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Another Jackalope

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21. The person who planned for the closure of the Strait was Putin

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #18)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 07:30 PM

16 hrs ago

He saw the chain of events very clearly, ordered the first domino to fall, and Trump bent the knee. Trump didn't think this one through, Vlad the Impaler did.

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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 9 min ago #38

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