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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2900 on: April 13, 2026, 09:46:19 pm »
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2901 on: April 13, 2026, 09:48:22 pm »
Quote from: MeganC on April 13, 2026, 05:06:00 pm
It is time for the US to reduce our UN contribution to the same level as that of the independent country of Vatican City: $17,100
@MeganC If we leave the UN and kick them out we would not have to pay even that much.
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2902 on: April 13, 2026, 09:51:09 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on April 13, 2026, 05:43:53 pm
This has got to be a joke
From the post: These submarines are specifically designed to operate in shallow waters, and the United States has no  counter to them.

https://twitter.com/24_70xu/status/2043681335668326402
Well right off the bat i can think of two, depth charges and torpedos.
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2903 on: April 13, 2026, 10:42:46 pm »
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The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) has entered the Gulf of Oman and positioned itself east of the Strait of Hormuz.

The carrier is located approximately 200 km south of Iran’s coastline. This is the closest point to the Persian Gulf that a U.S. aircraft carrier has reached since the start of military operations against Iran.



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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2904 on: April 14, 2026, 12:39:38 am »
Quote from: DCPatriot on April 13, 2026, 03:46:54 pm
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2905 on: April 14, 2026, 01:05:44 am »
Quote from: verga on April 13, 2026, 09:51:09 pm
Well right off the bat i can think of two, depth charges and torpedos.
Because of their size and complex bathymetry in the straits, those subs can lay in wait, on bottom, and 'ambush hunt' ships. They are diesel electrics, and potentially very quiet. The more traffic there is, the harder they will be to find. Range: 550 nautical miles (just about 1000 km).

Iran started the war with 23, is believed to be down to between 2 and 10 left operational. Some have been designed to launch antiship missiles, others had only torpedoes.
 
I'm not saying they'd last long after attacking, but we're dealing with a suicide cult, and they could do some damage. (Why no carriers are cruising through the Straits.)

Sometimes, relatively primitive and basic systems can be effective.

Remember the first vessel sunk by an enemy submarine was sunk by a submarine that was hand cranked through the water by its crew. CSS Hunley
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2906 on: April 14, 2026, 07:56:42 am »
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Because of their size and complex bathymetry in the straits, those subs can lay in wait, on bottom, and 'ambush hunt' ships. They are diesel electrics, and potentially very quiet. The more traffic there is, the harder they will be to find. Range: 550 nautical miles (just about 1000 km).

Iran started the war with 23, is believed to be down to between 2 and 10 left operational. Some have been designed to launch antiship missiles, others had only torpedoes.
 
I'm not saying they'd last long after attacking, but we're dealing with a suicide cult, and they could do some damage. (Why no carriers are cruising through the Straits.)

Sometimes, relatively primitive and basic systems can be effective.

Remember the first vessel sunk by an enemy submarine was sunk by a submarine that was hand cranked through the water by its crew. CSS Hunley

Diesels have to surface once in a while to snorkel and recharge the batteries....
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2907 on: April 14, 2026, 07:59:50 am »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on April 14, 2026, 07:56:42 am
Diesels have to surface once in a while to snorkel and recharge the batteries....
Yes, they do, and that is a weakness (even our old fleet boats had it).
But the snorkel was designed to permit charging the batteries and running close to the surface while still underwater, in order to make the boats harder to spot.
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2908 on: April 14, 2026, 08:35:24 am »
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Yes, they do, and that is a weakness (even our old fleet boats had it).
But the snorkel was designed to permit charging the batteries and running close to the surface while still underwater, in order to make the boats harder to spot.

What about the tech they used to find the WSO on the fallen F-15?  Supposedly, they're able to locate a "heartbeat" while overhead.   :shrug:
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2909 on: April 14, 2026, 08:50:30 am »
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2910 on: April 14, 2026, 09:23:06 am »
Chinese-owned vessel passes through Strait of Hormuz, flouting US blockade

The Chinese-owned oil and chemical tanker Rich Starry successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday despite a U.S. blockade,

The Rich Starry was the first vessel to cross the strait since the U.S. imposed its blockade on Monday. The ship was initially turned back on Monday but was successful on its second attempt to cross.
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2911 on: April 14, 2026, 09:23:40 am »
US and Iran have 'all the ingredients of a deal,' senior official says

The U.S. and Iran have "all the ingredients of a deal" but have yet to come to a final agreement, a senior U.S. official told Fox News' Bill Hemmer on Tuesday.

"A lot is happening today and tomorrow. We have all the ingredients of a deal, but it's not all there yet," the official told Hemmer.

The official added that President Donald Trump's blockade on Iranian ports has Tehran "really fearful" and more open to making a deal.
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« Reply #2912 on: April 14, 2026, 09:24:34 am »
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2913 on: April 14, 2026, 09:28:40 am »
21 Hours in Pakistan: How Vance Tried and Failed to End a War He Opposed

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/us/politics/jd-vance-pakistan-iran-war-talks.html

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After more than 16 straight hours of closed-door meetings that stretched into early Sunday morning, Vice President JD Vance ambled into an ornate ballroom in Pakistan and let out a sigh. When he arrived at the lectern to speak to the press, he grimaced.

He talked about “shortcomings,” “bad news” and not being “able to make headway.” The United States and Iran did not reach any agreement.

Exhausted and frustrated after 21 hours on the ground, Mr. Vance provided few details, took three questions and departed. He did not address whether the two-week cease-fire with Iran would hold or what would happen to the Strait of Hormuz or if President Trump would now follow through with his threat to wipe Iranian civilization off the map.

It was a remarkable conclusion to a high-stakes diplomatic trip for Mr. Vance, who made his opposition known to a full-scale war in Iran. America’s allies and adversaries alike were pinning their hopes on Mr. Vance to find a way out of a conflict that has upended the global economy, frayed alliances and expanded to the wider region.

Instead, he left with nothing. He blamed Iran for the failed talks, saying the United States sought a commitment that Iran would not seek a nuclear weapon, and it refused.

That it was Mr. Vance who found himself in this position was extraordinary in itself. The man inside Mr. Trump’s inner circle most opposed to the war was tasked with leading the highest-level talks between the United States and Iran in nearly 50 years. Mr. Trump, for his part, was thousands of miles away at the Kaseya Center in Miami, watching a U.F.C. fight alongside Marco Rubio, his secretary of state and national security adviser.

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Seems that J.D. learned some hard lessons about dealing with the Iranians.  Maybe that was the point of Trump sending him, to let him find out for himself?
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2914 on: April 14, 2026, 09:36:05 am »
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21 Hours in Pakistan: How Vance Tried and Failed to End a War He Opposed

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/us/politics/jd-vance-pakistan-iran-war-talks.html

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Seems that J.D. learned some hard lessons about dealing with the Iranians.  Maybe that was the point of Trump sending him, to let him find out for himself?

JD does understand that no deal is better than a bad deal.  Reagan at Reykjavík....
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2915 on: April 14, 2026, 09:56:24 am »
Quote from: mystery-ak on April 14, 2026, 09:23:06 am
Chinese-owned vessel passes through Strait of Hormuz, flouting US blockade

The Chinese-owned oil and chemical tanker Rich Starry successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday despite a U.S. blockade,

The Rich Starry was the first vessel to cross the strait since the U.S. imposed its blockade on Monday. The ship was initially turned back on Monday but was successful on its second attempt to cross.
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I thought the blockade was on ships coming/going from Iranian ports only.  The blockade at Hormuz is a 2 way blockade, both coming and going.

Let's see now about the going.
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2916 on: April 14, 2026, 10:05:10 am »
If the current regime won't give up its nuclear ambitions, "find" a regime that will.

What's in it for Pakistan?  Is Pakistan selling nuclear technology to Iran under the table, like they previously sold nuclear technology to North Korea under the table?
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2917 on: April 14, 2026, 10:18:45 am »
Quote from: DCPatriot on April 14, 2026, 08:35:24 am
What about the tech they used to find the WSO on the fallen F-15?  Supposedly, they're able to locate a "heartbeat" while overhead.   :shrug:
Is that deployable in a submarine environment?
How much background noise, thermal layering, and backscatter/reflection from from submarine rock formations is present and how much of an effect will it have on sonar readings and bearings? Even biologicals will make enough noise to drown out a heartbeat.
On the chart displayed here https://fishing-app.gpsnauticalcharts.com/i-boating-fishing-web-app/fishing-marine-charts-navigation.html?title=Strait+of+Hormuz+boating+app#6.88/25.830/57.026 shows a complex bottom with lots of places for a small sub to park and hide, some of which might not be readily apparent to someone doing an active sonar sweep, and which might distort, mute or reflect any small noises made by a sub sitting on the bottom.
There would be little noise with the exception of any air moving fans and carbon dioxide scrubbers, because the boat would be running on battery power and has no reactor cooling pumps. It would be as quiet as the crews could be.

That could present a problem, with those subs only making significant noise when in motion, and perhaps not even then until they reach snorkel depth or surface.

Visual ID is the most likely, and they are needles in a haystack, even on the surface.
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« Reply #2918 on: April 14, 2026, 11:23:06 am »
Quote from: verga on April 13, 2026, 09:48:22 pm
@MeganC If we leave the UN and kick them out we would not have to pay even that much.

Yeah, but if we stay we get the joy of irritating them.  :pootrump:
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2919 on: April 14, 2026, 11:23:52 am »
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Yeah, but if we stay we get the joy of irritating them.  :pootrump:
Someone has to veto the Commies on the Security Council.
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2920 on: April 14, 2026, 11:26:28 am »
Quote from: MeganC on April 14, 2026, 11:23:06 am
Yeah, but if we stay we get the joy of irritating them.  :pootrump:

Good point!  We should stay but cut our payments down to $1.00 per year!
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« Reply #2921 on: April 14, 2026, 11:34:00 am »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on April 14, 2026, 11:26:28 am
Good point!  We should stay but cut our payments down to $1.00 per year!
Okay, can we charge them rent as a country?
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« Reply #2922 on: April 14, 2026, 11:38:08 am »
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Okay, can we charge them rent as a country?
Get rid of the UN delegates and staffs immunity from US prosecution and they'd leave rather quickly.
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« Reply #2923 on: April 14, 2026, 11:52:39 am »
Iran Demands Arab Countries It Bombed Pay ‘Compensation’

Iran demanded “compensation” from five Middle Eastern countries it has been bombing since early March in a letter to the UN.

The letter, published by the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), accuses Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Jordan of supporting President Donald Trump’s war on the Iranian terror state that began on February 28. All five were among the first victims of Iran’s sustained drone and missile bombing campaign in retaliation for Operation Epic Fury and the accompanying Israeli military engagement that have so far eliminated dozens of senior Iranian regime officials and significantly eroded much of the country’s military capability.

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« Reply #2924 on: April 14, 2026, 11:53:19 am »
Quote from: IsailedawayfromFR on April 14, 2026, 09:56:24 am
I thought the blockade was on ships coming/going from Iranian ports only.  The blockade at Hormuz is a 2 way blockade, both coming and going.

Let's see now about the going.
Ok, I saw that the vessel exited the gulf, so it did pass thru
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« Reply #2925 on: April 14, 2026, 11:54:48 am »
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Iran Demands Arab Countries It Bombed Pay ‘Compensation’

Iran demanded “compensation” from five Middle Eastern countries it has been bombing since early March in a letter to the UN.

The letter, published by the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), accuses Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Jordan of supporting President Donald Trump’s war on the Iranian terror state that began on February 28. All five were among the first victims of Iran’s sustained drone and missile bombing campaign in retaliation for Operation Epic Fury and the accompanying Israeli military engagement that have so far eliminated dozens of senior Iranian regime officials and significantly eroded much of the country’s military capability.

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First I want Iran to pay $500 billion to the US for taking over our embassy and killing/imprisoning our citizens. This predates Iran's claims. Payment to be in Iranian oil.

Then I want full compensation for Iran nullifying all oil and gas agreements with US companies when Iran nationalized its oil industry.  Once again, predates Iran's claims.   Payment to be in Iranian oil.

Then we'll discuss compensation of Iran's recent claims.
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2926 on: April 14, 2026, 12:06:05 pm »
Quote from: IsailedawayfromFR on April 14, 2026, 11:53:19 am
Ok, I saw that the vessel exited the gulf, so it did pass thru

We're going to need more ships to tend the blockade, once all the mines (if any) are swept.  It's not every day an oil tanker can bust a blockade!  This one had been caught and turned around once!  We're going to have to start impounding them.
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2927 on: April 14, 2026, 12:18:12 pm »
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2928 on: April 14, 2026, 12:48:11 pm »
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2929 on: April 14, 2026, 12:57:11 pm »
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2930 on: April 14, 2026, 08:34:46 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on April 14, 2026, 12:57:11 pm

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2044042665876914642

That would be nice if they did, but I wouldn't trust anything that Iran promised or agreed to.  They need to be kept on a very, very short leash.  In fact no leash at all.
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2931 on: April 14, 2026, 10:03:51 pm »
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2932 on: April 14, 2026, 10:37:54 pm »
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2933 on: April 14, 2026, 10:43:13 pm »
C14 News Israel | EN
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🚨 BREAKING - PRESIDENT OF IRAN IN PANIC MODE

Islamic Republic President Pezeshkian almost had a nervous breakdown when the Iranian delegation returned from the Islamabad negotiations with @VP  JD Vance empty-handed, and President Trump ( @realDonaldTrump ) decided to blockade the Strait of Hormuz.

Senior Iran Analyst Dror Balazada ( @DBalazada ) brings an Earth-shattering quote from the seemingly mentally unstable Pezeshkian:

“Our economy was already just weeks away from total collapse. Now that they, the Americans, are cutting off our almost sole source of income, I don’t know where we’ll get the money to pay salaries.”

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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2934 on: April 14, 2026, 10:46:53 pm »
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2935 on: April 14, 2026, 10:48:20 pm »
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WSJ: U.S. naval forces have intercepted eight oil tankers entering or leaving Iranian ports since the start of the blockade on Monday morning.



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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2936 on: April 15, 2026, 08:58:46 am »
Warner: Iran Can, ‘On Some Level of Truth,’ Maybe Say It Won War

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said that the Iranian regime “can, on some level of truth, say, we just took on America and Israel and fought them to a tie, although maybe


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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2937 on: April 15, 2026, 09:20:59 am »
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2938 on: April 15, 2026, 09:21:46 am »
Quote from: mystery-ak on April 15, 2026, 08:58:46 am
Warner: Iran Can, ‘On Some Level of Truth,’ Maybe Say It Won War

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said that the Iranian regime “can, on some level of truth, say, we just took on America and Israel and fought them to a tie, although maybe


https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/04/14/warner-iran-can-on-some-level-of-truth-maybe-say-it-won-war/
Just like little kids playing sports now....they are ALL winners and get trophies ....sheesh.
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2939 on: April 15, 2026, 09:25:55 am »
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2940 on: April 15, 2026, 09:28:04 am »
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2941 on: April 15, 2026, 09:41:15 am »
US has not agreed to extend Iran ceasefire amid peace talks, senior official says

The U.S. is engaged in peace talks with Iran but has not yet agreed to extend President Donald Trump's initial two-week ceasefire, a senior U.S. official told Fox News on Wednesday.

“The United States has not formally agreed to an extension of the ceasefire. There is continued engagement between the U.S. and Iran to reach a deal," the official said.

Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich contributed to this report.
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2942 on: April 15, 2026, 09:42:52 am »
Have I mentioned recently how much I love the job President Trump has done as CIC??   tipping hat!!
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2943 on: April 15, 2026, 09:50:06 am »
Quote from: DCPatriot on April 15, 2026, 09:42:52 am
Have I mentioned recently how much I love the job President Trump has done as CIC??   tipping hat!!

Agree.  Now if he would just avoid these other awful distractions like the war with the Pope.
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« Reply #2944 on: April 15, 2026, 09:54:40 am »
Quote from: catfish1957 on April 15, 2026, 09:50:06 am
Agree.  Now if he would just avoid these other awful distractions like the war with the Pope.

LOL!   I wanted to suggest that perhaps it was Barron Trump who posted the Christ-like meme...but........
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2945 on: April 15, 2026, 09:58:18 am »
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LOL!   I wanted to suggest that perhaps it was Barron Trump who posted the Christ-like meme...but........

But you are right, what he has been able to accomplish as CIC.....  Iran, Cuba, Venezuala....all with minimal causalities?  If you had taken the best qualities of both Reagan and Trump?  We might be talking Rushmore status. 
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3
« Reply #2946 on: April 15, 2026, 10:01:21 am »
Quote from: DCPatriot on April 15, 2026, 09:42:52 am
Have I mentioned recently how much I love the job President Trump has done as CIC??   tipping hat!!

No! You haven't!

I wasn't always onboard with Trump but it's 100% now.
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« Reply #2947 on: April 15, 2026, 10:02:46 am »
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No! You haven't!

I wasn't always onboard with Trump but it's 100% now.

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« Reply #2948 on: April 15, 2026, 10:10:39 am »
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:beer:   :patriot:   :laugh:

Know he is busy, but I wish there was a revitalization and obsessive push for DOGE X 10.  Otherwise an "A-" at this point
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