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riversedge

(81,971 posts)
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 06:18 PM 10 hrs ago

BREAKING: In a SCATHING statement, Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton just called out Donald Trump's War In Iran for what




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BREAKING: In a SCATHING statement, Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton just called out Donald Trump's War In Iran for what it is: a complete and utter FAILURE.

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BREAKING: In a SCATHING statement, Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton just called out Donald Trump's War In Iran for what (Original Post) riversedge 10 hrs ago OP
PREACH IT BROTHER PAUL Skittles 10 hrs ago #1
Nothing Surprising Here, But A New Low VBNMW_Realist 10 hrs ago #2
Well said. Glad to have your comments here. erronis 9 hrs ago #6
Welcome to DU! reACTIONary 9 hrs ago #14
Welcome to our DU family. niyad 7 hrs ago #19
And stillspkg 3 hrs ago #23
Obama's JCPOA was tossed for Trump's weak sauce. oasis 10 hrs ago #3
US AG, DOJ, FBI, all of shithole cronies, including the RW corporate media................... Lovie777 9 hrs ago #4
He's right 👍 MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #5
DON'T EVER FORGET... GiqueCee 9 hrs ago #7
Yes. Never forget: AZ8theist 6 hrs ago #21
K&R X'S A MILLION spanone 9 hrs ago #8
Of course it is utter failure. One does not have to be a military person. The strait of Hormuz question everything 9 hrs ago #9
Trump always thinks he's the smartest man in the room. In reality, he's the dumbest. Swede 9 hrs ago #10
He is the dumbest motherfucker on the Planet thomski64 8 hrs ago #17
What goes through "minds" of MAGAs to rationalize this failure. progressoid 9 hrs ago #11
Trump won BIGLY! DOUBLE WIN. usonian 9 hrs ago #12
Iran is Fifth Avenue, but with Muslims. That's the objective. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 9 hrs ago #13
I would also add: 70sEraVet 8 hrs ago #15
Didn't we also bomb fishing boats for NO discernible reason? FakeNoose 8 hrs ago #18
This Navy vet salutes General Eaton. Permanut 8 hrs ago #16
And didn't even distract us from the Epstein Files IronLionZion 6 hrs ago #20
Thousands of Iranians dead & more than 10,000 injured. Mr. Mustard 2023 4 hrs ago #22

VBNMW_Realist

(6 posts)
2. Nothing Surprising Here, But A New Low
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 06:32 PM
10 hrs ago

Everything Donald Trump has done in his life is a lie. His businesses. His actor personality. And now, his presidency. Even though this isn't surprising, it is a new low even for him. He is doing this war to keep the attention off of the Epstein files and also to enrich his cronies by manipulating the stock market.

The thing is, that this war in Iran could be his undoing. Because history has shown that despite higher polarization, the economy is the one issue that really sticks electorally. It sticks more than culture wars or anything. Trump knows this. He rode the coattails of Biden's unpopularity and the messaging on the economy to a narrow victory. Also a non-trivial amount of Trump's base opposes this war in Iran because they sincerely wanted lower prices even though a lot of them are Trumpist enough that they will nod their heads for it and say "muh Christianity for the win" or whatever line Trump wants.

erronis

(24,809 posts)
6. Well said. Glad to have your comments here.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 07:17 PM
9 hrs ago

You really highlighted his shallow personality - all bluster and noise. I'm so surprised the media and the magats were taken in.

Lovie777

(24,221 posts)
4. US AG, DOJ, FBI, all of shithole cronies, including the RW corporate media...................
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 06:54 PM
9 hrs ago

will try and find something on you. Stay safe.

And thank you.

GiqueCee

(4,976 posts)
7. DON'T EVER FORGET...
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 07:19 PM
9 hrs ago

... that every breath that Trump takes is, in some way, devoted to his subservience to Vladimir Putin. Putin has owned his sorry ass for decades, but no one in Washington has the balls to call him on it, despite the voluminous proof of his treachery.
Trump is a traitor. So what does that say about those who still support the evil fuck?

question everything

(52,564 posts)
9. Of course it is utter failure. One does not have to be a military person. The strait of Hormuz
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 07:23 PM
9 hrs ago

was open. Now this country is releasing Iranian gold - or equivalent - to open it.

And Iran ia planning to start charging toll.

And Iran has its nuclear plan and no one is saying boo.

Swede

(40,413 posts)
10. Trump always thinks he's the smartest man in the room. In reality, he's the dumbest.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 07:24 PM
9 hrs ago

Anyone who doubts that ain't too bright either.

thomski64

(990 posts)
17. He is the dumbest motherfucker on the Planet
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 08:32 PM
8 hrs ago

..and lot people don't know dumb is spelled with a B, did you know that? He didn't..

progressoid

(53,472 posts)
11. What goes through "minds" of MAGAs to rationalize this failure.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 07:31 PM
9 hrs ago

They voted for no more wars and now they seem to ignore the reality that they got played.

usonian

(26,955 posts)
12. Trump won BIGLY! DOUBLE WIN.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 07:41 PM
9 hrs ago

1. Higher oil prices for Putin.

2. Epstein out of the headlines for the duration.

Nothing else matters to him.

70sEraVet

(5,713 posts)
15. I would also add:
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 08:05 PM
8 hrs ago

Destroyed any hopes of winning over the Iranian civilian population, by bombing a girls' school and killing almost 200 people (mostly children and women teachers).
NO ONE wants the trump-brand of 'democracy'!

FakeNoose

(42,831 posts)
18. Didn't we also bomb fishing boats for NO discernible reason?
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 08:42 PM
8 hrs ago

It happened multiple times and each one was an act of war. The fishermen weren't doing anything to provoke an attack, they were completely innocent civilians.

Mr. Mustard 2023

(368 posts)
22. Thousands of Iranians dead & more than 10,000 injured.
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 12:39 AM
4 hrs ago

When discussing the cost of Trump's idiotic war, we should mention Iranian casualties too, nut just American casualties. In addition, over 50 U.S. bases have been bombed.

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