Posted on 06/10/2026 10:23:03 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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"President Donald Trump said the U.S. would hit Iran “very hard” today."
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Is it a good idea to telegraph what we’re going to do?
I don’t get the sense in doing that.
“President Donald Trump said the U.S. would hit Iran “very hard” today.” Why announce it? Just do it.
Hey, Donald - there are two types of people: talkers and doers. Are you a talker or a doer?
I missed the days when we heard about our successful military missions after the fact.
You know Eisenhower told the Germans that June 6 was gonna be the big day, right? Or maybe I misheard that.
I have here on two occasions said today what I think “hitting them hard” should mean. You can look em up if you choose. I don’t think Trump and I are on the same page as far as “hitting them hard” goes.
T expect he will hit energy infrastructure and bridges, and when that’s done the Mullahs will still have (1) the ability to threaten shipping in the Gulf Of Hormuz, (2) ballistic missiles and their launch sites, (3) drone factories and their operations facilities, (4) small mine laying boats.
But our “hard hits” will make life harder for the civilian population under the Mullahs’ control. The Mullahs will be domestically strengthened by that.
The Mullahs are like the Viet Cong - the destruction affecting the civilians around them changes nothing about their operations; they will survive it even if all the civilians do not.
Saying ‘No new wars’ is meaningless, no matter who says it. One never knows what might happen tomorrow or next month making war a necessity.
I’m not criticizing Trump - I dance with the one who brought me until the end. I just wonder what the point is of saying it.
It’s a warning for the people, not the regime!
It is when you’ve got a big mouth, are an egomaniacal narcissist, have done something really dumb or have been suckered and are backed into a corner.
He seems to also subscribe to the belief that if you say something long enough it must be true. Seems to be a lot of that going on lately with others too. Nothing wrong with being positive but that too can go too far.
No TDS but not a fan over this.
80% of what Trump does is fabulous. 20% not so much. It's about as good as you can hope for, and nobody else would be as good, but it's OK to acknowledge the 20%, in my opinion.
Yes, because the markets will go up.
I don’t think he’s ‘egomaniacal’. He’s certainly narcissistic to a degree as most highly successful men are; and he definitely likes to talk.
But when it’s been important, Trump has kept some very big things utterly secret; and that makes me wonder what is really behind a statement like this.
Day 102 of Operation Epic Furry to decapitate Iran.
Great book and movie.
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Trump is trying to pressure Iran into taking a deal.
There is absolutely nothing hard to understand with Trump saying, take the deal or we will hit you hard today.
I swear some people have nothing better to do than whine.
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