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surfered

(11,373 posts) Fri Jan 2, 2026, 10:20 AM 3 hrs ago

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Trump threatens Iran with military force in bonkers 3AM post

“If Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue,” Trump warned. “We are locked and loaded and ready to go. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

OP - this is not a joke.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-us-military-war-b2893391.html

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Trump threatens Iran with military force in bonkers 3AM post (Original Post) surfered 3 hrs ago OP

I tell you he's jonesing to drop a nuke somewhere. And he's nuts enough to do it to prove he's a tough guy. Vinca 3 hrs ago #1

Agree.. mountain grammy 3 hrs ago #2

What a guy has to do to win a peace prize! rurallib 3 hrs ago #6

. dalton99a 3 hrs ago #3

But US CBP and ICE using excessive force is quite okay. He blusters yet again. Take a few more aspirin & STFU dutch777 3 hrs ago #4

My concern is that he's getting an itchy nuclear finger. What could say "most powerful allegorical oracle 3 hrs ago #5

Words worthy of the FIFA peace prize! Johonny 3 hrs ago #7

Vinca

(53,304 posts)

1. I tell you he's jonesing to drop a nuke somewhere. And he's nuts enough to do it to prove he's a tough guy.

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 10:22 AM

3 hrs ago

mountain grammy

(28,664 posts)

2. Agree..

Reply to Vinca (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 10:26 AM

3 hrs ago

a madman with nukes..

rurallib

(64,537 posts)

6. What a guy has to do to win a peace prize!

Reply to Vinca (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 10:35 AM

3 hrs ago

dalton99a

(91,945 posts)

3. .

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 10:27 AM

3 hrs ago

dutch777

(4,850 posts)

4. But US CBP and ICE using excessive force is quite okay. He blusters yet again. Take a few more aspirin & STFU

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 10:28 AM

3 hrs ago

Where is an undetected internal bleed when we need one?

allegorical oracle

(6,149 posts)

5. My concern is that he's getting an itchy nuclear finger. What could say "most powerful

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 10:33 AM

3 hrs ago

guy in the world" better than firing a nuke?

Johonny

(25,346 posts)

7. Words worthy of the FIFA peace prize!

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Fri Jan 2, 2026, 10:36 AM

3 hrs ago

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