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jmowreader

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18. I give the man no credit whatsoever

Reply to Another Jackalope (Reply #15)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 07:15 PM

16 hrs ago

Trump is a marionette with high maintenance costs - fast food isn't cheap anymore. Other people decide what he's gonna do, and he always obeys. A couple days ago there was a post on this fine message board that said Trump fell asleep in the planning meeting for this attack.

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Why Trump Didn't Plan for the Strait of Hormuz [View all] IronLionZion 18 hrs ago OP

In war, incompetent military leaders are sacked. Squaredeal 17 hrs ago #1

Plan? UpInArms 17 hrs ago #2

Maps are for losers IronLionZion 17 hrs ago #4

But you're failing to account for his marker EdmondDantes_ 14 hrs ago #30

;-{) WAR PREPPING Goonch 17 hrs ago #3

Very strange cartoon jmowreader 16 hrs ago #16

But the guy wearing a long red tie is bald. wnylib 16 hrs ago #22

We know that jmowreader 14 hrs ago #28

It was stupid to open such a can of worms bucolic_frolic 17 hrs ago #5

None of them dreamed that Iran would fight back. tanyev 17 hrs ago #6

That's What Japan Thought In 1941 ProfessorGAC 17 hrs ago #8

The arrogance of bullies. They attack weaker people (or countries) wnylib 16 hrs ago #23

trump is transactional so never thinks ahead ......EVER vapor2 16 hrs ago #14

They fired too many people who know how to do the job correctly IronLionZion 17 hrs ago #7

Our military and government are under the control of complete fools Mysterian 17 hrs ago #9

They're all unqualified idiots. It was never a matter of if but when. And when is now. paleotn 17 hrs ago #10

The Trumpists also underestimated the intensity of Iran's animosity toward the US Another Jackalope 17 hrs ago #11

Factor in NetinYahoo and you have a collection of stooges. NoMoreRepugs 17 hrs ago #12

I have a huge issue with this article jmowreader 16 hrs ago #13

Trump thinking three moves ahead? Another Jackalope 16 hrs ago #15

I give the man no credit whatsoever jmowreader 16 hrs ago #18

The person who planned for the closure of the Strait was Putin Another Jackalope 16 hrs ago #21

I certainly don't disagree with you. BurnDoubt 16 hrs ago #19

One good point is that this actually hurts Europe even more than the US fujiyamasan 9 hrs ago #34

I agree his orders come from Moscow but I also believe he is clueless, ignorant, and way too stupid for the job IronLionZion 15 hrs ago #26

Jeez! Has anyone over there ever heard the phrase slightlv 16 hrs ago #17

"Only the Best People" BurnDoubt 16 hrs ago #20

The regime has nothing to lose so they inflict as much pain and punishment on their enemies as they can IronLionZion 15 hrs ago #27

Arrogance? moondust 16 hrs ago #24

I'll take "because he is stoopid" for $ 200 (billion dollars). twodogsbarking 15 hrs ago #25

Mathis didn't kiss Trump's stinky ass Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 14 hrs ago #29

If one thinks that Putin controls *rump, then they did plan for the Strait of Hormuz. Uncle Joe 14 hrs ago #31

MAGA will blame The Iran Excursion on democrats Johonny 13 hrs ago #32

How does escorting ships help BWdem4life 10 hrs ago #33

"it would also leave the escorting vessels themselves vulnerable" IronLionZion 3 hrs ago #35

Where is Israel? Ruby the Liberal 1 hr ago #36

Some of our allies might rethink their support for the US IronLionZion 8 min ago #38

It was on the map, but got rid of it with a magic marker. milestogo 1 hr ago #37