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31. It will get worse. If the US couldn't sort things out in Afghanistan in 12 years after the Russians couldn't ...

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 04:48 PM

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... sort things out in 8 years. Iran will continue to prove a very resilient "weaker" opponent.

The only way the US comes out of this a winner is for TACO and Hogsbreath to declare a decisive victory and march troops down 5th avenue in New York.

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Iran rejects deal. Attacks Kuwaiti base, Americans injured [View all] SamuelTheThird Saturday OP

Was there ever even a deal to reject? These "deals" seem to have been nothing more Ocelot II Saturday #1

True, deal is over-stated SamuelTheThird Saturday #3

No! Ray Bruns Saturday #25

So much worse than a Prairie_Seagull Saturday #2

The "deal" JBTaurus83 Saturday #4

Manipulating the market for fun and profit. multigraincracker Saturday #5

And a lot of deflection from the Epstein Files. republianmushroom Saturday #8

link please hookaleft Saturday #6

Bloomberg has the attack on a US base in Kuwait muriel_volestrangler Saturday #7

https://x.com/World_Affairs11/status/2060609851777073488 SamuelTheThird Saturday #9

That appears to be their continued general "we won't be pushed around" rhetoric muriel_volestrangler Saturday #11

I think you're parsing too much SamuelTheThird Saturday #17

The Mehr article has nothing about an "offer" muriel_volestrangler Saturday #18

lol fine, don't use the word offer SamuelTheThird Saturday #19

Here's one. There are several if you want to look. littlemissmartypants Saturday #26

BREAKING: Iran Launches Missile at U.S.-Linked Base in Kuwait Reported Injuries ⚡️🇮🇷 LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #10

Prayers for the troops, curses for those who launched this unnecessary war. surfered Saturday #12

"Iranian state media" gulliver Saturday #13

I'm not seeing this reported on any mainstream including Guardian, the bloom link is pay only so who knows. nt ImNotGod Saturday #14

Checked BBC, the Independent and AP nitpicked Saturday #16

So we shouldn't pay attention to what Iran's media says? SamuelTheThird Saturday #15

It's what the Republicans would love us to post gulliver Saturday #20

What you're saying is rather bizarre SamuelTheThird Saturday #21

"State media" gulliver Saturday #23

Theocratic. Patriarchal. Homophobic in the extreme. Bigoted. SamuelTheThird Saturday #24

The handing of Iran and Ukraine are maybe the worst foreign policy decisions in our country's history Buckeyeblue Saturday #22

Its Saturday. By Tueday there will be an semblance of a deal again. Humpy Dumpty and friends n/t Cheezoholic Saturday #27

Remember, deal on...deal off, market up market down ashredux Saturday #28

I wonder how many more millions of dollars Trump will give Iran for injuring our troops. chowder66 Saturday #29

The military does not have to follow illegal orders. BidenRocks Saturday #30

It will get worse. If the US couldn't sort things out in Afghanistan in 12 years after the Russians couldn't ... marble falls Saturday #31