With Paxton reputation I didn't expect this race to be such a cliff hanger.

Voting for Paxton is like taking a bite out of an apple only to find out you've just eaten half a worm. Rotten at the core.

DONNER

"you're favorite president"

LOL - All in caps, I presume.

Does it matter? A warning is a warning.

Russia has enough problems without shooting down a U.S. Aircraft.

Anyway, if it did happen, who would even believe it was an "accident?"

This is one of those 'rather be safe than sorry' things.

So, what's it going to be about?
Money?
Women?
Accident?
Mental issues?
Or just pure machoism?

ZED

Desperate people resort to desperate measures, and we already know that Trump is sweating bullets over this midterm and his possible loss of power.

That and the consequences related to his illegal war would be his death knell. Not to mention his greatest fear . . . . . that his father was right all along. He is a loser.

Trump's not going to wait for another January 6 to make his move. My guess is that he has already formulated a plan to create a national emergency before th3 election takes place.

Whatever that "Plan" is, you can bet it's going to rock the country to its core.

No more of that sissy January 6 stuff for him. He learned his lesson.

I hope each targeted state has enough National Guards on hand to protect them.

Even then I'd have to ask who outranks whom. . . . ICE or the Army National Guard???

SITZ

My second guess is that Iranians trust well sourced network news more than, like you, who treats Trump's word as the gospel.

Are you not aware that Trump is a pathological liar who would rather lie when it's easier to tell the truth?

ZITS

My guess is all the Iranians had to do is watch the U.S. Cabel news.

NIXON @ #5

"They were just waiting for the US to run out of defensive missiles."

They certainly appeared to be waiting for signs of weakness.

And dumbass Trump delivered, as if on que.

Now the tables have turned.

Trump thinks, and announced just recently, that the Strait of Hormuz is now a U.S. Territory.

I wonder when some brave staffer is going to tell him?

Or is it big men, white coats and rubber room time?

It's that Nazified Stephen Miller's fault for allowing Netanyahu to put a dumbass gloryhound like Trump in this untenable position.

Trump thought a glorious victory, i.e. ridding the world of Iran's state sponsored terrorism, would be a step up toward making him the King of the world which he intended to rule from a golden throne in his newly minted golden ballroom.

Problem is: No matter how impossible the odds, Trump is still hell bent on making his dream come true. At this point he can't afford to turn tail. It would mean the loss of absolutely EVERYTHING.

All Trump's life he has wanted to prove his father wrong. That he wasn't a loser. However, much like the title of Mary Trump's book, too much is never enough.

TRUMP TRULY IS A TEXTBOOK BORN LOSER.

Lie, deny, lie and then keep telling bigger iies ~~ it's Trump's m.o.

Blame the feather-weights+ in the Trump controlled Congress for ignoring the War Powers Act.

Not that THAT gets Hegseth and Trump off the hook. One is just as incompetent as the other. The blind leading the blind.

HUGH''"If," as you say ......

My community is all agreed to meet at the clubhouse to watch the impeachment trial.

Fun times, open bar, free KFC buffet.

LAMP

Anyone who thinks Trump is done digging for dirt at the bottom of his revenge barrel is delusional.

L Jean Carroll will be looking over her shoulder the rest of her life. She might want to consider a Kevlar vest or a food taster. The more Trump loses, the more insanely vicious he becomes. I seriously doubt that even murder is far from his mind.

He probably has a few choice words for his "pals" at the U.S. Supreme Court, too.

CLOWN

Or, from another angle, maybe it wasn't JUST a rumor.

They don't call him Nutty Netanyahu for nothing. He's dead set on throwing a monkey wrench into the "negotiations" between the U.S. and Iran. Netanyahu doesn't want peace. He wants the U.S. proxy war on Israel's behalf to wipe Iran off the face of the earth - at any cost.

Trump (meh) not so much, especially since Trump is the one who will suffer the consequences of a prolonged, very unpopular and totally unnecessary war of choice.

Israel has put Trump between a rock and a hard place, so to speak. especially with so much AIPAC money on the line. Trump can't go forward (lack of ammunition) and he can't go backwards. (embarrassing loss of face)

And the Media is kicking him the --- 24-7.

It isn't easy being a feckless loser (LOL)

CLOWN

"The world is laughing"

And for good cause.

It was very clever of Araghehi to let Israel's "assassination" rumor blow up in Netanyhoo's face.

REDIAL

"I would assume they didn't want to get fired."

***** Newsworthy stars for that reply.

Contradicting Trump isn't a good career move in the military these days.

"A million deaths for NATO and they can't even Join.
How Dumb is that?"

#2 | Posted by Effeteposer

I don't think that's the reason.

ZED @ #10

"The status quo favors Iran. They can afford to sit on their asses."

It was a trap and Trump walked into it with his eyes closed shut.

with Hegseth following behind like a whipped puppy.

WOMP WOMP

Oh curses. Foiled again!

I'm going to presume that it's up to the Secret Service to take these decisions, not Donald Trump, although it's well known that Trump is a clinical narcissist who thinks of nobody but himself and is quite capable of shoving anything or anybody out of this way to save himself.

Of course, he could have arranged some excuse to keep the Old Air Force One on the ground until it was announced that he was safely back in U.S. Airspace but that would be expecting a lot from someone with Trump's voluminous mental flaws.

I am highly suspicious of any "deal" Trump makes, or claims to be making.

Trump's "deals", much like his campaign promises, seem to be made with vanishing ink.

Pardon my confusion, but now that they've formed their own mini-NATO, (right under Trump's nose) where does this leave the delusional warmongering Trump administration, currently militarily weakened and backed into a corner and with impeachment hanging over the precipice?

The truth being, Iran has cleverly let Trump put himself over the proverbial barrel so who can blame them for giving Trump, or his like-minded chosen successors, including the Vice President, the whipping of their lifetime and one they'll never forget.

Trump's delusional incompetence has caused the United States great economic pain. Impeachment is the only answer. That, of course, is no secret. It's up to the midterms.

Once the Trump administration has been disseminated, Iran will likely be open for normal business again.

Let's don't forget the golden words of President Dwight D. Eisenhower . . .

"Beware of the industrial military complex."

Plus . . . IF there's a $275 Billion military contract in the tube, you can bet that one of Trump's sons will suddenly go into the warship shipbuilding business.