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Author: wzambon 🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Who Could Have Predicted??
Date: 03/16/26 12:34 PM
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The reasons other presidents avoided war against Iran —

-economic cost to the U.S.,

-bombardment of our Gulf allies,

-closure of the Strait of Hormuz and soaring oil prices,
-high civilian casualties,

-a vengeful regime still in place but more determined to pursue a nuclear weapon, and

-Russia’s economic bonanza —

all have surprised Trump and his regime of lickspittles.

“When past presidents balked at the possibility of war with Iran, they weren’t just dodging a hard choice; they were deterred by all of the obvious reasons a conflict could perilously spiral,” Franklin Foer wrote recently. “Nobody should be shocked that the expected is now coming to pass.”

Except the least competent president ever.


Jennifer Rubin
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Author: Steve203 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Who Could Have Predicted??
Date: 03/16/26 12:41 PM
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all have surprised Trump and his regime of lickspittles.

They may profess surprise. I suspect they don't care about those consequences, or they positioned themselves to profit from those consequences.

Steve
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