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Watch dump declare victory and end the Iran war on his speech tonight. (Original Post) Eko 8 hrs ago OP
Mission Accomplished!! NCDem47 7 hrs ago #1
A press conference from his golf course chelsea0011 7 hrs ago #2
Hardly any doubt. They have done all the damage that they can do Klarkashton 7 hrs ago #3
I wouldn't put it past him sarisataka 7 hrs ago #4
He's been trying to find a face-saving way out since Thursday Prairie Gates 7 hrs ago #5
Better for him to TACO than escalate. Fiendish Thingy 7 hrs ago #6
I think he's afraid of being whacked, he's riled up Iranians spectacularly. Especially the son, who not only lost his SheilaAnn 4 hrs ago #22
You're right MustLoveBeagles 7 hrs ago #7
Either that or escalation indusurb 7 hrs ago #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Gaugamela 7 hrs ago #9
He assumes when he says it is over it is done. usedtobedemgurl 7 hrs ago #10
What time is the speech? Dan 7 hrs ago #11
5:30 EST maxsolomon 6 hrs ago #15
Thank you... Dan 6 hrs ago #19
We've seen this picture show before peggysue2 7 hrs ago #12
He should do a National V-Day Holiday leftstreet 7 hrs ago #13
That would probably be the best thing at this point. BlueTsunami2018 7 hrs ago #14
Unfortunately it can be everything from national conscription and boots on the ground... EarthFirst 6 hrs ago #16
I don't think Netanyahu will ALLOW trump to back out now. Netanyahu has Epstein BComplex 5 hrs ago #21
I think he'll announce it's over Buckeyeblue 6 hrs ago #17
Khameini to Trump: "You just killed my father, my mother, my wife, my sister. It's all good" dalton99a 6 hrs ago #18
Low energy, low prep version of dubya's mission accomplished senseandsensibility 6 hrs ago #20

Klarkashton

(5,229 posts)
3. Hardly any doubt. They have done all the damage that they can do
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 03:57 PM
7 hrs ago

Without sending in troops. They are running out of bombs also.

sarisataka

(22,565 posts)
4. I wouldn't put it past him
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:00 PM
7 hrs ago

to claim "Iran has unconditionally surrendered in spirit" and we have completely destroyed their nuclear weapons program [again].

Prairie Gates

(7,885 posts)
5. He's been trying to find a face-saving way out since Thursday
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:00 PM
7 hrs ago

He thought they would kill Khamenei and be out.

The selection of Khamenei Jr. basically means that the whole one-and-done strategy is in tatters.

SheilaAnn

(10,701 posts)
22. I think he's afraid of being whacked, he's riled up Iranians spectacularly. Especially the son, who not only lost his
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:49 PM
4 hrs ago

father but his mother and sister. There will be payback.

Response to Eko (Original post)

peggysue2

(12,499 posts)
12. We've seen this picture show before
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:25 PM
7 hrs ago

Conflicts/war are always easy to start, not so easy to stop. George Bush declared 'Mission Accomplished' in May 2003. The last of our troops left Iraq in December 2011.

Trump can declare victory, then turn his loving eyes to Cuba. But that doesn't mean the Iranians will quit. Nor Netanyahu

The Iranians have already declared a retaliation 'in kind' for Trump assassinating their Ayatollah.

This ain't over.

BlueTsunami2018

(4,946 posts)
14. That would probably be the best thing at this point.
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:43 PM
7 hrs ago

Declare victory, walk away and pretend it never happened.

Because the other options are horrific.

EarthFirst

(4,084 posts)
16. Unfortunately it can be everything from national conscription and boots on the ground...
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:55 PM
6 hrs ago

…seizing the Straits of Hormuz as an American military zone; giving Iran until midnight before deploying a tactical nuke or declaring some arbitrary victory.

Stay tuned; it’s guaranteed to be unhinged!

BComplex

(9,862 posts)
21. I don't think Netanyahu will ALLOW trump to back out now. Netanyahu has Epstein
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:11 PM
5 hrs ago

files, too, remember? Epstein was associated with mossad, if not mossad himself.

Buckeyeblue

(6,334 posts)
17. I think he'll announce it's over
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 05:07 PM
6 hrs ago

It's the only way to get oil down and the stock market back up.

dalton99a

(93,683 posts)
18. Khameini to Trump: "You just killed my father, my mother, my wife, my sister. It's all good"
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 05:08 PM
6 hrs ago

senseandsensibility

(24,783 posts)
20. Low energy, low prep version of dubya's mission accomplished
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 05:45 PM
6 hrs ago

show. Has even less chance of being accurate.

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