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Boo1

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4. I said this on the day of the first strikes

Reply to SamuelAdams (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 12:25 PM

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Iran can't go toe to toe with the US in a full out war. But they don't have to. Trump doesn't have the stomach for a real war and thinks he can just bomb his way to victory. All Iran had to do was apply economic pressure in an election year, and they had an easy mechanism to do it with the strait.

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Iran Doesn't Have To Win. It Just Has To Outlast America. [View all] SamuelAdams Sunday OP

Its not going to end, Bayard Sunday #1

Really, what can Dems do? SamuelTheThird Sunday #3

I disagree Bayard Sunday #5

That's vague though SamuelTheThird Sunday #6

They didn't control it previously Bayard Yesterday #8

Iran has a strategy and a goal Johonny Sunday #2

I said this on the day of the first strikes Boo1 Sunday #4

True of all assymetric warfare... Wounded Bear Sunday #7