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@EWErickson Or maybe a sign of smoking potent grass

This is a sign you need to touch some grass.

@ggreenwald A war analyst you are not

Trump and his war supporters have declared victory from the first day. Iran has nothing: no missiles, communication, etc. etc. Meanwhile, major targets throughout the region continue to get pummeled. The Strait of Hormuz is still closed. Israel's intercep ability is declining.

@Cernovich @ElectionWiz Is this a humor account now?

A Tucker Carlson / Joe Kent ticket would steam roll anything Democrats or Republicans could bring. It's laughable when people try to argue this with me. Spend some time offline. Good looking, physically fit white men are back "in."

@FmrRepMTG @MattH_4America You are most definitely not a military analyst. Stay in your lane- whatever the hell that is

The Iran War is rapidly spiraling out of control. It should have never happened. It’s time to go back to America First and drill baby drill. That’s what we campaigned on and the American people voted for.

I see a lot of people are confused by Trump's post. Is he throwing Israel under the bus? Did he even know about the strikes? Or is this actually a message to the Gulf states? Let's bring some order to this: To begin understanding what's happening here, you first have to understand the logic of the Gulf energy arena. What's the real problem? The Americans have no real way to fully secure massive energy infrastructure in the countries neighboring Iran. The countries themselves - Qatar, KSA, and the UAE - don't have a way to do it either. And neither does Iran. These aren't point targets. Not a single platform, not two isolated facilities, and not one refinery. We're talking about enormous stretches of territory, kilometers of sensitive installations, giant industrial monsters spread across wide, exposed, vulnerable areas. You cannot really wrap something like that in airtight defense. That's why the real protection for these facilities never rested only on air defense systems. It rested on a balance of terror - "you don't strike the heart of my economy, and I don't strike the heart of yours". This is an unwritten taboo. Everyone understands that escalation can happen in many ways, but you don't break the region's energy infrastructure. The moment that happens, it's no longer just another military round. It becomes a real threat to the global economy. Put simply; you can fight in other rooms of the house. But once someone starts playing with the main electrical panel, the whole building goes dark. That's why everyone is especially careful there: This is exactly why all players usually handle energy infrastructure with velvet gloves. "To destroy", "to demolish", "to wipe out" - those are easy words to use. But a real, systematic strike on infrastructure of this kind wouldn't only hurt the enemy. It could halt production, shake markets, send energy prices soaring, and hurt everyone. Even if Hormuz remains open, that may no longer help if the sides begin striking production capacity itself. That's where the Americans don't want this arena to go. Israel as America's attack dog: It's amusing when people claim that "Israel controls the US", because nothing could be further from reality. If anything, what we're seeing here is a partially coordinated division of labor; Washington allows, encourages, and creates tactical shocks, while preserving for itself the exclusive right to determine their strategic meaning. Trump appears willing to let Israel generate shock. It can touch sensitive points, break routine, expose vulnerabilities, and create urgency. But the actor that frames the event, sets the limits of escalation, and translates it into regional and diplomatic order is the US. In that sense, Israel sometimes serves as an operational arm of the US - It throws the system into shock, and the White House then turns that shock into leverage, deterrence, or de-escalation. We saw a similar dynamic in Doha a few months ago when Israel attacked senior Hamas officials in Qatar. So what's Trump actually doing in this post? I don't think it's reasonable to attribute one goal to this, to conclude that Israel is being thrown under the bus, or to believe that Trump is simply unaware of what's going on. In my view, those are mistaken readings. You may agree or disagree with Trump, but it's hard to ignore that he doesn't operate like a classic diplomat trying to project a single, quiet, clean line. He operates through power, ambiguity, mixed signals, and the imposition of hierarchy. Trump's post is aimed at several audiences at once, and each of them hears a different message in it. * To Iran - don't escalate against the Gulf states, and do not drag the US in: Trump is saying something very simple to the Islamic Regime: don't interpret this event as if it were a direct American war. Don't use it as a pretext to escalate against Qatar, the Gulf states, or American assets. He does this through partial public distancing of the US from the event, while simultaneously sending another message - if Iran breaks the rules, it won't face only the IDF - it'll face the strongest military in the world. The Islamic regime has already shown sensitivity in the past to exactly this kind of ambiguity. * To the Gulf states - you're not alone: To Qatar and the rest of the Gulf states, Trump is sending a reassuring message; the US won't allow this to become a free-for-all over energy infrastructure. This may be the most important part - the Gulf states are especially sensitive to energy uncertainty. That's why Trump is signaling to them that another strike on Qatar or on Gulf LNG infrastructure would cross a red line. Not because of any special affection for them, but because they're a critical node in the global energy system. --- Trump's three objectives 1. Distance the US from the initiative, while creating control: By creating the impression of distance from the operation, he creates plausible deniability. That makes it harder for Iran to frame every Israeli action as a joint American-Israeli operation. This is classic risk management. 2. Warn Iran not to touch the Gulf states: This may be the most important immediate objective. 3. Rebuild the taboo against striking energy infrastructure: This is the broadest objective. Trump wants to allow pressure on the Islamic regime while at the same time preventing it from turning attacks on energy infrastructure into a norm. That way, he preserves room for action against Iran while also narrowing Iran's response options. If Iran chooses to retaliate by attacking energy infrastructure, Trump will be able to argue: "Israel acted on its own, but you're the ones who broke the taboo and turned the confrontation into a much broader crisis". From his perspective, that creates a stronger basis for American legitimacy to escalate. --- Judging by the reactions to that post, it seems the president is succeeding in luring everyone into the trap.

@0hour1 Likely situation is that the Americans had full knowledge of this in advance

The New Middle East starts NOW. FIRM. Unshakable. No Islamist force. No Islamic regime. Will stand. GAME OVER. The UAE leads and the future follows.

@HatesX49605 @IvanRaiklin @bennyjohnson 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

@radioclash70 @IvanRaiklin @bennyjohnson Alongside us? They picked the fight

77 Million Americans voted for Trump in 2024. 0 people voted for podcasters. This movement is not about influencers or egos. The focus should be delivering for the USA and saving our country. Charlie Kirk is venerated today because he built strong coalitions that changed things for the better. Charlie's legacy is one of winning - not whining. Our show will NOT be contributing to the podcast wars. We will instead devote our energy into passing the Save America Act, mass deportations and affordable housing for young people. We have real problems. We need real leadership to fix them. People are sick of the drama. Enough.

@IvanRaiklin @bennyjohnson Are you brain dead dude? Why the hurt- because israel is fighting alongside the USA ? Go back to whatever cave you crawled out of

@bennyjohnson we voted for Trump/Elon/JD/Tulsi/Bobby, not Susie, Jared, Bibi, Miriam, Chris.

@ACPMain That question was already decided by the Most High

Israel has no right to exist.

@RoKhanna @BernieSanders Fuck you

I was proud to stand with @BernieSanders & endorse candidates who stood against war, against big money, and for justice. I lost twice before I won, including an anti-Iraq war campaign, and Bernie lost 4 times before he won. In the long run, principles matter.

@HouseCracka @Mark_Penn @RedGhostLover You are a commie idiot

@Mark_Penn @RedGhostLover If you kill eighty or ninety percent of a population, you could probably declare victory. It doesn't surprise me a democrat like you would support the killing of innocent people.

Making the impossible possible After reading so-many analyses that regime change in Iran was impossible, it seems as though the impossible is looking more and more possible. Some of the coverage is even turning as the WSJ story on the elimination of Ali Larijari documented how the leadership of Iran is being reduced to on all fronts and the security apparatus is beginning to wear thin and is systematically being frightened. And it’s pretty clear the US is preparing to take Kharg island once all the forces needed are in place to apply next level of pressure against Iran, which is alienating all of the other Arab countries with attacks on their hotels and airports. All this support from Dems for not taking out Iran remains puzzling given this regime was amassing thousands of ballistic missiles on top of its nuclear program and machine gunned its own people by the bushel to put down protest. And while the US is targeting military assets, Iran is sending outlawed cluster missiles right at heavily populated civilian areas of major cities. The US military is at the top of its game carrying out massive operations with minimal losses. More and more the survival of this regime is coming under question as their leadership, military assets and secret police are all facing real-time destruction that cannot be sustained.

@RoKhanna @KatAbughazaleh @JunaidForUs @drthomasfisher @paulnolley @RobertJPeters @DeliaRamirezIL @CongressJackson You Suck Ro. How does it feel to be a LOSER

Tuesday is primary day in Illinois! Polls are open from 6am-7pm CT. Get out, vote, and help elect candidates to Congress who will fight for working-class Americans. @KatAbughazaleh @JunaidForUs @drthomasfisher @paulnolley @RobertJPeters @DeliaRamirezIL @CongressJackson

@GenFlynn @THEDuaneCates @gc22gc @VP Bannon fraud.

I haven’t made any public statements about this but will. I do want to say (publicly here), of all the things I’ve read, your comments are the most measured I’ve seen. Kent is a very serious person and not someone to disregard. I can only imagine how difficult his decision was because as a true professional, his decision was not taken lightly by him.

BANNON: Joe Kent is highly revered. 11 combat tours. Valor, courage, and dedication are beyond question. His beloved wife died in a Syrian operation, leaving him a widower with 2 young boys. His dedication to the country is unparalleled. The @VP should have taken Joe straight to the CoS and President so he could explain why he was resigning and why he drafted it. Coming from a guy like @joekent16jan19, this has to be investigated. We can’t kick this down the road. I’ve had many questions about the 12 day war and this so called imminent threat. What was it and why were those decisions made? We’re in it now. We have to win. It’s not a good sign when countries rely on the United States for both national and economic security, with the Navy protecting key trade and oil routes through the straits, the Red Sea, and up to the Suez Canal. These questions need answers. Now that Joe Kent has put this out, it’s not going away. This is going to be serious.

@shadygrooove @RebelValkyrie17 @RealAlexJones @realmflynnJR @TuckerCarlson @RealCandaceO @GenFlynn @OwenShroyer1776 Hey bro. I was a big fan of yours early on and then I was very confused about some of your positions about some of the folks. You could see what many of couldn’t see at an earlier time. Sorry, I even questioned you in my mind at any point

Attention: Fake MAGA @RealAlexJones @realmflynnJR @TuckerCarlson @RealCandaceO @GenFlynn @OwenShroyer1776 The whole Country is getting a good dose of who you people really are. #IranWar‌

@NoahCRothman @redsteeze Doubtful that topic will arise

You guys think they’re gonna talk about the Jews?

@RealAlexJones You are literally an idiot

You are LITERALLY HITLER if you don’t want to bomb Iran and arrest Tucker Carlson..

@WarClandestine @leeeeee_1985 The Galactic Federation is helping him

I don’t see how Trump could be pulling off what he is pulling off, unless there are backchannel agreements in place with Putin and Xi. There’s no way Trump could do all this with Venezuela, Iran, and soon to be Cuba, unless he has the board secure. He’s not just winging it.

WATCH: Four weeks ago, a frustrated ICE agent in the sanctuary city of Boston contacted me, telling me a group of anti-ICE agitators had just blown their operation to arrest a Salvadoran fugitive who is wanted in his home country on an arrest warrant for child rape & had been living near a Boston elementary school. He told me while he & his team were in their vehicles surveilling the target's residence in East Boston & waiting for him to come out, the ICE team was quickly surrounded by activists who blew whistles, cursed at them, and said they were traumatizing children at the nearby school down the street. Their cover was blown, the whole neighborhood was alerted, and the child rapist wasn't arrested. The agent provided me several videos of the activists interfering that day (February 12th) as they unknowingly protected the child rapist from ICE arrest due to blind opposition to ICE. The agent asked me to sit on the videos until they were able to arrest the target. I’m told that fugitive target is now in ICE custody four weeks later (arrested March 10th). The agent says the target, a child rapist, was on the streets four weeks longer than he should have been because activists interfered without having any clue who they were protecting - and they dealing with this almost every day. I’m told his the target’s name is WALTER ROBERTO VIDES-ORTEZ, a Salvadoran national who crossed the Texas border illegally in 2016, the same year that El Salvador issued an arrest warrant for him for the offense of child rape.

@JewishWarrior13 This is logical because Democrats have grown increasingly anti American so of course they don’t feel warm fuzzies towards israel

🚨A recent NBC News poll indicates that Republican backing for Israel has remained steady over the past decade, while support among Democrats and Independents has declined.