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Miles Archer

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4. I hear you, and without second-guessing him, I will assume he said that because...

Reply to senseandsensibility (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 02:39 PM

11 hrs ago

...it's basically the Pottery Barn Rule. Break it and you bought it. If Trump invaded Iran, then America invaded Iran, whether America agreed with it or not.

And since John Roberts' "YOU ARE ABOVE ALL LAWS OF MORTAL MEN" benediction, Trump seems to enjoy the things America DOESN'T AGREE WITH more than the ones that that DO agree with.

As much as I'd like to detach myself from Trump, fully, when he invades Iran, he drags us along for the ride.

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