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Lonestarblue

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1. I have an Iranian friend who stays in contact with family and friends in Iran.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 08:42 AM
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When the bombing started, they were hoping to get rid of their hated government. Instead, the Ayatollah's son has replaced his father, and they see him as even more of a hard liner. When the US started bombing schools, sports facilities, apartment buildings, and ancient sites of historical significance, Iranians turned against the US. Many now support whatever their government does to hurt the US. Obviously, this is one friend's analysis from talking to a few people in Iran, one of whom helped pull dozens of bodies from a bombed apartment building, but killing civilians and schoolchildren seems to have been a turning point.

Trump and Hegseth have accomplished almost nothing while wasting billions of dollars on a war they don't know how to end. But Trump got some of what Putin wanted--a way to cancel sanctions on Russian oil to help give Putin the money he needs to continue his illegal war against Ukraine.

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