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DFW

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9. It will take far more than Iran to do that.

Reply to artemisia1 (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 06:47 AM

5 hrs ago

Republicans, whether at Putin’s behest or not, will have to continue their seemingly unbroken efforts at weakening our country on the world stage for quite a while longer to accomplish that. This has to be one of the reasons for their relentless efforts to block voting rights back home. Interruptions, such as the Biden presidency, are serious hitches to their long-term plans.

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Iran is in the process of kicking the United States out of the Middle East and Europe will soon follow. Trump [View all] artemisia1 10 hrs ago OP

Holy shit angrychair 10 hrs ago #1

If we downsize the military, people like trump won't want to be president, maybe Captain Zero 10 hrs ago #2

I don't think people in Dubai and the other gulf countries quite expected this fujiyamasan 10 hrs ago #3

I agree with only Israel. moonscape 9 hrs ago #5

I bet in 3 years fascist USA will be as impotent militarily as iran yaesu 9 hrs ago #4

It work both ways, however Metaphorical 8 hrs ago #6

Great post raccoon 3 hrs ago #11

Except that Iran has shown itself to be anything but militarily impotent... /nt artemisia1 19 min ago #12

I'm not for the war that Trump started, but your OP is a pretty rosy picture for Iran given that according to the . . . xocetaceans 8 hrs ago #7

Sri Lanka is spitting distance from Diego Garcia. Swede 3 hrs ago #10

The U.S. did FAR more to North Vietnam. Yes, Iran is taking deep hits, but they are the only nation subjected to artemisia1 17 min ago #13

Living with magalomania Whip-poor-will 6 hrs ago #8

It will take far more than Iran to do that. DFW 5 hrs ago #9