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"According to the Daily Beast and NBC4, family members of Tech Sgt. Tyler Simmons, one of six U.S. airmen killed when a refueling aircraft crashed during operations tied to the Iran war, criticized the conflict as unnecessary and said his death could have been prevented. ...
Their comments came as President Donald Trump spent the weekend golfing…."
~ Aaron Parnas
"Today, as the country enters its third week of war against Iran, President Donald J. Trump was on the golf course, illustrating the observation of journalist E.J. Dionne in the New York Times that 'from the very beginning of this war, we got a sense that there wasn’t a great deal of serious thought put into it'" (continued in /16)
~ Heather Cox Richardson
UPDATE ON THE HORMUZ COALITION (Mon, March 16):
🇫🇷 France: REJECTED
🇬🇧 UK: REJECTED
🇮🇹 Italy: REJECTED
🇪🇸 Spain: REJECTED
🇯🇵 Japan: REJECTED
🇳🇴 Norway: REJECTED
🇨🇦 Canada: REJECTED
🇦🇺 Australia: REJECTED
🇩🇪 Germany: REJECTED
🇨🇳 China: NO RESPONSE
🇳🇱 Netherlands: NO RESPONSE
🇰🇷 South Korea: NO CONFIRMATION
~ News Eye
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #Europe #NATO #Canada #allies
/14
"The president made the contradictory comment to reporters on Air Force One after pleading with European and Nato allies to enter the war in Iran to help the US secure the strait amid the largest oil supply disruption in history."
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #Europe #NATO #Canada #allies
/13
"Donald Trump drew a backlash on Sunday for suggesting US efforts to protect the Strait of Hormuz were unnecessary – and that 'maybe we shouldn’t even be there at all' because his country has plenty of oil of its own."
~ Richard Luscombe
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #Europe #NATO #Canada #allies
/12
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Trump draws backlash for comment on Iran war: ‘Maybe we shouldn’t even be there’
President made contradictory comment to reporters on Air Force One after pleading with allies to help US secure strait of HormuzRichard Luscombe (The Guardian)
"The response to the Trump’s trial balloon of a global coation to provide escorts was decidedly negative. ...
Trump is just beginning to understand the ramifications of trash-talking our allies for the last year. Having been dismissed and demeaned, they are in no hurry to help the US fix the crisis that Trump created."
~ Robert B. Hubbell
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #Europe #NATO #Canada #allies
/10
"But this isn’t a case of oderint dum metuant — let them hate so long as they fear. Instead, the world increasingly holds America in contempt. ...
What’s especially depressing about that Politico poll is that it was taken a month ago. That is, it reflects international attitudes before the debacle in Iran."
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #Europe #NATO #Canada #allies
/9
"A stunning poll from Politico — just released, but taken last month — confirms what I and other observers strongly suspected: America is now widely despised, despised like nobody has ever been despised before.
I don’t mean that we’re disliked, although that too."
~ Paul Krugman
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #Europe #NATO #Canada #allies
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No, America is Not Respected
Thanks to Trump, we’re held in contempt even by our closest alliesPaul Krugman
"In the span of only sixty weeks, the military and economic alliances that shaped the 20th century, ensured relative* peace in the world, and signaled the arrival of a superpower unlike any the world had ever seen have been, functionally, broken."
~ Sam Osterhout
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #Europe #NATO #Canada #allies
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Winners & Losers | Small Men Want to Destroy the World
.Independent media Is our only hope.Sam Osterhout (Lincoln Square)
"It’s difficult to select one of Trump’s Cabinet members as the stupidest. But Pete Hegseth stands out for sheer boneheaded ignorance.
Pray for America and the world."
~ Robert Reich
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #MalignantNarcissism #ignorance #BonheadedIgnorance
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"It turns out that Trump’s 'feeling' he could pull it off was baseless, perhaps a function of untreated malignant narcissism."
~ Jennifer Rubin
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #MalignantNarcissism
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Trump’s War is the Worst Conceived in American History
Ignoring experts comes at a steep priceJennifer Rubin (The Contrarian)
"This is a very stupid man who imagines he can—not just bully enemies as military strategy—but abuse allies and they’ll keep coming back for more.
Consider: Poor Donald Trump got a no from the UK’s Kier Starmer about joining the initial strikes on Iran and hesitated sending aircraft carriers to the region."
Steven Beschloss
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #MalignantNarcissism
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The Stupidity of a Bully
When you abuse people and countries, they are unlikely to come running to help youSteven Beschloss (America, America)
"There are many ways a country can decline. It can become poorer and weaker or lose its alliances or its technological edge.
But there is another, more insidious form of decline: a country can become stupider.
That is what has happened to American policymaking under Donald Trump."
~ Julie Roginsky
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #MalignantNarcissism
/1
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The Stupidification of American Policy
There is no plan -- just Trump's "gut"Julie Roginsky (Salty Politics with Julie Roginsky)
Secretary Of Defense Hegseth Promises Iranians ‘No Quarter’ – A War Crime
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Secretary of Defense and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, who has mocked “stupid rules of engagement” for U.S. service members, on Friday declared that Iranians under attack in Republican President Donald Trump’s war would receive “no quarter” — a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.
#Hegseth #WarCrime #NoQuarter #Iran #Pentagon #military #press #news
Has been just a matter of time for this bombaster.
Pete Hegseth Calls For ‘No Quarter’ For US Enemies In Apparent Violation of International Law
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According to international humanitarian law, “’Directions to give no quarter’ was listed as a war crime in the Report of the Commission on Responsibility set up after the First World War.”
#Hegseth #NoQuarter #GenevaConvention #WarCrime #Pentagon #Republicans #Trump #Iran #press #news
21 people arrested for photos, videos of Iran attacks in Dubai
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Several people, including tourists and influencers, have been arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for possessing, sharing or commenting on digital content that shows attacks or damage from attacks by Iran in the country.
There have been 21 people arrested in the emirate, said advocacy organization Detained in Dubai.
#Trump #Iran #Dubai #UAE #arrests #press #news
21 people arrested for photos and videos of Iran attacks in Dubai - UPI.com
Several people have been arrested in Dubai for having, sharing or commenting on digital content that shows attacks or damage from attacks by Iran.Lisa Hornung (UPI)
Republican President Donald Trump fundraising email uses photo from soldiers’ dignified transfer and promises ‘private national security briefings’
cnn.com/2026/03/13/politics/tr…
#USPol #Republicans #Iran #soldiers #MAGA #GOP #Trump #politics #press
The gamification of war
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#gaming #war #WhiteHouse #USPol #Republicans #MAGA #GOP #Trump #politics #press #Iran #Venezuela #Pentgon
Republican President Donald Trump's war rhetoric is coarse. It's also heard differently, depending on the audience
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#war #rhetoric #Iran #Pentagon #USPol #Republicans #MAGA #GOP #Trump #politics #press
Trump's war rhetoric is coarse. It's also heard differently, depending on the audience
President Trump and other administration officials have projected confidence and power in Iran in a coarse tone that is unprecedented, according to experts in wartime rhetoric.Kevin Rector (Los Angeles Times)
Murderers. Psychos. Reprobates. MAGA.
Republican President Donald Trump says US may strike Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub ‘just for fun’
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#Iran #murders #USPol #Republicans #MAGA #GOP #Trump #politics #press
Trump says US may strike Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub ‘just for fun’
In comments to NBC News, US president also deflates hope of deal with Tehran, saying ‘terms aren’t good enough’Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
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@gailwaldby #iran #netanyahu
Europe/NATO and the RoW to Trump on his request for help in a war he has already won!
There is 457 good reasons to why the UK would say NO.
Also see #Greenland for another reason to say NO.
Thanks to YouTube for this wonderful clip of the famous line in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, spoken by Captain Barbossa to Elizabeth Swann.
I'm Disinclined to Acquiesce to Your Request Source: YouTube share.google/NPxWlPO1ihYjuafth
Live updates: Iran war news; Trump urges China, allies to help with Strait of Hormuz crisis
A limited number of flights from Dubai International Airport are to resume after a fuel tank fire, sparked…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iran
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Live updates: Iran war news; Trump urges China, allies to help with Strait of Hormuz crisis - Iran
A limited number of flights from Dubai International Airport are to resume after a fuel tank fire, sparked during a drone incursion, suspended operationsEUROPE SAYS (Iran)
Don’t Count Launches: Misreading Iran’s Drone Capacity
After the Gulf War’s air campaign concluded in February 1991, U.S. commanders were confident that airpower had destroyed…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iran #Drones #Intelligence #IranWar
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Don’t Count Launches: Misreading Iran’s Drone Capacity - Iran
After the Gulf War’s air campaign concluded in February 1991, U.S. commanders were confident that airpower had destroyed the bulk of Iraq’s Republican GuardEUROPE SAYS (Iran)
Trump & his boss Netanyahu have no more friends They asked allies to help protect Hormuz The allies said: NO You made your bed, now you have to sleep in it Call congress www.congress.gov/members/find...STOP THE MADNESS-STOP THE WAR !#ICE #Epstein #Democracy #tariffs #Racist #incompetence #IRAN
Trump wants to control the #newsmedia just like his buddies putin & kim jong un & it's working CBS has become almost unwatchable Call congress www.congress.gov/members/find...STOP THE MADNESS-STOP THE WAR !#ICE #Epstein #Democracy #tariffs #Racist #incompetence #IRAN
What if a foreign crazy man ordered the killing of your granddaughter at her school? How would you feel about that country? FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE???? Call congress www.congress.gov/members/find...STOP THE MADNESS-STOP THE WAR !#ICE #Epstein #Democracy #tariffs #Racist #incompetence #IRAN
