Posted on 03/03/2026 7:00:57 AM PST by sopo
When it comes to striking Iran, Donald Trump has been consistent for 47 years. Look at this clip from October 1980 when he called for military intervention to free American hostages taken during the Iranian Revolution. Also FYI: during his 2016,2020 and 2024 presidential campaigns, he consistently said multiple times that Iran "will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon." Below is the 1980 transcript:
Donald Trump in 1980: "When you get the respect of other countries then the other countries tend to do a little bit as you do and you can create the right attitudes. The Iranian situation is a case in point. That they hold our hostages is just absolutely and totally ridiculous. That this country sits back and allows a country such as Iran to hold our hostages to my way of thinking is a horror and i don't think they'd do it with other countries. I honestly don't think they'd do it with other countries."
Rona Barrett: "Obviously you're advocating that we should have gone in there with troops et cetera and brought our boys out."
Donald Trump: "I absolutely feel that yes. I don't think there's any question in it, there's no question in my mind.I think right now we'd be an oil-rich nation and I believe that we should have done it and I'm very disappointed that we didn't do it and i don't think anybody would have held us in abeyance. I don't think anybody would have been angry with us and we had every right to do it at the time. I think we've lost the opportunity."
Washington Post: The Trump Doctrine is here. It ends forever wars.
Such a happy person how do you stand yourself? Please give us a break with all your crystal ball predictions. All you have is gloom and doom. Not someone I want to be around.
there’s a lot more like this if you look around
https://x.com/wayofftheres/status/2029178675774800330
I’m not the least bit happy about it—generally its a good idea to know whats going on and correct or modify course before you hit an iceberg.
Yes, 1 op-ed from the WaPo changes everything
It may change things from absolutely black and white (no way to go through life, by the way) to some shade of gray, is all I'm saying. Have a good day.
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