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IronLionZion

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3. What's different now is he's very unpopular and has lost support over the Gaza war

Reply to moondust (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 18, 2025, 07:19 PM

Jun 18

so he needs another war to wag the dog. Iran is a perfect villain to rally support against because they do plenty of bad things. Kind of like Bush with Iraq.

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