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pat_k

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3. Correction: "by the U.S. and its ally in Iran"
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:51 AM
21 hrs ago

There is no "coalition of the willing" on this one.

This is the trump-netanyahu show,

So. it should be:

Sen. Tom Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Saturday that he believes that there could be "weeks, not days, of joint efforts" by the U.S. and its allies ally in Iran after the massive military mission launched overnight.

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Someone earlier today called it Operation Epstein Fury". generalbetrayus 23 hrs ago #1
Same shit Whip-poor-will 23 hrs ago #2
Correction: "by the U.S. and its ally in Iran" pat_k 21 hrs ago #3
They might be "willing" if 45 removes ALL tariffs off their products! BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #4
Two unpopular leaders in dire need of war in order to... OGBuzz 18 hrs ago #13
It's up to us to defend against the onslaught. pat_k 15 hrs ago #36
Your post is exactly what I was thinking when I read the OP hamsterjill 16 hrs ago #24
Saudi may not be participating as an ally, but this is their wet dream too. Showered trumps with billions to get it. pat_k 15 hrs ago #35
MBS was pressuring Trump for weeks. AloeVera 8 hrs ago #47
The magnitude of the corruption, which goes back decades, has grown to epic proportions. pat_k 7 hrs ago #48
Great post. AloeVera 7 hrs ago #49
I re-worked a bit and put up as an OP. pat_k 6 hrs ago #51
Allies? Israel and and Trump..Not a very big coalition force. LiberalArkie 20 hrs ago #5
Was Tom Cottonhead johnnyfins 20 hrs ago #6
What allies? Wiz Imp 19 hrs ago #7
I came to make this same observation. you beat me to it. nt Gore1FL 16 hrs ago #26
Hey Cotton which Allies? Historic NY 19 hrs ago #8
What allies? JustAnotherGen 19 hrs ago #9
Like Russia thought its seizure of Ukraine would only take a few days? tanyev 19 hrs ago #10
Decades, not weeks, you ignorant fool! debsy 18 hrs ago #11
Another treasonous piece of shit heard from Scalded Nun 18 hrs ago #12
Here's a Tom Cotton refresher Zorro 17 hrs ago #15
"Operation Epic Fury"??? PatSeg 17 hrs ago #14
Children and grandchildren of the guys who came up with Operation ORTSAC paleotn 16 hrs ago #19
Seriously? I didn't know that PatSeg 15 hrs ago #30
Whiskey Pete probably came up with this one, late at night. republianmushroom 15 hrs ago #34
Ha, ha, sounds about right PatSeg 15 hrs ago #38
SNL cold open nailed it: Great for Hegseth knuckle tats pat_k 15 hrs ago #37
Ah, that would explain it! PatSeg 15 hrs ago #39
Allies? Baitball Blogger 17 hrs ago #16
Iran is Russia's drone factory. The Kremlin isn't happy about this. paleotn 17 hrs ago #18
Oops, sounds like Trump pissed off PatSeg 15 hrs ago #31
Define "massive" paleotn 17 hrs ago #17
Coming soon Zorro 6 hrs ago #50
"...after 47 years of waging war against the United States..." Grins 16 hrs ago #20
I have the same question. republianmushroom 15 hrs ago #33
Weeks? ChazInAz 16 hrs ago #21
"Maybe six days, maybe six weeks, certainly not six months." Does that sound familiar? DFW 16 hrs ago #22
The name given to the operation perfectly reveals the mindset of those who launched this was. Just a big video game. Martin68 16 hrs ago #23
Is that in Friedman units? n/t hibbing 16 hrs ago #25
Baby Bush said that about Iraq and Afghanistan. greatauntoftriplets 15 hrs ago #27
Tom Cotton is a lying bullshit artist. Dyedinthewoolliberal 15 hrs ago #28
If Iraq, Afghanistan, Viet Nam, Korea, etc. are anything to go by, make that years. appleannie1 15 hrs ago #29
Post removed Post removed 15 hrs ago #32
If they say weeks, they mean months. colorado_ufo 13 hrs ago #40
Allies? Pas-de-Calais 13 hrs ago #41
I Guess The Term "Allies" modrepub 13 hrs ago #42
I was wondering who these so-called "allies" are. mdbl 12 hrs ago #43
Allies? Figarosmom 11 hrs ago #44
Cotten head is a supreme ahole. Chairman ... Evolve Dammit 10 hrs ago #45
When does Barron Trump head to a US military boot camp? Bone spurs are not hereditary usaf-vet 10 hrs ago #46
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