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Pragmatist2025
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re: Kuwaiti F/A-18 shot down our pilots
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 9:06 pm to Henry Jones Jr
quote:I laughed at that thinking about Dubya.
There's an old saying in Tennessee. I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee, that says, 'Fool me once, shame on... shame on you. Fool me, you can't get fooled again
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re: Qatar denies Tucker’s claim that Israel planted bombs within nation
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 8:54 pm to blueboy
quote:I have never heard anyone deny this before. I feel like I am in the twilight zone. As another poster said, the only ‘mistake’ Israel made is that they didn’t sink the ship as planned.
WTF is wrong with you?
re: Qatar denies Tucker’s claim that Israel planted bombs within nation
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 8:45 pm to Metaloctopus
quote:Revisionist history right there. They fired from air and sea for two hours all the while seeing the giant American flag in international waters. The ‘snuck up on them shite’ is made up.
they'd be better off coming to an agreement where both sides just call it an accident and move on.
re: Qatar denies Tucker’s claim that Israel planted bombs within nation
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 8:39 pm to cajunangelle
quote:Wait, what? This REALLY did happen. It’s well documented history as well as the many survivors that have made this known for 50+ years. Israel even gave some compensation to families.
Document this, show links or GTFO.
re: I'm seeing stories of Americans stuck in Dubai, SHOCKED a war broke out while there
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 2:43 pm to Sweep Da Leg
quote:Is this something you googled, or….
They have hookers from everywhere there
re: I'm seeing stories of Americans stuck in Dubai, SHOCKED a war broke out while there
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 2:35 pm to TDsngumbo
quote:Well, it is a way to end up dead though.
I wouldn't be caught dead visiting the middle east.
re: Illinois has a reparations commission
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 2:32 pm to djmed
Wait, ain’t they harming the shite out of each other?
re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 2:29 pm to WeeWee
quote:Indeed.
Assembly of Experts
re: Douglas Macgregor is worried about the use of nuclear weapons.
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 2:21 pm to BHTiger
quote:To be fair, Russia is not just fighting Ukraine.
Russia is struggling in their own backyard
re: Douglas Macgregor is worried about the use of nuclear weapons.
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 2:19 pm to ItTakesAThief
quote:Did I mishear that? Didn’t he say something about Israel using nuclear weapons?
The nuclear threat is the whole reason we are there.
re: What advice, based on our national experience, would you give Iran re: new constitution?
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 2:10 pm to WeeWee
quote:Our government has this way though….
Their problem not ours
re: Sometimes camera hogs don’t want footage released.
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 1:40 pm to Tigertittie
quote:Also, despite published reports, he in fact, DID NOT bring sexy back.
Cry me a river
re: What advice, based on our national experience, would you give Iran re: new constitution?
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 1:26 pm to WeeWee
quote:Looks good on paper but I could see a lot of Hatfield/McCoy scenarios in their future.
Split the country into states
re: What is the direct positive impact to the US for our actions in Iran?
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 1:21 pm to cssamerican
quote:It seems like we want to be IN these.
Gets us possibly out of a conflict in the Middle East every decade.
re: Lawmakers want billionaires to foot the bill for $3,000 payouts to American households
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 1:12 pm to Oates Mustache
And BTW, if they want billionaires to pay their ‘fair’ share (along with everyone else) go to a consumption tax.
re: Lawmakers want billionaires to foot the bill for $3,000 payouts to American households
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 1:10 pm to Oates Mustache
quote:Hell, they think that is being “rich”, though their crusty asses are worths millions while drawing a similar salary.
fricking the middle class
re: What advice, based on our national experience, would you give Iran re: new constitution?
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 1:07 pm to GRTiger
quote:I thought that also and it would be great ideal in a perfect world, but they have always had a strong central figurehead/ruler. IMO, they’d maybe function better under some type of democratic monarchy like other ME countries but without so much power given to the president. With that said, that executive power sometimes exists because there is such a wide variety of cultural/political differences in their representatives. Iran would absolutely have a shite ton of those differences.
I'd recommend a parliamentary democracy form of government
re: Democrats acknowledge an imminent threat to Israel, but not to the U.S. so they oppose war
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 12:57 pm to Tammany Tom
quote:Careful, EO 14188 says these words should be considered a possible anti-Semitic civil rights violation.
It’s amazing how little people in the country understand how controlled we are by Israel, and the Jews.
re: “If” the Persians take over Iran, what should they do?
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 12:11 pm to bhtigerfan
A regime has been taken out. A smooth transition is possible but not probable. The fly in the ointment was always going to be the size of the remnant of radicalism that remains, especially among the military, and then regime ‘loyalists’. That fact alone should give anyone pause about how ‘quickly’ this ends.
If the goal is to eradicate it all with air strikes then this will probably be very protracted. If a secular or even a devout leader rises to power it may be years before there is a semblance of stability. The rebuilding of government infrastructure (both systemic and physical) and establishment of a loyal military is not an overnight endeavor, not to mention any timeline on easing of sanctions. It would be idyllic if an armed populace rises up and stamps out the enemy. The absence of that however is historically called civil war.
The euphoria of the moment concerning freedom is going to meet the reality that this a ‘chance’, not a guarantee. The best hope is for enough normalcy in whatever system of government is installed as to restore diplomatic relations. Also, WHATEVER the ‘new’ government looks like, they are going to want to be armed. To what degree becomes the continuing question.
If the goal is to eradicate it all with air strikes then this will probably be very protracted. If a secular or even a devout leader rises to power it may be years before there is a semblance of stability. The rebuilding of government infrastructure (both systemic and physical) and establishment of a loyal military is not an overnight endeavor, not to mention any timeline on easing of sanctions. It would be idyllic if an armed populace rises up and stamps out the enemy. The absence of that however is historically called civil war.
The euphoria of the moment concerning freedom is going to meet the reality that this a ‘chance’, not a guarantee. The best hope is for enough normalcy in whatever system of government is installed as to restore diplomatic relations. Also, WHATEVER the ‘new’ government looks like, they are going to want to be armed. To what degree becomes the continuing question.
re: How long before we send in the ground troops?
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/3/26 at 10:23 am to BOHICAMAN
quote:Strikes began on the Saturday of Shabbat Zachor. I would imagine that was going to be the case regardless.
The original plan was to strike the night following the initial bombing that killed Iranian leadership.
re: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: “We didn't start this war..."
Posted by Pragmatist2025 on 3/2/26 at 8:52 am to AlterEd
quote:I think there are entrenched sides to this debate about the ‘war’ label that has to do with President Trump’s previous statements about war.
Yeah, Iran and Israel seem to be at war.
Some do not want to concede ‘war’ because of those words. Others want to use it as a ‘gotcha’.
Whether we have ‘made war’, engaged in ‘acts of war’, have taken ‘military action’, or have or haven’t ‘declared war’ is irrelevant. The present situation and its success going forward is all that matters at this point IMO. All political jousting aside, would you agree with that?
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