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imanamerican63

(16,521 posts)
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:23 AM 2 hrs ago

Big news today and who didn't have these are your bingo card?

1) Trump blame vandalism on the Reflection Pool! Of course he did!

2) the Strait of Hormuz is close again! While the more talks in Switzerland are scheduled? Of course it is?


Both stories from Yahoo News!

Ya gotta love and keep up with the chaos!




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Big news today and who didn't have these are your bingo card? (Original Post) imanamerican63 2 hrs ago OP
Idiot Trump assumed he could bully Bibi into backing off Lebanon agingdem 2 hrs ago #1
Pretty sure Netanyahu's plan is to force Trump back to seeking a military solution 3_Limes 2 hrs ago #2
However, there is no military exit that is acceptable karynnj 2 hrs ago #5
Well . . . 3_Limes 1 hr ago #8
To be fair, an average Bettie 5 min ago #13
To be fair, the Strait is only closed while Iran checks for algae. Sneederbunk 2 hrs ago #3
... orangecrush 5 min ago #12
There are now talks planned to talk about future talks, so exciting!!! nt ImNotGod 2 hrs ago #4
Seems Worth $300 Billion To Me! ProfessorGAC 2 hrs ago #6
Dump's getting played by Iran AND Bibi. Talitha 1 hr ago #7
Seems to me there is a benefit to the Israelis Prairie_Seagull 1 hr ago #9
The White House is a mess so why be there? twodogsbarking 28 min ago #10
Come to think of it... rubbersole 13 min ago #11

agingdem

(9,032 posts)
1. Idiot Trump assumed he could bully Bibi into backing off Lebanon
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:28 AM
2 hrs ago

so he could get out of a disastrous war he started with something resembling a win…and Bibi just gave Trump the middle finger…I can’t stand Bibi but he’s played Trump every step of the way…

3_Limes

(602 posts)
2. Pretty sure Netanyahu's plan is to force Trump back to seeking a military solution
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:32 AM
2 hrs ago

by denying him a diplomatic exit.

karynnj

(61,214 posts)
5. However, there is no military exit that is acceptable
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:04 PM
2 hrs ago

Although we have not fought as long, Trump should consider that he set up a 'diplomatic' surrender on Afghanistan in 2020, gradually pulling out troops with a date certain to be completely out in March 2021. Biden's choice was to break the agreement that left us at our weakest point and ramp up the war that we had not "won" fighting 20 years or get blamed for leaving.

Also consider that by the 1970s, it was clear that while we could win every battle, we would never "win" the war because the North Vietnamese had no other choice.

A land war on Iran would make both Afghanistan and Vietnam look easy.

3_Limes

(602 posts)
8. Well . . .
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:44 PM
1 hr ago

None of these are acceptable from an American perspective, but from Tel Aviv they all look just fine. As has been said, Netanyahu will fight to the last drop of American blood. (And treasure) so Israel will continue with the provocation regardless of what we say or do.

Bettie

(19,980 posts)
13. To be fair, an average
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 02:17 PM
5 min ago

three year old could play that idiot, so it isn't really a big win...to fool a fool.

ProfessorGAC

(77,617 posts)
6. Seems Worth $300 Billion To Me!
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:08 PM
2 hrs ago

Arranging 84% of their total GDP for an agreement to talk further about it seems perfect!

Talitha

(8,212 posts)
7. Dump's getting played by Iran AND Bibi.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:27 PM
1 hr ago

What a chump. No wonder he's hiding out at Camp David.

Prairie_Seagull

(4,887 posts)
9. Seems to me there is a benefit to the Israelis
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 01:15 PM
1 hr ago

to keep big brother around a while longer.

Stating for a friend.

OK it me.

rubbersole

(11,333 posts)
11. Come to think of it...
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 02:09 PM
13 min ago

...Camp David could use a ballroom AND a reflection "lake". Call putin and get his advice...

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