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That loser has demands, Iran should release the Epstein files now...
 
Someone_else said:
I completely reject collective punishment
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Iranian civilians aren't being punished. Other than a few bridges, Trump hasn't ordered the bombing of civilian targets.

When Obozo bombed Libya he hit all manner of civilian targets. Power plants, bridges, anything deemed dual use. Ie: stuff with both military use as well as civilian use.

Same with Clinton in Kosovo.
......and there was no huge outcry about it here.



Someone_else said:
But the Iranian military should be shut down. If that is not possible, their military must be killed.
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Trump's trying to.

IMHO, his biggest mistake in all this was in easing off. Shoulda kept the heat on.
....and the backdoor negotiation requests from Iran while they publicly deny they wanted to talk, didn't help either.

What he should have done was to insist that any request from Iran be done publicly. Otherwise no talking, just bombing.

The Iranians admit they are working hard towards building nukes. I say we should take them at their word.

Does anyone truly believe the World would be a better place with a nuclear armed Iran?






Someone_else said:
I do not accept the Shah's reign in Iran. He was not a legitimate ruler, and his overthrow and death was welcome to history. The Ayatollah was even worse. And his followers were the most despicable.
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It wasn't welcome relative to what replaced it.

The people of Iran got f'ed over.

The majority in Iran do not want what they have as a government, but are powerless to stop it.

Had the Iranian people been given am honest vote as to what would replace the Shah, it sure wouldn't have been for the mofo's runnin' the place now.
 
  • President Donald Trump has demanded reparations from Iran “for the damage they’ve done over a 50-year period.”
  • He also said the U.S. has control of the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The impasse leaves Washington treating its naval presence as a permanent fixture guaranteeing access, while Tehran treating that same presence as the primary obstacle to normalizing traffic.
www.cnbc.com

'That's a good idea': U.S. and Iran trade reparation demands as Hormuz deal hopes fade

The dueling positions Washington and Tehran staked out showed how far apart the two sides remain even as both talked of winding down regional hostilities.
www.cnbc.com www.cnbc.com
 
www.lloydslistintelligence.com

Strait of Hormuz Brief: 12 August 2026

Traffic continues to flow through Strait of Hormuz despite increased kinetic military activity. Preliminary data show 78 transits during 3 to 9 August, down from 95 the previous week. Non-Iranian-linked traffic is above levels seen just after the collapse of the MoU, but a far cry from normal...
www.lloydslistintelligence.com www.lloydslistintelligence.com
 
^^^Wow the israelis are just as capable as the persians of inhuman sadistic crimes, what a revelation.
 
searcher said:
www.navytimes.com

Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say

Multiple sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to go overboard as the carrier's deployment stretches into its ninth month.
www.navytimes.com www.navytimes.com
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More on this:

www.navytimes.com

Senator presses Navy for answers on USS Abraham Lincoln deployment

Sen. Richard Blumenthal distributed a letter on Wednesday requesting that the U.S. Navy account for conditions aboard the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
www.navytimes.com www.navytimes.com
 
***Note: I can't speak as to the veracity of this but it sounds plausible to me. With that in mind, take it fwiw, dyodd and make of it what you will.

 
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Who the fu*k actually knows what the hell is actually happening.

Truth is the first casualty of war.
 
More available than one needs



This is worth noting for two key reasons:
1) Iran DOES have gasoline shortfalls from a domestic production vs consumption standpoint
2) A VERY large part of this is due to the fact that Iranian gas costs ~$0.05. This incentivizes overuse and smuggling.

Overuse because you have no tradeoff costs from just driving everywhere/using gasoline constantly and wastefully.

Smuggling because you can purchase it for wildly low prices, and then sell into neighboring countries for easy profits.

It is not the “crisis” many claim it to be (as Greg points out as well).
 
Fatrat said:
You would think we would have a rotation schedule set up, but this war was supposed to be a two-day affair...
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Overstretched.

The Ford is probably still dealing with the "sewage system" problems (whatever REALLY happened).

AND...as with ALL lines of work, all phases of modern life, supervisors (ossifers in the Five-Sided Funny Farm, in this case) have ZERO empathy or appreciation for what goes on on the ground, or in this case, at sea, on the decks.

Probably a bunch of Type F DEI ossifers that the Trumpbots won't fire, even though it's essential they do so.
 
searcher said:
***Note: I can't speak as to the veracity of this but it sounds plausible to me. With that in mind, take it fwiw, dyodd and make of it what you will.

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And if he hadn't chickened out, the Israelis would have killed him...
 
searcher said:
More on this:

www.navytimes.com

Senator presses Navy for answers on USS Abraham Lincoln deployment

Sen. Richard Blumenthal distributed a letter on Wednesday requesting that the U.S. Navy account for conditions aboard the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
www.navytimes.com www.navytimes.com
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On the flip side...............

www.theguardian.com

Pete Hegseth dismisses reports of deteriorating conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln

Defense secretary said conditions on aircraft carrier deployed in support of Iran war have been ‘completely misrepresented’
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
 
www.lloydslistintelligence.com

Red Sea Brief: 13 August 2026

Bab el Mandeb traffic stable for first two weeks of Saudi blockade. At least 273 passings were recorded through the Red Sea’s southern chokepoint from 27 July to 2 August, up marginally from 269 the week prior. Averaging these two weeks against the month prior to the ban shows traffic has slowed...
www.lloydslistintelligence.com www.lloydslistintelligence.com
 
searcher said:
On the flip side...............

www.theguardian.com

Pete Hegseth dismisses reports of deteriorating conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln

Defense secretary said conditions on aircraft carrier deployed in support of Iran war have been ‘completely misrepresented’
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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Update

www.stripes.com

USS George Washington headed to Middle East to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln, reports say

Lincoln is in the middle of an extended deployment with few port calls, prompting lawmakers to raise concerns about living conditions aboard the ship.
www.stripes.com www.stripes.com
 
***Make of this one what you will

Top adviser to Iran's Revolutionary Guard leader sits down for rare interview

Aug 11, 2026
As the war with Iran continues its uneasy stalemate, we're hearing from a top adviser to the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the force largely responsible for border and internal security. The IRGC rarely gives interviews, and almost never to Western media. But Mohammad Reza Naqdi sat down in Tehran for an exclusive interview with special correspondent Reza Sayah.


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Trump talks marble floors while sailors pay the price for his Iran war

Aug 13, 2026 #IranWar #USSAbrahamLincoln #USNavy
Jacob Soboroff: As the crew aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln endures an extended deployment in the Middle East, Trump is prioritizing the renovations he wants at the Kennedy Center.


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Iran war: Military experts react to report of US sailors jumping ship

Aug 14, 2026 #USSAbrahamLincoln #Iran #News
A sailor went overboard earlier this month off of the USS Abraham Lincoln, three US officials told CNN, amid reports of worsening mental health for crew members on the ship during an extended deployment for the Iran war.
The sailor was rescued within an hour, according to one of the officials, and was medically evaluated. The incident, which has not been previously reported, adds to a growing list of concerns about the crew on the ship.
Retired US Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton and retired US Navy Captain Carl O. Schuster react to the conditions facing sailors aboard the Lincoln carrier.

Iran war: Military experts react to report of US sailors jumping ship
 
There are always gonna be suicides, and other drama.

We had two suicide attempts on the Vinson, when we were forward-deployed...and it wasn't even a long deployment. It was stressful only because of the new PC-DEI Navy, where a Snap-On calendar, or a nude photo of your wife on the lid of your footlocker, could get you written up.

We had two jumpers, and one guy who cracked...he started a fire onboard, wanting to be a hero in finding it and putting it out. He left in a straitjacket, airlifted off.

It happens. There's 6000 men on those things (even if coed, there's only gonna be at most a few hundred women, many, repulsive) and most are gonna be on their first enlistment, probably first actual deployment. Ground forces get hard fast, when forward-deployed - gunfire, risks, do that. In the Navv, risks are more nuanced. The pressure is steady. There's generally not a Come-To-Jesus moment. Unless, of course, the ship gets hit.
 
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