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This could literally be mentioned in the historical annals of idiotic military blunders in history.
Hey Republicans lurking on here, way to fucking go guys. You're so fucking stupid that you collapsed our reputation in the world and now we're a fucking laughing stock and because of your seemingly infinite level of abject idiocy, we now are legitimately in a national security crisis because of this wanton waste of our national defense assets.
Great fucking job, morons. Take a fucking bow.
“The full reopening of the Strait is something the Administration is working towards, but the core objectives of the operation have been clearly defined for the American people by the Commander in Chief,” Leavitt said.
No the fuck they haven't. He doesn't even know himself other than whatever Israel said to do, otherwise they'll release the videos of him raping children.
Sure they have - Baby gets what Baby wants. If baby wants the objectives of a war to be Iran sends him a cool fire truck to play with, that's how he defines "winning" the war that day.
Maybe he needs a 2nd gold-plated jumbo jet?
"Great progress has been made but, if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached, which it probably will be, and if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately 'Open for Business,' we will conclude our lovely 'stay' in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island," Trump wrote in a social media post.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-again-warns-iran-open-strait-hormuz-2026-03-30/
Hell of a reaction to something that is not vital.
America is good at not admitting they lost a war. Just ask any war since ww2.
Ending any war isn't their goal. We are the single largest arms manufacturer and seller on the planet. Our economy is war. This whole machine supports our pillaging and our governments priority is spending tax dollars for weapons from their clubs companies, then they turn around to the construction side of the club and give their friends contracts to repair everything they destroyed. Wait 20 years and rinse and repeat.
Mass murder for profit is our country's legacy.
This is a bit different. There's no profit to be had getting high on your own supply.
There is when you turn policy decisions into a failing casino that you're burning down for cash.
In WW2 they fought against 20% of a Wehrmacht that was already functionally broken by the Soviet Union.
And almost every war before ww2
Somehow whatever he can't do, or doesn't benefit him, magically doesn't matter! It's like a superpower!
Operation taco teusday is a great success. We all agree. Congrats everyone. Wheres that George Bush "Mission Accomplished!" banner? Now that we've won lets get our fearsome ICE agents to cover our military's retreat. They altready have a full set of tactical military gear anyway, they just need some rubber rafts and a push into the strait to get the job done. They did so well at the airports, its time to unless their epic fury. No rules of engagement!
If this were part of a strategy, it would be TACO Tuesday.
Are we getting an another historic "👍Mission accomplished👍" before midterms?
Does US have a carrier big enough for Trumps ego and fat ass, or do they need to rename one and pain it "tacky fake gold".
Leavitt signaled that Trump may achieve those objectives by mid-April. “The Pentagon has always stated four to six weeks as an estimated timeline for Operation Epic Fury,” Leavitt said in the White House briefing room. "We're on day 30 today—you do the math."
My math says it's taking y’all a lot longer than you fooled yourselves into thinking.
Hang on, I'm busy trying to solve another math problem.
Does anyone know what 3 – 1497 is? I'm really bogged down on this one.
-1493. Why? Counting vodka bottles?
"but the core objectives of the operation have been clearly defined for the American people by the Commander in Chief,” Leavitt said."
What objectives!?
just look if shes wearing her cross, and how big is it.
Distraction for jizzrael and some jizz, I mean, oil
And the indices go up... until the ground invasion on Saturday. There is no plan, no strategy, he's making it all up on the spot.
Operation Epstein Fumbleawayallthedocuments
They've never provided projected timescales. All Kegsbreth has said is "it could take days or weeks or months".
as long as epstein stays out of the news, thats how long.