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With the U.S. on the Brink of War With
Iran, the Biden Administration Tries One
Last, Desperate Ploy

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Posted By: Dreadnought, 4/12/2024 10:36:49 AM

At the end of Donald Trump's presidential term, Iran was nearing an economic collapse with little ability to project strength outside of funding terrorist proxies. Internal revolutions were brewing, and the Mullahs were in their weakest position in decades. Then Joe Biden took over. Since then Iran has been revitalized, seeing significant growth in its military budget due to the waiving of sanctions. The Islamic power has also come far closer to developing usable nuclear weapons. What did the United States get in return? It received a frayed relationship with long-time ally Saudia Arabia and absolute chaos from Kabul to Tel Aviv.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Rotten in Denmark 4/12/2024 10:42:58 AM (No. 1697901)
I prefer a strongly worded official gubbmint letter, return receipt please, delivered by a poltroon in striped pant, narrow collar and spats.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: daisey 4/12/2024 10:47:01 AM (No. 1697905)
Anthony Blinken is going to give Iran a very stern talking to. That should do it. And to insure they don’t get too mad at us, we’ll give them another $10 billion. Courtesy Joe and Barack.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Corndoggies 4/12/2024 10:47:38 AM (No. 1697906)
What was it obama said about never underestimating joe’s abilities?
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Reply 4 - Posted by: rytwng 4/12/2024 10:57:46 AM (No. 1697919)
Is there anything the Moron fake president hasn't screwed up?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: DVC 4/12/2024 11:13:53 AM (No. 1697939)
Obama is leading this disaster, Joe is just the puppet.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: peebster 4/12/2024 11:34:58 AM (No. 1697956)
Well, you can hardly blame them. Desperate ploys are all they have.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: billa57 4/12/2024 11:55:41 AM (No. 1697969)
Dems treaty with Iran agreed to allow them a nuclear bomb after 10 years. That was about ten years ago, wasn't it?
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Reply 8 - Posted by: snakeoil 4/12/2024 12:06:47 PM (No. 1697976)
It started on Day One when Quid Pro Joe killed the Keystone Pipeline. That set 3 things into motion: 1. It threw thousands of people out of work. 2. It started the explosion in the price of gasoline and diesel fuel. Almost everything sold in brick and mortar stores is transported there by trucks. When the price of fuel goes up everything else goes up. So inflation soared. 3. A very clear message was sent to Russia and Iran that they could do anything they wanted. The US was out of the market so there would always be customers for their petroleum products.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: DVC 4/12/2024 12:18:08 PM (No. 1697980)
Idiot Joe has been wrong 100% of the time on international relations during his ENTIRE career in the Senate and as VP and in WH. ALWAYS wrong. A hell of a record. He'll get this one wrong, too. Guaranteed.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Alecto2 4/12/2024 12:31:43 PM (No. 1697989)
For the right price, he'll always get it wrong.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Birddog 4/12/2024 12:45:50 PM (No. 1697996)
ALL of these stories neglect to mention that those targeted and taken out in the Israeli Strike outside the Iranian embassy in Syria Acknowledged and BRAGGED about being the instigators and Planners of the heinous attack on Israeli Civilians, killing at least 1500, and taking hundreds hostages. Iran itself acknowledged and BRAGGED about them doing so. International Law and practice allows and even encourages the targeting of International Terrorist command and control, as well as the leaders of it. ALL had been specifically named, listed, and sanctioned as "International Terrorists". Though Biden removed the sanctions by the USA, and instead tried to buy them off with $Billions.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: 3XALADY 4/12/2024 12:48:02 PM (No. 1697997)
Nothing about this article, but stop and think a minute. How is it that Old Yeller has at least three multi million $$ mansions, one of them from back in the 70's IIRC, when he was only making his salary as a senator. He has been on the take for years and years and he is now in the B.I.G. chips. I'm surprised this country has survived this moron's political career, but it's not over yet. Pray.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 4/12/2024 1:33:02 PM (No. 1698020)
Sounds like Obie, valjar, and riceroni have been very busy lately telling biden the cheater what to do.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Gordon Mills 4/12/2024 2:28:29 PM (No. 1698046)
#3, doesn't say much for the BSOB that he selected Mr. Potato Head for his VP does it?
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Reply 15 - Posted by: DVC 4/12/2024 3:04:37 PM (No. 1698069)
Dems seem to LOVE starting wars. They never have any clue how to end them, though, except by running away.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: LadyHen 4/12/2024 4:14:00 PM (No. 1698096)
Under President Trump, 0 new wars. Under our present Tyrant in Chief, I've lost count and all while destroying our military.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: franq 4/12/2024 7:56:58 PM (No. 1698193)
John Kerry and James Taylor?
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Reply 18 - Posted by: mifla 4/13/2024 9:49:30 AM (No. 1698546)
Iran knows that Biden is stupid enough to think that they can be bought off with our money. Idiot.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: Hazymac 4/13/2024 1:32:42 PM (No. 1698707)
This administration's decision makers, chockablock with Obamunists from top to bottamus, appear to be on the side of our most fervent enemy, the world's #1 terror supporting state since 1979. Iran's 12th Imamist mullahs have been showered by 0'Biden with tens of billions in financial aid while they build offensive nuclear bombs intended for the Little Satan and the Great Satan (Israel and the USA). Why do these alleged Americans support Iran in any way? Graft or treason? Could they be plumb nuts? So now those who are supposed to be on our side are apparently down to FJB's closet ploy. Here's Chief Inspector Jacques Clousseau, speaking English as though it were really bad French, in a closet ploy. You must remember this: The greater the udds, the greater the shal-lawnge. And as always Brandon accepts the shal-lawnge. But it won't end for him as it did for Clousseau. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfPsULW-wYc (from The Pink Panther Strikes Again, 1976)
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