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artemisia1

(1,715 posts) Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:59 AM Yesterday

Iran is in the process of kicking the United States out of the Middle East and Europe will soon follow. Trump [View all]

telling Spain we can use their bases anyway, without their permission, is a good way to start the process of European nations shedding their American bases.

I predict that within 2-3 years, the U.S. military footprint throughout the globe will be deeply diminished.

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Iran is in the process of kicking the United States out of the Middle East and Europe will soon follow. Trump [View all] artemisia1 Yesterday OP

Holy shit angrychair Yesterday #1

If we downsize the military, people like trump won't want to be president, maybe Captain Zero Yesterday #2

I don't think people in Dubai and the other gulf countries quite expected this fujiyamasan Yesterday #3

I agree with only Israel. moonscape Yesterday #5

I bet in 3 years fascist USA will be as impotent militarily as iran yaesu Yesterday #4

It work both ways, however Metaphorical Yesterday #6

Great post raccoon 20 hrs ago #11

Except that Iran has shown itself to be anything but militarily impotent... /nt artemisia1 18 hrs ago #12

I'm not for the war that Trump started, but your OP is a pretty rosy picture for Iran given that according to the . . . xocetaceans Yesterday #7

Sri Lanka is spitting distance from Diego Garcia. Swede 21 hrs ago #10

Good point. xocetaceans 15 hrs ago #15

The U.S. did FAR more to North Vietnam. Yes, Iran is taking deep hits, but they are the only nation subjected to artemisia1 18 hrs ago #13

I don't doubt that you are correct and that is a possibility. I'm suggesting that this will be an extended sort of . . . xocetaceans 16 hrs ago #14

I think in the long run Metaphorical 4 hrs ago #16

What damage has the Lincoln sustained? sarisataka 4 hrs ago #17

Living with magalomania Whip-poor-will Yesterday #8

It will take far more than Iran to do that. DFW 22 hrs ago #9