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2026-04-13 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

French commentators say the USA screwed up and Iran has completely won the war

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Posted by badanov 2026-04-13 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1782 views ] Top
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1 TDS sounds smarter in French.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-04-13 06:06|| 2026-04-13 06:06|| Front Page Top

2
لجهاز الفرنش برس #2

Posted by NN2N1 2026-04-13 07:10|| 2026-04-13 07:10|| Front Page Top

3 The French strategic miliary assessment is the one I always go to first.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-04-13 07:12|| 2026-04-13 07:12|| Front Page Top

4 France is a joke.
In the past 100+ years, have the French gotten anything right?
Politics?
Military?
Economics?
Science?
Arts?

Within a generation, their language will no longer be spoken anywhere on earth -- except on their designated reservations where their overseers will stand around laughing at them.

Posted by Mary Travels 2026-04-13 08:12|| 2026-04-13 08:12|| Front Page Top

5 France has no gawd damn business being a permanent member of the UN Security Council. It's said they are there because Stalin liked de Gaulle.

Posted by DooDahMan 2026-04-13 08:14|| 2026-04-13 08:14|| Front Page Top

6 Emmerdeur.

Posted by Mercutio 2026-04-13 09:19|| 2026-04-13 09:19|| Front Page Top

7 Just the sort of nuanced analysis that promotes trust and respect.

/sarc

Posted by Megabyses 2026-04-13 09:21|| 2026-04-13 09:21|| Front Page Top

8 France is the expert in quitting and surrendering so....

Posted by DarthVader 2026-04-13 10:56|| 2026-04-13 10:56|| Front Page Top

9 I honestly couldn't give a fuck what ANY western European thinks. Looking at you know who!

Posted by chris 2026-04-13 13:59|| 2026-04-13 13:59|| Front Page Top

10 well Xi's niece is doing just fine with residency in both the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands and Trump making no effort to block her from buying oil. ... 2.8 trillion $ makes her a rich girl.
Something the British Royals know how to bleed of cash.

Posted by 3dc 2026-04-13 14:12|| 2026-04-13 14:12|| Front Page Top

11 One lacks the French subtlety for surrender, no?

Posted by Regular joe 2026-04-13 14:20|| 2026-04-13 14:20|| Front Page Top

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