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THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 7:31 pm
by mookiemcgee
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Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 9:14 pm
by saxitoxin
I officially denounce Donald J. Trump.

saxitoxin

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 10:59 pm
by riskllama
saxitoxin wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 9:14 pm I officially denounce Donald J. Trump.

saxitoxin
*polite clapping*

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 11:10 pm
by riskllama
riskllama wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 10:59 pm
saxitoxin wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 9:14 pm I officially denounce Donald J. Trump.

saxitoxin
*polite clapping*

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2026 10:48 am
by Dukasaur
saxitoxin wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 9:14 pm I officially denounce Donald J. Trump.

saxitoxin
You need to update your avatar.

And welcome back!


Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2026 7:44 pm
by mookiemcgee
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Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2026 9:06 pm
by saxitoxin
Dukasaur wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2026 10:48 am
saxitoxin wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 9:14 pm I officially denounce Donald J. Trump.

saxitoxin
You need to update your avatar.

And welcome back!

I take a couple months off ... come back, and immediately I start getting assigned jobs to get done.

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2026 1:12 pm
by Pack Rat

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2026 1:15 pm
by Dukasaur
saxitoxin wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2026 9:06 pm
Dukasaur wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2026 10:48 am
saxitoxin wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 9:14 pm I officially denounce Donald J. Trump.

saxitoxin
You need to update your avatar.

And welcome back!

I take a couple months off ... come back, and immediately I start getting assigned jobs to get done.
I haven't asked you to clean my room for me or pay my taxes.

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2026 1:22 pm
by Pack Rat
No need to worry! Hegseth is in control and making the Pentagon safe from photographers.


Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2026 1:24 pm
by Dukasaur
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/ ... oil-export
Trump urges other countries to deploy ships to help reopen strait of Hormuz
President calls on China, France, Japan and the UK to send vessels after US strikes Kharg Island oil facilities

Donald Trump has called on other countries to send ships to help reopen the strait of Hormuz, the critical chokepoint for global oil supplies which Iran has closed to almost all shipping in retaliation for the joint US-Israeli offensive launched two weeks ago.

In the latest flurry of social media posts, Trump wrote on Saturday on Truth Social that “many countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe.”

The US president, seemingly in an attempt to bolster domestic and international support for the war, added: “Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area.”
Poor Trumpy-wumpy. Starts a war which destablizes the region, then begs other countries (most of which he regularly insults) to come and stabilize it for him.

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2026 3:22 pm
by mookiemcgee
Dukasaur wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2026 1:24 pm https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/ ... oil-export
Trump urges other countries to deploy ships to help reopen strait of Hormuz
President calls on China, France, Japan and the UK to send vessels after US strikes Kharg Island oil facilities

Donald Trump has called on other countries to send ships to help reopen the strait of Hormuz, the critical chokepoint for global oil supplies which Iran has closed to almost all shipping in retaliation for the joint US-Israeli offensive launched two weeks ago.

In the latest flurry of social media posts, Trump wrote on Saturday on Truth Social that “many countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe.”

The US president, seemingly in an attempt to bolster domestic and international support for the war, added: “Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area.”
Poor Trumpy-wumpy. Starts a war which destablizes the region, then begs other countries (most of which he regularly insults) to come and stabilize it for him.

The militaries and intelligence agencies of countries around the world have been doing their own game theory projections of what would happen if US went to war with Iran for like 40+ years and the consensus among them is that it would take about 3 weeks of the straight of Hormuz being 'closed' before all the worlds navy's would congregate in the area in order to 'force' it open because that is the rough amount of time it would take before 'max pain' occurred to global economies based on the disruption to oil distribution.

So putting aside the words of the least trustworthy information disseminator head of state, you should expect most of these countries to do exactly what he's 'asking' them to do. They were always going to do it out of self interest, and he's just doing what he does best... take credit for things.

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2026 4:22 pm
by saxitoxin
Dukasaur wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2026 1:15 pm
saxitoxin wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2026 9:06 pm
Dukasaur wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2026 10:48 am
saxitoxin wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 9:14 pm I officially denounce Donald J. Trump.

saxitoxin
You need to update your avatar.

And welcome back!

I take a couple months off ... come back, and immediately I start getting assigned jobs to get done.
I haven't asked you to clean my room for me or pay my taxes.
you're probably thinking about it

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2026 4:26 pm
by saxitoxin
mookiemcgee wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2026 3:22 pm
Dukasaur wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2026 1:24 pm https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/ ... oil-export
Trump urges other countries to deploy ships to help reopen strait of Hormuz
President calls on China, France, Japan and the UK to send vessels after US strikes Kharg Island oil facilities

Donald Trump has called on other countries to send ships to help reopen the strait of Hormuz, the critical chokepoint for global oil supplies which Iran has closed to almost all shipping in retaliation for the joint US-Israeli offensive launched two weeks ago.

In the latest flurry of social media posts, Trump wrote on Saturday on Truth Social that “many countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe.”

The US president, seemingly in an attempt to bolster domestic and international support for the war, added: “Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area.”
Poor Trumpy-wumpy. Starts a war which destablizes the region, then begs other countries (most of which he regularly insults) to come and stabilize it for him.

The militaries and intelligence agencies of countries around the world have been doing their own game theory projections of what would happen if US went to war with Iran for like 40+ years and the consensus among them is that it would take about 3 weeks of the straight of Hormuz being 'closed' before all the worlds navy's would congregate in the area in order to 'force' it open because that is the rough amount of time it would take before 'max pain' occurred to global economies based on the disruption to oil distribution.

So putting aside the words of the least trustworthy information disseminator head of state, you should expect most of these countries to do exactly what he's 'asking' them to do. They were always going to do it out of self interest, and he's just doing what he does best... take credit for things.
I'm inclined to agree that they all want to do that and, if they had the resources, would do that.

However, who actually has the ability to deploy ships at that distance? China and Russia, both of whom aren't at any oil risk. France, whose nuclear industry gives it more breathing room.

So that leaves the UK, and maybe Germany and Italy? Will it be enough?

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2026 6:54 pm
by mookiemcgee
India maybe? Will it be enough, and how long are they willing to stay are the trillion dollar questions

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2026 7:20 pm
by Dukasaur
saxitoxin wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2026 4:22 pm
Dukasaur wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2026 1:15 pm
saxitoxin wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2026 9:06 pm
Dukasaur wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2026 10:48 am
saxitoxin wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 9:14 pm I officially denounce Donald J. Trump.

saxitoxin
You need to update your avatar.

And welcome back!

I take a couple months off ... come back, and immediately I start getting assigned jobs to get done.
I haven't asked you to clean my room for me or pay my taxes.
you're probably thinking about it
Yes.

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2026 7:26 pm
by Dukasaur
mookiemcgee wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2026 3:22 pm
Dukasaur wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2026 1:24 pm https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/ ... oil-export
Trump urges other countries to deploy ships to help reopen strait of Hormuz
President calls on China, France, Japan and the UK to send vessels after US strikes Kharg Island oil facilities

Donald Trump has called on other countries to send ships to help reopen the strait of Hormuz, the critical chokepoint for global oil supplies which Iran has closed to almost all shipping in retaliation for the joint US-Israeli offensive launched two weeks ago.

In the latest flurry of social media posts, Trump wrote on Saturday on Truth Social that “many countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe.”

The US president, seemingly in an attempt to bolster domestic and international support for the war, added: “Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area.”
Poor Trumpy-wumpy. Starts a war which destablizes the region, then begs other countries (most of which he regularly insults) to come and stabilize it for him.

The militaries and intelligence agencies of countries around the world have been doing their own game theory projections of what would happen if US went to war with Iran for like 40+ years and the consensus among them is that it would take about 3 weeks of the straight of Hormuz being 'closed' before all the worlds navy's would congregate in the area in order to 'force' it open because that is the rough amount of time it would take before 'max pain' occurred to global economies based on the disruption to oil distribution.

So putting aside the words of the least trustworthy information disseminator head of state, you should expect most of these countries to do exactly what he's 'asking' them to do. They were always going to do it out of self interest, and he's just doing what he does best... take credit for things.
Yeah, it's possible, I guess.

But I do read about Iran letting tankers go by with Indian Navy escorts. While they are striking out in many directions, they obviously have a soft spot for India. I suspect China, too. China is refusing to send military hardware right now, but it is sending food. They might be willing to co-operate with China. The Russians, I'm not so sure. Iran is traditionally a Russian ally, but Putin is currently making more money with Trump's lifting of sanctions, so he might not be inclined to piss off Trump. Still, I don't think Russia would actually attack Iran.

So, if you rule out Russia, China, and India, that leaves only the European navies, which have been allowed to wither for decades. And Japan, which might conceivably get involved.

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2026 11:55 pm
by mookiemcgee
idk how much it really matters who goes when it comes to the success rate... it's going to be done and for the foreseeable future starting in the coming weeks after they do some work clearing out mines, 'they' are going to be escorting tankers with a very high success rate at great expense and at much slower rates than before. As with all american foreign wars in my lifetime, they will achieve their short term objectives. Can they avoid doing the other part they've done with every foreign war in my lifetime by staying too long trying to rebuild a stable government that supports their interest and then leave as losers?

Are we going to be escorting tankers for the coming decade? Will America try taking over and creating a permanent outpost on Kharg Island? Are we all going to wake up in 3 weeks to trump saying we accomplished our objectives and are all forces out of the area? if he does will Israel follow suit or continue bombing? Will business as usual ever resume in the straight? Will Clavicular be Iran's next supreme leader by March 31st?
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These are the important questions I find myself asking, and I fear Occam's razor probably applies

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2026 2:23 am
by saxitoxin
Today, Japan and Australia both overtly declined to send ships ... Israel was so busy spending money on U.S. elections, they forgot to spend money on Japanese and Australian elections.

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2026 11:35 am
by saxitoxin
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Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:37 pm
by Pack Rat
Winning!

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 11:15 am
by Pack Rat
More winning!



Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 8:41 pm
by saxitoxin
Trump told aides he’s willing to end the U.S. war against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains significantly closed

https://x.com/disclosetv/status/2038785181973164295
If true, this would be a significantly bigger defeat for the U.S. than the last giant defeat (five years ago). The strait was open last month.

Once the U.S. begins full retreat, we will have spent $100 billion, had 13 bases leveled, and be in a worse position than when we started.

Re: THE WAR IS WON!!!

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 11:34 pm
by mookiemcgee
There are still a few hours left on the clock, but it appears the Clavicular will not be Irans next supreme leader after all. There goes my kids lunch money for April.

Pentagon using human shields in Middle East!

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2026 2:19 pm
by Pack Rat
American soldiers fleeing military bases and hiding in hotels!

Pentagon is hiding real number of military personnel being killed and wounded.


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