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Strange. It means deepening your dependence on a country that has led yours into a disastrous conflict without caring about your interests.

The reason the Beirut port explosion is still a "mystery" 6 years later is because it was a Hezbollah nitrate rocket propellant depot that exploded. Everybody knows this but nothing was done about it. And nothing will under the Lebanese state

If the enemy strikes us one blow, they'll receive 10. June 4, 2018

وفيق صفا : لا امكانية نزع سلاح لا خلال المعركة ولا بعدها. بعد الحرب سيكون من مطالبنا الاولى ان تتراجع الحكومة عن قرارها كما سبق وتراجعت عن قرارين سابقين.

"U.S. can no longer be the sole author of the terms, we have to share power with China." Tucker:

There was consensus that 2024 was the "podcast election," where Trump's interviews on non-political shows with huge audiences like Joe Rogan, Theo Von, Andrew Schulz, and Shawn Ryan moved the needle in gaining the support of non-MAGA types. Now these same voices are ardently against Trump's Iran war actions, and there are absurd efforts to attempt to diminish the influence and impact of these same shows. The reason Trump's 2024 strategy worked was not to convince MAGA hat wearers to vote for him - those obviously were in already. The reason he went on Rogan and Von and Ryan was to expand the universe of support. Trying to reach independents... and non-political types to get off their couches. Those voices clearly still have massive power, and now they are driving support against Trump and Iran with their large audiences. This focus on "MAGA Republican" support - represented by around 15% of all Americans - is a red herring. These individuals will support Trump no matter what. A key question is whether the coalition that won him 2024 is drifting from Trump over Iran, ahead of crucial 2026 midterms.