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Torchlight

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3. Tehran's tac appears to have worked. Rather well.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 01:16 PM

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Iran won a significant world-wide PR victory in this confrontation, while Mr. trump merely projected weakness and retreat, tail tucked, dignity surrendered, and heading home to bask in the applause of the very idiots who mistake humiliation for strength.

With the Rose Garden's destruction complete, I'm sure Mr. trump can find something else that needs to be retarred.

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They profiled him, like the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit does with serial killers! Ocelot II Monday #1

This was a smart strategy LetMyPeopleVote Monday #4

Exactly. H2O Man Monday #13

Looks like they came out on top.. ... Lovie777 Monday #2

Obama had a better deal compared to trump LetMyPeopleVote Monday #5

+1 dalton99a Monday #7

And let us please remember that it was THEIR money. President niyad Monday #18

If you can called being bombed like that and losing your family coming out on top MadameButterfly Monday #14

Trump was already at the bottom. Akakoji Monday #16

Are you upset with something I said MadameButterfly Tuesday #23

Tehran's tac appears to have worked. Rather well. Torchlight Monday #3

Let's us Democrats learn from that. His psychology is not complicated. In fact it's very basic. Scrivener7 Monday #6

And easily flattered Mad_Machine76 Monday #10

Ok... snot Monday #8

We need some clinical assistance here as well! Mad_Machine76 Monday #9

More power to them. It's a playbook that many in our country... littlemissmartypants Monday #11

Psychotrumppath Katcat Monday #12

I've never been a fan of that regime. ShazzieB Monday #15

u forgot funding hamas and hezzbolah, among other terrorists. mopinko Monday #19

It's really hard for me to not believe this story, when the entire world can see what the Deplorable shitbirds refuse NoMoreRepugs Monday #17

The whole world knows Trump is nuts. LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #20

I don't even think there's really a deal Johnny2X2X Tuesday #21

This is instructive, but the bigger reason Iran appears to be coming out of this OK Cosmocat Tuesday #22

Iran played trump like a fiddle LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #24