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Marco Rubio explains that the Trump administration's goal now is merely to reopen the Strait of Hormuz -- the prevailing state of affairs before Trump launched his pointless war

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First law of warfare is: "The enemy gets a vote." Somehow, this fact has escaped the notice of "all-the-best-people" comprising the floundering Trump administration.

China joins them Now youre really fighting a country on your own merit and size . Not Cuba or VZ No allies Israel has never fought along America They hold their hands out for $$$$$$$$$$

What happened to yesterday's pronouncement? "Iran has been given only 24 hours. After that, the world may witness one of the most devastating air strikes ever seen." Give them another 2 weeks then?

At least in the Iraq war there was a clear objective to topple Saddam, albeit with no planning for the consequences. Trump's Iran 'excursion' is probably the most gratuitous war in living memory. No objectives, no consideration of the Strait of Hormuz being weaponised, no termination criteria.

GOPs SOP- Blow up fire truck, start 🔥, then complain about how the 🔥 has not been put out… because the Fire Department has shoddy standards and faulty equipment. 🔥🕺🏻🔥.

Every day, Trump can manipulate the markets with another baseless screwball announcement and tip off his billionaire buddies. And with their new drone companies, Don Jr and Eric can be genuine war profiteers! This war is great!

No scenario Marco? Not one? What an arrogant idiot. He might as well have challenged Iran to burn oil fields, add more mines to the straight, commit acts of terrorism with US allies, and even within the United States, conduct cyber warfare, etc. Unbelievable arrogance. We’re gonna pay for this shit.

There is no equation in which the blockade does more damage to Iran than the closure of the Strait does to the United States in the same period of time. Anyone who understands basic mathematics can tell these idiots that.

People forget how quickly the Strait of Hormuz can go from open to chaos. Not saying Rubio’s always right, but minimizing its importance is wild—30% of global oil passes through there. Why gamble with that?

Honestly feels like we’re back to square one. Every time, escalation leads to a “goal” that’s just undoing the damage caused by the escalation itself. If that’s strategy, it’s a pretty expensive one.

We accomplished absolutely nothing in Iran. Regime change from bad to worse, they still have nuke materials, they still have a shit load of weapons, and they now control the Strait. The only thing we accomplished was killing a bunch of kids. What a country.

Marco Rubio is not satisfied with having starved to death 600,000 people by ending USAID. He is now looking forward to starving the people of Iran. Evidently his Catholic faith is not informing his decisions.

* The "Vietnam quagmire" refers to the U.S. entanglement in a prolonged, unwinnable war, characterized by incremental escalations, faulty intelligence, and an inability to exit without losing credibility. { Trump's Iran War, is the Strait of Hormuz "Quagmire". } * bsky.app/profile/carl...

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Trump involves America in a quagmire, Entanglement in a needless Israeli sponsored Iran War, closing off the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off 20% of the global oil supply that will in time cause a global economic recession, & now Trump whining NATO will not solve problem created by Israel & Trump.

If this bunch of clowns come out of this cluster with the only agreement being the opening of the strait and no firm agreement and metrics on uranium that is tougher than the one Obama made, then this whole episode has been a huge waste of money, time and US reputation.

Administration of inept clowns! 🤡 Obama already had a deal with Iran that the criminal pedo ripped up because it had Obama's signature on it. Now billions of dollars that could have paid for healthcare or other benefits to the American people have been wasted away for nothing! 👎

You don't effect "regime change" in a country the size of western europe by bombing schools, bridges and industry. All this Trumpian pretext for a crude show of force has achieved is to unmask a few self-styled opposition figures in exile as MAGA shills - much like that VE Nobel peace price winner

Does that mean that all the death, destruction, and economic hardship has been for nothing? Oh, no, how could that happen under Mr. Trump? So very unexpected...

Trump: *pours boiling coffee over groin* Trump: *squeals in pain* Trump: *pours iced water on groin* Trump: *groans in relief and residual pain* Trump: "Another win for me!"

Damn, it was already open before this shitty war, where are the nuclear and enriched uranium reserves? The ultimate goal is to open what was already open: the Strait of Hormuz😏🤔🤷

Even if the war ended this minute, it would take years to rebuild all the damaged infrastructure across the Arabian Peninsula. We'll get worse than the status quo even in the best case.

but its not even the status quo - as iran is now very much emboldened when it comes to being able to arbitrarily (americans: when iran wants) control or close the strait. (and, hilariously, irans lego propaganda videos also took the piss out of trump)

Guess we're going to need a new expression for "western" values that specifically excludes the current iteration of the US, and rely on the likes of Macron. If Trump doesn't pull up stakes now, it's likely to be a long and bloody war, temporarily reuiniting Iranians with their regime

Don’t forget, Putin made out like a bandit. Sanctions lifted, NATO on the ropes. His project succeeded more than he could ever imagine.

As it turned out, Ukraine was a far bigger hornets nest to poke than Putin ever imagined. Once free, it is hard to enslave a population once again.

It's worse than the status quo from before. Iran knows they can shut the strait at any time from now on. They don't need an expensive nuclear program now. Just shut the strait anytime they want to disrupt global econmies.

The American people demand a refund of all the money stolen from us due to this pointless war. If he won’t pony up now, we’ll take it when he’s dead. Hurry the fuck up.

Marco : Iran open the Super Trump Hormuz Water Thingy Magiggy. Iran : Little Marco you Trump ball licking lowlife little animal , FVK OFF !!! WE WANT SOME DIRTY PORNOGRAPHIC VIDEOS OF Melanoma. We might accept some dirty porno Tiffany videos. Show us what you got. Also Death to America !

So after all this escalation, the goal is just to get back to where things were before? That really says everything—huge costs, massive tension, and we’re back to square one.

After a month of tense negotiations, Iran has finally agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz… in exchange for the full release of the Epstein files. Apparently the Iranians want to know who was on that list.

Trump humiliates Marco Rubio before hanging him 'out to dry' Marco Rubio appeared in the WH press room, where he touted the plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Rubio touted the plan as "key" to a final end to the war. However, Trump decided he didn't like it www.alternet.org/trump-iran-2...

alternet.orgTrump humiliates his own advisors before hanging them 'out to dry'Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared in the White House press room on Tuesday, where he touted the plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The same plan came from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Ho...

POOR PATHETIC MARCO Strait of Hormuz Was Open Until Trump’s Unprovoked Attack Trump’s Project Freedom Isn’t Going to Open the Strait of Hormuz Trump tried bombings, a blockade &now a vaguely defined escort operation Only diplomacy can lead to a true resolution. www.cfr.org/articles/tru...

cfr.orgTrump’s Project Freedom Isn’t Going to Open the Strait of Hormuz | Council on Foreign RelationsPresident Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States would launch an operation to help tankers and cargo ships trapped in the Persian Gulf transit…

REMEMBER: Strait of Hormuz Was Open Until Trump’s Unprovoked Attack on Iran Trump’s Project Freedom Isn’t Going to Open the Strait of Hormuz Trump tried bombings, a blockade &now a vaguely defined escort operation Only diplomacy can lead to a true resolution. www.cfr.org/articles/tru...

cfr.orgTrump’s Project Freedom Isn’t Going to Open the Strait of Hormuz | Council on Foreign RelationsPresident Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States would launch an operation to help tankers and cargo ships trapped in the Persian Gulf transit…