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Bluetus

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5. Wow, those leaks came out much faster than I expected

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 11:36 AM

10 hrs ago

As I said above, the article was bullshit. Trump only backed off because there was a revolt in the Pentagon.

https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-pentagon-revolt-2676679465/

How did I know this? Because in the span of 4 hours, Trump went from:

I command the mightiest military in the history of the world and I will use it to vaporize this 7000-year-old civilization at precisely 8PM tonight unless they agree to my 15 points, which includes giving me, Donald Trump, King of the Universe, complete personal control over all their oil.

Iran has a 10-point plan where I get nothing, Iran becomes the tollgate for the Gulf and I have to leave without accomplishing anything? Yeah, sounds like we have a deal.

I mean, you don't have to do much reading between the lines.

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