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Mustellus

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10. for thirty years, teaching military graduate students ....

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 11:05 AM

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Whenever someone bleated "but they are gonna get a nuklar weapon", I'd point out that Iran has invested in every possible way to sink oil tankers in the Persian Gulf. Mines. Torpedoes. The Russian Styx mach 4 hypersonic, sea skimming anti ship missile. (Btw, they just bought a bunch of newer Chinese ones that hit mach 6) And 'Captors', torpedoes moored to the sea floor, and triggered by sound. No trail of bubbles as it comes at you from below....

And guess what: The Straits of Hormuz are closed, and Iran hasn't even started shooting yet. Do they really need a nuklar weapon?

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We Told You So: The Costs of Attacking Iran Far Outweigh the Benefits [View all] BootinUp Wednesday OP

Dumb-ass............... Lovie777 Wednesday #1

Of course he was surprised, he's an ignorant fool surrounded by idiots who won't dare contradict him. Dave Bowman Wednesday #2

Attacking Iran met the primary goal.... distraction from the Epstein files. Norrrm Wednesday #3

Hemlock in large doses cures things in a way. nt BootinUp Wednesday #4

Crazy to attack Iran, I went to middle school with a couple of Iranian brothers whose family escaped the Shah, I'm 69... wcmagumba Wednesday #5

Trump only considers the benefits to himself personally. Irish_Dem Wednesday #6

He was going to extort them Farmer-Rick Wednesday #7

Exactly. That is why he is mad. And retaliating. Irish_Dem Wednesday #12

And, now the oil execs and... OhioBack2Blue Wednesday #8

In Trump's world, "nobody thought" is accurate, becasue he surrounds himself with sycphants. Amaryllis Wednesday #9

for thirty years, teaching military graduate students .... Mustellus Wednesday #10

Looks like when you have brains you don't need nukes. Irish_Dem Wednesday #14

Nobody thought. patphil Wednesday #11

Now that we're conceding defeat........ BarbD Wednesday #13