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Watch dump declare victory and end the Iran war on his speech tonight. (Original Post) Eko 19 hrs ago OP
Mission Accomplished!! NCDem47 19 hrs ago #1
A press conference from his golf course chelsea0011 19 hrs ago #2
Hardly any doubt. They have done all the damage that they can do Klarkashton 19 hrs ago #3
I wouldn't put it past him sarisataka 19 hrs ago #4
He's been trying to find a face-saving way out since Thursday Prairie Gates 19 hrs ago #5
Better for him to TACO than escalate. Fiendish Thingy 18 hrs ago #6
I think he's afraid of being whacked, he's riled up Iranians spectacularly. Especially the son, who not only lost his SheilaAnn 16 hrs ago #22
You're right MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #7
Either that or escalation indusurb 18 hrs ago #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Gaugamela 18 hrs ago #9
He assumes when he says it is over it is done. usedtobedemgurl 18 hrs ago #10
What time is the speech? Dan 18 hrs ago #11
5:30 EST maxsolomon 18 hrs ago #15
Thank you... Dan 17 hrs ago #19
We've seen this picture show before peggysue2 18 hrs ago #12
He should do a National V-Day Holiday leftstreet 18 hrs ago #13
That would probably be the best thing at this point. BlueTsunami2018 18 hrs ago #14
Unfortunately it can be everything from national conscription and boots on the ground... EarthFirst 18 hrs ago #16
I don't think Netanyahu will ALLOW trump to back out now. Netanyahu has Epstein BComplex 16 hrs ago #21
I think he'll announce it's over Buckeyeblue 18 hrs ago #17
Khameini to Trump: "You just killed my father, my mother, my wife, my sister. It's all good" dalton99a 17 hrs ago #18
Low energy, low prep version of dubya's mission accomplished senseandsensibility 17 hrs ago #20

Klarkashton

(5,229 posts)
3. Hardly any doubt. They have done all the damage that they can do
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 03:57 PM
19 hrs ago

Without sending in troops. They are running out of bombs also.

sarisataka

(22,565 posts)
4. I wouldn't put it past him
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:00 PM
19 hrs ago

to claim "Iran has unconditionally surrendered in spirit" and we have completely destroyed their nuclear weapons program [again].

Prairie Gates

(7,890 posts)
5. He's been trying to find a face-saving way out since Thursday
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:00 PM
19 hrs ago

He thought they would kill Khamenei and be out.

The selection of Khamenei Jr. basically means that the whole one-and-done strategy is in tatters.

SheilaAnn

(10,701 posts)
22. I think he's afraid of being whacked, he's riled up Iranians spectacularly. Especially the son, who not only lost his
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:49 PM
16 hrs ago

father but his mother and sister. There will be payback.

Response to Eko (Original post)

peggysue2

(12,500 posts)
12. We've seen this picture show before
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:25 PM
18 hrs ago

Conflicts/war are always easy to start, not so easy to stop. George Bush declared 'Mission Accomplished' in May 2003. The last of our troops left Iraq in December 2011.

Trump can declare victory, then turn his loving eyes to Cuba. But that doesn't mean the Iranians will quit. Nor Netanyahu

The Iranians have already declared a retaliation 'in kind' for Trump assassinating their Ayatollah.

This ain't over.

BlueTsunami2018

(4,946 posts)
14. That would probably be the best thing at this point.
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:43 PM
18 hrs ago

Declare victory, walk away and pretend it never happened.

Because the other options are horrific.

EarthFirst

(4,085 posts)
16. Unfortunately it can be everything from national conscription and boots on the ground...
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:55 PM
18 hrs ago

…seizing the Straits of Hormuz as an American military zone; giving Iran until midnight before deploying a tactical nuke or declaring some arbitrary victory.

Stay tuned; it’s guaranteed to be unhinged!

BComplex

(9,863 posts)
21. I don't think Netanyahu will ALLOW trump to back out now. Netanyahu has Epstein
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:11 PM
16 hrs ago

files, too, remember? Epstein was associated with mossad, if not mossad himself.

Buckeyeblue

(6,335 posts)
17. I think he'll announce it's over
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 05:07 PM
18 hrs ago

It's the only way to get oil down and the stock market back up.

dalton99a

(93,695 posts)
18. Khameini to Trump: "You just killed my father, my mother, my wife, my sister. It's all good"
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 05:08 PM
17 hrs ago

senseandsensibility

(24,783 posts)
20. Low energy, low prep version of dubya's mission accomplished
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 05:45 PM
17 hrs ago

show. Has even less chance of being accurate.

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