Andy_Ross
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Trump on Strait of Hormuz: At a certain point, it will open itself
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Trump: “We don’t use the Strait. We don’t need it”
So why are you in such a panic about your war closing it?
Iranian strikes on bases used by US caused $800m in damage, new analysis shows
A significant portion of damage was caused by a strike on a US radar for a Thaad missile defence system at an air base in Jordan.
The AN/TPY-2 radar system costs approximately $485m according to a CSIS review of defence department budget documents. The air-defence systems are used for the long-range interception of ballistic missiles.
Strikes by Iran caused an additional $310m in estimated damage to buildings, facilities and other infrastructure on US bases and military bases used by American forces in the region.
Donald Trump does not think strategically. Nor does he think historically, geographically, or even rationally. He does not connect actions he takes on one day to events that occur weeks later. He does not think about how his behavior in one place will change the behavior of other people in other places.
He does not consider the wider implications of his decisions. He does not take responsibility when these decisions go wrong. Instead, he acts on whim and impulse, and when he changes his mind—when he feels new whims and new impulses—he simply lies about whatever he said or did before.
So why are you in such a panic about your war closing it?
With an increasingly undeniable* decline in mental faculties.It is an example of the confused thinking of the narcissistic man baby.
I'm not sure if this "gift link" will work - an article in the Atlantic (paywalled)
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Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done
Allied leaders know that any positive gesture they make will count for nothing.substack.com
Direct link https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/trump-iran-war-allies/686423/
It will only get worse as his dementia deepens. You might wonder why his cultists don't see this, but then you see they don't care as long as "orange man do thing we like. Even if we no like, he do, then we like"Donald Trump does not think strategically. Nor does he think historically, geographically, or even rationally. He does not connect actions he takes on one day to events that occur weeks later. He does not think about how his behavior in one place will change the behavior of other people in other places.
He does not consider the wider implications of his decisions. He does not take responsibility when these decisions go wrong. Instead, he acts on whim and impulse, and when he changes his mind—when he feels new whims and new impulses—he simply lies about whatever he said or did before.
Susan Collins is concerned, Square-looking Mike Johnson hasn't heard of this.The U.S. is preparing to deploy elements of the 82nd Airborne Division into the Middle East region.
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Trump administration making heavy preparations for potential use of ground troops in Iran
It is unclear under what circumstances President Trump would authorize the use of U.S. troops on the ground in Iran.www.cbsnews.com
He better get busy with North Korea then, since their missiles can reach North America.The Reckoning
@sethjlevy
People owe Trump and Ratcliffe apologies.
Basically Iran had missiles capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to every major European city.
Influencers may have been willing to role that dice but Trump wasn’t.