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Monday, July 20, 2026

Trump Is Ready for All-Out War in Iran. There's Just One Catch.

Forget writing a check you can't cash; President Donald Trump is escalating a war that the U.S. military can't wage.

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"The U.S. is planning for a wider war," one U.S. official familiar with the matter told The Washington Post Monday.

The official warned that U.S. military operations would be kneecapped by dwindling stockpiles of air defense and long-range munitions, as well as widespread damage to U.S. military bases in the Middle East.

"We do not have enough to safely sustain operations, and I don't think the White House is aware of that," the official added."

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"A report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies published in May estimated it will take until at least 2030 to restore the U.S. missile stockpile to prewar levels, leaving a multiyear "window of vulnerability" for the United States in potential future conflicts.

Since that study was published, the United States has only continued to execute military strikes, and Trump's war against Iran has racked up a total estimated bill of more than $100 billion.

U.S. Central Command said that the latest series of strikes had "successfully hit Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, maritime capabilities, and missile and drone storage sites."

Iran also claimed that the U.S. attacked a nuclear power plant in a "dangerous assault on Iran's peaceful infrastructure."

So far, at least 17 American service members have been killed in the war."

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Apparently it's hard to count on those tiny fingers... with that deluded brain.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-07-20 12:39 PM | Reply

Pres Putin and Pres Xi are happy.


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-20 12:53 PM | Reply

Iran confirms mediator ceasefire proposals as it vows to fight on against US
www.msn.com

... Iran has received proposals from mediators to halt its war with the US, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said at a Tehran press conference on July 20.

The confirmation, in remarks carried by state news agencies, is the first official acknowledgement of a live mediation track since the June 17 memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington collapsed, and follows reports that Qatar has floated a 10-day ceasefire plan after Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's condolence visit to Doha. ...


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-20 12:57 PM | Reply

Xi and Putin are making bank on Dozy Don's stupid unwinnable war.

Right now the US is embarking on the war criminal phase of the war.

#4 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-07-20 02:04 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Just nuke them.

We have thousands of those laying around.

#5 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-07-20 02:16 PM | Reply

Houthis shut down Red Sea

#6 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-07-20 02:48 PM | Reply

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