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bluestarone

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15. He will let hundreds or thousands die, and still NOT

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 05:05 PM

20 hrs ago

get what he wants. I'm thinking. (BUT he will say he won)

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Trump: 'I don't want to do a ceasefire' in Iran war [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

Seems like Iran's not interested either Prairie Gates 22 hrs ago #1

He will keep up the slaughter until he gets what he wants. Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #2

And he'll never get what he wants... Hugin 21 hrs ago #13

Yes Trump has a hole in his soul and nothing will fill it. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #14

Pity it's not a hole in his aorta Orrex 13 hrs ago #33

He will let hundreds or thousands die, and still NOT bluestarone 20 hrs ago #15

Loss of life means nothing to him. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #16

Hmmm ... BlueWavePsych 21 hrs ago #3

This translates to: "I don't want to open the Strait of Hormuz" RockRaven 21 hrs ago #4

Or this translates as SamuelTheThird 21 hrs ago #6

Bingo! Ray Bruns 21 hrs ago #7

That is probably very close to the truth. paleotn 16 hrs ago #24

Blow up a few filled tankers RussBLib 21 hrs ago #11

Netanyahu is "helpful" in saying new gas and oil pipelines to avoid Horrnuz is a solution. PufPuf23 20 hrs ago #18

An answer to a question nobody asked. nt Xipe Totec 21 hrs ago #5

They already said they will not accept a ceasefire Ferrets are Cool 21 hrs ago #8

This Dan 16 hrs ago #26

... not as long as Epstein is still in the news nt RussBLib 21 hrs ago #9

Ok, but it's starting to cost some real money. multigraincracker 21 hrs ago #10

Need a windfall profit tax AT LEAST William Seger 20 hrs ago #19

Big oil plans ahead. In the summer it multigraincracker 16 hrs ago #27

His lips are moving but someone else is doing the talking. Bring our troops home. twodogsbarking 21 hrs ago #12

Won WHAT ? Why won't Trump tell us WHY we are doig this? Bluetus 20 hrs ago #17

"How will we know when we have won? What is the objective? What is the goal?" TBF 20 hrs ago #20

No reason why we can't talk while I hide thousands of miles away and my bombs hit your kids. Wonder Why 20 hrs ago #21

Trump is currently making noises like he wants to declare 'Mission Accomplished!' Aussie105 17 hrs ago #22

"You know you don't do a ceasefire when you're literally obliterating the other side." William Seger 16 hrs ago #23

Fine. Don't call a ceasefire. Dig your hole so deep you'll never get out. Fine by me. Martin68 16 hrs ago #25

Chaos is all he wants! bob4460 15 hrs ago #28

You can always surrender to the Iranians. Turbineguy 14 hrs ago #29

He is such an obvious dumbass. hamsterjill 14 hrs ago #30

...because if we did a ceasefire, the EPSTEIN FILES might come up again!!!!! Jack Valentino 14 hrs ago #31

Why doesn't he just fucking die? Orrex 13 hrs ago #32

What an idiot Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 12 hrs ago #34

No, they have oil which is what this is about. Not to seize it though as I suspect the real goal was price manipulation. cstanleytech 10 hrs ago #35

"I don't wanna go to bed yet!" I don't wanna get out of the pool!" I don't wanna go to school!" Martin68 1 hr ago #36