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Old Crank

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23. Same reason
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:57 PM
Oct 29

He used the big bombs in Iran.
What's the use of having toys if you can't play with them.

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Because it's hurricane season Diraven Oct 29 #1
It's just his next distraction from... llmart Oct 29 #2
Well, the distraction of tearing down the East Wing colorado_ufo Oct 29 #20
The demo was the easy part. ChazInAz Thursday #41
BINGO!!! littlemissmartypants Oct 29 #28
Lil Mushroom wants to see a big one. C_U_L8R Oct 29 #3
If they do this popsdenver Oct 29 #26
Sit right here mr pResident. BidenRocks Oct 29 #4
The Dead Zone "The Missiles Are Flying" sheshe2 Oct 29 #5
This clip has seemed applicable both times he's been in office, Bayard Oct 29 #8
I agree he is insane enough to do it... sheshe2 Oct 29 #13
YES vapor2 Oct 29 #17
He is insane popsdenver Oct 29 #25
Simple. It is the only weapon we can make where we are not 100% dependent Bluetus Oct 29 #6
Yeah right, Kegsbreath - that's who I want in charge of this task. yellow dahlia Oct 29 #7
Of all the mean, cruel, idiotic things this sh*t has done, this one scares me the most. slightlv Oct 29 #9
I think there's a bunch of us in that same hole you're in, right now. calimary Oct 29 #29
trump has the hots for nukes... slightlv Thursday #45
Shutdown Mrsfiddlegirl Oct 29 #10
Trump has been salivating over nuking something it's a foregone conclusion the only wild card is what or who Blues Heron Oct 29 #11
Someone needs to get the nuclear codes away from this menace. nt Blasphemer Oct 29 #12
X1000 yorkster Oct 29 #14
I may be wrong but I thought Congress passed a bill during his first term limiting his ability Marie Marie Oct 29 #16
But he is blowing up boats off Venezuela without the permission of congress so....... vapor2 Thursday #40
Unfortunately, I think he's fired every combatant commander who would stop him. LudwigPastorius Oct 29 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalLoner Oct 29 #15
Um; this is too much purr-rat beauty Oct 29 #18
I would guess that Putin amerikat Oct 29 #19
Dipstick Donnie does not seem to get the part about radio-active fallout. waterwatcher123 Oct 29 #22
Same reason Old Crank Oct 29 #23
By bombing Iran, he has invited other countries to bomb us. Jimi du Ranty Thursday #37
In his first term, Trump mused, "What good are nuclear weapons if they are not used?" John1956PA Oct 29 #24
Gee, it's not like we stopped testing in 1992 to pave the way for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty.... pat_k Oct 29 #27
Unfortunately, the Republican leadership at the time... littlemissmartypants Thursday #30
Oh god. Of course. But every president since Clinton signed it has observed the moratorium. pat_k Thursday #31
Trent Lott worked for Russian interests after he retired. littlemissmartypants Thursday #32
I think I blocked out the national shame of that failure to ratify. pat_k Thursday #34
It really is a national shame, pat_k. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #35
And actually the treaty has origins back to the end of WWII. littlemissmartypants Thursday #33
"Testing" for what, exactly? Everyone knows we have them. Grokenstein Thursday #36
Which 'other countries' are testing nukes? sinkingfeeling Thursday #38
Last test I can find was North Korea in 2017. Maybe his pals Putin and Kim, or Xi, have told him they're about to test muriel_volestrangler Thursday #43
This is an accident waiting to happen mdbl Thursday #39
PLZ HELP! I am in panic mode vapor2 Thursday #42
This is pure dick waving, all too typical of Kim Jong-un. Eugene Thursday #44
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