In war there are not winners and losers.

There are those who have lost, and those who have lost more.

There is never a winner in a war.

We are going to give Iran billions and billions, and pay reparations. The taxpayer is the loser, as are the families of the dead and wounded on all sides

They might get some of their own money released to them but that's not the same as us paying them reparations

I don’t recall any discussion of any openings or other actual effect from the signing.

This is a mushroom yank for Don’s Birthday Sad Clown Circus.

Name for tsf’s birthday celebration.

Don’s Birthday Sad Clown Circus.

Israel is striking Beirut again today, which is complicating negotiations.

Would the honorable representative from MA like to outline what he was looking for in terms of a 'win' in this conflict .. ?

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And the straight will open but it will cost us $300 billion of our own money to rebuilt what we destroyed including their military. All sanctions will be dropped. They will get all of their sanctioned money back with interest from the gulf states. They already got 3 billion from the UAE so that Iran stops bombing them with another $10-20 billion on the way. Remember when Obama released $1.2 billion for humanitarian aid to be administered through Oman and the Republicans went apeshit? So I believe 16 us service members died, I don’t know how many more wounded. Billions of dollars of aircraft and bases destroyed and the economy of the world is in freefall for absolutely nothing.

escalation.

I would have no qualms about a regime change (Shoot me. I know people from Iran. I'm Armenian, we're a minority in Iran), however it would need to be something that actually works. Iran is too fortified for a true regime change in the manner that Trump planned. (I say Trump, because I don't think Netanyahu was ever decieved about the regime change. Netanyahu only cares about Israel and the threat that Iran poses to Israel. )

Just changing the Supreme Leader does nothing.

Then there was some prolonged fight about oil and Straits of Hormuz. (Seems to be a huge waste to me)

Yes, there is the nuclear stuff, (Israel??) wasn't that pretty much taken care of last year. Did they decrease their nukes with this battle? Was there any change? Maybe, but who knows and who knows how permanent it is?

A regime change would be a democratic government that the people support, not an evil dictatorship. So, this war accomplished basically zilch.

I wonder how the Persian community here feels about this? Persian is a name exiled Iranians in the US call themselves .

It's a "code name" for someone who doesnt' support the Islamic Republic.

If someone tells you they are Persian, they are telling you something. (They generally do not wear hijabs and they embrace western values) Persians are exiled Iranians. They can never return home. They don't have a mother home. Iran is off limits to them.
They can't visit their families.

So, if someone tells you they are Persian, embrace them.

Andy, the Persian Prince of Pop can't go back and visit. Their heart is with their culture, but their culture is over there and here. They still can't go home and visit.

We used up all tactical weapons (or at least enough to hit the "no more, full stop" level) and it will take years to restock.

Criticize him later.