Trump says he bombed Iran

[quintessentone]

Contre Mon Frère, the flames thats blistering the brains of the left's youth in 2026,
is just a little warm for my generation, nothing we haven't done before.

The boomer thermostat is currently at 72/73 at worst in 1990/91, 2001-2005; it felt much hotter.

Fire Marshall Bill understands   if you get it, you get it, if you don't, "shrugs." 

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Is the best way I can put it without coffee

There are degrees of severity and different categories of classification

Militarily, the US has severely damaged Iran's/ability to project power and make war
Politically inside Iran, there is uncertainty, and the old regime is weaker than it has ever been

As for others' anxiety and overt concern, not feeling it because number # 1, my generation has grown past the others' obsessive paranoia, after 2001, especially, there are many points here, the most salient one being that America had to worry and placate the rest of the Middle East in the past. The late Boomers and the Xers have been to the edge a few times and stood and looked down; it's not so bad. This doesn't feel close to out of control, as in 1991, 2001, or 2003. Out of control is when you get POWs, for example. Iraq and Afghanistan routinely took American POWs


#2 Iran was a concern no more, no less; now it's been severely degraded or eliminated.

If they had the capability, they would have used it by now. I'm pretty shocked we haven't seen a dirty bomb, but the longer this goes on, the less likely Iran is to have been even close.

But the world had to be sure

Without boots on the ground, going in and seeing for yourself, the USAs certain political bases still aren't sure and really never were in dealing with reality when it comes to Muslim countries...because of bias/hate and Trump pandering to this lowest base.

[angelchemuel]

Anthony Albanese and Kier Starmer address their nations 

https://x.com/AlboMP/status/2039253117385232580?s=20

https://x.com/Keir_Starmer/status/203926...05533?s=20

(Trigger warning: it's got Covid vibes)

You are not wrong Covid 2.0 by any other name!
I didn't panic about "toilet roll" first time out. I'm not panicking about "fuel" this time round. 
I had plans in place first time and I have plans in place this time.
Rainbows
Jane

[Kwaka]

the most salient one being that America had to worry and placate the rest of the Middle East in the past. 

My Grandad was there. The vibe I got is the who place has gone Tropo, heat affected. Day one in that place was savage.

America coming in late to WW2, big advantage. A standing military that took on the traditions of Rome and Britain in there day. But now Iran is a Democratic Republic, so WTF? Israel has not been getting their oil money for 47 years...

[putnam6]

Without boots on the ground, going in and seeing for yourself, the USAs certain political bases still aren't sure and really never were in dealing with reality when it comes to Muslim countries...because of bias/hate and Trump pandering to this lowest base.

Hey Quint, hope all is well...

Not arguing with you politically, it's a barrel of monkeys on a football, it's kind of how America always has been.
As Shane Gillis alluded to, George Washington was a 6-foot-2-inch raving lunatic compared to the Brits.

War is cHaOtIc, but for America, we are in our element. Militarily its going better than expected

Somebody in 2026 in a closed meeting room in the Pentagon, is smugly saying I told you we would need 800 billion

In 2001, the Pentagon had just discovered billions were missing, just another example of compare and contrast.

[quintessentone]

Not arguing with you politically, it's a barrel of monkeys on a football, it's kind of how America always has been.
As Shane Gillis alluded to, George Washington was a 6 foot 2 inch raving lunatic compared to the Brits.

War is cHaOtIc, but for America, we are in our element.

Somebody in a closed meeting room in the Pentagon is smugly saying I told you 800 billion wasnt enough

I know, resorting to warmongering when all else fails.

Some there are making a killing from killing.

"Polymarket is the primary U.S.-accessible prediction market site where users bet on missile strikes, including $14 million wagered on whether Iran struck Israel on March 10, 2026.  These platforms function as prediction markets rather than traditional casinos, allowing users to trade "event contracts" on military outcomes like missile impacts, airstrikes, and regime changes, often using cryptocurrency. 

Kalshi, a regulated U.S. exchange, also hosted similar markets but cancelled its bet on the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after it drew $54 million in trades, citing rules against markets settling on a person's death.  Critics and lawmakers argue these markets facilitate insider trading and create national security risks, pointing to suspiciously timed bets that preceded military actions, such as a user making $2.14 million on U.S. strikes on Iran. 

Controversial incidents include threats made against journalist Emanuel Fabian, who reported a missile strike in Israel, with gamblers demanding he alter his story to influence the $14 million payout.  While Polymarket defends these markets as providing "unbiased forecasts," opponents describe the gamification of war as unethical and potentially illegal, leading to calls for a federal crackdown on platforms allowing bets on war, terrorism, and assassination. "

https://kotaku.com/polymarket-ww3-bomb-i...2000674772

But I know most Americans are against this war and want 'no more wars'.

[Kwaka]

Somebody in a closed meeting room in the Pentagon is smugly saying I told you 800 billion wasnt enough

From some reports, about 3 000 ships trapped in the straight, a $2M each is $6B. Some might go back if still open, others will find other routes while the economics add up.

[andy06shake]

The Late Show from last night and Stephen Colbert's take on the matter...

[putnam6]

From some reports, about 3 000 ships trapped in the straight, a $2M each is $6B. Some might go back if still open, others will find other routes while the economics add up.

One Granddad was in the Pacific island hopping, the other was working at what would become Lockheed.

But I was speaking more in my lifetime, hell, the GREATEST generation was stoic AF and knows every gen after them were inferior in their "coping skills" in comparison.

Whatever is happening currently in the Strait of Hormuz... is temporary

[Kurokage]

Improvise
Adapt
Overcome

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I think it's more....



Trumps feelings get hurt and so he throws a tantrum, in doing so causes chaos with his rants.
That's pretty much how I see he managment of this whole Iranian situation.

[andy06shake]

Some more of James O'Briens take on the war...