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Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:31 AM Thursday

'Disastrous' war in Iran could be the end for Trump's MAGA



Trump's apparent plan to deploy troops in the Strait of Hormuz would be 'disastrous' for Republicans seeking reelection in the midterms warns Denver Riggleman, former Republican Congressmen and US Air Force Veteran on The Trump Report.


Some of the issues discussed:

Can the U.S win with just air power?

The reasoning for this war is convoluted and confusing. What are the real reasons?

The first people killed in the war were killed by a shahed drone but yet we refused the expertise of Ukraine's military experience with drones.

Can we ever win back the trust of our allies after our treatment of them in the past year?

Info on former congressman Riggleman: FYI, he's not MAGA and now declares himself an independent. He endorsed Kamala Harris.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Riggleman
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'Disastrous' war in Iran could be the end for Trump's MAGA (Original Post) blue-wave Thursday OP
I know I'm only addressing a small fragment of this post - the question about int'l reputation and foreign response to i BobTheSubgenius Friday #1

BobTheSubgenius

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1. I know I'm only addressing a small fragment of this post - the question about int'l reputation and foreign response to i
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 12:38 PM
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I feel it's not as dire as many people think, at least for future prospects. Remember America's brand at the end of Dubya's second term. While Drumpf has done a much more thorough job of showing allies America's ass, it didn't take Obama long to be back on a good footing with most countries.

I say the damage mitigation will be directly proportional to the statesmanship, reputation and policies of the next Democrat to occupy the Oval Office. If...IF the unthinkable happens and the GOP manages to cheat their way back into the White House, all bets are off. At least a generation to become even respectable in global opinion.

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