#operationepicfailure — Public Fediverse posts

RE: https://mastodon.social/@RonSupportsYou/116640810888154347

"From Trump starting a war against #Iran, when his own intelligence team determined no imminent threat to the United States, to claiming false emergencies to send troops to our cities, to telling commanders to train their troops for war in American cities, Pres. Trump has put himself above the law."
#military #politics #Trump #WorstPresidentEver #MarkKelly #IranWar #OperationEpicFailure

G. Elliot Morris called this one of the best tweets of all time.
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

G. Elliot Morris called this one of the best tweets of all time.
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

G. Elliot Morris called this one of the best tweets of all time.
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

G. Elliot Morris called this one of the best tweets of all time.
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

Ben Rhodes: "Nothing was accomplished by Operation Epic Fury except putting the Iranian government in charge of the Strait of Hormuz."
#OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #military

Ben Rhodes: "Nothing was accomplished by Operation Epic Fury except putting the Iranian government in charge of the Strait of Hormuz."
#OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #military

Ben Rhodes: "Nothing was accomplished by Operation Epic Fury except putting the Iranian government in charge of the Strait of Hormuz."
#OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #military

Ben Rhodes: "Nothing was accomplished by Operation Epic Fury except putting the Iranian government in charge of the Strait of Hormuz."
#OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #military

Foreign Affairs magazine has an article titled "How the war saved the Iranian Regime."
The #IranWar “did not fracture the system; it reinforced the position of Iran's most hard-line figures.”
#OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #incompetence #politics

Foreign Affairs magazine has an article titled "How the war saved the Iranian Regime."
The #IranWar “did not fracture the system; it reinforced the position of Iran's most hard-line figures.”
#OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #incompetence #politics

Foreign Affairs magazine has an article titled "How the war saved the Iranian Regime."
The #IranWar “did not fracture the system; it reinforced the position of Iran's most hard-line figures.”
#OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #incompetence #politics

Foreign Affairs magazine has an article titled "How the war saved the Iranian Regime."
The #IranWar “did not fracture the system; it reinforced the position of Iran's most hard-line figures.”
#OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #incompetence #politics

After Pres. Donald Trump's reckless decisions led to failure in the #IranWar, it looks like Trump is preparing a new military attack against Cuba.
#Trump #WorstPresidentEver
#OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #MilitaryMadness

After Pres. Donald Trump's reckless decisions led to failure in the #IranWar, it looks like Trump is preparing a new military attack against Cuba.
#Trump #WorstPresidentEver
#OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #MilitaryMadness

After Pres. Donald Trump's reckless decisions led to failure in the #IranWar, it looks like Trump is preparing a new military attack against Cuba.
#Trump #WorstPresidentEver
#OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #MilitaryMadness

After Pres. Donald Trump's reckless decisions led to failure in the #IranWar, it looks like Trump is preparing a new military attack against Cuba.
#Trump #WorstPresidentEver
#OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #MilitaryMadness

Sen. Thom Tillis: "I think Hegseth misinformed Trump on the challenges of Iran. I suspect that Hegseth cast aside concerns he was hearing from some of the finest people that ever served in uniform and took his cowboy-ish approach to going into Iran":
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/22/thom-tillis-trump-republicans-interview-00928214
"I’d love to see Pete Hegseth fired because he’s incompetent and doing a horrible job."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #SlushFund

Sen. Thom Tillis: "I think Hegseth misinformed Trump on the challenges of Iran. I suspect that Hegseth cast aside concerns he was hearing from some of the finest people that ever served in uniform and took his cowboy-ish approach to going into Iran":
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/22/thom-tillis-trump-republicans-interview-00928214
"I’d love to see Pete Hegseth fired because he’s incompetent and doing a horrible job."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #SlushFund

Sen. Thom Tillis: "I think Hegseth misinformed Trump on the challenges of Iran. I suspect that Hegseth cast aside concerns he was hearing from some of the finest people that ever served in uniform and took his cowboy-ish approach to going into Iran":
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/22/thom-tillis-trump-republicans-interview-00928214
"I’d love to see Pete Hegseth fired because he’s incompetent and doing a horrible job."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #SlushFund

Sen. Thom Tillis: "I think Hegseth misinformed Trump on the challenges of Iran. I suspect that Hegseth cast aside concerns he was hearing from some of the finest people that ever served in uniform and took his cowboy-ish approach to going into Iran":
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/22/thom-tillis-trump-republicans-interview-00928214
"I’d love to see Pete Hegseth fired because he’s incompetent and doing a horrible job."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #SlushFund

"House Republicans on Thursday abruptly canceled a vote on a resolution directing Pres. Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Iran or win approval from Congress to continue the war, after it became clear they lacked the votes to defeat the measure":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/iran-war-powers-trump-measure.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
#IranWar #UnpopularWar #IllegalWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire copy: @renewedresistance #politics

"House Republicans on Thursday abruptly canceled a vote on a resolution directing Pres. Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Iran or win approval from Congress to continue the war, after it became clear they lacked the votes to defeat the measure":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/iran-war-powers-trump-measure.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
#IranWar #UnpopularWar #IllegalWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire copy: @renewedresistance #politics

"House Republicans on Thursday abruptly canceled a vote on a resolution directing Pres. Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Iran or win approval from Congress to continue the war, after it became clear they lacked the votes to defeat the measure":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/iran-war-powers-trump-measure.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
#IranWar #UnpopularWar #IllegalWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire copy: @renewedresistance #politics

"House Republicans on Thursday abruptly canceled a vote on a resolution directing Pres. Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Iran or win approval from Congress to continue the war, after it became clear they lacked the votes to defeat the measure":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/iran-war-powers-trump-measure.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
#IranWar #UnpopularWar #IllegalWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire copy: @renewedresistance #politics

"The New York Times analyzed Pres. Trump’s statements suggesting that the #IranWar was drawing to a close and compared them with the reality of the moment. Often, there was a wide disconnect":
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-iran-war-deal.html
#TrumpLiedPeopleDied #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics copy: @renewedresistance

"The New York Times analyzed Pres. Trump’s statements suggesting that the #IranWar was drawing to a close and compared them with the reality of the moment. Often, there was a wide disconnect":
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-iran-war-deal.html
#TrumpLiedPeopleDied #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics copy: @renewedresistance

"The New York Times analyzed Pres. Trump’s statements suggesting that the #IranWar was drawing to a close and compared them with the reality of the moment. Often, there was a wide disconnect":
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-iran-war-deal.html
#TrumpLiedPeopleDied #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics copy: @renewedresistance

"The New York Times analyzed Pres. Trump’s statements suggesting that the #IranWar was drawing to a close and compared them with the reality of the moment. Often, there was a wide disconnect":
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-iran-war-deal.html
#TrumpLiedPeopleDied #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics copy: @renewedresistance

"Trump Gets His Payback, but It Comes at a Cost in Congress":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-republicans-congress.html
"The first evidence of such a change in course emerged immediately on Tuesday when Mr. Cassidy — who had drawn Mr. Trump’s ire with his 2021 vote to convict him at his impeachment trial — for the first time voted with Democrats challenging the president’s power to wage war against Iran without congressional approval."
#politics #IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire

"Trump Gets His Payback, but It Comes at a Cost in Congress":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-republicans-congress.html
"The first evidence of such a change in course emerged immediately on Tuesday when Mr. Cassidy — who had drawn Mr. Trump’s ire with his 2021 vote to convict him at his impeachment trial — for the first time voted with Democrats challenging the president’s power to wage war against Iran without congressional approval."
#politics #IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire

"Trump Gets His Payback, but It Comes at a Cost in Congress":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-republicans-congress.html
"The first evidence of such a change in course emerged immediately on Tuesday when Mr. Cassidy — who had drawn Mr. Trump’s ire with his 2021 vote to convict him at his impeachment trial — for the first time voted with Democrats challenging the president’s power to wage war against Iran without congressional approval."
#politics #IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire

"Trump Gets His Payback, but It Comes at a Cost in Congress":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-republicans-congress.html
"The first evidence of such a change in course emerged immediately on Tuesday when Mr. Cassidy — who had drawn Mr. Trump’s ire with his 2021 vote to convict him at his impeachment trial — for the first time voted with Democrats challenging the president’s power to wage war against Iran without congressional approval."
#politics #IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire

RE: https://mastodon.social/@RonSupportsYou/116606837353390726

"It was the eighth* attempt by Democrats and a single Republican to rein in Trump’s war powers since he began the military campaign, now in its third month, which a majority of Americans say he should never have launched":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/senate-iran-war-authorization.html
* If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

RE: https://mastodon.social/@RonSupportsYou/116606837353390726

"It was the eighth* attempt by Democrats and a single Republican to rein in Trump’s war powers since he began the military campaign, now in its third month, which a majority of Americans say he should never have launched":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/senate-iran-war-authorization.html
* If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

RE: https://mastodon.social/@RonSupportsYou/116606837353390726

"It was the eighth* attempt by Democrats and a single Republican to rein in Trump’s war powers since he began the military campaign, now in its third month, which a majority of Americans say he should never have launched":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/senate-iran-war-authorization.html
* If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

RE: https://mastodon.social/@RonSupportsYou/116606837353390726

"It was the eighth* attempt by Democrats and a single Republican to rein in Trump’s war powers since he began the military campaign, now in its third month, which a majority of Americans say he should never have launched":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/senate-iran-war-authorization.html
* If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

"Senate Votes to Take Up Measure to Force Trump to End Iran War. With four Republican backers, Democrats won a vote to advance a resolution that would force the president to end hostilities or win authorization from Congress":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/senate-iran-war-authorization.html
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

"Senate Votes to Take Up Measure to Force Trump to End Iran War. With four Republican backers, Democrats won a vote to advance a resolution that would force the president to end hostilities or win authorization from Congress":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/senate-iran-war-authorization.html
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

"Senate Votes to Take Up Measure to Force Trump to End Iran War. With four Republican backers, Democrats won a vote to advance a resolution that would force the president to end hostilities or win authorization from Congress":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/senate-iran-war-authorization.html
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

"Senate Votes to Take Up Measure to Force Trump to End Iran War. With four Republican backers, Democrats won a vote to advance a resolution that would force the president to end hostilities or win authorization from Congress":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/senate-iran-war-authorization.html
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

"Iran, though deeply damaged by the #IranWar, is likely to emerge from it with a valuable new asset. Having at least partial control over the Strait of Hormuz would be not only a source of revenue for the regime, but also a form of geopolitical strength":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/middleeast/iran-strait-of-hormuz-triang.html
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics copy: @renewedresistance

"Iran, though deeply damaged by the #IranWar, is likely to emerge from it with a valuable new asset. Having at least partial control over the Strait of Hormuz would be not only a source of revenue for the regime, but also a form of geopolitical strength":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/middleeast/iran-strait-of-hormuz-triang.html
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics copy: @renewedresistance

"Iran, though deeply damaged by the #IranWar, is likely to emerge from it with a valuable new asset. Having at least partial control over the Strait of Hormuz would be not only a source of revenue for the regime, but also a form of geopolitical strength":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/middleeast/iran-strait-of-hormuz-triang.html
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics copy: @renewedresistance

"Iran, though deeply damaged by the #IranWar, is likely to emerge from it with a valuable new asset. Having at least partial control over the Strait of Hormuz would be not only a source of revenue for the regime, but also a form of geopolitical strength":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/middleeast/iran-strait-of-hormuz-triang.html
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics copy: @renewedresistance

"How Iran Gained Leverage in the War. Outmatched militarily, Iran used triangular coercion by attacking Gulf states and closing the Strait of Hormuz":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/middleeast/iran-strait-of-hormuz-triang.html
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #military

"How Iran Gained Leverage in the War. Outmatched militarily, Iran used triangular coercion by attacking Gulf states and closing the Strait of Hormuz":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/middleeast/iran-strait-of-hormuz-triang.html
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #military

"How Iran Gained Leverage in the War. Outmatched militarily, Iran used triangular coercion by attacking Gulf states and closing the Strait of Hormuz":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/middleeast/iran-strait-of-hormuz-triang.html
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #military

"How Iran Gained Leverage in the War. Outmatched militarily, Iran used triangular coercion by attacking Gulf states and closing the Strait of Hormuz":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/middleeast/iran-strait-of-hormuz-triang.html
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics #military

"Trump Says He Authorized New Strikes on Iran, but Has Decided to Hold Off."

I will include the link after I mention that Ian Bremmer accurately wrote that Trump says this same thing week after week, meaning: it is not news. It is good that Trump is not bombing, but it is not surprising.

The link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/politics/trump-iran-strikes.html
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics