Iran: the collapse

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  1. chaski

    chaski Moderator
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    Mar 20, 2000
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    Every ********ing thread
     
  2. Quakes05

    Quakes05 Member+

    Oct 1, 2005
    birthplace of MLS
    That’s it. I just needed to vent. Sorry but it’s really only this thread, no shame, numbers were hard for me too. We now return you to the Trump/Bibi war…
     
  3. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
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    Mamdani in '28!! :thumbsup:
     
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  4. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    Someone called this "A Flock of Seig Heils"

     
  5. Sufjan Guzan

    Sufjan Guzan Member+

    Feb 13, 2016
    If this war continues there will be a notable faction within the Democratic Party that won't vote for any Democrat that supports the War. Will you mock them when that happens as well?

    Don't we need to work together?
     
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  6. Quakes05

    Quakes05 Member+

    Oct 1, 2005
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    It’s you and the younger generation(s) that matter. I can coast the rest of the way. I will keep fighting for Democrats as I’ve always done.
     
  7. Quakes05

    Quakes05 Member+

    Oct 1, 2005
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    You ride that pony, my friend. Hope it takes you where you want to go.
     
  8. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

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    Not a natural born citizen.;)
     
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  9. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
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    Are you saying what we got now is natural? We got trouble in River City with a capitol "T" and it's you know who! :whistling:
     
  10. chaski

    chaski Moderator
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    Mar 20, 2000
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    And that rhymes with “D” and that stands for drool.
     
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  11. spejic

    spejic Cautionary example

    Mar 1, 1999
    San Rafael, CA
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    Since they are sailing right through the most well armed naval fleet in the world, I assume it's because we want it that way.

    Yes the tank is cheap, but the oil in it represents part of the finite amount Iran has. That oil burning is gone forever, never to be made up.
     
  12. Robert Borden

    Robert Borden Member+

    Chelsea
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    Apr 19, 2017
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    #2537 Robert Borden, Mar 7, 2026
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    Not exactly news but confirmation that stealing the oil is on the menu. Sad to see such an empire reduced to be petty thieves


    Trump on attacking water infrastructure. This is beyond deranged and evil.
     
  13. Robert Borden

    Robert Borden Member+

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    Apr 19, 2017
    Toronto, Ontario
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    Iran has warned Azerbaijan after detecting what it believes were Israeli strikes launched from Azerbaijani territory, possibly from a secret Israeli-linked air base previously reported in the media.

    Azerbaijan has been rearming and moving forces toward the Iranian border, but its shift to NATO-standard equipment means it relies on Western ammunition supplies, many already strained by demand from Ukraine. Estimates suggest its stockpiles would last only 10–20 days of intense combat.

    Turkey reportedly opposes Azerbaijan entering a war with Iran
     
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  14. spejic

    spejic Cautionary example

    Mar 1, 1999
    San Rafael, CA
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    So a few days ago Rubio said something that wasn't major news but did ignite the imaginations of a certain segment. It was "We're going to unleash Chiang on these people in the next few hours and days". It's a phrase that had meaning to early Cold War right-wingers (eventually being a cute phrase among certain Republicans), and being neither a early Cold Warrior nor a right winger I wasn't familiar. It's a reference to certain sides wanting to re-arm Chiang Kai-shek and allow him to retake the Chinese mainland, something Truman prevented him from doing using persuasion and the 7th Fleet, which is pretty persuasive in its own way.

    So Rubio's kind of showing off, but also aligning himself with a 70-year-old mentality and despite this being about Iran a very anti-Communist China one. He's unleashing a no-holds-bared strategy, and making sure China knows the same is in store for them.

    This goes more into depth on the phrase, if you want to learn.

    But you want to know my take on it? He's sounding a little frustrated and afraid. He might have fooled himself and Trump into thinking this was going to be easy and quick, and it hasn't been so far. So this seems to be saying if the plan doesn't work, do the plan but even harder.
     
  15. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
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    Bayern München
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    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
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    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    i’m experiencing fascism at the pump.
     
  16. Belgian guy

    Belgian guy Member+

    Club Brugge
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    Aug 19, 2002
    Belgium
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    I mean, my expectations are low as it is, but holy shit.

    Perhaps someone who can only get hard when he thinks of dead citizens he killed should not be in this job? Just a thought.
     
  17. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
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    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
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    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    Fetterman supports this.
     
  18. celito

    celito Moderator
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    Feb 28, 2005
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    Not sure who that guy is, but getting the oil "out of the hands of terrorists" isn't the same as we are taking the oil.
     
  19. charlie15

    charlie15 Member+

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    He is a sick bastard but the reality is, he is not a singular figure in our society.
    Even here on this thread, I read some defending or even celebrating the sinking of an unarmed Indian navy ship of the coast of Astri Lanka or pushing propaganda about the killing of 150 schoolgirls. Humanity is truly in short supply. SMFH…
     
  20. waitforit

    waitforit Member+

    Dec 3, 2010
    Valcea
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    FC Steaua Bucuresti
    Nat'l Team:
    Romania
    UAE has attacked Iran
     
  21. usscouse

    usscouse BigSoccer Supporter

    May 3, 2002
    Orygun coast
    My hope died. :(
     
  22. @Belgian guy
    Look at the interview Buitenhof had today with Clarissa Ward. Revealing and not much trust giving in a good outcome of this whole thing.
    It should be on their youtube channel too, but I havenot found it yet.
    https://www.youtube.com/@Buitenhof/videos
     
  23. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
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    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
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    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    great news everyone!
     
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  24. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
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    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
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    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    Amazing stuff

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  25. waitforit

    waitforit Member+

    Dec 3, 2010
    Valcea
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    So there is a twist. Officially UAE says that is fake

    The initial report was from Israeli news sources which so far have shown they had good sources in IDF.

    I guess we will see
     

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