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...when you lose a war you started.
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LOL. This meme assumes the us hasn't lost a war before.
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USA hasn't won a war longer than 2 months since ww2. They've gotten used to it.
I mean, I knew something stupid like this was going to happen. Spaghetti for brains started a stupid war for stupid reasons, had literally no plan, no end goal, and then Iran did the smart thing cutting off the oil supply for months until the dipshit decided he had enough and was willing to crawl on his hands and knees for a deal. Of course the deal was going to be shit for america, dons a dumbass, a terrible negotiator, and had no leverage.
They still don't know that you lose a war when you lose a war it seems.
I'm pretty sure right now we could just pack up and leave. We're just too stupid to do that.
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What I don't get is why we aren't seeing this in his approval ratings. Are they just lagging? Is his hard base like 40% of the population?
We don't actually have to pay $300b. That seems to be Trump's original idea.
Is he getting a kickback?
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The loser pays money. Typical for the Trump administration. Sadly it comes out of all of our pockets.
I don't think that's the roast it was meant to be...
The meme is implying:
The U.S. is so accustomed to being either victorious or at least never conquered that many Americans have never had to think about what a traditional military defeat looks like.
The hidden premise is:
Americans are shocked because they're not used to being on the receiving end of victory conditions.
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You kinda don't though. They're paying massive amounts to keep the Strait open, because of the powerful automotive and petroleum lobbies that control much of the US government.
Since this is a war of aggression on the part of the US, the US could just walk away from it. It's very unlikely that Iran would attack in the US.
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Hey Americans, look at the bright side. We could be dragging it out for years when it should've taken weeks, destroying any possible future for America by killing all the young men. Not like anybody is doing that.
We're lucky to be getting away with only losing money.
In this case they literally could just pack up and leave the area. The US has limited targets that Iran has the capability to hit, and Iran has no real capability to contest the open ocean.
It's not like they share a land border.
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