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Gov. Tim Walz: "Trump doesn’t care that his war is driving up costs because his family is getting rich off it."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #inflation #politics

"Europe Tries a Trumpian Tactic With Trump: No Apologies. Stuck with the fallout from America’s war in Iran, European leaders have criticized the president publicly. When he’s been angered, they haven’t backed down":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/world/europe/trump-merz-no-apology.html
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

Sen. Mark Warner: "Trump keeps claiming that the conflict in Iran is almost over but in reality, the Strait remains closed, gas prices are up, and we’re still deep in this forever war. The man that ran on lowering costs and ending wars is 0/2."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, testifying today in the Senate, said that Trump's new defense budget of 1.5 trillion dollars is to deal with "threats from Iran which previous presidents allowed to happen." One of those previous weak presidents was Donald Trump during his first term in office.
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

"Donald Trump Jr. received an awkward reminder on Monday of a boast he made in April 2024 about his father, then the Republican presidential nominee. 'Remember when they said Trump would get us into a full-blown war with Iran?' Trump Jr. wrote on X at the time":
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-jr-old-post-iran-donald-trump_n_6a02c316e4b088000126f7f2?origin=home-latest-news-unit
Trump's critics were right, and both Donald Trump and Don Junior were wrong.
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

Trump is thinking about suspending the federal gas tax. Graham Platner has a better idea, Platner wrote: "How about we start by suspending the biggest gas tax of them all: Trump’s illegal war in Iran?"
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #inflation #politics

"Pres. Donald Trump’s failure in Iran will have long and far-ranging consequences. The conflict has revealed an America that is unreliable and incapable of finishing what it started":
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/live-updates_n_69f88b76e4b06e9242f53108/liveblog_6a0159e3e4b06e786e3f03b0
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire copy: @renewedresistance #politics

Robert Molnar: "We can expect Trump to do his usual Sunday 'we have had great discussions and are close to a deal' bullshit, but the markets aren't buying it anymore. Iran has choked Trump, and is in total control of the situation, and we and the world, are going to suffer. Not gonna lie, I am waiting on Iran's regime to outright call for Trump's unconditional surrender."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

Richard Haass wrote: "Both Putin and Trump initiated wars of choice (in #Ukraine and #Iran respectively) where the costs have proven far greater than benefits for them and for their countries."

Edward Luce agreed: "Putin and Trump both thought their wars of choice would be done in a few days and are each trapped in self-created blunders."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #PutinsPuppet #politics copy: @renewedresistance

Jamelle Bouie: "To have spent any amount of time observing Pres. Trump over the last month is to conclude that he is in far over his head. The president is struggling with the consequences of his actions, raging in protest of the fact that for all its firepower, the United States cannot bomb Tehran into submission":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/opinion/trump-iran-power-unitary-executive.html
#Trump #MentallyIll. #IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #WhatAWaste.
#HowTrumpHarmedAmericans #politics copy: @renewedresistance

"Trump’s irresponsibility has left the United States on the cusp of a humiliating strategic defeat ... Four Ways Trump’s War Is Weakening America":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/opinion/trump-iran-war-incompetence-america.html
#IranWar #incompetence #recklessness #OperationEpicFailure #politics copy: @renewedresistance

"The war in Iran continues with no clear end in sight. Pres. Trump declared, 'We won,' but has also indicated the U.S. could be in the fight for a while. How long exactly this conflict will last is anybody's guess, but there has been no rally-'round-the-flag effect for the president with this war, and the longer it goes on, the worse it could be for the president politically":
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/19/nx-s1-5751262/war-polling-trump-presidents-iran
#IranWar #politics #military #mismanagement #recklessness #incompetence #OperationEpicFailure

"The war in Iran continues with no clear end in sight. Pres. Trump declared, 'We won,' but has also indicated the U.S. could be in the fight for a while. How long exactly this conflict will last is anybody's guess, but there has been no rally-'round-the-flag effect for the president with this war, and the longer it goes on, the worse it could be for the president politically":
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/19/nx-s1-5751262/war-polling-trump-presidents-iran
#IranWar #politics #military #mismanagement #recklessness #incompetence #OperationEpicFailure

"The war in Iran continues with no clear end in sight. Pres. Trump declared, 'We won,' but has also indicated the U.S. could be in the fight for a while. How long exactly this conflict will last is anybody's guess, but there has been no rally-'round-the-flag effect for the president with this war, and the longer it goes on, the worse it could be for the president politically":
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/19/nx-s1-5751262/war-polling-trump-presidents-iran
#IranWar #politics #military #mismanagement #recklessness #incompetence #OperationEpicFailure

"The war in Iran continues with no clear end in sight. Pres. Trump declared, 'We won,' but has also indicated the U.S. could be in the fight for a while. How long exactly this conflict will last is anybody's guess, but there has been no rally-'round-the-flag effect for the president with this war, and the longer it goes on, the worse it could be for the president politically":
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/19/nx-s1-5751262/war-polling-trump-presidents-iran
#IranWar #politics #military #mismanagement #recklessness #incompetence #OperationEpicFailure

The biggest strategic mistakes that the United States and Israel are making in the #IranWar are explained here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/opinion/iran-israel-united-states-hamas.html
#Trump #blunders #shortsightedness #OperationEpicFailure #military #politics copy: @renewedresistance

In response to news that Israel's military "strike resulted in nearly the entire medical team, including doctors, paramedics, and nurses being killed" Jon Favreau wrote:

"Israel is killing medical workers, the United States is killing little kids, and together the two countries have killed more than 2,000 human beings. Just 3 weeks in."
#ProgressReport #OperationEpicFailure #military #politics