

28. You got an NYT R from me too

[SamuelAdams]

29. Well deserved!

Great comment!