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Gaugamela

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4. I have the feeling Cuba will become Trump's distraction from Iran and eventually his off ramp

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 01:30 PM

Mar 17

from the Gulf. Invading Iran would be a bloodbath, so he’ll invade Cuba instead, calling it a critical humanitarian intervention, and leave sorting out the mess in the Strait of Hormuz to the rest of the world. In the meantime Trump will continue to suspend any sanctions on Russian oil ostensibly to keep prices down but in actuality to make Putin happy.

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Report from Havana as Trump Threatens to "Take" Cuba & Pushes for Ouster of Cuban Leader [View all] Uncle Joe Mar 17 OP

He probably wants to make it a larger Mar A Lago intrepidity Mar 17 #1

This infuriates me JBTaurus83 Mar 17 #2

Vendepatria. I doubt that either Orange Julius or Lil' Marco have thought about what Cubans Vogon_Glory Mar 17 #3

I have the feeling Cuba will become Trump's distraction from Iran and eventually his off ramp Gaugamela Mar 17 #4

And he will say he's removed the sanctions JBTaurus83 Mar 17 #5

Yes, good point! Gaugamela Mar 17 #6