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AStern

(799 posts)
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:54 AM 16 hrs ago

Talk me down: it feels like Trump is gearing up for a move against Iran, pushed in part by Benjamin Netanyahu and tied..

up in oil politics.

For the record, I support regime change in Iran only if it comes from the Iranian people themselves.

That’s it.

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Talk me down: it feels like Trump is gearing up for a move against Iran, pushed in part by Benjamin Netanyahu and tied.. (Original Post) AStern 16 hrs ago OP
He wants another distraction from the Trump-Epstein files dalton99a 16 hrs ago #1
There's no talking folks down Disaffected 15 hrs ago #2
I agree w/ you completely. 3_Limes 15 hrs ago #3
Just... 2naSalit 13 hrs ago #4
I can't talk you down sadly. Arthur_Frain 13 hrs ago #5

Disaffected

(6,335 posts)
2. There's no talking folks down
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 01:04 PM
15 hrs ago

on this one. Trump absolutely is gearing up for a move against Iran, also pushed by Epstein distraction politics.

3_Limes

(407 posts)
3. I agree w/ you completely.
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 01:10 PM
15 hrs ago

Netanyahu's hands are deep in this. As has been pointed out several times already, the ongoing genocide in Gaza is pushing American sentiment quickly against Israel and they.need to get this done before things deteriorate any furthur.

Arthur_Frain

(2,287 posts)
5. I can't talk you down sadly.
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 02:52 PM
13 hrs ago

I’ve been watching this shit show since Ronnie petulantly pulled the solar panels off the roof of the White House. We’ve been ruled by moronic petroleum clowns for as long as I’ve been politically aware.

Brief flashes of respite, but overall it’s been pretty bleak politically.

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