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Torchlight

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15. Iran's "imminent defeat" is certainly taking a long time.

Reply to BlueWavePsych (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 01:53 PM

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The pontifications from the conflict's agents and cheerleaders have degraded to lackluster variations on "but they do it too."

trump's a carnival-barking idiot. His base is comprised of naive marks ready to oppose any truth inconvenient to their Lee Greenwood narrative by calling ugly reality propaganda.

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Live: US denies media reports that Iran struck American vessel in Strait of Hormuz [View all] BlueWavePsych Yesterday OP

Well thats a conundrum. Who to believe? 58Sunliner Yesterday #1

Actual neither............ Lovie777 Yesterday #2

actually the present US tops cruelty dave99 Yesterday #8

Really, the US is more cruel then a govt who hangs gays and kills 30,000 protestors in the street with machine guns? EX500rider Yesterday #20

So many things happen in the US that never make the "news" dave99 Yesterday #22

Adjusted for population I'm pretty sure 100,000 protesters haven't been machine gun to death in the streets EX500rider Yesterday #23

3,500,000+ US citizens waiting not to get deported since Jan 21st, 2025 dave99 21 hrs ago #24

Yes that sounds exactly like murdering 30,000 people said no one ever EX500rider 21 hrs ago #25

Israel killed much more than that dave99 21 hrs ago #27

Israel murdered 30,000 it's unarmed citizens in the streets? Hadn't heard that EX500rider 21 hrs ago #28

What war ? dave99 11 hrs ago #31

Don't read the news much? It was in all the papers EX500rider 10 hrs ago #32

called by Israel on the people they contained for decades. dave99 8 hrs ago #34

Gaza has always had a border with Egypt not under Israeli control EX500rider 7 hrs ago #36

You can't believe anything this administration says orangecrush Yesterday #3

I believe Iran even less EX500rider Yesterday #4

Not me! bluestarone Yesterday #9

Not "Just as bad" Iran recently killed 30,000+- of it own citizens mowed down in the streets for protesting EX500rider Yesterday #10

drumph killed at least 4 times more COVID victims due to his criminal negligence Justice matters. Yesterday #16

Well, THIS president would do the SAME THING, if bluestarone Yesterday #18

American cruelty intelpug 20 hrs ago #29

Hiding a damaged Naval vessel is very unlikely EX500rider Yesterday #21

Warship hit yankee87 Yesterday #5

Who do you believe, the lying Iranians or the lying war criminals? Wonder Why Yesterday #6

Only need to believe Iran dave99 Yesterday #7

So has Iran EX500rider Yesterday #11

Nope, Iran is Iran for decades dave99 Yesterday #12

well I wouldn't believe Iran either Skittles 21 hrs ago #26

Believe Iran intelpug 20 hrs ago #30

Winning! Swede Yesterday #13

I mean, thats not possible quakerboy Yesterday #14

Iran's "imminent defeat" is certainly taking a long time. Torchlight Yesterday #15

I trust Admiral Brad Cooper Tbear Yesterday #17

Yeah something Trump says is not the same as Central Command or 5th Fleet saying something EX500rider Yesterday #19

Believe Whisky Pete or anybody in this administration ? republianmushroom 9 hrs ago #33

Since the US Navy doesn't have any frigates... sarisataka 7 hrs ago #35