Iran War Watch
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The Trump cult gave new life to the dead dem party. I hope they're happy.
Max Blumenthal
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Mainstream US media is proclaiming the political and strategic defeat of Trump by Iran.While claiming the US has "battered" Iran's military – despite Iran's 54th launch of True Promise today and continued hammering of US bases – WaPo declared today that "two weeks of conflict have not achieved the broader aims" of the war, from regime change to denuclearization. Worse for Trump, he has found no means of opening the Strait of Hormuz, deepening his own personal Suez crisis. His strategic folly has forced 32 nations comprising the International Energy Agency to release their strategic oil reserves to stave off further ruin to the global economy.Trump has pivoted from attacking the British government to pleading for Starmer to send ships to open the Strait. He's also begging China for naval help. But China is extracting crucial benefits from the war: the US repositioned THAAD systems from South Korea to the Middle East, and Iran has announced that ships can transit the Strait provided they trade their oil in Chinese yuan. Russia is also making gains from the war Trump launched, such as the lifting of US oil sanctions, allowing it to draw revenue which it can invest back into the Ukraine war."Iran still has cards to play" is WaPo's way of saying that Iran holds all the important strategic cards. Tehran currently has no reason to accept a unilaterally declared ceasefire, and can continue plugging away at US bases from Bahrain to Iraq – where the US just issued a full evacuation for all Americans.In a March 13 interview with Fox's Brian Kilmeade, Trump sounded weary, slurring his speech as he branded Iranians "sick people" with bad "genetics." But those the president smears as inferior now appear to control the timing of his demise.
@MaxBlumenthal
Mainstream US media is proclaiming the political and strategic defeat of Trump by Iran.While claiming the US has "battered" Iran's military – despite Iran's 54th launch of True Promise today and continued hammering of US bases – WaPo declared today that "two weeks of conflict have not achieved the broader aims" of the war, from regime change to denuclearization. Worse for Trump, he has found no means of opening the Strait of Hormuz, deepening his own personal Suez crisis. His strategic folly has forced 32 nations comprising the International Energy Agency to release their strategic oil reserves to stave off further ruin to the global economy.Trump has pivoted from attacking the British government to pleading for Starmer to send ships to open the Strait. He's also begging China for naval help. But China is extracting crucial benefits from the war: the US repositioned THAAD systems from South Korea to the Middle East, and Iran has announced that ships can transit the Strait provided they trade their oil in Chinese yuan. Russia is also making gains from the war Trump launched, such as the lifting of US oil sanctions, allowing it to draw revenue which it can invest back into the Ukraine war."Iran still has cards to play" is WaPo's way of saying that Iran holds all the important strategic cards. Tehran currently has no reason to accept a unilaterally declared ceasefire, and can continue plugging away at US bases from Bahrain to Iraq – where the US just issued a full evacuation for all Americans.In a March 13 interview with Fox's Brian Kilmeade, Trump sounded weary, slurring his speech as he branded Iranians "sick people" with bad "genetics." But those the president smears as inferior now appear to control the timing of his demise.
Both parties work for the oligarchs not us.....Constitutional order is over.
Very few Americans are awake enough to see this.
The stars are aligning exactly how I envisioned 50 years ago on the US bicentennial. It's a great time to be alive.
I have had a life long over optimism problem....I did not think that the American people would suck so much that they would watch their nation be taken from them and respond with "whatever".
It is the schools being ruined, journalism being ruined, brainwashing and lack of morality....I would say lack of humanity.
We are so screwed.
Your twitter peeps say that? Interesting. They also say that Vance Johnson was created in a lab... Your Grapevine needs more grape, and more vine.
I'm not sure covid locked down US citizens are willing to prevent a nuclear war.
When you have nothing to contribute maybe you do more listening and less talking.
Indeed. Yet you continue to post like you matter. Hmm.... It's possible you don't see the value in your own advice.
Not only that....but just as with the Debacle in Iraq and the Great Recession the people demand no accountability for the COVID crimes after all becomes clear...even telling the truth about them most of the time they refuse.
Buckle Up.....This is going to hurt.
We live an exciting history. My great grandkids will have a lot of Goattales.
As Carlin said I will be dead soon, I have no stake in the outcome......I find this tragedy entertaining as fuck.
I also say that letting really old people run things is moronic, but I do live in a nasty dark age....the people tend to suck.
You have to wonder if Trump chose the war to help Putin with higher oil prices. Even Trump had to know that would be a consequence of the war. Putin's 3-day war is still going on. He is blowing money bigly. Maybe those pee tapes are still paying off. Who besides Putin is making out? The OPEKers are taking bombs for a war that did not start, did not want and were not asked to be involved in. Just Daffy, Donald and Putin are getting paid off.
If you are really this clueless you should be talking less.....you cant help.
Alexander today in his briefing tells the story of a Top IRCG officer who was working for the Empire, was likely who was chosen to run Iran, was very close to the dead leader.......was found and killed.
I bet the Russians helped.....they have been working with the Iranians to find and dispose of agents of the Empire.
I bet the Russians helped.....they have been working with the Iranians to find and dispose of agents of the Empire.
You are arrogant for a guy who is wrong so often. Just explain where I went wrong and keep the nasty remarks to yourself. The Repugs ran on not having wars. Trump bragged that he was a no-war president. It was a big part of his campaign and what the right pushed. Even now, the rightys do not want another war. Who decided on this war? Trump, just Trump. Why?
Who benefits from this war? Not the American citizens who are watching a billion dollars a day go to destruction. We are losing soldiers and killing many innocent Iranians.We are paying a hell of lot more in gas, and inflation will increase greatly. Do you want that? Who does?
Higher gas prices were an obvious result of attacking Middle Eastern countries. This is not new. Trump did it, and Putin is piling up oil profits to help him in Ukraine.