Because not supporting your politics is the unforgivable sin.
My fault for relying on a Catholic study Bible instead of the official, licensed, Trump Bible.
Posted on 07/21/2026 11:43:19 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was asked during a Capitol Hill press conference on Tuesday at what point he will move to use Congressional power to check President Donald Trump’s war in Iran. Johnson pointedly ended his reply by saying “we’ve got to wrap it up” in Iran, which many pundits and political insiders have warned is an additional threat to the GOP keeping its majorities in Congress.
Johnson’s answer appeared to be at odds with Trump, who vowed earlier in the day to continue bombing Iran until they come to the negotiating table in good faith.
“You repeatedly said that you trust the administration to handle the war with Iran. We’re now five months in, and the U.S. troop toll has surpassed that of the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Given that, at what point are you willing to put an AUMF on the floor, or vote for a War Powers Act resolution to try and remove it?” asked an off-camera reporter.
“The administration is working very hard — the commander-in-chief and the whole Department of War — they’re working very hard to bring this to a resolution. There’s a lot of discussion about how that will be done. We’re all closely watching those developments, of course. I don’t think an AUMF is in order right now. I think we need to bring it to a resolution,” Johnson replied, adding:
"Look, I think it’s important — in my personal view — for all of our international partners to have a role in this. I mean, we’ve got all of our allied nations, NATO, we’ve had the Arab countries over there, the Gulf states that are in closest proximity to Iran. Iran has now fired on all of its neighbors, and they’re turning everybody in the world into an enemy. So I think this is an important moment in history for the entire world community to decide how they want to handle this. It shouldn’t just be America’s obligation — my view is that everybody needs to play a role. So we’ll see how that develops. I think we have to allow the space to do that.
"And I know this administration is working around the clock to resolve that in a way so they don’t suffer any more troop losses. This is a great tragedy — it shouldn’t happen. But it is a very important objective, one that I believe we’ve achieved, to ensure that the largest state sponsor of terrorism does not have a nuclear weapon. That would be a disaster for everybody, and everybody around the world understands that.
"Now we’ve got to wrap it up."
Being a TDS coward is not a good look.
Take out Kharg Island and Iran turns into a pauper. No oil shipped out, no money coming in.
Because not supporting your politics is the unforgivable sin.
My fault for relying on a Catholic study Bible instead of the official, licensed, Trump Bible.
Economic determinism is a Marxist position.
To an extent, but this is not Twin Towers 9-11, our soil.
However, we do need confirmation that Iran can’t get the materials. Germany’s underground V2 operation stopped when the couldn’t get the materials.
I've opposed every war this country fought since (and including) the Gulf War. Serbia, Iraq, Libya, Syria ... I opposed them all.
Not that anyone cared.
Nothing says I’m a patriot like turning your back on the country and siding with a terrorist state we are at war with.
You talk about Iran as if it's just "another nation."
Iran is not a nation, it is an abomination.
They are ruled by religious fanatics who will not hesitate to start a nuclear war. Their "Twelver" religious duty compels them to start a nuclear war if they can.
They are a bloody death cult who will leap at any opportunity to kill millions of people.
And you clearly do not grasp this.
You are intelligent and generally knowledgeable, yet you have a gaping hole in your understanding of just how dangerous of a threat the current Iranian government is.
In that direction lies death. Perhaps death for the whole world.
More of your usual nothing to add name calling BS. You are miserably “non clever”. Yawn 🥱worthy though.
The ceasefire was a mistake. The mullahs are just running out the clock. We can cripple Iran for decades by destroying their infrastructure and then declare victory. We can cripple”mow the lawn” periodically and keep the sanctions on.
You don't get it.
The public doesn't want your war.
They don't want it big.
They don't want it small.
They sure as hell don't want it to go on forever, which is what 'mow the lawn' really means, and they know it.
It is a politically losing position.
It's why Trump campaigned and won against it:
I disagree, but even if you were correct, we should absolutely try.
I do not care.
Neutralizing the threat Iran poses to us and the world is worth the sacrifice.
That sacrifice includes Trump's domestic policies, including immigration and the economy.
Because Trump prioritized taking out Israel's enemies, America will be poorer, and suffer more illegals, violent criminals, and welfare fraudsters.
Nice to know where your priorities lie. Not with America First.
We need to know this:
“We can’t get the material(s) to build them.” Internally in Iran.
Then get out totally of the Middle East.
"Someone"
My Father in law would ride around looking for gas that was one cent cheaper. And this was when gas was $1.25 a gallon back in the 90’s It made zero sense but that’s just the way he did it.
We must do whatever it takes, up to and including nuking the f*ck out of them.
The Mullahs are fanatics who will not hesitate to use nukes. If they wait at all, it would be to insure they had enough to kill the maximum number of infidels.
<< Johnson pointedly ended his reply by saying “we’ve got to wrap it up” >>
With the resumption of combat ops after months of pointless negotiations with jihadi madmen, it appears that is precisely what the CIC is now attempting to do. Finally
Disagree. That would be the worst possible mistake.
If you strike at the King, you best not miss.
“The ceasefire was a mistake.”
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Indeed it was. Wars are about destruction and capitulation, not negotiating a framework for a yet to be determined Memorandum of Understanding. We wasted precious time when we should have been crippling Iran’s vital economic assets, starting the Kharg Island export facility.
Even that didn't do it on it's own.
It wasn't until the Soviets declared war and invaded that Japan finally gave up. For all their bad decisions in the war, avoiding Soviet occupation (aside from Sakhalin and the Kuril islands) was probably their smartest move.
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