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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Apr 23, 2026, 01:57 PM Thursday

Pentagon Secretly Makes Dire Prediction About Trump's War Chaos

The Pentagon warned Congress that clearing the Strait of Hormuz could take six months, despite President Donald Trump’s insistence just days ago that Iran was removing all the mines from the critical oil passage.

The dire assessment on the longer timeline was shared with House lawmakers during a classified briefing on Tuesday, The Washington Post reported.

It suggests that oil and gas prices could remain high through the summer and into the fall, right as voters are heading to the polls for the midterms, even if a peace deal is reached.

According to three officials who spoke to The Post, lawmakers were told Iran may have placed 20 mines in or around the Strait of Hormuz, either remotely using GPS technology or by Iranians forces using small boats.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pentagon-secretly-makes-dire-prediction-210552453.html

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Pentagon Secretly Makes Dire Prediction About Trump's War Chaos (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday OP
Our idiot politicians JBTaurus83 Thursday #1
Only a month ago, the admin and its trolls were touting operational victory Torchlight Thursday #2
About the biblical warnings Whip-poor-will Thursday #3

Torchlight

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2. Only a month ago, the admin and its trolls were touting operational victory
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:10 PM
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and the swift, post-invasion cleanup would be led by regional puppets and championed by the free world.

Man-children who think watching the Rambo franchise and a few games of Risk under their belts makes them geopolitical experts got elected to office and we're paying the price for their inept and craven decisions.

Whip-poor-will

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3. About the biblical warnings
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:45 PM
Thursday

Has the trump Bible included Hosea 8 Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind

Or Galatians 6 God is not MOCKED for you reap what you sow

Didn't trump understand that when he was studying the Bible ?

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