"From all appearances, neither Donald Trump nor any adviser knows the purpose of his strikes against Iran."
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"You know who didn’t like all that talk on Monday of Israel pulling Donald Trump along for the bomb-Iran ride? Donald Trump. The president denied yesterday that Israel had 'forced his hand,' telling reporters that 'based on the way negotiation was going, I think [Iran] was going to attack first, and I didn’t want that to happen.'"
~ Andrew Egger, Benjamin Parker, and Jim Swift
"'If anything,' he said, 'I might’ve forced Israel’s hand.' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth immediately chimed in: 'This is 100% correct.' This, of course, set the president and the secretary of defense 100 percent against the attack rationale laid out a day earlier by both Secretary of State Marco Rubio and House Speaker Mike Johnson…."
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"'If anything,' he said, 'I might’ve forced Israel’s hand.' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth immediately chimed in: 'This is 100% correct.' This, of course, set the president and the secretary of defense 100 percent against the attack rationale laid out a day earlier by both Secretary of State Marco Rubio and House Speaker Mike Johnson…."
"Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied he said the U.S. had to strike Iran because Israel was about to attack, despite comments the previous day stating the U.S. acted preemptively because it knew Israel planned to strike Iran and expected Tehran would retaliate against American forces if the U.S. didn’t act first."
~ Aaron Parnas
#Trump #MarcoRubio #Iran #war
/5https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-senators-sound-the-alarm-as
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"Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied he said the U.S. had to strike Iran because Israel was about to attack, despite comments the previous day stating the U.S. acted preemptively because it knew Israel planned to strike Iran and expected Tehran would retaliate against American forces if the U.S. didn’t act first."
~ Aaron Parnas
#Trump #MarcoRubio #Iran #war
/5https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-senators-sound-the-alarm-as
"Trump: 'Most of the people we had in mind [to succeed Khomeini] are dead [due to missile strikes]. We had some in mind from that group that is dead. And now we have another group. They may be dead also. Pretty soon we're not gonna know anybody. I mean, Venezuela was so incredible because we did the attack and we kept govt totally intact.'"
~ Aaron Rupar
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mg6alhgje52a
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"Trump: 'Most of the people we had in mind [to succeed Khomeini] are dead [due to missile strikes]. We had some in mind from that group that is dead. And now we have another group. They may be dead also. Pretty soon we're not gonna know anybody. I mean, Venezuela was so incredible because we did the attack and we kept govt totally intact.'"
~ Aaron Rupar
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mg6alhgje52a
"Trump: 'I guess the worst case is we do this and then somebody takes over who is as bad as the previous person. That could happen.'"
~ Aaron Rupar
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"Trump: 'I guess the worst case is we do this and then somebody takes over who is as bad as the previous person. That could happen.'"
~ Aaron Rupar
"JD [Vance] has become a lurker. The greatest sycophant and word-twister alive has decided that his best move is to just shut up. He can’t admit 'No dumb wars,' his foundational excuse for backing Trump—after once comparing Trump to Hitler—was a lie. Vance, the posting machine, has essentially stopped; the cheer captain gone silent and is just watching the game."
~ Jason Sattler
https://thecause.substack.com/p/the-iran-war-is-so-bad-even-jd-vance
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"JD [Vance] has become a lurker. The greatest sycophant and word-twister alive has decided that his best move is to just shut up. He can’t admit 'No dumb wars,' his foundational excuse for backing Trump—after once comparing Trump to Hitler—was a lie. Vance, the posting machine, has essentially stopped; the cheer captain gone silent and is just watching the game."
~ Jason Sattler
https://thecause.substack.com/p/the-iran-war-is-so-bad-even-jd-vance
"Here is a word neither Hegseth nor Trump like the sound of at all: prepare. To prepare is all about planning and waiting, and planning and waiting is boring. To do things that bore Donald Trump and Hegseth and their diplomacy poodle Marco Rubio is illegal. Trump hates only one thing more than being bored and that is losing."
~ Lucian K. Truscott
#Trump #PeteHegseth #MarcoRubio #Iran #war
/9https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/how-to-plan-for-a-war-of-choice-you
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"Here is a word neither Hegseth nor Trump like the sound of at all: prepare. To prepare is all about planning and waiting, and planning and waiting is boring. To do things that bore Donald Trump and Hegseth and their diplomacy poodle Marco Rubio is illegal. Trump hates only one thing more than being bored and that is losing."
~ Lucian K. Truscott
#Trump #PeteHegseth #MarcoRubio #Iran #war
/9https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/how-to-plan-for-a-war-of-choice-you
"The Joint US-Israel attack on Iran has now expanded into a region-wide conflict involving 12 countries. For 40 years, the policy of the United States has been to prevent this very conflict. ...
This was a war of choice that I would certainly never have made."
~ Malcolm Nance
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"The Joint US-Israel attack on Iran has now expanded into a region-wide conflict involving 12 countries. For 40 years, the policy of the United States has been to prevent this very conflict. ...
This was a war of choice that I would certainly never have made."
~ Malcolm Nance
"However, the Trump administration is comprised of idiots, fools, being cautious, the injudicious, and the greedy. They see this as an opportunity to make money on the deaths of our soldiers and the backs of our allies."
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"Once upon a time US and Israeli air superiority might have contained Iran’s ability to harm its neighbors. But in an age in which even third-rate powers have the ability to launch missiles and drones, Iran has a huge stockpile of drones and also has ballistic missiles that are destructive, hard to intercept, and have a 1200 mile range."
~ Paul Krugman
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/reality-sets-in-on-trumps-new-war
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"Once upon a time US and Israeli air superiority might have contained Iran’s ability to harm its neighbors. But in an age in which even third-rate powers have the ability to launch missiles and drones, Iran has a huge stockpile of drones and also has ballistic missiles that are destructive, hard to intercept, and have a 1200 mile range."
~ Paul Krugman
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/reality-sets-in-on-trumps-new-war
"The U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia has been hit by two drone strikes. Airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha and the U.S. consulate in Dubai have also been hit."
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"The US State Department and Department of Defense apparently failed to anticipate a regional war as Iran’s defensive strategy—a failure of contingency planning, wargaming, and imagination."
~ Robert B. Hubbell
https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/a-good-night-for-democrats-as-the
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"The US State Department and Department of Defense apparently failed to anticipate a regional war as Iran’s defensive strategy—a failure of contingency planning, wargaming, and imagination."
~ Robert B. Hubbell
https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/a-good-night-for-democrats-as-the
"Qatar’s Defense Ministry said an Iranian missile struck the Al Udeid U.S. air base, the biggest military base in the Middle East. No one was injured, the ministry said on social media early Wednesday local time."
~ Alyssa Lukpat
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"Qatar’s Defense Ministry said an Iranian missile struck the Al Udeid U.S. air base, the biggest military base in the Middle East. No one was injured, the ministry said on social media early Wednesday local time."
~ Alyssa Lukpat
"Satellite imagery shows an Iranian ballistic missile struck the AN/FPS-132 phased array radar at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. If the damage is as severe as the imagery suggests, Iran just destroyed a $1.1 billion piece of equipment that took years to build and cannot be replaced on any timeline relevant to this war."
~ Shanaka Anslem Perera quoted by Greg Dworkin
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"JD [Vance] has become a lurker. The greatest sycophant and word-twister alive has decided that his best move is to just shut up. He can’t admit 'No dumb wars,' his foundational excuse for backing Trump—after once comparing Trump to Hitler—was a lie. Vance, the posting machine, has essentially stopped; the cheer captain gone silent and is just watching the game."
~ Jason Sattler
https://thecause.substack.com/p/the-iran-war-is-so-bad-even-jd-vance
@wdlindsy JD Vance is ambitious and without principles. He sees which way the wind is blowing. He is just waiting for opportunity.
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"Satellite imagery shows an Iranian ballistic missile struck the AN/FPS-132 phased array radar at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. If the damage is as severe as the imagery suggests, Iran just destroyed a $1.1 billion piece of equipment that took years to build and cannot be replaced on any timeline relevant to this war."
~ Shanaka Anslem Perera quoted by Greg Dworkin
"It doesn’t appear that Donald Trump will be getting that Nobel Peace Prize anytime soon—at least not one he earned. The big story today is the growing global fallout as the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran enters its fourth day."
~ Adam Parkhomenko
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"It doesn’t appear that Donald Trump will be getting that Nobel Peace Prize anytime soon—at least not one he earned. The big story today is the growing global fallout as the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran enters its fourth day."
~ Adam Parkhomenko
"4 days after the Iran War started, the State Dept announced it was evacuating embassy personnel from 14 different countries in the Middle East and advised all Americans in those countries to leave immediately. However, due to DOGE cuts, the State Dept budget to evacuate Americans was slashed and the US govt has no ability to help anyone get out."
~ Ron Filipkowski
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-320-3326
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"4 days after the Iran War started, the State Dept announced it was evacuating embassy personnel from 14 different countries in the Middle East and advised all Americans in those countries to leave immediately. However, due to DOGE cuts, the State Dept budget to evacuate Americans was slashed and the US govt has no ability to help anyone get out."
~ Ron Filipkowski
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-320-3326
"Right now, amid Donald Trump’s war in Iran, the US government has left many Americans in the lurch across the Middle East."
~ Maria Kari
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"Right now, amid Donald Trump’s war in Iran, the US government has left many Americans in the lurch across the Middle East."
~ Maria Kari
"Iran has retaliated against the U.S. and Israeli strikes by targeting bases, infrastructure and certain civilian structures throughout the region with missiles and drones. The half million or so U.S. citizens in the region are now desperate to escape, but the U.S. State Department is offering no assistance whatsoever."
~ Jay Kuo
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"Iran has retaliated against the U.S. and Israeli strikes by targeting bases, infrastructure and certain civilian structures throughout the region with missiles and drones. The half million or so U.S. citizens in the region are now desperate to escape, but the U.S. State Department is offering no assistance whatsoever."
~ Jay Kuo
"You have to understand: Just like any wartime president, Trump has also been preoccupied with the intense planning and logistics of his beautiful new ballroom. As he noted Monday, it was a real shame that American soldiers died in a reprisal attack, but also, how about those drapes?"
~ Marty Kelley
/s alert
https://www.wonkette.com/p/fifa-peace-president-would-evacuate
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"'If anything,' he said, 'I might’ve forced Israel’s hand.' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth immediately chimed in: 'This is 100% correct.' This, of course, set the president and the secretary of defense 100 percent against the attack rationale laid out a day earlier by both Secretary of State Marco Rubio and House Speaker Mike Johnson…."
@wdlindsy Snork. His ego can't stand that they made him do it, but I"ll wager they "made" him do it.
