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Javaman

(65,573 posts)
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 09:30 AM 8 hrs ago

my fear is this...

right now it's the orange pedo and his room full of psychopaths against Iran.

I fear an another nation will say, "you know what? fuck it, we are on Irans side in this illegal war"

as much as everything is in chaos and out of control, we are on a razors edge of things going south really quickly.

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Submariner

(13,332 posts)
1. my fear is this...
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 09:51 AM
7 hrs ago

China is approaching having 4 very quiet diesel-electric submarines to each of our nuclear submarines. And although our nuclear boats have the capability to track and fire on 4 targets at once, it's not a condition to be invited, especially since we know they have been practicing sinking our ships and subs in battle simulation runs.

In the last 48 hours we have telegraphed to our enemies that we are going through our munitions quickly and are rapidly diminishing our capability in front of an enemy that is going to make a run at taking over the U.S. at some time. They outnumber us 4 to 1. They will take advantage of that overwhelming force someday. We may regret not watching our six with a muttonhead real estate money launderer snorting instead of leading.

Johnny2X2X

(23,986 posts)
3. My fear is that our adversaries are just sitting back and laughing
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 10:00 AM
7 hrs ago

Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake.

The US is being weakened globally every day. China and India are the big winners as they're just scooping up what is leaving the US for trade. Our former allies are moving on without us.

I do not think the media grasps how tenuous the economy in the US is. 2025 saw a complete devastation of the job market, saw growth slow to a crawl, and saw below average returns on the stock market. The economy is hanging by a thread and because we've had modest stock market gains people are ignoring the warning signs.

Ponietz

(4,250 posts)
4. Regional conflicts will intensify everywhere without US hegemony
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 10:32 AM
6 hrs ago

There’s a power vacuum now that could pull us into a black hole. China may decide it has no choice but to impose order.

Firestorm49

(4,533 posts)
5. Well, MAGA wanted a "businessman" to correct our problems rather than another stale politician.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 10:36 AM
6 hrs ago

I guess that a baloney sandwich could do a better job.

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