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#3469746 13-Mar-2026 14:58

"Boots on the ground" =
Republicans screaming "My God! We've lost the majority in both Houses" =
Democrats "Hello Unredacted Epstein files" =
"Goodbye Trump"

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#3469747 13-Mar-2026 15:03

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"Goodbye Trump"

I'll believe it when I see it.

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#3469775 13-Mar-2026 16:49

Putin probably has a lot of advice for Iran. Good or bad depends on perspective.

So far its got Putin back into the oil trade, probably at full price which doubles or more the return.
Even Ukraine has been told to ease off on attacking Russian export terminals by orange calamity.

Trump needs Putin who has friendly relationship with IRGC to help him get out of this mess?

Maybe that advice is good or bad depending on perspective.
Putin's perspective, it's really good for him.

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#3469786 13-Mar-2026 17:19

Rikkitic:
gzt: Iraqi Kurdish deputy prime minister says his government is not interested in being Washington's boots in Iran:
And then there's this: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-13/peshmerga-kurdish-troops-ready-to-attack-iranian-territory/106443186

Near the bottom of the article it is made clear the quotes are from a relatively small group that claims to have up to 1000 fighters near the border. The article also provides anti-conflict views from Kurds. Also near the bottom of the article, it is clear that the president of the Kurdistan Region is instructing it's military that there should be no threat from the Kurdistan Region to Iran or any other country.

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#3469818 13-Mar-2026 18:09

gzt: Iraqi Kurdish deputy prime minister says his government is not interested in being Washington's boots in Iran

Near the bottom of the article it is made clear the quotes are from a relatively small group that claims to have up to 1000 fighters near the border. The article also provides anti-conflict views from Kurds. Also near the bottom of the article, it is clear that the president of the Kurdistan Region is instructing it's military that there should be no threat from the Kurdistan Region to Iran or any other country.

Near the top of the article and elsewhere in it the points made in the headline are covered. I'm not sure what your point is.

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#3469826 13-Mar-2026 19:14

ezbee:

Stable genius says the war (thats not a war) is effectively over, it was over days ago.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/12/iran-war-live-updates-oil-trump-middle-east-crisis-israel-lebanon-iraq-latest-news#top-of-blog

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US Central Command said it is carrying out rescue efforts after it lost a military refuelling aircraft in “friendly airspace” in Iraq, while saying neither hostile or friendly fire were to blame. A statement said “rescue efforts are ongoing” after an incident involving two planes, the second of which landed safely.
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US military says it has lost a refueling aircraft in Iraq
Al Jazeera English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4tyH-8F8lM

KC135 Refueling Aircraft goes down.
Iraq faction supporting Iran says they took it down with a missile.
USA says it was not as a result of enemy action.

Within 20 minutes of National Airlines flight 102 crashing in Afghanistan in 2013, the Taliban had claimed responsibility for shooting it down. In reality, the load had shifted during takeoff, causing the 747-400 to stall and crash. No rockets involved.

However, getting in first is way more important that being correct.

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#3469875 14-Mar-2026 06:09

Some classic Trump quotes:

source: BBC News

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#3470065 14-Mar-2026 14:31

Downed US refueling craft did not carry parachutes:

https://abcnews.com/International/4-dead-after-us-refueling-aircraft-western-iraq/story?id=131031069

Sometime around 2008 the incident survival strategy became land or perish. Full details of the incident are not known at this time.

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#3470067 14-Mar-2026 14:57

Presumably Trump will feel it in his bone spurs.

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#3470134 14-Mar-2026 17:22

Interesting that all the released US videos I've seen are night time operations.

Even if Iranian air defenses are ..... not good, why risk it, I suppose.

The attack of Kharg Island won't be good for resuming operations and keeping the world supplied with oil.

I presume Trump and his team have thought this through.

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#3470136 14-Mar-2026 17:28

elpenguino: I presume Trump and his team have thought this through.

I doubt it - they're not very good at thinking. 😐

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#3470138 14-Mar-2026 17:39

Black rain in Tehran a few days ago after attacks on oil installations:

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#3470217 14-Mar-2026 19:35

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elpenguino: I presume Trump and his team have thought this through.

I doubt it - they're not very good at thinking. 😐

Trump felt his bones and decided it was on.
Vance, and Cabinet went, that's good enough, we can always blame Trump!
Hegseth was roleplaying Heman Goering's greatest failures and said I will SMO it.

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#3470218 14-Mar-2026 19:42

ezbee: Hegseth was roleplaying Heman Goering's greatest failures and said I will SMO it.

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#3470340 14-Mar-2026 21:57

gzt: Downed US refueling craft did not carry parachutes:

https://abcnews.com/International/4-dead-after-us-refueling-aircraft-western-iraq/story?id=131031069

Sometime around 2008 the incident survival strategy became land or perish. Full details of the incident are not known at this time.

The comment about the lack of parachutes is a red herring. Yes, they used to carry them but in reality they are less use than a garden hose fighting a full on bush fire.

There is no practical egress point especially wearing a parachute and if you managed to get out of the aircraft in time (highly unlikely) there's a high probability you'd end up hitting part of the aircraft.

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