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Irish_Dem

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18. Heavy is the head that wears the crown.

Reply to ananda (Reply #16)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 08:19 PM

Mar 12

And Trump thought it all would be so easy.

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Trump's New Nuclear Nightmare in Iran - "This may be the worst planned war in history." [View all] B.See Mar 12 OP

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Bread and Circuses Mar 12 #1

Iran has never had nukes; Ukraine had a huge arsenal JCMach1 Mar 12 #2

The idea of Obama's nuclear deal with Iran B.See Mar 12 #4

We went from Obama to Oh bomb ya. BattleRow Mar 12 #11

The US wasn't a trustworthy partner. And isn't today. David__77 Mar 12 #27

...plenty trustworthy NOW though, I'll bet. B.See Mar 12 #29

Trump didn't plan a war. He planned a heist like in Venezuela. Irish_Dem Mar 12 #3

Being king of the world is hard... ananda Mar 12 #16

Heavy is the head that wears the crown. Irish_Dem Mar 12 #18

Heavy is the crown that wears the head. ananda Mar 12 #28

ETTD UpInArms Mar 12 #5

Plan? What plan? There was no plan! sakabatou Mar 12 #6

the plan was B.See Mar 12 #7

And nobody competent enough to do the planning - even if they wanted to. Marie Marie Mar 12 #14

The author apparently forgot Greg_In_SF Mar 12 #8

So the correct solution was to B.See Mar 12 #10

Simply Greg_In_SF Mar 12 #12

Okay. More facts: B.See Mar 12 #15

Actually Greg_In_SF Mar 12 #20

I don't recall him quantifying or B.See Mar 12 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author niyad Mar 12 #23

Was raised to assume we get nuked or invaded by Russia at some point. It was just a fact. OC375 Mar 12 #9

Amazing how everything from the 50's, 60's, and 70's slightlv Mar 12 #17

I hear you and feel the same way. B.See Mar 13 #31

You don't need weapons grade stuff to make a nuclear bomb Bobstandard Mar 12 #13

As a person who understands nuclear issues extremely well, I am compelled.. NNadir Mar 13 #33

I really think his plan was to start a war to distract from Epstein period Tribetime Mar 12 #19

THIS!! AZ8theist Mar 12 #21

So do many people. niyad Mar 12 #24

When you think "shitholes" can be easily controlled, this is the result. David__77 Mar 12 #30

It is indeed "the worst planned war in history." All the decisions were made by amateurs with dicks for brains. Martin68 Mar 12 #22

On ffs-do these idiots have some shitty computer jfz9580m Mar 12 #25

I can't imagine that there was any real planning involved in any serious way themaguffin Mar 13 #32

Distraction. from what they're really planning. B.See Mar 13 #34