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Tertullian

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28. USA Losing This War Will Be Trump's Fault.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 04:16 PM

Mar 23

Not Hegseth's fault. Trump is POTUS. Trump is the one who launched this war of choice against Muslims. Trump will blame everybody but himself when the USA loses this war to Iran's Muslims. Muslims worldwide know that the USA is not very good at winning a long war against a determined enemy.

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Trump blames Hegseth for starting his war: ""Pete, I think you were the first one to speak up. You said, 'Let's do it.'" [View all] Miles Archer Mar 23 OP

LOL, here they come, Pete! tanyev Mar 23 #1

Hegseth isn't the President JI7 Mar 23 #2

Trump missed that subtle distinction Miles Archer Mar 23 #9

It's starting to get crowded under that bus. patphil Mar 23 #3

Sec Hegseth, sarisataka Mar 23 #4

Pete & trmp have a bloodlust spanone Mar 23 #5

The buck stops with thee, not me. cloudbase Mar 23 #6

😔 MustLoveBeagles Mar 23 #7

The Bucks stop here... lame54 Mar 23 #19

But the bus doesn't stop fargone Mar 23 #34

Trump agrees! eggplant Mar 23 #40

Whiskey Pete will not go quietly. gab13by13 Mar 23 #8

They won't pay him off. LuvLoogie Mar 23 #26

Oh, I don't know. donny two scoops has some. . .shall we say interesting. . niyad Mar 23 #35

Can we all agree that a President who doesn't take responsibility for his decisions Baitball Blogger Mar 23 #10

Because he thinks he can get away with everything, he thinks he can get away with this. Miles Archer Mar 23 #11

What does not getting away with it look like... lame54 Mar 23 #20

Unless he gets impeached or heads off to his dirt nap before January 20, 2029, we have him for another 1033 days Miles Archer Mar 23 #23

If only we had known moonscape Mar 23 #16

if Tulsi Gabbard is to be believed she stated at a House hearing agingdem Mar 23 #12

Exactly. And what I keep saying. B.See Mar 23 #42

LOL. So predictable. City Lights Mar 23 #13

So long, Pete Amethyst Ring Mar 23 #14

;-{) Used Florsheims Anyone? Goonch Mar 23 #15

He pre-emptively blamed Iranian opposition forces in his initial speech announcing this aggression. David__77 Mar 23 #17

When all else fails, blame someone else. Every damned time. Torchlight Mar 23 #18

Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Stupid Wars William Seger Mar 23 #21

I think that le merde Mme. Defarge Mar 23 #22

Well, I'll be damned. I thought Bibi said it first. Efilroft Sul Mar 23 #24

Party of personal responsibility n/t hibbing Mar 23 #25

War criminal yankee87 Mar 23 #27

USA Losing This War Will Be Trump's Fault. Tertullian Mar 23 #28

The buck stops anywhere but here. Lucky Luciano Mar 23 #29

We're not all that stupid, Don. Squaredeal Mar 23 #30

Dont we just all hate his dam guts !!!!! Trueblue1968 Mar 23 #31

2 delusional psychopaths walk into a bar. barbtries Mar 23 #32

Worst administration ever! Initech Mar 23 #33

Considering he was shouting "I hate Muslims" out of a car in Cuyahoga Falls OH and has the Christo Fascist tattoos... Evolve Dammit Mar 23 #36

WAPO says they've given up on regime change and de-nuclearization SamuelTheThird Mar 23 #37

+1. And the Strait of Hormuz was open before the war dalton99a Mar 23 #39

These supposed talks started last night? Ohioboy Mar 23 #38

I couldn't copy and paste successfully pattyloutwo Mar 23 #41

Here it is ... cliffside Mar 24 #43

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