vrganj 6 hours ago
I guess hard power is next.
The American Empire, burnt down by its own Nero/Caligula hybrid, while the population just watches it happen...
ceejayoz 6 hours ago
Why do we need stealthy cruise missiles now?
helsinkiandrew 5 hours ago
https://x.com/radigancarter/status/2035073252134129757?s=46
>In Shia theology, standing against injustice is obligatory especiallywhen you cannot win in conventional terms. Defeat and death are not failure, capitulating in the face of overwhelming injustice is the failure.
java-man 6 hours ago
CrzyLngPwd 5 hours ago
Was there ever a plan or even a goal?
So now the US is spending more of its own vital weapons, which will leave Taiwan largely undefended on a war without goals and without end.
China must be laughing about.
Once all these US weapons have been squandered on an unwinable war with Iran, then China surely must invade Taiwan, as a better opportunity may never present itself.
* What's with the downvotes? Don't like the truth?
cyanydeez 3 hours ago
librasteve 3 hours ago
3KahaR 5 hours ago
Then they thought that they could mobilize the usual proxies like the Kurds against Iran. Unfortunately, the Kurds have been used and dropped multiple times in history already. And they see what happens to a US proxy in Ukraine. So it failed.
Now Hegseth has fired the top general and replaced him with a loyalist. Probably the previous general opposed depleting all stock piles for the Führer's great vision.
Most likely: After 48 days Trump will declare "mission accomplished", retreat, leave the FUBAR situation in Hormuz to other people and prepare for the next grand excursion in a year or so. While his cronies are selling US oil and gas to the EU morons.
coffinbirth 6 hours ago
Jamesbeam 4 hours ago
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-N...
"President Trump has cemented his legacy as The President of Peace."
"Stopping regional conflicts before they spiral into global wars that drag down whole continents is worthy of the Commander-in-Chief’s attention, and a priority for this administration. A world on fire, where wars come to our shores, is bad for American interests."
"The key to successful relations with the Middle East is accepting the region, its leaders, and its nations as they are while working together on areas of common interest."
"America will always have core interests in ensuring that Gulf energy supplies do not fall into the hands of an outright enemy, that the Strait of Hormuz remain open, that the Red Sea remain navigable, that the region not be an incubator or exporter of terror against American interests or the American homeland, and that Israel remain secure."
"But the days in which the Middle East dominated American foreign policy in both long-term planning and day-to-day execution are thankfully over—not because the Middle East no longer matters, but because it is no longer the constant irritant, and potential source of imminent catastrophe, that it once was. It is rather emerging as a place of partnership, friendship, and investment—a trend that should be welcomed and encouraged."
Next time you look at the gas price when topping up your car think about this strategy was either hallucinated by your administration or AI.
I am not sure what is worse.
DeathArrow 5 hours ago