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He says other nations will have to guard and police the Strait of Hormuz as necessary, after his attacks on the country prompted Iran to target vessels in the crucial world shipping lane. Mark Stone analyses the Truth Social post.

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[–] fun_times@lemmy.world 61 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Imagine if Iran had allied with ISIS, killed the US President and bombed several US schools, then a couple of weeks later Iran's leader goes "anyway, we are winding down this war. It is someone else's problem now."

That's not how war works.

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[–] DokiDokiCT@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago

They can start all the wars they want, tell me aliens exist, send out checks, it doesn't matter. I'll never shut the fuck up about Epstein and these pedos.

[–] The_Almighty_Walrus@lemmy.world 108 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If farting and leaving the room was a president 

[–] GameOverFlow@lemmy.zip 27 points 5 days ago (4 children)

He is doing that on a regular basis. 

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[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

Even if the US retreats I hope Iran keeps that strait closed and eventually collapses all those gulf pedo-slave states.

There has to be a price for collaborating with Americans and Israelis. If you want oil and be a US ally then you'll have to rely on the US to share it's own oil with you.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

It's as big of a self-own as Russia invading Ukraine and it's only been three weeks.

[–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's not closed, it's only closed to enemies of Iran.

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[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 199 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Thats your MO. Come in, shit all over everything, ruin people's lives, and leave. Please leave this plane of existence immediately.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 61 points 5 days ago (25 children)

If only the other nations would hold us responsible. They should be placing sanctions on is like those that were on Russia. Then it would actually make some Republicans non maga, start to move away from maga

[–] Pricklesthemagicfish@reddthat.com 32 points 5 days ago (14 children)

I hate to say I agree with you. The only way to teach this generation in power is spanking. They only understand pain then fear it

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[–] Amberskin@europe.pub 37 points 4 days ago

Retreating. The word he is looking for is ‘retreat’. Also known sometimes as ‘surrender’.

[–] icedaemon0@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

1- Start a war

2- Lose it

3- Make others fight for you instead

4- ???

5- Profit (?)

[–] metermatic26@lemmy.world 56 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Trump expects the world to go to war with Iran. What will actually happen is that the world will re-establish diplomacy with Iran and offer sanctions relief to end the blockade.

Without war reparations, American ships will forever be barred from sailing the strait, and Gulf states will likely start distancing themselves from the US and re-assess hosting American bases and troops.

Trump’s victory looks an awful lot like a strategic defeat that sees the US pull out of the Middle East and leave Iran in a more powerful position then before.

[–] SolarMyth@aussie.zone 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It also undermines the entire petrodollar/Bretton Woods system that gives the almighty US dollar its power. This will be a big win for China, when countries start trading in their USD for Yuan buy oil.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 27 points 4 days ago

makes mess; leaves it for everyone else to clean up

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 23 points 4 days ago

"I messed this place up, hey you clean it up", classic college bully mentality

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 69 points 5 days ago
[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 69 points 5 days ago (2 children)
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[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

He's done what he wanted. Epstein is permanently out of the news.

[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

rename it the Epstein Straight of Hormuz. with a Sharpie

[–] Naevermix@lemmy.world 41 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Trump wont be happy when the "other nations" solve the problem by simply making deals with Iran

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[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 61 points 5 days ago (27 children)

America: I've had enough.

Iran: I didn't hear no bell.

They have no reason to start letting US ships through the strait and America has no ability to stop them.

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[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 31 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Hey, if he pulls the military back out from the Middle East, he can take credit for ending another war that he obviously won single-handedly. Plus he can get another Nobel Prize......

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Nobel is old and busted. Obviously the FIFA peace trophy is the new hotness.

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[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 27 points 5 days ago (9 children)

If you're iran, what's stopping you from charging a toll for anyone using the strait?

Oh, you want your oil tanker to leave the gulf? That'll be one million dollars.

Make an exemption for oil traded in non-usd for maximum fun.

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If you’re iran, what’s stopping you from charging a toll for anyone using the strait?

Literally nothing. Trump proved time and time again that you can be the most brazen scumbag on the planet and suffer no consequences.

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[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 days ago

He says other nations will have to guard and police the Strait of Hormuz as necessary, after his attacks on the country prompted Iran to target vessels in the crucial world shipping lane. 

Yeah that's why nobody wanted to touch this mess with a 10 ft pole.

[–] dantel@programming.dev 34 points 5 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Look at that, Trump is about to end another war. That's another FIFA peace prize right there.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 45 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Comes in, shits the room and leaves.

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[–] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 34 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The servants will clean up the bed I shat.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 24 points 5 days ago (4 children)

"Someone else shat in my bed, good thing I have servants to clean it up."

He'd never take responsibility.

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[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 44 points 5 days ago

So running away and leaving the mess for his victims to clean up. Much like he probably did to the children he raped.

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 27 points 5 days ago

Operation Epstein's Fury ends when Israel says it ends. Which it won't. Even when it ends Israel will reach across the border regularly on some pretext or another.

This is just the president trying to get everyone else to help secure the straits for oil shipments, threatening to walk away.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is not how wars work. Considering the nature of ICE, it would be easy for Iran to embed operatives within America, and no one would be able to tell the difference.

The American-Iranian war will drag on for at least a decade, even if open combat was ended today.

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[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 33 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I started the war, you all finish it! Thank you for your attention to the matter!

🫲🍊🫱

[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 30 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Vietnam speedrun any%

It did achieve the intended distraction from Trump's Epstein issues quite well though, they've been off the press radar since this began.

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[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

I can't believe he's actually doing the meme, but with war.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 26 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Didn't think TACO even applied to military action, learn something new every day I guess.

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[–] ChristerMLB@piefed.social 22 points 5 days ago

America doesn't lose wars, it loses interest

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