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Miles Archer

(22,790 posts)
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 05:37 PM 22 hrs ago

Sen Chris Murphy: "Just came from a 2 hour closed door classified briefing on the war, a disaster of epic proportions"

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"

Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-10T20:30:37.721Z
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Sen Chris Murphy: "Just came from a 2 hour closed door classified briefing on the war, a disaster of epic proportions" (Original Post) Miles Archer 22 hrs ago OP
I hope this statement and that of Blumenthal senseandsensibility 22 hrs ago #1
Good Goddess they are stupid. Do they not have one human in that group with a brain? Oh forgot any of those are gone. efhmc 8 hrs ago #23
Even the two Republicans in that briefing, described an open ended "evolving" war lostnfound 4 hrs ago #27
War Is Surre-Hell lame54 21 hrs ago #2
Murphy should be minority leader awesomerwb1 21 hrs ago #3
Right? Jeffries has been quite disapointing. PuraVidaDreamin 21 hrs ago #4
Murphy is in the Senate. Should replace Schumer. Katinfl 20 hrs ago #6
Ya I know that. PuraVidaDreamin 20 hrs ago #10
first I've ever heard of that RussBLib 20 hrs ago #11
Without the infectious flare-ups, it is diverticulosis Bluetus 3 hrs ago #33
Hope you feel better. Katinfl 20 hrs ago #13
I have often thought that too. Jeffries is too weak. We need someone with the strength of Pelosi. phxjurist 11 min ago #40
And it goes without saying, Majority Leader too. mr715 20 hrs ago #8
indeed! Celerity 20 hrs ago #12
IDK Johonny 17 hrs ago #22
You mean it's not a 15 out of 10? Hassler 21 hrs ago #5
Once again the USA will have to be rescued from Republican mismanagement. NoMoreRepugs 20 hrs ago #7
And in other news... ananda 20 hrs ago #9
Anybody surprised? Everything Trump touches dies and maybe us with him surfered 20 hrs ago #14
Operation Epsitine WmChris 20 hrs ago #15
there are stated objectives? cab67 20 hrs ago #16
Unstated. Distract from Epstein. usonian 19 hrs ago #18
Goals??? womanofthehills 17 hrs ago #20
When is the ICC going to issue arrest warrants for Trump, Hegseth and Rubio? nt Exp 20 hrs ago #17
I am afraid to predict "never" ... Justice matters. 1 hr ago #39
When Chris Murphy speaks, I listen. yellow dahlia 18 hrs ago #19
I'll take a 10 day debacle over the start of WWIII. We should be so lucky. meadowlander 17 hrs ago #21
great expectations poozwah 4 hrs ago #24
it really can't be overstated what fuck up this is. themaguffin 4 hrs ago #25
Call it the Epstein Deflection War. GreenWave 4 hrs ago #26
We're going to have to come with a.. thomski64 4 hrs ago #29
The only objective for Trump is to get richer. Irish_Dem 4 hrs ago #28
I would add avoiding any accountability.. thomski64 4 hrs ago #31
Yes that too. Stealing the elections are about not facing charges. Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #37
The dictionary should change the word Roc2020 4 hrs ago #30
I thought the only objective was to blow stuff up because Schlump likes blowing stuff up. ShazzieB 4 hrs ago #32
This will be a downer for the 3-4 DUers who are dedicated to supporting Trump's war. BannonsLiver 3 hrs ago #34
Trump insured he wouldn't wring any concessions from Iran when he demanded unconditional surrender. Martin68 2 hrs ago #35
Operation Epstein Fury progressoid 2 hrs ago #36
God. underpants 1 hr ago #38

senseandsensibility

(24,794 posts)
1. I hope this statement and that of Blumenthal
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 05:42 PM
22 hrs ago

who warned this morning that ground troops are going to be sent to Iran after leaving a briefing will get the attention they deserve. Whatever Leavitt, Hegseth, and of course trump are spouting is not worth listening to. These guys know what they're talking about.

efhmc

(16,523 posts)
23. Good Goddess they are stupid. Do they not have one human in that group with a brain? Oh forgot any of those are gone.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 07:37 AM
8 hrs ago

lostnfound

(17,483 posts)
27. Even the two Republicans in that briefing, described an open ended "evolving" war
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:15 AM
4 hrs ago

Wicker said the administration is not ruling out troops on the ground. Hawley said it was large, open-ended and evolving. Both were speaking after the same briefing that Murphy and Blumenthal were commenting on.

PuraVidaDreamin

(4,570 posts)
10. Ya I know that.
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 07:12 PM
20 hrs ago

3 day's into a Divertic flare- clear liqs- wicked Headache and
trying to survive the shit storm is just hard, ya know?

RussBLib

(10,572 posts)
11. first I've ever heard of that
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 07:17 PM
20 hrs ago

I've heard of diverticulitis, but not the flare.

Intelligent design, my ass. I'm sorry to hear you are suffering.

Bluetus

(2,661 posts)
33. Without the infectious flare-ups, it is diverticulosis
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 12:20 PM
3 hrs ago

which is discovered in a routine colonoscopy. When the diverticula become infected, that is no joke. This can quickly advance to perforated colon, sepsis and worse. If one received a diverticulosis finding from a colonoscopy, I strongly suggest an intense program of it management because you really, really don't want it to develop into diverticulitis.

phxjurist

(63 posts)
40. I have often thought that too. Jeffries is too weak. We need someone with the strength of Pelosi.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 03:31 PM
11 min ago

Johonny

(26,043 posts)
22. IDK
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 10:25 PM
17 hrs ago

The minority leader is about holding the caucus together behind closed doors.

The party can use other people in the press.

It's the senate where the caucus seems aimless and so often not together...

usonian

(24,790 posts)
18. Unstated. Distract from Epstein.
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 08:43 PM
19 hrs ago

Wildly overplayed his hand.

Started (along with Bibi) a mideast war. A few days and it’s over.

NOT EVEN IN





Justice matters.

(9,695 posts)
39. I am afraid to predict "never" ...
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 02:02 PM
1 hr ago

A world led by cowards may end up un-inhabitable by the peace-lovin peasants (the rest of the world struggling to live til the next week).

poozwah

(412 posts)
24. great expectations
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:52 AM
4 hrs ago

did anyone expect anything different? distraction is not now or ever been a good reason to go to war. btw, epstein is still a big thing.

thomski64

(902 posts)
29. We're going to have to come with a..
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:21 AM
4 hrs ago

...different way to abbreviate Erectile Dysfunction, now that ED refers to
EPSTEIN DEFLECTION: most of what does every day..

Irish_Dem

(80,862 posts)
28. The only objective for Trump is to get richer.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:19 AM
4 hrs ago

He wants oil, gold, land, power.

Nothing else is on his radar.

thomski64

(902 posts)
31. I would add avoiding any accountability..
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:28 AM
4 hrs ago

..for his criminality. So far aside from the 2020 election loss, only the 13 year old that bit his little mushroom cock in 1983, when he tried to force her to blow him.

Roc2020

(1,774 posts)
30. The dictionary should change the word
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:27 AM
4 hrs ago

incompetent to these five letters. T***P. What a stupid set of people

ShazzieB

(22,491 posts)
32. I thought the only objective was to blow stuff up because Schlump likes blowing stuff up.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:31 AM
4 hrs ago

Last edited Wed Mar 11, 2026, 02:55 PM - Edit history (1)

Let's face it: this happened because he needed something that would give him an ego boost, with the added bonus of creating a distraction from Epstein and everything else he's in the doghouse for. Because the only thing that really matters to Schlump is the care and feeding of his greatly oversized but very fragile ego.

If that means killing a bunch of Iranian civilians and American service people, he's fine with that. He 's a psychopath, so causing people to die has no more significance to him.than setting fire to a stack of paper dolls.

BannonsLiver

(20,481 posts)
34. This will be a downer for the 3-4 DUers who are dedicated to supporting Trump's war.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 12:31 PM
3 hrs ago

First they said the casualty reports were lies and were proven wrong.

Then they said the Iranians won�t have the ability to lay mines in tne strait and have been proven wrong.

Maybe �war gaming� isn�t their thing. 🤷‍♂️🤣

Martin68

(27,570 posts)
35. Trump insured he wouldn't wring any concessions from Iran when he demanded unconditional surrender.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 12:51 PM
2 hrs ago

they were probably ready to negotiate.

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