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Sunday, July 26, 2026

Vice President JD Vance and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine both raised concerns about escalating the war in Iran as President Donald Trump weighed the possibility during a White House meeting on Friday, a source familiar with the matter and a US official told CNN. On Friday night, the US appeared to pause its bombing campaign on Iran after nearly two weeks of consecutive nights of strikes. Operations are "on a hold," a Department of Defense source told CNN on Saturday. On Friday, Caine specifically raised concerns about the US munitions stockpile and other potential negative implications, according to the sources.

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#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-07-26 01:06 AM | Reply

I can't imagine another country that actually survived spending this big a chunk of its national treasure on a revolving-door military-corporate-political elite's ravenous hunger for weapons, wars, more weapons, and more wars.

Weird, because with all those people with all of their supposed expertise and gazillions of dollars spent on some stuff that works and plenty of useless crap - mountains of moolah shoveled to donor/investors through "privatization" - you might think the US might, just once in a while, squeeze out something resembling what is known as a "win"?

Instead, the US holds the distinction of world's expert at creating monumentally expensive, hugely destructive losing wars.

Congrats ... and a special kiss to MAGAts for this beaut.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-07-26 06:47 AM | Reply

Time to shoo the swine away from the war money trough and take better control of the situation. Because we are already at the stage where the regime is saying, by way of "explaining" the rationale behind the endless flood of money used to finance a forever war: "Well, shucks, we done shot off so many fireworks we need more dough so we can continue to shoot off more fireworks so we can get more dough so we can continue to shoot off more fireworks so we can ... comprende?"

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-07-26 09:07 AM | Reply

** Dummkopf Trumpf Shelving Plans to Escalate Illegal War Against Iran Being Fought for Israel **

Summary from NYT article:

President Dummkopf Trumpf has paused plans for a major military escalation against Iran due to significant risks.

A primary concern is the limited stockpile of Patriot antimissile interceptors currently available in the Middle East.

The junta fears that intensifying combat operations could dangerously deplete critical air defense munitions.

The unnecessary sacrifice of three US soldiers in Jordan highlighted vulnerabilities when a ballistic missile bypassed existing air defenses.

CJCS General Dan Caine warned that major combat operations would place an unsustainable strain on regional interceptor reserves.

The incompetent Trumpf junta is evaluating the potential for a wider regional conflict and the subsequent risk of alienating key Gulf allies.

The cabal of oligarchs and sycophants in the White House are concerned about secondary consequences of war, including global economic instability and potential energy and refugee crises.

The junta's private deliberations reflect a cautious approach to balancing operational military capabilities with strategic objectives.

Despite the current de-escalation, the White House maintains that all military options remain on the table if Iranian counter-attacks to US aggression continues.

The nefarious Trumpf junta continues to mewl for a negotiated diplomatic solution as the preferred outcome to the illegal war they initiated on behalf of Israel which is bankrupting the US treasury and jeopardizing the global economy.

Paywall source if you want to read entire NYT article:
TACO time as Bibi comes to desecrate Washington DC tomorrow

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-07-26 09:39 AM | Reply

Mike Waltz Blames Biden For Depleted Weapons Stockpile

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LOL

#5 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-07-26 01:38 PM | Reply

And Karoline Leavitt blamed Joe Biden for the spike in higher gas prices: "Stupid Biden!"

Guess the Republicans will soon start blaming POTUS Jimmy Carter for the problems Dummkopf Trump and Bibi caused.

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-07-26 01:52 PM | Reply

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