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DJT - we don't need a deal with Iran, JD to focus all attention on corruption and crime.

Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:00 pm
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:00 pm
Posted by Gifman
Captiva, FL
Member since Jan 2021
20317 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:03 pm to
A “deal” isn’t possible with Islamic maniacs
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
61910 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:09 pm to
Wasn’t dealing with corruption his original primary goal? Why did he balk on it in the first place?
Posted by AndyCBR
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2012
8489 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:10 pm to
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we don't need a deal with Iran


Fair enough.

So then what is the resolution to the long term US military presence and continued policing of the strait and neighboring countries?

It's fair to criticize the handling of this conflict and the variable messaging along the way.
Posted by Zap Rowsdower
MissLou, La
Member since Sep 2010
16903 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:12 pm to
Took this many months to come to that conclusion?
This post was edited on 11/12/26 at 7:14 pm
Posted by SundayFunday
Member since Sep 2011
10721 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:15 pm to
quote:

It's fair to criticize the handling of this conflict and the variable messaging along the way.



Sure, as long as you also acknowledge the fact it was/is one of the most successful military conflicts in modern history
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
32759 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:16 pm to
We have no real political reason to end the conflict with Iran now. The sanctions will starve them out.

We need to focus on these corrupt fricks.
Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
87059 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:19 pm to
I wonder if JD didn’t go to him and request off the assignment. It never fit him to begin with.
Posted by Warboo
Enterprise Alabama
Member since Sep 2018
6561 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:20 pm to
quote:

Fair enough. So then what is the resolution to the long term US military presence and continued policing of the strait and neighboring countries? It's fair to criticize the handling of this conflict and the variable messaging along the way.


Fair enough. It cost the house and senate majority. He needs to finish this one way or another. The decision to meet this head on was made and it has cost us dearly politically. It can still be a win for the world if the objective that was originally conceived is achieved. That is the only way to save his legacy at this point.
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
29733 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:22 pm to
He should start with the corruption in his own administration. For example, the outrageous overpayment by ICE for warehouses.
quote:

• Salt Lake City, Utah: Purchased for nearly $150 million (roughly $48 million to $50 million above its assessed value of around $97 million).

• Roxbury, New Jersey: A warehouse assessed at $62 million was bought from Goldman Sachs for nearly $130 million (137% over its valuation).

• Social Circle, Georgia: A property valued around $26 million was acquired for $129 million.

• Tremont, Pennsylvania: Acquired from Blue Owl at approximately double its market valuation.

• Sakoro, Texas: Acquired at prices reported up to 1,000% above recent valuations.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
71796 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:22 pm to
Maybe. But, I think he did his best to resolve this. He probably doesn't want to be thrown under the bus as things unravel.

I watch a bunch of alt media guys who say we have no serious diplomats right now. The real estate guys are a clown show. Rubio could maybe do that, but he is not going to grind out a 20 month JCPOA type negotiation. He is too distracted with a bunch of other things.
This post was edited on 11/12/26 at 7:24 pm
Posted by Bass Tiger
Member since Oct 2014
57691 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:25 pm to
Trump's not wrong about seriously reducing the federal deficit by the elimination of hundreds of billions of fraud, waste and outright theft annually of US taxpayer dollars. But what's equally important is prosecuting and imprisoning those who are guilty of the fraud and theft.
Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
87059 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:31 pm to
I don’t doubt JD tried to do the task he was assigned. I also think he was against it from the start and was proven correct when it became a quagmire. It wouldn’t surprise me if he told DJT he doesn’t want to take the political hit on it and he can either be removed from the assignment or he can become more assertive in speaking his mind about it.
This post was edited on 11/12/26 at 7:33 pm
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
59130 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:31 pm to
I like the whole message except the part in which he says we could balance the budget by eliminating fraud. That is a damaging lie.
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
59130 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:33 pm to
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above its assessed value

Dude, you can’t go by assessed values. I’m sure they overpaid, but that is a ridiculous metric.
Posted by AndyCBR
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2012
8489 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:34 pm to
quote:

Sure, as long as you also acknowledge the fact it was/is one of the most successful military conflicts in modern history


The outcome is not complete and we are still actively conducting strikes.

By your definition, the war in Iraq was a rousing success because we steamrolled the Iraqi army on the front end. But what did the 20 year ME occupation really gain us?

I'm not saying there wasn't a good reason to strike Iran, but the exit strategy is unclear at best.
Posted by beaux duke
Member since Oct 2023
5227 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:35 pm to
hundreds of billions of dollars!
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
23636 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:36 pm to
quote:

So then what is the resolution to the long term US military presence and continued policing of the strait and neighboring countries?



There is no "resolution" to instability in the Middle East. There never has been, there never will be.
Posted by Lynxrufus2012
Central Kentucky
Member since Mar 2020
20790 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:38 pm to
Now you know that every seller has always agreed to sell for the assessed value. Socialists and communists know nothing about markets.

Tell me how many would sell their homes for the tax assessed value?
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
71796 posts
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:38 pm to
Sorry I didn't see Timeoday's thread from earlier today. Mods, feel free to nuke this.
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