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yellow dahlia

(6,389 posts)
1. This needs to be amplified. I have heard this said before...but not enough.
Fri May 8, 2026, 05:24 PM
6 hrs ago

I also heard that Witkoff did not understand some of the granular explanation of what they did or didn't have for nuke capability.

They didn't bring any topic specific experts or seasoned diplomats to the discussion. The Omani foreign minister and British official were the professionals in the room, and they saw a deal was offered by Iran.

Lovie777

(23,564 posts)
2. And I'm pretty sure congress republicans know this.......................
Fri May 8, 2026, 05:34 PM
6 hrs ago

shithole got no approval, and besides Iranian leaders being killed, two schools were bombed killing 100s of children and school staff.

Yes, they killed children and very little is said about it.

FakeNoose

(42,218 posts)
5. This will all come out in Chump's war crimes trial at the Hague
Fri May 8, 2026, 06:07 PM
6 hrs ago

I'm pretty sure Jack Smith is already advising them.


PatSeg

(53,434 posts)
6. Yep, he wanted and needed a "war"
Fri May 8, 2026, 06:39 PM
5 hrs ago

Any war would do and meanwhile, he had Netanyahu giving him all sorts of options in regards to Iran.

A huge diversion was necessary and Trump is a master of diversions, even though he tends to be terribly obvious. He could end up destroying life as we know it in his over-the-top attempts to divert public attention from his crimes and corruption.

How can so many let one pitiful little man do so much damage in such a short period of time?

OGBuzz

(505 posts)
7. Netanyahu is the puppet master here. War with Iran has been his
Fri May 8, 2026, 06:52 PM
5 hrs ago

dream for 40 years and he finally found his president.

PatSeg

(53,434 posts)
11. The perfect American president for Bibi
Fri May 8, 2026, 07:18 PM
4 hrs ago

The same with Putin who has been cultivating him for 40 years as well.

sop

(19,171 posts)
8. "How can so many let one pitiful little man do so much damage in such a short period of time?"
Fri May 8, 2026, 06:54 PM
5 hrs ago

I just can't understand it.

PatSeg

(53,434 posts)
12. It goes against everything
Fri May 8, 2026, 07:26 PM
4 hrs ago

we've witnessed and experienced over the years. Belief in democracy and the constitution often trumped power-hungry authoritarian leaders.

Republicans turned their backs on Nixon when he went too far, though I started to sense many of them during the Bush years were headed in this direction. I cast a lot of that blame on Newt Gingrich, but there is plenty of blame to go around.

debsy

(1,023 posts)
9. He wants to completely destabilize the country and manipulate the markets
Fri May 8, 2026, 06:59 PM
5 hrs ago

Everyone single thing he does is for his own personal benefit.

PatSeg

(53,434 posts)
13. And sometimes
Fri May 8, 2026, 07:29 PM
4 hrs ago

I think he does super shitty things just because he enjoys the chaos and pain he causes. Other people's distress brings him a perverse pleasure.

TheProle

(4,056 posts)
10. Can we get a link to this Guardian exclusive?
Fri May 8, 2026, 07:11 PM
5 hrs ago

I see this unlinked meme on a lot of FB and Insta sites, but would like to see the article. I do see that on Feb 21 the Guardian reported that:

Iran is refusing to export its 300kg stockpile of highly enriched uranium, but is willing to dilute the purity of the stockpile it holds under the supervision of UN nuclear inspectorate the IAEA, Iranian sources have said.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/21/iran-refusing-to-export-highly-enriched-uranium-but-willing-to-dilute-purity

On Feb 27, The Hill reported:

Oman’s foreign minister said Friday that Iran is offering to give up stockpiling enriched uranium as part of a deal with the U.S. related to its nuclear program.

Iran currently holds a stockpile of between 300 and 400 kilograms of 60 percent enriched uranium that nuclear experts have warned can be converted to a nuclear weapon.

Al-Busaidi suggested that Iran has agreed to downgrade the enriched uranium.

BattleRow

(2,650 posts)
14. Doing a job ON you,NOT a job FOR you.
Fri May 8, 2026, 07:30 PM
4 hrs ago

So fill in the blanks as to who is the actual employer?

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