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ananda

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2. I was just thinking the same thing when I came across this.

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:25 PM

Thursday

My thought was: why should Iran do anything that would
benefit the enemy?

They've got complete control of the area now. US defenses
across the ME are in a shambles, and Bibi has decided to
concentrate on Lebanon.

It's an utterly disastrous FUBAR mess up.

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That substack is great... I recommend it. liberalla Thursday #1

I was just thinking the same thing when I came across this. ananda Thursday #2