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Johnny2X2X

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4. Nobody expected...

Reply to womanofthehills (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 04:09 PM

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He means everyone expected that but he dismissed their concerns. What the hell did he think they were going to do?

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Reality check:: Trump: They weren't supposed to go after all these other countries in the Middle East. [View all] womanofthehills Yesterday OP

the best computers and teams of generals and statesmen have been gaming this exact situation rampartd Yesterday #1

Yes, he's really that ignorant. spanone Yesterday #2

how now brown cow Tetrachloride Yesterday #3

Nobody expected... Johnny2X2X Yesterday #4

Exactly! liberalla 23 hrs ago #19

It's not a reality show where he can say any rando thing and a team will fix it in post production. tanyev Yesterday #5

"Nobody expected that." Rob H. Yesterday #6

Just like nobody could have predicted that wnylib 21 hrs ago #33

WHEN will enough be enough Skittles Yesterday #7

x100000000000 orangecrush Yesterday #11

And the world knows it... GiqueCee 23 hrs ago #23

I can't believe they are still coveting Trump's endorsement Skittles 23 hrs ago #24

I'm thinking... GiqueCee 23 hrs ago #27

It's the Epstein thing. Cherokee100 Yesterday #8

Where have I heard that before? No body expected them to fly airplanes into tall buildings. flashman13 Yesterday #9

Might First Thought Coolgoober Yesterday #10

If it wasn't so tragic it would be funny. Iran is not cooperating. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #12

Fingers crossed! time to go home -- now! liberalla 23 hrs ago #20

It would actually be cheaper for us to pay for his golf trips until he leaves office. Buddyzbuddy 23 hrs ago #30

Ahh... Those were the good 'ol days! it almost seems quaint now. liberalla 21 hrs ago #34

Let us pray... GiqueCee 23 hrs ago #25

Those are my thoughts too. Buddyzbuddy 23 hrs ago #29

Shocked because they were STUPID! lastlib Yesterday #13

He doesn't listen to generals... He knows better than the generals liberalla 23 hrs ago #21

Idiot! "Nobody expected that"? Except every administration for the last 45 years? 0rganism Yesterday #14

Especially the distractions... liberalla 23 hrs ago #22

Distractions and child murder are strong motivators for F47 0rganism 22 hrs ago #32

This IS the guy who stared at an Eclipse... BurnDoubt Yesterday #15

Says the 3D chess player. xuplate Yesterday #16

It was U. S. military bases that were attacked blue blues Yesterday #17

And he didn't expect them to close the Strait of Harmuz... 70sEraVet Yesterday #18

Nobody told him? doc03 23 hrs ago #26

When you listen to incompetent fools like yourself or Kushner or Witkoff instead of RockRaven 23 hrs ago #28

For me, worse than this guy being an absolute Grifting scam artish "able to broker middle-east peace in a day" ffr 22 hrs ago #31