“~Secret occupation! Secret occupation~”
this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2026
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it's called 'losing'
Same vibes as "you can't fire me, I quit!"
"We have always been at war ~~with Eastasia~~ in the Middle East."
This, but almost unironically. :(
Anyone who has followed George W Bush's playbook in how he handled Iraq and George H.W Bush's playbook in how he handled the Gulf the first round, know this another round of bullshit.
Donald Trump said he was considering “winding down” military operations in the Middle East even as the US is reportedly sending three more amphibious assault ships and roughly 2,500 additional marines to the region.
The US president’s remarks on Friday followed an Iranian threat to attack recreational and tourist sites worldwide and another day of the airstrikes and drone and missile attacks that have engulfed the region.
The US is reportedly considering plans to occupy or blockade Iran’s strategically crucial Kharg Island to pressure Tehran to reopen [the strait of Hormuz]
On Friday, Trump sent out mixed messages about the possibility of the three-week-old war abating. He first ruled out reaching a ceasefire agreement with Iran, saying Washington has the upper hand.
“I don’t want to do a ceasefire. You know you don’t do a ceasefire when you’re literally obliterating the other side,” he told journalists at the White House.
However, later on Friday night, he wrote on his Truth Social platform that the US was considering “winding down” military operations in Iran. “We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist Regime of Iran,” he wrote.
how they gonna get air defenses on that island if any, it is so close to mainland that Iran could even lauch FPV drones
I would love to see them try.
It will be a turkey shoot
And I just had a döner too!
Ok, that sounds good rn.
Each drone costs about $3.50.
no need to waste more money on killing those invaders if you don't have to.
easy, having hordes of marines to soak up all the missile and drone attack. since trump considers service membes, "suckers and losers" and hes also asking for 200bn from congress for the "winding down"
Anyone who believes anything Trumps says is an idiot anyway.
I suspect this is another deception. Like when they asked Iran to send negotiators to Geneva and when they arrived, start bombing before negotiations started.
thats the israeli tactic, almost as if trump was getting advice from benny.
not sure i believe that kushner and witkoff work for america. it appears their priorities are 1 - their own pockets 2 - israeli requests 3 - their president, friend, and family member
All of which suggests they are unrepentant traitors. whats the treatment for benedict arnolds?
It is impossible to deceive anyone.
The US have lied so much and this clown in particular, thy have less than zero credibility.