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Johnny2X2X

(23,977 posts)
25. They had no plan
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 08:09 AM
Yesterday

They were emboldened by kidnapping Maduro and thought these strikes would topple Iran's leaders so they could install someone who would hand over Iran's natural resources to their friends. They figured the people they saw protesting would do the heavy lifting.

One of the main miscalculations was that Iran doesn't have a viable opposition group that is armed and can make a real dent against the government. The best we could have hoped for is someone from the Supreme Leaders inner circle would take over and come back to the negotiating table.

Now it's chaos and no one knows what comes next.

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To state the obvious, killing the regime change replacements is the opposite of "so successful" unblock Sunday #1
Nobody Dare Tell Stupid that.. Unless it's Cha Yesterday #19
He meant line of succession moonscape Sunday #2
Yes. Trump is not saying the people HE "lined up" were killed. AZJonnie Yesterday #17
It was sloppy reporting moonscape Yesterday #18
I have a great idea, gab13by13 Sunday #3
Hilarious but maybe even a possibility . vapor2 Yesterday #14
I hear Shah Jr. is available multigraincracker Sunday #4
Nepo Shah can go screw himself n/t Cheezoholic Sunday #6
I can't understand why anyone would think that's a good idea Renew Deal Yesterday #16
He's never stepped foot in Iran, or ran anything at all SamuelTheThird Sunday #9
His grandpa and poppa are why we ended up with regime change. czarjak Yesterday #21
Maduro's available leftstreet Sunday #5
Maybe They'd Take Trump/Vance? Lotta Gold Over There... ForeGoneLegsBirne Yesterday #23
And apparently a huge load of antimony. woodsprite Yesterday #24
"Ma'am, I don't know what you're complaining about. We got rid of the patch of kudzu in your yard." tanyev Sunday #7
Leaning towards thinking it will be prezeshkian SSJVegeta Sunday #8
It's going brilliantly! Trump thought of everything! Ocelot II Sunday #10
Don't believe a word Trump says, including that Prairie Gates Sunday #11
*WildCard Historic NY Sunday #12
*that The Dotard knew/was briefed about RockRaven Yesterday #13
do you place any stock in this 'report' at all .. ? stopdiggin Yesterday #15
I don't believe this for one minute because they moniss Yesterday #20
Even if it is true... Layzeebeaver Yesterday #22
They had no plan Johnny2X2X Yesterday #25
That was the plan OC375 Yesterday #26
The "plan" was just to bomb Iran into the Stone age GreatGazoo Yesterday #27
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