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Bluetus

(2,885 posts)
8. It is much worse than that.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 08:47 PM
17 hrs ago

As you mentioned, we will leave Iran as a bigger problem than it was 45 days ago. But beyond that, we have completely flipped off all of our European allies. The relations were already stretched paper thin after the tariffs and Greenland. This war put every one of our European (former) allies into "good riddance" mode.

If we can ever get rid of this evil Republican presence, it will take us a generation to regain the trust of the other western democracies. And by that time, they will have developed work-arounds that leave us out of much of their trade. In one year, Trump has done a whole generation's worth of damage. And even Canada and Mexico are now aggressively pursuing trade strategies that largely leave the US out of it.

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So let me get this strait [View all] angrychair 17 hrs ago OP
I didn't see the 10 point plan, did you? WarGamer 17 hrs ago #1
'This is Iran's 10-point proposal to end the war' sop 17 hrs ago #4
What was the US proposal? WarGamer 17 hrs ago #6
(NYT) 'United States Said to Have Sent Iran a Plan to End the Middle East War' sop 17 hrs ago #7
Id like to see how it ends up WarGamer 17 hrs ago #9
With Trump you never know... sop 16 hrs ago #11
and after we are finished with Iran, perhaps we should 'defang' Israel--- who ALREADY HAS atomic bombs Jack Valentino 14 hrs ago #32
It was hard to find initially angrychair 15 hrs ago #19
The US is negotiating a worse plan than if they just walked away. Bev54 15 hrs ago #21
Ty SuzyandPuffpuff 17 hrs ago #2
We rewarded TACO traders again bucolic_frolic 17 hrs ago #3
Two steps forward,.. magicarpet 17 hrs ago #5
It is much worse than that. Bluetus 17 hrs ago #8
We'll never be able to assure the world that republicons FoxNewsSucks 15 hrs ago #16
Or that Americans are not so stupid and/or apathetic Bluetus 14 hrs ago #30
Enriched Uranium? Red Mountain 16 hrs ago #10
Nope. paleotn 16 hrs ago #12
Too weak malaise 16 hrs ago #13
So, in the end it homegirl 16 hrs ago #14
And, the strait was open to all shipping except US and Israeli. I don't know how much Israeli shipping went thru tho ChicagoTeamster 16 hrs ago #15
We haven't even BEGUN to pay for this Nasruddin 15 hrs ago #17
I've thought from the beginning D_Master81 15 hrs ago #18
You got that strait/straight BigmanPigman 15 hrs ago #20
Art of the Deal IronLionZion 15 hrs ago #22
It's the art of BS using the word "deal" dgauss 14 hrs ago #33
The Strait is not opening. Johnny2X2X 15 hrs ago #23
This is all because of one corporation - Fox News Initech 14 hrs ago #24
100% ... they are terrorists LymphocyteLover 14 hrs ago #26
Roger Ailes is somewhere in the underworld nodding approvingly . dgauss 12 hrs ago #35
The Art of the DEAL!!! YEAH!! LymphocyteLover 14 hrs ago #25
dont forget reducing russian sanctions quakerboy 14 hrs ago #27
So, we're back to the typical Trump 2 week deal. patphil 14 hrs ago #28
This thread is meaningless without Israel on board, gab13by13 14 hrs ago #29
Two weeks? He said he would release a healthcare plan in two weeks. Jimi du Ranty 14 hrs ago #31
And it has broken 80 years of diplomatic ties, Captain Zero 13 hrs ago #34
GOP voters think this conman is a successful businessman. Emile 8 hrs ago #36
Hate is Expensive Aepps22 4 hrs ago #37
Straight or strait? bif 2 hrs ago #38
Strait angrychair 47 min ago #39
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