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Eko

(10,031 posts) Mon Mar 9, 2026, 03:49 PM Mar 9

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Watch dump declare victory and end the Iran war on his speech tonight.

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Watch dump declare victory and end the Iran war on his speech tonight. (Original Post) Eko Mar 9 OP

Mission Accomplished!! NCDem47 Mar 9 #1

A press conference from his golf course chelsea0011 Mar 9 #2

Hardly any doubt. They have done all the damage that they can do Klarkashton Mar 9 #3

I wouldn't put it past him sarisataka Mar 9 #4

He's been trying to find a face-saving way out since Thursday Prairie Gates Mar 9 #5

Better for him to TACO than escalate. Fiendish Thingy Mar 9 #6

I think he's afraid of being whacked, he's riled up Iranians spectacularly. Especially the son, who not only lost his SheilaAnn Mar 9 #22

You're right MustLoveBeagles Mar 9 #7

Either that or escalation indusurb Mar 9 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Gaugamela Mar 9 #9

He assumes when he says it is over it is done. usedtobedemgurl Mar 9 #10

What time is the speech? Dan Mar 9 #11

5:30 EST maxsolomon Mar 9 #15

Thank you... Dan Mar 9 #19

We've seen this picture show before peggysue2 Mar 9 #12

He should do a National V-Day Holiday leftstreet Mar 9 #13

That would probably be the best thing at this point. BlueTsunami2018 Mar 9 #14

Unfortunately it can be everything from national conscription and boots on the ground... EarthFirst Mar 9 #16

I don't think Netanyahu will ALLOW trump to back out now. Netanyahu has Epstein BComplex Mar 9 #21

I think he'll announce it's over Buckeyeblue Mar 9 #17

Khameini to Trump: "You just killed my father, my mother, my wife, my sister. It's all good" dalton99a Mar 9 #18

Low energy, low prep version of dubya's mission accomplished senseandsensibility Mar 9 #20

NCDem47

(3,484 posts)

1. Mission Accomplished!!

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 03:52 PM

Mar 9

Uh-huh.

chelsea0011

(10,230 posts)

2. A press conference from his golf course

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 03:57 PM

Mar 9

What a total POS.

Klarkashton

(5,350 posts)

3. Hardly any doubt. They have done all the damage that they can do

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 03:57 PM

Mar 9

Without sending in troops. They are running out of bombs also.

sarisataka

(22,713 posts)

4. I wouldn't put it past him

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:00 PM

Mar 9

to claim "Iran has unconditionally surrendered in spirit" and we have completely destroyed their nuclear weapons program [again].

Prairie Gates

(8,304 posts)

5. He's been trying to find a face-saving way out since Thursday

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:00 PM

Mar 9

He thought they would kill Khamenei and be out.

The selection of Khamenei Jr. basically means that the whole one-and-done strategy is in tatters.

Fiendish Thingy

(23,463 posts)

6. Better for him to TACO than escalate.

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:17 PM

Mar 9

Hegseth and Lindsey are gonna have a sad though…

SheilaAnn

(10,744 posts)

22. I think he's afraid of being whacked, he's riled up Iranians spectacularly. Especially the son, who not only lost his

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:49 PM

Mar 9

father but his mother and sister. There will be payback.

MustLoveBeagles

(16,820 posts)

7. You're right

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:19 PM

Mar 9

He's bored with it already.

indusurb

(341 posts)

8. Either that or escalation

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:22 PM

Mar 9

Boots on the ground or nukes are dropping.

We'll see.

Response to Eko (Original post)

Gaugamela This message was self-deleted by its author.

usedtobedemgurl

(2,060 posts)

10. He assumes when he says it is over it is done.

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:22 PM

Mar 9

Iran may have other ideas.

Dan

(5,246 posts)

11. What time is the speech?

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:24 PM

Mar 9

maxsolomon

(38,912 posts)

15. 5:30 EST

Reply to Dan (Reply #11)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:52 PM

Mar 9

2:30 PST

Dan

(5,246 posts)

19. Thank you...

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #15)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 05:39 PM

Mar 9

peggysue2

(12,555 posts)

12. We've seen this picture show before

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:25 PM

Mar 9

Conflicts/war are always easy to start, not so easy to stop. George Bush declared 'Mission Accomplished' in May 2003. The last of our troops left Iraq in December 2011.

Trump can declare victory, then turn his loving eyes to Cuba. But that doesn't mean the Iranians will quit. Nor Netanyahu

The Iranians have already declared a retaliation 'in kind' for Trump assassinating their Ayatollah.

This ain't over.

leftstreet

(41,063 posts)

13. He should do a National V-Day Holiday

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:29 PM

Mar 9

Friday works for me

BlueTsunami2018

(5,016 posts)

14. That would probably be the best thing at this point.

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:43 PM

Mar 9

Declare victory, walk away and pretend it never happened.

Because the other options are horrific.

EarthFirst

(4,183 posts)

16. Unfortunately it can be everything from national conscription and boots on the ground...

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:55 PM

Mar 9

…seizing the Straits of Hormuz as an American military zone; giving Iran until midnight before deploying a tactical nuke or declaring some arbitrary victory.

Stay tuned; it’s guaranteed to be unhinged!

BComplex

(9,938 posts)

21. I don't think Netanyahu will ALLOW trump to back out now. Netanyahu has Epstein

Reply to EarthFirst (Reply #16)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:11 PM

Mar 9

files, too, remember? Epstein was associated with mossad, if not mossad himself.

Buckeyeblue

(6,388 posts)

17. I think he'll announce it's over

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 05:07 PM

Mar 9

It's the only way to get oil down and the stock market back up.

dalton99a

(94,712 posts)

18. Khameini to Trump: "You just killed my father, my mother, my wife, my sister. It's all good"

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 05:08 PM

Mar 9

senseandsensibility

(25,168 posts)

20. Low energy, low prep version of dubya's mission accomplished

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 05:45 PM

Mar 9

show. Has even less chance of being accurate.

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