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1 posted on 02/19/2026 7:19:18 AM PST by MtnClimber
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I hope the citizens can overthrow the mullahs.


2 posted on 02/19/2026 7:19:29 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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“President Trump prefers diplomacy.”

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I’m not sure the Big Stick Diplomacy will play very well. There’s lots of things he can do that are less divisive to his own party than this. Who are the people that have his ear in this issue?


3 posted on 02/19/2026 7:35:23 AM PST by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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Firefights involving missiles, drones, B2s, and F-35s can have a negative effect on commercial aviation in that airspace sometimes.


4 posted on 02/19/2026 7:37:32 AM PST by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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Oh goody. More war. Northrop and other defense contractors must be tugging on Lindsey’s ear and other lovers of senseless wars.


7 posted on 02/19/2026 7:55:56 AM PST by Hyman Roth
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Venezuela, Greenland, Cuba, Iran...there’s no end to the big projects that President Trump is willing to undertake. But will the outcome in any of them be good?


8 posted on 02/19/2026 7:59:48 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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And the fit is about to hit the shan.

It is very uncomfortable to be a theocratic leader in Iran these days.

Meanwhile, fecal matter obeys the gravitational imperative, and rolls downhill.

Like an avalanche.


10 posted on 02/19/2026 8:04:21 AM PST by alloysteel (Coming in high, hot, blind, dead-stick, wheels up, outta gas, and the glide angle of a brick....)
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I hope all the leaders there carry pagers.


11 posted on 02/19/2026 8:05:52 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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Sorry but there will be huge long term negative consequences for America if Trump attacks Iran. Most Americans oppose America involving itself in another war in the Mideast.The hate America Left, the Islamophiles and the neo isolationists will not support Trump. This might cause catostrophic Republican losses in the 2026 Congressional elections and make it likely that the Democrats will win the Presidency in 2028. The demononic Democratic control of the Federal government, its agencies and power will be a catastophre for the American nation and its people.

Hopefully Trump backs off quickly and lets Iran suffer its own fate .


13 posted on 02/19/2026 8:13:30 AM PST by allendale
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If I were in charge (give thanks I’m not?)
I would take out the Iranian dictators’ nuclear bomb and missile factories (and supplies) FAST. As for changing the evil Teheran regime — not sure how this can be played out...hopefully those in charge have a way to achieve it.
It is very doubtful that ANY change could be worse than the aggressive Satanic regime currently in control there. (What could another one do that this one hasn’t done or tried to do?)

So, some reasonable risk in what follow would seem justified imho.

President Trump has been extremely cautious all along so far but at some point when he’s ready...the skies will glow in Persia. And maybe, just maybe, the winds of freedom will follow. We can hope. Smiles Smiles.


17 posted on 02/19/2026 8:21:35 AM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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BOMB IRAN

26 posted on 02/19/2026 9:22:04 AM PST by Delta 21 (None of us are descendants of fearful men!)
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There is no deal that can be made with insane people.


27 posted on 02/19/2026 9:31:55 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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Is a Maduro type rendition a possibility in Iran?


33 posted on 02/19/2026 9:56:53 AM PST by CTyank
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Are Polish jokes allowed?


36 posted on 02/19/2026 10:29:20 AM PST by nwrep
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I know it’s an oxymoron to even suggest the Mullahs could do the SMART thing. But, I’ll give it a try! Why not agree to Trumps demands and in a year or two or three renege on them! This COULD save them a Trillion dollars NOW and might even save their asses! They renege on every “deal” they make anyway. It seems logical and smart to do it now!


47 posted on 02/19/2026 11:44:08 AM PST by Cen-Tejas
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So my vacation plans are canceled again. Haiti, Nigeria, Gaza, now this.

Still safer than Chicago on a weekend night.


49 posted on 02/19/2026 12:45:09 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake ySneaour windows and rattle your walls. )
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It looks like the U.K. has made things more difficult with denying U.S. access to their bases, RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia for our bombers. I guess they are following the French model of diplomacy.


50 posted on 02/19/2026 2:44:42 PM PST by grcuster
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