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2026-08-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-08-06 07:10|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [310 views ] Top
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1 No, Kurt. Knocking out their nuclear capability and strangling them economically is enough. Apart from the nukes, another benefit of this war is that Persian Gulf nations now realize they must build pipelines to circumvent the Strait of Hormuz. Then, when they have no choke hold and no income, we can sit back and watch the Mad Mullahs and their IRGC henchmen starve. Don't waste any more blood and treasure on them.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-08-06 13:18|| 2026-08-06 13:18|| Front Page Top

2 #1 (a) Knocking out their nuclear capability?????????????
(b) Wanna bet they'll resume active hostilities just before your Midterms?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-08-06 13:32|| 2026-08-06 13:32|| Front Page Top

3 Well said, Kurt!

Posted by Oregon Dave 2026-08-06 14:05|| 2026-08-06 14:05|| Front Page Top

4 We tried and found out that the most powerful air force in the world with the most advanced munitions couldn't force regime change.

Posted by Chantry 2026-08-06 17:41|| 2026-08-06 17:41|| Front Page Top

5 ^It's not how much force you use, but where you apply it.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-08-06 17:56|| 2026-08-06 17:56|| Front Page Top

6 Does anyone over there know who is in charge? But it sure looks like the man in charge is not in charge, and nobody seems to be saying who else might be.

The story of the Iranian president recently being taken to a darkened room somewhere and speaking with someone he couldn’t see, whom he was told was the Ayatollah Khamenei’s son… if true, either the new Ayatollah is terrified of his location being identified, or the new Ayatollah is a fake because the real one is dead.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-08-06 22:38|| 2026-08-06 22:38|| Front Page Top

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