https://freerepublic.com/tag/operationepicfail/ en-us Thu, 5 Nov 2026 14:27:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4401912/posts Politicians and presidents sometimes make Faustian bargains. They make trade-offs. The stereotypical Faustian bargain is one in which someone sells his or her soul to the devil in exchange for money or fame. But let’s say you’re the president of the United States, and the two options before you are to keep your country safe or to better position you and your party to hold onto power. It all centers on a country that has been chanting “Death to America" since 1979, and that is very close to obtaining nuclear weapons and delivery systems that could wipe out its neighbors,... PJ MEDIA https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4401912/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2026 14:27:55 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4401758/posts As Republicans see electoral losses across the country, about 74 percent of voters said the Iran war was a “crucial or major” factor in their vote for Congress, and Democrats won 63 percent of those voters, according to NBC exit polls. Only 26 percent said the war was a “minor factor or not a factor,” 70 percent of whom voted Republican and 28 percent of whom voted Democrat. The divide on the war became even greater when voters were asked whether the Trump administration made the “right decision” or “wrong decision” on “military action against Iran. Overall, 37 percent said... The Federalist https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4401758/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2026 14:07:47 GMT