• RandAlThor@lemmy.caOP
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    1 day ago

    To back away now would leave Iran as the new hegemon in the region. We would face profound economic and strategic consequences as the petrodollar is rerouted to China, and the Gulf states realign their loyalties, policies and investments.

    This would impact us with mounting interest rates, inflation and slower growth. U.S. credibility as an ally and global force would be shattered. Withdrawing from NATO would only deepen the problem.

    This war has fucked the US over.

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        14 hours ago

        Republicans.

        It’s not just Donny, the Republicans in congress could stop him the second they wanted to. But they don’t want to and we must not forget it - ever

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            3 hours ago

            My view is that it’s 50-50

            50% they know it’s a political (and maybe actual) suicide to go against Dear Leader

            50% is that they get insider tips for polymarket etc before major Donny T announcements and make MAD money with safe bets on the market

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    He could have been President. He could have been a conservative but honorable and good president. I desperately wish we had Wes Clark instead of GWB or Trump, things would look a lot different.

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      20 hours ago

      Trump wouldn’t be capable of that, either intellectually or psychologically.

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    24 hours ago

    Get Russia, China, and Europe involved in negotiations. Present Russia’s plan of keeping Iran’s enriched uranium and issuing it as need to Iran for peaceful purposes.

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      23 hours ago

      Hey I just want to let you know that my user tag that I put on your account a couple of weeks ago continues to prove itself lol