Donald Trump has threatened that Iran will be “blown off the face of the earth” if it attacks US vessels trying to reopen a route through the strait of Hormuz.

The US launched an operation on Monday to help hundreds of ships trapped with their crews in the Gulf, dragging the region back to the brink of full-scale war.

Over 800 ships and roughly 20,000 crew members remain stranded in the region.

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[–] 83 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Threatening war crimes again, eh?

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    All you had to do is not do the stupid blockade, Iran at that point was ready to open the damn strait, ships were going through. Now we 'll have stupid pointless escalations because fuck the global trade

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  • [–] 50 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    All he had to do was not shred the Iran deal we already had in place (and was working) because it was negotiated and put into effect under a president who was black.

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  • [–] 21 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Too many people seem to forget about this...

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  • [–] 18 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)

    That's like 95% of the reason he shredded it. Same reason he claims he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, outright hates ACA, and did everything he could to undo literally everything Obama did.

    Exactly the same reason he cut the Directorate for Global Health Security and Biodefense, which was Obama's defense when H7N9 broke out. Then COVID came and no response group

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago

    When there’s eventually a deal with Iran, it’s not going to be as good as the one we already had with them but he’s going to say it’s the best deal ever and his base won’t know any better. It’s such a stupid time we live in.

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  • [–] 39 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Once you're doing warcrimes weekly they just let you get away with raping kids apparently

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  • [–] 37 points 6 months ago

    This is that elementary school bully that walks up to a kid and punches them because they think it's funny, but when the kid punches back the bully goes crying straight to the teacher.

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  • [–] 33 points 6 months ago (6 children)
  • [–] 19 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

    Content warning: needless uninvited pedantry ahead

    Trump acts like a toddler. And any parent can tell you that predicting the inevitably dumb behavior of your toddler isn't rocket science.

    He's so predictably stupid and selfish that most of the time, everyone else but him knows what he's doing. It's a fun meme but I think the reality is the opposite.

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  • [–] 32 points 6 months ago

    This train wreck is as painful to watch as a B horror movie.

    This numbnut is walking into an obvious trap. They're baiting major assets of the USN using ratty little fast boats.

    Now that they're in striking range, their defense have to be lucky every single day, multiple times per day. If the Iranians are lucky once, they destroy billions of dollars in hardware, get major bragging rights, and thousands of GI families at home get to look up the lyrics to "Fortunate Son."

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  • [–] 25 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    This will ensure that all countries will develop nukes otherwise they will be defenseless against nuke owning states.

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  • [–] 23 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Sounds like the ceasefire is going great so far.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    It's the greatest. So amny people said a ceasefire wasn't possible but we manage dit when i went Nad spoke to those gys in Iraq, because even through they hate me they luv me becoz they no I;m a strong prcedent and im a winnewr and they kno the US militry is the strongest un the wurld and thebust in thewirkd.

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  • [–] 22 points 6 months ago (14 children)

    I really hope Americans have learned something from this and that is to not elect demented pedophiles to be presidents FUCKING TWICE, third time's the charm right? right?? And while everyone else is trying to deescalate the situation he and his "top" officials are trying to make it as difficult as possible to reach a peaceful solution.

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  • [–] 22 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    come on now you think the yanks have learned something? they haven't learned a thing for decades. Did they learn anything after Reagan? Bush Senior? Bush Jr twice? you honestly expect them to figure it out NOW?

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  • [–] 15 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    A good percentage of the US population would elect Satan himself as long as he was "sticking it to the liberals."

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    It could be worse. We accidentally voted for an orangutan. But it could have been a WOMAN OF COLOR! Really dodged one there... /s

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago* (3 children)

    Be nice to orangutans, they're so chill. They can't help that a reviled wannabe dictator dyed himself orange for some stupid reason. :(

    I'd vote for president actual-orangutan over of any of the garbage choices we keep getting.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    A baked potato would cause less chaos than this monster.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    He's getting a 3rd term. The American people are dead and oligarchs are stripping the country for parts

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    10 years ago i would call that a conspiracy theory but today... yeah...

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    Who knew rules mattered basically fuck all? Image the people who spent tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars studying US law, all for it to mean fucking nothing. Not to mention everyone who got a "secure government job" just to have a couple of coked up losers fire you and ruin your life.

    I don't even really understand how people are being so apathetic? Was it the constant school shootings? Or maybe even social media? I don't get it.

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  • [–] -1 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Americans have no such self-awareness. The ones that do do everything in their power to leave the country or isolate themselves in communes and imply don't participate.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago

    Tempting, to just go inna woods and run from society, but from what I've seen the ones that have self awareness are actually flooding the streets across the country with protests and getting teargassed and stuff.

    I get that the internet can be a collective jar to sigh and vent into but let's not discount the sacrifices many are making because they believe tomorrow can be better.

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  • [–] 22 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    In other words, the Cheeto will murder a bunch more innocent children and then taco the fuck out

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  • [–] 18 points 6 months ago

    Iran should take this seriously, I heard from Bill that Donald does a mean blowie.

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  • [–] 18 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Please lose the midterms and get dragged out of office, it would be so funny

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  • [–] 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

    Honestly even if Congress is swept by Democrats, I would be completely unsurprised if the controlled opposition faction of the DNC (read: the vast majority of them) does nothing at all due to how diViSiVE it would be. And even if they do, the Tribunal of Six will probably try to declare impeachment unconstitutional or something like that.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    The leftist candidates that have been winning these various special elections by double-digit spreads over highly-favored right-wing candidates are not dems, they're progressives. Same label, very different flavor.

    And I am totally here for that. It's been fun watching them quietly form a party within the party.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago*

    Couldn't agree more, The both sides of the same argument ignores the very real change that is happening in America and may not change the Democratic party overnight but the differences are real and they're starting to accumulate.

    Now that's definitely not where we should stop but those people in the right positions can buy us the space to make real change via direct action, unions and community support networks.

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    What exactly does he think "closed" means?

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago

    Again?! Isn't Iran supposed to be vaporized three times over by now?

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago

    Trump has become Kim Jong Un at this point.
    "We're going to blow up everything! Just you watch!"

    Let me tell you, Don... They're not listening to you. No one is listening to you. Laughing at you maybe, but no one is seriously paying attention to your late night war mongering ramblings.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    anyone else having a déjà vu ?

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    Feckless feculence mainly resides at the Florida Blight House whilst Kegsbreath Kevin prosecutes their war crimes against humanity in the Caribbean, the Middle East & elsewhere, draining the USA of resources once utilized to care for our friends, families & neighbors in our various communities.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    He couldnt even successfully escort ships for 2 days. And he is not able to keep those ships supplied. How is he going to threaten iran with much of anything? What are we going to do, bleed on them?

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    Tit for tat could happen so be safe people and don't book your wedding at the wedding venue trump lives in.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    No backsies!

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    It's to save Iranian people, right? Right?

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    USA nukes good Iran having them bad. That's the global narrative driven by the country threatening to nuke Iran.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    Remember when people thought Biden/Kamala were big bad genociders and didn't vote or voted 3rd party, resulting in Pedo Don becoming president, and now Pedo Don is casually talking about wiping a nation of people out of existence?

    Good job guys.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Glad the people who wouldnt vote over Palestine arent responsible for anything, even morally. Its morally right to be in favour of multiple genocides, especially ones our president threatens personally.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    Probably time to either feed him and change his diaper.

    My toddler too started screaming when we wanted one of these two things.

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