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22. "Maybe six days, maybe six weeks, certainly not six months." Does that sound familiar?
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 11:01 AM
21 hrs ago

It was said by Donald Rumsfeld right after the start of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

He was slightly off in his prediction. Anyone want to bet that Cotton is more than slightly off now?

Iran has 90 million people and is almost as big as Alaska. Trump had better follow the advice of Richard Crenna's character in the first Rambo movie:



Iran DOES have one thing that would have been a huge advantage for us: a huge, massive dissident movement that hates the Ayatollahs. In fact, just about the only thing that would make them go back to supporting them would be if there were to be a massive attack on Iran from the outside.

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