Gross

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/us/politics/iran-troop-deaths.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0FA.d6RQ.LF6BZ9JOzlk1&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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"Three military officials said that one reason behind the change was that the Trump administration decided to remove four service members killed this past weekend from the list — three in Jordan and one in northern Iraq — because their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April."

Press secretary says it’s due to “data disruptions” we’ll see…

7/24/2026 12:43:02 AM

These Low-T individuals failed to be on the cutting edge of lethality.

7/24/2026 6:59:12 AM

Support the troops, right?

8/1/2026 12:58:50 AM

True Americans support R troops!

8/1/2026 12:25:35 PM

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"In a post on Truth Social, the US president wrote that he had decided to "cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL""

8/1/2026 10:57:59 PM

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"BREAKING: Iran denies any deal is imminent, probably"

8/1/2026 11:17:09 PM

Perimeters of a deal guys. This time it’s for realsy

8/2/2026 12:17:41 AM

Must be ready to sell his current oil holdings again

8/2/2026 2:43:05 PM

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"“I would like to see the longer-term objective be regime collapse,” Cruz said, adding later: “What I’ve been urging is for President Trump and the Trump administration to arm the protesters, so that the people of Iran ... remove this regime from power. Not American boots on the ground, but the Iranian people.” -Ted Cruz"

Wow

8/30/2026 4:18:55 PM

No way that idea can fail.

8/30/2026 4:39:25 PM

How could it fail? It's not like this exact idea has repeatedly caused chaos in the Middle East time after time after time

8/30/2026 8:25:41 PM

But hear me out.

What if we arm the local warlords?!

8/30/2026 8:42:45 PM

I got gas the other day and planned it well..costco .10 higher now.
(3.48->3.58). Savings 1.25

[Edited on August 30, 2026 at 11:06 PM. Reason : Thanks Trump]

8/30/2026 11:05:22 PM

https://apnews.com/article/iran-lamerd-us-prsm-lockheed-martin-b4a37c59bcf5d1a11eb87aa79f153648

I have this weird vivid memory of watching the news right after the Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta where the newscaster described the bomb, including the reams of nails thought to have been taped around the outside of the bombs. I was 10, I liked war movies and understood what shrapnel was, but it still took some explanation from my dad so that I could understand the intent of the nails. I was horrified at the malice.

We are launching 13 foot long, 2,000 lb, $2million shrapnel bombs into residential areas of Iran. War analysts can’t even figure out the intended target. It feels like the tactics of terrorism.

9/1/2026 5:58:23 AM

Yeah, feels like. . .

9/1/2026 7:50:40 AM

It’s completely insane we’re at war with Iran. Feels like a nightmare

9/1/2026 8:50:14 PM

Yeah, feels like. . .

9/1/2026 9:15:26 PM

Good to see we're back to playing the hits of accidentally killing guests at weddings.

9/2/2026 9:44:57 AM

9/27/2026 1:54:31 PM

starting a war with Iran is one of the dumbest things the US has ever done

9/28/2026 12:18:23 PM

alternatively, starting a war with the US is one of the dumbest things the Islamic Republic of Iran has ever done

[Edited on September 28, 2026 at 12:33 PM. Reason : alternatively, starting a war against Iranians is one of the dumbest things the Islamic Republic of Iran has ever done]

9/28/2026 12:32:57 PM

Did Iran start a war with the US? Not sure that's how it went down

9/28/2026 12:58:03 PM

Haven't you heard? Iran has been starting at war with the US for 47 years.

9/28/2026 1:04:48 PM

it's possible to be against war in general, to be against this war in particular, to be against the way trump has waged this war, and to still acknowledge that the US and Iran at one point had friendly relations and it wasn't the US who decided to become belligerent against the other

9/28/2026 1:07:16 PM

I guess by "friendly relations" you mean the support of the authoritarian Shah?

9/28/2026 1:11:13 PM

look, when you have the opportunity to bomb a school full of kids, you just have to take it

because belligerence

9/28/2026 1:11:34 PM

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9/28/2026 1:15:40 PM

I'm not sure if anyone watches all the youtube videos you post.

9/28/2026 1:40:22 PM

i'm well aware that nobody wants to learn anything

9/28/2026 1:41:55 PM

Sure man. You sure do think highly of yourself.

9/28/2026 1:46:58 PM

i'm just posting information on the internet, just like everyone else

9/28/2026 1:50:18 PM

To me, that sound fair to me.

9/28/2026 1:55:27 PM

You're saying that you're the only one who wants to learn, and no one else wants to learn because they don't want to spend the time watching all the videos that you think are important.

9/28/2026 1:59:14 PM

you know what, you're absolutely right.

9/28/2026 2:03:49 PM

I actually agree with TGL.

The ONLY reason we would’ve had to go to war with Iran would have been their nuclear program. But hey, I thought we completely obliterated Iran’s nuclear capabilities last year, did we not? I clearly recall Trump’s gloats.

I thought this was only going to last a few weeks. We’re at what, month 6? 7?

What has been the economic impact to the Middle East because of this war? Sounds to me like Iran is making everybody suffer. Outside of Israel, we have zero allies here. As a matter of fact, we have LOST allies over this.

9/28/2026 2:49:24 PM

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"We’re at what, month 6? 7?"

9/28/2026 3:04:00 PM

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"it's possible to be against war in general, to be against this war in particular, to be against the way trump has waged this war, and to still acknowledge that the US and Iran at one point had friendly relations and it wasn't the US who decided to become belligerent against the other"

No, it isn't:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

[Edited on September 28, 2026 at 4:36 PM. Reason : no]

9/28/2026 4:34:15 PM

you know what, you're absolutely right.

9/28/2026 5:06:38 PM

Are you saying the CIA didn't help stage the coup? Because the CIA seems to think they did:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/in-first-cia-acknowledges-1953-coup-it-backed-to-overthrow-leader-of-iran-was-undemocratic

9/28/2026 6:32:41 PM

I had hoped by now Iran would be property of the united states

9/28/2026 6:43:28 PM

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"the CIA definitely helped the UK overthrow Prime Minister Mossadegh in 1953 ... the CIA did help prop up the Shah. I know it's fashionable to hate everything the US ever does, but let's not pretend that Mossadegh was a paragon of democratic virtue either. Quote : "when there's no good options you still have to at least make the most with what you got" and that's been my point. there's a reason why realpolitik wins out so often."

this is what I said and what I'm still saying. There were no perfect options because there never are. There is only Reality and the constraints that do actually exist in the world. Supporting the Shah was better than letting a wannabe dictator Mossadegh get away with his attempted coup. And supporting the Shah was better than letting a wannabe dictator Khomenei get away with his attempted coup. Everything you could possibly accuse the Shah of being less than a perfectly virtuous ruler, the ayatollahs and the IRGC have been FAR worse in every way.

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"I had hoped by now Iran would have liberated themselves be property of the united states"

[Edited on September 28, 2026 at 7:36 PM. Reason : I have found that if you spend time learning things, you will be better informed. wild!]

9/28/2026 7:34:50 PM

I still don't think any of that changes the fact that the coup was to protect US and UK financial interests. That pissed a lot of Iranians off, and to pretend that US and Iran animosity simply began with the 1970s hostage crisis seems rather dishonest to me. A big chunk of the public sentiment after the coup was that the US and UK were stealing Iranian oil. That strikes me as a belligerent act, whether the US thought they were justified in doing that or not.

I'm not trying to condone or condemn the US/UK involvement in the coup here, I'm just stating that there is no question many considered it a belligerent act. I don't think "belligerence" has an objective definition, so you can't simply ignore that, in my opinion.

9/28/2026 8:05:30 PM

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"protect US and UK financial interests"

so when putin seized hundreds of billions of dollars of assets in Russia from western companies after he invaded ukraine, did any of them protest? was that legitimate? would you have objected if putin got couped and replaced with a more reasonable russian leader?

just bc mossadegh threw a tantrum about "stolen" oil (aka multi-decade contractual agreements that both the Qajar and the Pahlavi dynasties agreed to and were compensated for) and then whipped up his attempt at a january 6th with claims of stolen election oil to try to overthrow the constitutionally recognized ruler of iran, doesn't make him a righteous crusader. it makes him a thug who got popular bc he's good at convincing the downtrodden that somebody else is to blame for their hardships, but ultimately doesn't know what he's talking about and is in over his head. but it doesn't matter bc he knows how to be charming in front of a camera or a newspaper reporter. the kind of politician you'd more easily recognize as a phony thug if it happened today. the only question then is what can or should our leaders do about it when they try to steal from you, or from your friends and allies? maybe it's better to let them get away with it, eat your losses and you just don't do business with them anymore. if we can't get rid of putin when he steals, that's realpolitik. if we can't get rid of xi when he steals, that's realpolitik. if we could get rid of mossadegh, that's realpolitik. it's all realpolitik. principles when you can, but realpolitik when you must. at the end of the day it's all protecting your interests when half the world is down to play by the rules and the other half still hasn't caught up yet. you can call it belligerence if you want, but that's just framing. realpolitik also happens to be how many people can you convince of your preferred framing. doesn't mean you're right. learning can help make you right. doesn't mean you won't be defeated by the liars and thugs, but you'll at least be right.

[Edited on September 28, 2026 at 10:35 PM. Reason : site4]

9/28/2026 10:26:07 PM

Again, that is one side. This is another side to the story:

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"This video exposes the "Oil Heist" of the century. We break down how Britain used a rigged concession signed in 1901 to drain Iran of its wealth for 50 years. While the British government collected millions in taxes from the company, Iran received a meager 16% of the "Net Profits"—a number that British accountants manipulated to ensure Iran stayed poor while London rebuilt itself."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04KwJxp0X4

[Edited on September 29, 2026 at 12:11 AM. Reason : ]

9/29/2026 12:10:08 AM

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"I had hoped by now Iran would be property of the united states"

Really weird thing to say. Please take it back.

9/29/2026 12:47:12 AM

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"but let's not pretend that Mossadegh was a paragon of democratic virtue either."

So what? He was their leader; it was their problem and their country.

9/29/2026 12:48:58 AM