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Because in words…and sometimes even in deeds…he sometimes flails wildly and words and deeds don’t always - often even - match up. Yet he always claims victory and success. Even if he’s not, he gives the appearance of being a loud obnoxious gas bag whose results don’t match his words. This situation is no exception, as yet anyway, and it is a very damaging one to the nation and world if it is as it appears to be.

Yours is the only question that matters at this point. The IRGC has the military capability to close the Straits of Hormuz…and nothing the U.S. or Israel has done has impacted that in any way. We’ve been fed plenty of bullshit about their navy being sunk…yet that matters not one bit. They are demonstrating more military capability now than they ever did before all this.

This isn’t what anyone ever imagined “victory” would look like.

It’s drones, missiles and insurance stopping the traffic, not ships. Simple but very effective and shows that the IRGC understand asymmetric warfare and are better at strategy and tactics than our War Department is. Also, they have no lack of resolve and will use their knowledge of us - that we are extremely risk averse - to maximum benefit. Trump will not put large U.S. assets in the Straits - because the loss of even a single one would result in him being removed from office…and probably result in a full-on Islamo-communist takeover at the next election. We’d end up like Lesser Britain. Being as risk averse as we are…and lacking any staying power…warfare should never be a policy option for this country.

“ It appears to me that Iran is playing hardball, and Trump will get no compromises on Iran’s ceasefire proposal. Iran believes they have won.”

There is only one thing that matters in warfare: staying power. The IRGC seems to have it. The Trump administration appears to not.

Iran is now is now in full military control of the Strait of Hormuz and a major chunk of the world’s oil trade. A major, and obvious, military achievement. Still waiting to see what our achievements were.

At this point in the festivities, it appears that this is Kinshasa Zaire, and Trump has taken the role of George Foreman.

“ They’re laughing at Trump.”

Perhaps rightfully so. They can see our thin logistics chain and understand that we have little staying-power. They can also see our risk averse nature and lack of resolve. This is primed up for a rope-a-dope strategy and the ability to close the straits, after all of the braggadocio of sinking their navy and degrading their missile supply, is very much akin to Ali’s haymaker right that floored Foreman. And in this scenario, Donald Trump has put himself in the role of George Foreman.

His bluffing doesn’t work here.

So many impressive pieces on this theme.

There is a word for that picture.

Justice.

There is that Hacker…absolutely riveting.

Every single day that passes by, a new level of incompetence is achieved in Blue America.

I agree on Tanner…the Waterhouse keeps drawing my eye to it too, the realism is striking.

I really love that one as well, the Moyers and Waterhouse as well.

Yes, it’s outstanding.

I don’t believe I’ve ever seen an artist’s rendering of Methuselah before. A very impressive piece.

“ MAGA proponents shouldn’t cancel Tucker Carlson”

I can’t…I don’t subscribe to his, or anyone else’s for that matter, “stuff” (could use a stronger word). You have to be out of your mind to give any political entertainer money. They, just like all entertainers, have to get more outrageous every day so that they can make some fools wag their tongues.

It’s absolutely axiomatic, if you ignore them they have no choice but to fade away…it’s right there in their business model.

And exactly what have Massie or Rand ever accomplished? For anyone except themselves?

All anti-Western Civilization (anti Judeo-Christian) movements are coalescing - Islam, Communism, gays/perverts/mentally ill. That alliance will either fracture at some point or one portion will become supreme and subsume the others (I’m wagering that Islam will be the power that remains.). Those that are subsumed will willingly change their basic principles/beliefs to acquiesce to the stronger faction. Yes, Gays and trannies etc. will give up their practices and gender insanity for Islam…because at the end of the day it is all about the rejection of God.

“ What type of work could Armed Queers SLC possibly be doing to further these goals?”

Kill you and me.

The best irony: The Armed Queers are closely allied with the Party of gun control.

Well, I think this is exactly why the FBI has - forcibly I think - taken the lead now. I don’t think he is any longer in a position to slow roll or guide anything. I believe Trump likely has become involved in standing him down.

It is my strong sense that Governor Cox maybe a problem, and has necessitated Patel strong-arming him and taking over the investigation.

I think a lot Patel’s mannerisms and actions are due to a behind the scenes power struggle with the Governor who wanted to get a stay out front on this because he is compromised on the tranny issue. He earned the ire of Trump, Kirk, Riley Gaines and Republicans in the Utah legislature by vetoing the bills preventing trans in women’s sports in Utah. He is hugely vulnerable on this issue and he knows it.

Thus he needed to be out front, setting narrative and controlling the investigation. The FBI, I believe had to forcibly rip it out of his hands with Patel being the the one who did it with Trump taking care of the Governor.

Cox is deeply compromised on this issue and would love nothing more than turning the spotlight away from this.