Israeli conflict

June 22nd, 2025 at 8:51:35 PM permalink
missedhervee
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June 23rd, 2025 at 4:36:16 AM permalink
rxwine
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"Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP.
June 23rd, 2025 at 5:15:22 AM permalink
Gandler
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Trump gave standing orders for Iran to be nuked if he gets assisinated.... This is pure insanity. Now, I am not a lawyer, would such an order be valid after somebody is dead and no longer President? I have no idea.... But, our President is a loon...
June 23rd, 2025 at 6:17:26 AM permalink
rxwine
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Iran will try to block it. The US Navy will sink anything that does not quack.


One of our admirals said Iran can actually block the strait by having ships sunk or sinking them on their own. Which would not only be effective but worse than a typical blockade.
"Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP.
June 23rd, 2025 at 7:00:20 AM permalink
DRich
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One of our admirals said Iran can actually block the strait by having ships sunk or sinking them on their own. Which would not only be effective but worse than a typical blockade.


I would bet almost any amount of money that the straight of Hormuz will not be blocked but there could definitely be a disruption. By blocked I am thinking longer than seven days. If anything begins to happen there the response will be big. I would expect their naval port at Bandar Abbas and Konarak to disappear.
At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a deterrent.
June 23rd, 2025 at 7:16:20 AM permalink
missedhervee
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Quote: Gandler
Trump gave standing orders for Iran to be nuked if he gets assisinated.... This is pure insanity. Now, I am not a lawyer, would such an order be valid after somebody is dead and no longer President? I have no idea.... But, our President is a loon...


Assuming "Don the Con" gets waxed, any "standing orders to nuke Iran" would die with him.

His successor could order it but the dead cannot speak.

Yeah, he's quite the egomaniacal loon.
June 23rd, 2025 at 7:17:57 AM permalink
DRich
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Trump gave standing orders for Iran to be nuked if he gets assisinated....


What reputable source reported that?
At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a deterrent.
June 23rd, 2025 at 8:07:33 AM permalink
rxwine
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I've been looking at the holes the big bombs made and wondering how big they are? I assume it's rock, or mostly rock.
"Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP.
June 23rd, 2025 at 8:19:37 AM permalink
Gandler
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Quote: DRich
What reputable source reported that?


Trump's own statement (which I guess I would not classify as reputable, but you know....)

“That would be the end. I’ve left instructions. If they do it, they get obliterated. There won’t be anything left.”
June 23rd, 2025 at 10:04:37 AM permalink
Gandler
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Iran is attacking U.S. Army bases in Qatar.