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re: I don't mind paying the higher gas prices.

Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:33 am to
Posted by sta4ever
Member since Aug 2014
17650 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:33 am to
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We’re trying to stop an insane suicidal religious death cult regime from developing nuclear weapons and terrorizing the world.


So you thought Bush’s War on Iraq was worth it then?
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
173558 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:33 am to
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NOT having a nuclear warhead detonating on American soil? Seems fairly clear to me.

You think that this was even a remote possibility?
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
122677 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:33 am to
I thought Trump took out their nuclear capability last year?
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
173558 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:34 am to
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I thought Trump took out their nuclear capability last year?

It was heresy to suggest otherwise
Posted by Barneyrb
NELA
Member since May 2016
7214 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:35 am to
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You think that this was even a remote possibility?


This year no, 2-5 years from now, hell yes
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
70420 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:35 am to
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REMF


What does this mean? I am not familiar with this acronym.
Posted by Lord of the Hogs
Member since Sep 2023
3636 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:36 am to
Until our greatest ally tells us to go to war with the next country.
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
173558 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:36 am to
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Leaving China confident enough to try and pull off a Taiwan invasion.

If they were interested in doing this we just gave them the perfect window

Our stockpiles have been depleted and now is probably the most opportune time for them to make a move
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
102613 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:38 am to
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This year no, 2-5 years from now, hell yes


Then we could have at least waited to do this after midterms and once the economy was on better footing
Posted by BFIV
Virginia
Member since Apr 2012
8854 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:38 am to
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The higher gas prices are the cost...what is the benefit?


Iran has no nukes.
Posted by NC_Tigah
Make Orwell Fiction Again
Member since Sep 2003
138713 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:39 am to
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If they were interested in doing this we just gave them the perfect window
Posted by TenWheelsForJesus
Member since Jan 2018
11338 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:41 am to
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Didn’t Trump run on affordability?


Trump also ran on preventing Iran from getting a nuke. Why do you only focus on one of these items?

Why do you not mention all the promises Trump has kept so far? Do you think Trump only ran on one issue?

You just focus on the negative so you can complain. No presidency will ever be perfect.

All of you whiners only focus on the present, too. None of you are capable of seeing the big picture. Trump is setting us up for long-term stability, but you can't stomach even mild discomfort to get there.

It's rich seeing a lawyer complain about rising prices when your entire industry raises the cost of living for everyone.
Posted by captainFid
Never apologize to barbarism
Member since Dec 2014
10481 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:46 am to
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What is he supposed to do about the "oil executives"? What do you expect "oil executives" to do?

You talking about those who make decisions on behalf of OPEC nations, or you talking about executives at companies like Exxon, Chevron, Devon, Diamondback, etc?


You must have missed the news late last week.
Posted by Marshhen
Port Eads
Member since Nov 2018
1042 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:49 am to
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If they were interested in doing this we just gave them the perfect window Our stockpiles have been depleted and now is probably the most opportune time for them to make a move


Which stockpiles are depleted? Are they the same munitions that would be used in defense of Taiwan?
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
173558 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:50 am to
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Do you think Trump only ran on one issue?

No new wars and affordability were a big part of his platform

I honestly think if he could do things over again he would have avoided this conflict

But obviously we don't have that option
Posted by BBONDS25
Member since Mar 2008
59452 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:52 am to
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No new wars and affordability were a big part of his platform


It’s about China. Dummy.
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
70420 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:53 am to
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No new wars and affordability were a big part of his platform


This and immigration were the three biggest reasons I voted for Trump.

There is still a possibility for this conflict to pay off in the long run, but it has already dragged on longer than anticipated, cost more than hoped, and produced less tangible benefits in return. Now, maybe it is unfair to judge a work in progress, especially with a process as messy as war, regime change, and blockades, but I think I know an unnecessary boondoggle when I see one.
This post was edited on 5/4/26 at 8:56 am
Posted by Lord of the Hogs
Member since Sep 2023
3636 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:54 am to
Not my problem. I’m worried about my life, my family’s lives, and my own country. Iran having nukes is a non-issue.

It’s an issue for our “greatest ally.”
Posted by Lord of the Hogs
Member since Sep 2023
3636 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:55 am to
With all we gave Ukraine and what we’re using against Iran, it’s a mistake to think our stockpiles haven’t been effected.
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
173558 posts
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:56 am to
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Which stockpiles are depleted? Are they the same munitions that would be used in defense of Taiwan?

Every war game we have run says we lose to China if we confront them in the south China sea. One of the reasons being munitions constraints.
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