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Trump Erupts in Fury Over His War Failures—and Exposes a Big Weakness
The New Republic ^
| 3-21-26
| Greg Sargent
Posted on 03/23/2026 2:36:48 PM PDT by AirForceVet1988
Judging by Donald Trump’s outbursts of late, he can’t seem to decide whether reopening the Strait of Hormuz is easy or hard. He also can’t seem to decide whether he needs international allies to help with this urgent task or not. Iran’s blockade on oil shipments exiting the strait—done in response to Trump’s attack—is causing worsening global consequences daily. So it would be useful for Trump to settle these arguments in his own mind already.
But Trump’s incoherence on the Strait of Hormuz actually reveals something else, as well: a massive political weakness.
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The author does make some good points.
To: AirForceVet1988
So he’s not lashing out anymore but raging?
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:39:46 PM PDT
by
HYPOCRACY
(Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
To: AirForceVet1988
New Republic? I smell manure.
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:41:14 PM PDT
by
VTenigma
(Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
To: AirForceVet1988
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:41:47 PM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave)
To: AirForceVet1988
What “Good Points”?
Like it or not, it's the prevalent anti-Trump, anti-Semite and anti-American bullshit posted here every day that is the primary reason funding FR will begin to fail every quarter.
This isn't the only reason, but it's damned straight a primary reason.
Too many anti-semites, anti-Americans, and anti_Trump people posting here have ruined the vibes on this site, and the lack of successful funding this quarter is the ultimate result of this nonsense.
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:44:02 PM PDT
by
Pox
(Eff You China. Buy American!)
To: AirForceVet1988
The New Republic is a far-left propaganda rag. IDGAF what they say. Why post that garbage here?!
To: V_TWIN
Yep.
SEVERE case of TDS with this one.
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:44:24 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Jesus is Lord!)
To: AirForceVet1988
8
posted on
03/23/2026 2:45:19 PM PDT
by
bigbob
(We are all Charlie Kirk now)
To: Psychedelic-Surrealist Artist
Why post that garbage here?!
Trolls have to troll.
Bots have to bot.
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:45:26 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Jesus is Lord!)
To: AirForceVet1988
You will notice if you haven’t already that this is no longer a site for discussion of our problems.
Thanks for posting anyway. It was a decent article.
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:45:40 PM PDT
by
Jim Noble
(Assez de mensonges et des phrases)
To: Psychedelic-Surrealist Artist
(The New Republic is a far-left propaganda rag.)
Yes
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:46:58 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: AirForceVet1988
The New Republic is an uber-liberal, hard-Left rag that even Wikipedia calls out as being heavily politically biased against conservatives.
Why are you posting this crap? We know what the Left thinks without taking up FR bandwidth.
I presume you've donated to the current FReepathon, but if not, please do so and redeem yourself. :-)
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:47:18 PM PDT
by
dayglored
(This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
To: AirForceVet1988; All
But Trump’s incoherence on the Strait of Hormuz actually reveals something else, as well: a massive political weakness.
Nope. President Trump’s strategic ambivalence confuses the enemies both foreign and domestic, and gives him lots of room to negotiate an unconditional surrender.
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:47:32 PM PDT
by
marktwain
(----------------------)
To: AirForceVet1988
No he doesn’t make any good points. Trump is the Grand Puh Bah of trolling and 5D chess. Trump doesn’t want anyone to know exactly what is going on so he creates confusion.
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:47:46 PM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: Jim Noble; V_TWIN
You will notice if you haven’t already that this is no longer a site for discussion of our problems.
What’s this “our problems”?
You sound unhpappy, here. Sounds like you need a different site, JN.
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:48:17 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Jesus is Lord!)
To: AirForceVet1988
Yapping Trump ankle biter bump.
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:48:25 PM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn... )
To: AirForceVet1988
Here’s question none of these morons seems to be asking: What if Trump left Iran all alone to continue making drones and ICBMS and nukes to put on them the same way Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clintons, Bush, Obama, Trump1, and The Autopen did? How would that look like when they decided it was time to bring about their plan to end the world?
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:49:24 PM PDT
by
Dogbert41
(“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” -Matthew 5:9)
To: Jane Long
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:50:01 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: AirForceVet1988
Anyone posting BS from New Republic in here is nothing more than a troll....
Just stay with your leftists at New Republic...
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posted on
03/23/2026 2:50:04 PM PDT
by
JBW1949
(I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
To: AirForceVet1988
I won’t be happy if Trump lets the mullahs off the hook, and forces Israel out of Lebanon. But what I do like is that he is cautious, and always trying to avoid getting America into a protracted War. Contrast that with the idiot stooge Bush who promised us that “the people that knocked these buildings down will hear from all of us soon” but then completely ignored those “people,” and went to war against Saddam Hussein, who had absolutely nothing to do with it. Just think of all all the unattended horrible consequences that came about as a result of that needless, stupid War.
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