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PATRICK

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7. Can give him a small window

Reply to Keepthesoulalive (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 01:25 PM

16 hrs ago

to declare peace and get out and Iran will have its hands full of its own problems. Except then...Epstein and election suppression loses its terrorist rationale. Is that Epstein card what the Iranians must keep or do they even have some of that? Do they play into Trump's losing hand by gifting some domestic terrorism?

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Robert Reich: Trump is cornered RE Iran. Here are the four options... [View all] Miles Archer 17 hrs ago OP

Definitely will declare victory because War is Peace bucolic_frolic 16 hrs ago #1

Whatever he does will not pacify the Iranians Keepthesoulalive 16 hrs ago #2

Can give him a small window PATRICK 16 hrs ago #7

It isn't up to Trump. SamKnause 16 hrs ago #3

Trump and his goons DID NOT DO their homework Miles Archer 16 hrs ago #4

Exactly. SamKnause 16 hrs ago #5

i'm honestly hoping for #1 Takket 16 hrs ago #6

How can they "unblock" the Strait without troops on the ground? Starfury 16 hrs ago #8

Option #5: He stays in for the long term and attempts an actual "regime change." harumph 15 hrs ago #9

Scooz me. How does an escort protect a tanker from mines? Girard442 15 hrs ago #10

Trump totally ignores Iran and moves onto his next victim Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #11

makes sense though didn't already declare victory? Jbraybarten 13 hrs ago #12