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Originally posted by reloader-1:
He has declared victory in Iran several times, and spoken at least 5x of an imminent deal over the last 90 days. There’s a meme going around, spread by leftists, with him saying exactly those words - direct quotes, no altering.

I find you to be a savvy political analyst, reloader, so I am puzzled that you have missed something key here.

Donald Trump has spent a lifetime as a deal-maker. No one succeeds in his field unless deals go through. This deal-making psychology compels him to try to will deals into reality, and he does this through public assertions of success, of the inevitable successful completion of deals. This language is calculated to create market confidence and momentum with those whom he is negotiating.

Every deal is going great, this project is going to result in the finest building of its kind, the like of which no one has ever seen before. People are going to be so happy, everyone involved will benefit, and on and on.

Over and over, we have heard this kind of language and attitude from him. He is smoothing the path by clearing obstacles as best he can, and one way he can do this is through these positive affirmations.

Now, to be sure, closing the deal on a new high-rise in Manhattan is different than negotiating to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of psychopaths, but in both cases, Donald Trump is the Donald Trump he has been, consistently, over the decades.

It is no surprise that there is a "meme going around, spread by leftists, with him saying exactly those words - direct quotes, no altering." No surprise at all, because those people possess no objectivity, nor have any desire for President Trump to succeed, and will therefore ignore the man's modus operandi, but you, friend, you should know better, and I have to wonder if it's that you cannot see it, or that you will not see it. Either way, you've missed it.

Being a history buff and an Army Finance veteran, all I can add to this topic is we had better finish it or head home. Our annual spending deficit is now $1.7 trillion as I write this and the bond markets are not happy. We have a lot of short-term debt that needs to be refinanced soon and these high interest rates are just going to make things worse. So either go all in or declare victory and go home.

Fiscal deficits have destroyed more countries and empires than military defeats.

This situation may simply be pluperfect example of doing the “right thing” for the US, AND the Middle East. Hell, the whole world. It also may be political suicide if President Trump can’t walk the tightrope perfectly. Lose in the midterms, spend the last 2 years listening to pedophilic Communist psychopaths trying to impeach him and putting Rubio in a hole to start the ‘28 campaign. 30 and more years ago that would just mean some slick dick with a Southern accent would mess things up a bit for 4-8 years.
Now? I think we all know what would happen: a complete Socialist/Communist “ fundamental change”.

It's being reported that the Saudi crown prince has requested that we postpone our attack and supposedly another offer has been given to the Iranians to consider.

This might make sense because the Saudi's have supposedly been repositioning ground troops to go after the Houthis in Jemen.

I had no idea:

https://x.com/Jringo1508/status/2083572248791683559

I have no words....

Aircraft carriers “airborne”? Scratching my head.

Per FOX strikes have been cancelled. Must have been those 7 airborne aircraft carriers that scared the Iranians.

OMG we finally got these working?!

Thunderbirds did it better!

Is is wrong to admit having a massive crush on Penelope as a kid in the 60's? Asking for a friend

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
Thunderbirds did it better!

So Tony Stark’s helicarriers became operational.

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Originally posted by mrw:

Is is wrong to admit having a massive crush on Penelope as a kid in the 60's? Asking for a friend

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Originally posted by 12131:
Aircraft carriers “airborne”? Scratching my head.

They launch one-way UAVs / RPAs

Well, if the US Air Force really has 7 aircraft carriers, then they would fly, would they not? On the ground, they’d be Air Stations, as in stationary. If they floated on water, then they’d belong to the US Navy.

AI was probably used in writing the article. Imagine reading things written using AI that you know nothing about; would you just believe what AI came up with?

They're referring to tankers.
Don't know why the idiot called them carriers.

President Trump on the way back to the White House said we are buying Yen to prop it up since its at record low. Why? Because Japan would have to unload US treasuries to buy Yen. Our interest's rates are already pretty high. Could be another reason no action on Iran this weekend, razors edge balancing act.

^^^ Good point.
The bond market sets policy.

If you can get an aircraft carrier to fly, why would it need a long runway? Wouldn't the aircraft it carried be VTOL as well?

Why do I feel like I've been watching a tennis match for months?

Personally I'd prefer it if he could kill all the IRGC scum--or let Israel do it--but I still trust him to do the right thing--"when all else has failed" as Churchill said.