Realitybites said:

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Meanwhile, markets are recovering as Trump is saying the war is basically over.

So has Iran agreed to reopen the straits of Hormuz?

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President Trump called the Iran war a “short-term excursion.”

Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/mwDx0EikXM

— AF Post (@AFpost) March 9, 2026

BREAKING: The S&P 500 erases all losses and rises +0.7% on the day as President Trump says the Iran war is “very complete.” pic.twitter.com/7TVpqRcjH8

— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) March 9, 2026

fubar said:

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What TRUMP says about war is, in a sense, kind of like Texas weather: If you don't like it, wait 30 minutes or so ... 'cause it's gonna change.

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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TRUMP: “I THINK THE IRAN WAR IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE” — CBS

— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) March 9, 2026

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Still another incredibly stupid thing to say by our commander in chief.

The guy will forever be his own worst enemy.

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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TRUMP: “I THINK THE IRAN WAR IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE” — CBS

— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) March 9, 2026

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Still another incredibly stupid thing to say by our commander in chief.

The guy will forever be his own worst enemy.

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Oldbear83 said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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TRUMP: “I THINK THE IRAN WAR IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE” — CBS

— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) March 9, 2026

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Still another incredibly stupid thing to say by our commander in chief.

The guy will forever be his own worst enemy.

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Ever consider Trump is reframing media attention?

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KaiBear said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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TRUMP: “I THINK THE IRAN WAR IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE” — CBS

— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) March 9, 2026

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Still another incredibly stupid thing to say by our commander in chief.

The guy will forever be his own worst enemy.

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Ever consider Trump is reframing media attention?

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No

He is giving the media additional baseball bats with which to beat him up .

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boognish_bear said:

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It took the US 20 years to replace the Taliban with the Taliban, but only 9 days to replace Khamenei with Khamenei

— Curt Mills (@CurtMills) March 9, 2026

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ATL Bear said:

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whiterock said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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ATL Bear said:

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One side issue is now that prices are so much higher, Russia is able to sell at a much higher price even after deep discounts. With the recent loosening of restrictions on them, they're likely to fortify their efforts against Ukraine, increase their market share, and end up handing China a strategic advantage in the interim.

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Not to mention helping to fortify Iran's efforts against us. 5-D chess FTW.

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LOL. You two.....

China has just lost 30% of its oil supply (from Venezuela and Iran) and it has no significant pipelines to Russia, which is losing its shadow fleet to Ukrainian strikes and US Navy interdiction.

The biggest loser of all in what Trump has done the last 60 days is China. He's engineered a catastrophic reordering of their strategic position - to their detriment. Should they decide to invade Taiwan, they now have existential vulnerability to sanctions with few options to overcome them.

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China doesn't/didn't get 30% of its supply from Iran and Venezuela. They have about that reliance on Gulf state energy including LNG. But they had already shifted its sources beyond what Venezuela and Iran combined were providing to China. They began making that shift after the original nuclear facility strikes, most of it to Russia but the remainder to Saudi Arabia. They also doubled down on their strategic reserves setting aside nearly 1.4 billion barrels of oil, and have harbored 10s of millions of barrels as further reserves.

Russia already has a pipeline deploying to China with a second one in the works, so I'm not sure where you're getting your facts. China is also wearing out the Kosmino port which is a short ship transit, and just got deliveries via the new Artic route. It's like you think China, a country known for long term planning and strategy didn't counter move or has contingencies. They are not reactionaries like we practice here. Maybe we've clipped some access to black market oil, but Russia is rapidly picking up the slack. With prices headed where they are, both parties are incentivized accordingly.

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Oldbear83 said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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TRUMP: “I THINK THE IRAN WAR IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE” — CBS

— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) March 9, 2026

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Still another incredibly stupid thing to say by our commander in chief.

The guy will forever be his own worst enemy.

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Ever consider Trump is reframing media attention?

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FLBear5630 said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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TRUMP: “I THINK THE IRAN WAR IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE” — CBS

— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) March 9, 2026

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Still another incredibly stupid thing to say by our commander in chief.

The guy will forever be his own worst enemy.

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Ever consider Trump is reframing media attention?

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Geez, this is not the way to do that. War is nothing to use as a gimmick, thousands have lost their lives and families destroyed. Bad taste ar best.

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Oldbear83 said:

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FLBear5630 said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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TRUMP: “I THINK THE IRAN WAR IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE” — CBS

— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) March 9, 2026

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Still another incredibly stupid thing to say by our commander in chief.

The guy will forever be his own worst enemy.

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Ever consider Trump is reframing media attention?

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Geez, this is not the way to do that. War is nothing to use as a gimmick, thousands have lost their lives and families destroyed. Bad taste ar best.

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You say that because you frame everything as Trump screwing up.

Man's got a huge ego, but he does understand how media pivots change things.

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In new Quinnipiac poll, 44% of voters think U.S. is too supportive of Israel, highest percentage since Quinnipiac started posing question to voters in 2017

Five percent think U.S. support is insufficient, 44% think it’s about right https://t.co/is597MQmCW

— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) March 9, 2026

CNN: But it is clear tonight, long after the markets have formally closed, that trump, at least for now, does not have an intention of ramping the war down. In fact, CNN is learning this hour that the trump administration is considering a highly complex and risky operation to… pic.twitter.com/EvnctsXcO4

— Acyn (@Acyn) March 9, 2026

FLBear5630 said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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FLBear5630 said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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TRUMP: “I THINK THE IRAN WAR IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE” — CBS

— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) March 9, 2026

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Still another incredibly stupid thing to say by our commander in chief.

The guy will forever be his own worst enemy.

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Ever consider Trump is reframing media attention?

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Geez, this is not the way to do that. War is nothing to use as a gimmick, thousands have lost their lives and families destroyed. Bad taste ar best.

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You say that because you frame everything as Trump screwing up.

Man's got a huge ego, but he does understand how media pivots change things.

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Remember what i said about unforced errors?

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Q: "You just suggested that Iran somehow got its hands on a Tomahawk and bombed its own elementary school…but you're the only person in your government saying this…Why are you the only person saying this?"

Trump: "Because I just don't know enough about it." pic.twitter.com/dNshJCXRqo

— The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) March 9, 2026

whiterock said:

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ATL Bear said:

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whiterock said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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ATL Bear said:

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One side issue is now that prices are so much higher, Russia is able to sell at a much higher price even after deep discounts. With the recent loosening of restrictions on them, they're likely to fortify their efforts against Ukraine, increase their market share, and end up handing China a strategic advantage in the interim.

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Not to mention helping to fortify Iran's efforts against us. 5-D chess FTW.

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LOL. You two.....

China has just lost 30% of its oil supply (from Venezuela and Iran) and it has no significant pipelines to Russia, which is losing its shadow fleet to Ukrainian strikes and US Navy interdiction.

The biggest loser of all in what Trump has done the last 60 days is China. He's engineered a catastrophic reordering of their strategic position - to their detriment. Should they decide to invade Taiwan, they now have existential vulnerability to sanctions with few options to overcome them.

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China doesn't/didn't get 30% of its supply from Iran and Venezuela. They have about that reliance on Gulf state energy including LNG. But they had already shifted its sources beyond what Venezuela and Iran combined were providing to China. They began making that shift after the original nuclear facility strikes, most of it to Russia but the remainder to Saudi Arabia. They also doubled down on their strategic reserves setting aside nearly 1.4 billion barrels of oil, and have harbored 10s of millions of barrels as further reserves.

Russia already has a pipeline deploying to China with a second one in the works, so I'm not sure where you're getting your facts. China is also wearing out the Kosmino port which is a short ship transit, and just got deliveries via the new Artic route. It's like you think China, a country known for long term planning and strategy didn't counter move or has contingencies. They are not reactionaries like we practice here. Maybe we've clipped some access to black market oil, but Russia is rapidly picking up the slack. With prices headed where they are, both parties are incentivized accordingly.

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Typo. I meant to say 20% which is about right. Now, add in all those places Iran is bombing in the PG and the number more than doubles. Those folks are now firmly tied to us.

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boognish_bear said:

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It took the US 20 years to replace the Taliban with the Taliban, but only 9 days to replace Khamenei with Khamenei

— Curt Mills (@CurtMills) March 9, 2026

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boognish_bear said:

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Have we some how galvanized support for their regime even more?

BREAKING: Revolution Square in Tehran is COMPLETELY FULL with people gathering to pledge allegiance to the new Iranian leader Mojtaba Ali Khamenei and condemnation of the ongoing Israeli-American aggression. pic.twitter.com/VTLgenDgHj

— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) March 9, 2026

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boognish_bear said:

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CNN: But it is clear tonight, long after the markets have formally closed, that trump, at least for now, does not have an intention of ramping the war down. In fact, CNN is learning this hour that the trump administration is considering a highly complex and risky operation to… pic.twitter.com/EvnctsXcO4

— Acyn (@Acyn) March 9, 2026

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• Trump pledges Iran 'excursion' going to be ended soon, but warned "Iran will be hit harder" if it starts up again, or if Tehran targets global global oil supplies.
• When asked by reporter, Trump refuses to say if new Ayatollah has a target on his back.
• Trump tells Republican conference it is going to be a short-term excursion in Iran, but he's ready to see the mission through against "evil" Iran.. Says of Tehran, "They should've cried uncle two days ago." And Iran campaign will be "finished pretty quickly".
• Trump tells CBS "the war could be over soon." Oil prices drop on the headline.
• Trump calls choice of new supreme leader 'a big mistake'
• Lebanon wants direct peace talks with Israel to end fighting but Israeli rejects it, also amid US skepticism: Axios.
• Trump says too soon to talk about seizing Iran's oil but does not rule it out, tells NBC.

Oldbear83 said:

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FLBear5630 said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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FLBear5630 said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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TRUMP: “I THINK THE IRAN WAR IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE” — CBS

— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) March 9, 2026

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Still another incredibly stupid thing to say by our commander in chief.

The guy will forever be his own worst enemy.

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Ever consider Trump is reframing media attention?

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Geez, this is not the way to do that. War is nothing to use as a gimmick, thousands have lost their lives and families destroyed. Bad taste ar best.

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You say that because you frame everything as Trump screwing up.

Man's got a huge ego, but he does understand how media pivots change things.

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Remember what i said about unforced errors?

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I really don't pay attention to yours, FLBear.

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Oldbear83 said:

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FLBear5630 said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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FLBear5630 said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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TRUMP: “I THINK THE IRAN WAR IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE” — CBS

— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) March 9, 2026

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Still another incredibly stupid thing to say by our commander in chief.

The guy will forever be his own worst enemy.

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Ever consider Trump is reframing media attention?

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Geez, this is not the way to do that. War is nothing to use as a gimmick, thousands have lost their lives and families destroyed. Bad taste ar best.

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You say that because you frame everything as Trump screwing up.

Man's got a huge ego, but he does understand how media pivots change things.

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Remember what i said about unforced errors?

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I really don't pay attention to yours, FLBear.

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Like clockwork. https://t.co/luntvbkh7q

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) March 9, 2026

BREAKING: President Trump says Iran will be hit "20 times harder" if they do anything that "stops the flow of oil within the Strait of Hormuz." pic.twitter.com/RWWcpE0hWv

— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) March 10, 2026

FLBear5630 said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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FLBear5630 said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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FLBear5630 said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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TRUMP: “I THINK THE IRAN WAR IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE” — CBS

— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) March 9, 2026

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Still another incredibly stupid thing to say by our commander in chief.

The guy will forever be his own worst enemy.

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Ever consider Trump is reframing media attention?

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Geez, this is not the way to do that. War is nothing to use as a gimmick, thousands have lost their lives and families destroyed. Bad taste ar best.

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You say that because you frame everything as Trump screwing up.

Man's got a huge ego, but he does understand how media pivots change things.

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Remember what i said about unforced errors?

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I really don't pay attention to yours, FLBear.

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BS, keep telling yourself that. You religiously comment on any string I am in. It is like clockwork. If I comment you will disagree or try to discredit. Deep down you know i am right.

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Enforcer said:

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Where is that half wit RD2 ?

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Asked Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., about the bombing of the girls' school in Iran. "It was terrible. We made a mistake," he said. "Other countries do that sort of thing intentionally, like Russia. We would never do that intentionally. I think the department is investigating it now,… pic.twitter.com/zKkRpVPAWU

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) March 10, 2026

boognish_bear said:

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Asked Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., about the bombing of the girls' school in Iran. "It was terrible. We made a mistake," he said. "Other countries do that sort of thing intentionally, like Russia. We would never do that intentionally. I think the department is investigating it now,… pic.twitter.com/zKkRpVPAWU

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) March 10, 2026

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The_barBEARian said:

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boognish_bear said:

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Asked Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., about the bombing of the girls' school in Iran. "It was terrible. We made a mistake," he said. "Other countries do that sort of thing intentionally, like Russia. We would never do that intentionally. I think the department is investigating it now,… pic.twitter.com/zKkRpVPAWU

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) March 10, 2026

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Still waiting on those apologies...

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