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Fiendish Thingy

(23,090 posts)
10. I think you're missing the point here
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:14 AM
Yesterday

Trump threw a hissy fit over Hormuz.

Iran says “hey it’s open to everyone except the US, Israel and ‘allies’ “ (whoever that is)

So, Iran deftly removed the reason for the threats, adding their own threat to close Hormuz permanently if the attacks continue.

Just to be perfectly clear: Iran is in the driver’s seat here- they held all the cards, and they played them well

Traffic in the strait is slowly resuming, and economic repercussions are slowly subsiding.

The killing, at least for the time being, has stopped.

Those are all good things.

Of course, Trump is spinning like crazy to try and make himself not look as crazy as he actually is.

These events are cause for celebration, not continued griping.

That Trump is a war criminal was established long before the events of the past 24 hours.

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The US is no stranger to war crimes leftstreet Yesterday #1
Oh you are 100% correct, gab13by13 Yesterday #4
How is it right wing? leftstreet Yesterday #5
If there is no mention in the cut and pasted articles gab13by13 Yesterday #7
Well all the mainstream articles are doing it leftstreet Yesterday #8
How about this, gab13by13 Yesterday #11
Absolutely leftstreet Yesterday #14
This Emile Yesterday #16
The mainstream US media often now meets "older" criteria for being right wing RockCreek 20 hrs ago #22
Sad but true maspaha 23 hrs ago #19
100% correct malaise Yesterday #2
Republicans are always right because their gawd said so................. Lovie777 Yesterday #3
Then we need to stop cut and pasting those right wing articles here. gab13by13 Yesterday #6
K&R spanone Yesterday #9
I think you're missing the point here Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #10
Except that Krasnov should have known that Iran would shut down Hormuz, gab13by13 Yesterday #13
Someone posted oil had dropped to $88/bbl Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #15
Not true. Oil prices were in the $60's for most of the year -- with two very short exceptions where KPN 22 hrs ago #21
Trump taco'd! BannonsLiver Yesterday #12
Blowing up any energy plants or infrastructure that supply the citizens is considered a war crime Bev54 23 hrs ago #17
Don't encourage them orangecrush 23 hrs ago #18
The US has had a lot of practice committing war crimes Farmer-Rick 22 hrs ago #20
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