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re: The President Tells Aides to Prepare for Extended Blockade of Iran
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:32 am to RelicBatches86
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:32 am to RelicBatches86
Read what you said. If we have a blockade then it doesn’t matter if Iran has a blockade or not because their shipping isn’t going to leave the region. America is grabbing their boats internationally as well. These tankers haven’t seen home port in months
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Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:35 am to kingbob
quote:Yeah, ok. Demolishing at least 50% of their military capabilities in a month and doing so with only about 13 casualties is an embarrassing defeat. Not to mention burying their enriched uranium under 200 feet of rubble. Oh, and taking out about 50 senior officials including the Supreme Leader. I'm embarrassed.
Pulling back now would look like an embarrassing defeat.
He could walk away now, and it would not be a defeat. It may not be a total victory, but that is only by choice.
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I don’t believe the options available to him will give him the “victory” he needs to spin this conflict as good for the American people.
Disarming and economically crippling Iran is good for the American people and the world.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:36 am to Loup
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4d chess
It’s closer to checkers - a fairly simple dynamic. Give up your nukes or we will continue to suffer some economic pain - and perhaps big setbacks in the midterms - in order to cause you (Iran) massive economic pain and political instability.
There is not much complexity to that. It’s a simple power dynamic.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:37 am to TigerBlood17
Except by not removing the Iranian regime, pulling back just gives them time and money to rearm. All you’re doing is setting up to have to do the same thing a couple years from now.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:41 am to TigerBlood17
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He could walk away now, and it would not be a defeat. It may not be a total victory, but that is only by choice.
He can’t walk away until the the Strait of Hormuz is restored to its pre-war state or this becomes a supermassive foreign policy blunder.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:42 am to Nosevens
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Those storage facilities filling up has future problems for pumps as they can be lost to seepage. Then you have losses of future production/ income
I read that their fields are old have have very low pressure, when the oil stops flowing, the water comes in just like you said, and then they’re gonna be fricked.
When they start trying to drill new wells I’m betting they’ll be taken out.
Instead of dropping bombs Trump is taking away their number one money maker.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:45 am to Decatur
I've seen a few guys make pretty good arguments that the fuel/fertilizer slowdown already baked in means dire consequences later this year. While I prefer the blockade to more bombing, another month or two of this is going to blast the global economy.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:46 am to ragincajun03
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high-risk
In reality, there is absolutely no risk to the USA here.
This post was edited on 4/29/26 at 8:46 am
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:47 am to Chazreinhold
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Instead of dropping bombs Trump is taking away their number one money maker.
Reminds me of something along the lines of peace through strength.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:48 am to imjustafatkid
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In reality, there is absolutely no risk to the USA here.
There’s certainly an economic risk.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:50 am to Mo Jeaux
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There’s certainly an economic risk.
No discernible risk so far.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:50 am to ragincajun03
That’s the first outgoing passage Ms Lindsey ever urged to remain closed.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:50 am to Bunk Moreland
I don’t think many people are considering the long tail effects, especially if this continues.
What a mess.
What a mess.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:03 am to Chazreinhold
All things turn to dust in time. Maybe it’s about that time
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:12 am to ColoradoAg
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Trump won’t attack again until Iran attacks first. Interested to see Iran’s response. They are the verge of anarchy out there. Iran will lash out soon
IMO we are getting assets in place and then will invade.
We will secure the area around the uranium and extract it.
The operation will be declared a success a month ahead of the midterms and we will leave.
Iran will have to start the nuclear program from ground zero.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:13 am to ColoradoAg
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Trump won’t attack again until Iran attacks first.
Attacks what? Israel? Other Arab states? That's been going on.
We blew up a school full of little girls and Iran didn't just cave from the shock and awe. Trump knows what will happen if he fully commits ground troops or escalates. He's hoping Iran blinks, but I doubt it. How much damage can Trump and the GOP take on this one? What new world alliances are being made while we dig in on this hill?
Meanwhile, the left is paying lip service to housing costs, jobs, gas prices and other areas of THIS NATION'S concern. Yeah, they're full of lies, but who do you think voting independents will turn to? Those talking dollars and cents or those worrying about international empire?
This post was edited on 4/29/26 at 9:14 am
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:22 am to 4LSU2
TDS libs and woke right TDS panicans are going to panican big time in this thread. 
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:23 am to kingbob
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He lacks the political will and popular support for a ground war.
He also doesn't want a ground war, never did, and we won't have a ground war. But keep crying.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:25 am to TigerBlood17
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Pulling back now would look like an embarrassing defeat.
Yeah, ok. Demolishing at least 50% of their military capabilities in a month and doing so with only about 13 casualties is an embarrassing defeat. Not to mention burying their enriched uranium under 200 feet of rubble. Oh, and taking out about 50 senior officials including the Supreme Leader. I'm embarrassed.
He could walk away now, and it would not be a defeat. It may not be a total victory, but that is only by choice.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:27 am to ragincajun03
I actually like this. More crippling than sanctions. I wish the Orange Man had done this before Israel hoaxed him into bombing Iran.
He could have spared himself a fight with his base. Not sure the damage isn’t done - but as an OG MAGA and certified dove, I was superfly pissed and disgusted with a Middle East war fought for another country.
He could have spared himself a fight with his base. Not sure the damage isn’t done - but as an OG MAGA and certified dove, I was superfly pissed and disgusted with a Middle East war fought for another country.
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