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SCantiGOP

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13. Exactly right

Reply to Johonny (Reply #9)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 08:51 PM

12 hrs ago

The same as Vietnam won the war. They outlasted 100 years of Chinese, Japanese, French and American efforts to dominate them, and they did it with the same
outmatched weapons that the Iranians used - missals, rifles and improvised explosive devices.

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Pakistan didn't broker any deal. The WH told Pakistan what to say. [View all] NightWatcher 14 hrs ago OP

Yep. dalton99a 14 hrs ago #1

Fully agree!! bluestarone 14 hrs ago #2

Yup. Exactly what I think. choie 14 hrs ago #3

"strongly and powerfully" Disaffected 14 hrs ago #4

TBD: To be denied. maxsolomon 14 hrs ago #5

Two weeks? Turbineguy 14 hrs ago #6

Why would it indicate WH involvement? Fiendish Thingy 13 hrs ago #7

If it were written by the PM or someone on his staff, he would not be referred to in the header as "Pakistan's PM" thesquanderer 11 hrs ago #18

This is 99% the leaked Axios story from today JCMach1 13 hrs ago #8

This is clearly a white flag surrender Johonny 13 hrs ago #9

Exactly right SCantiGOP 12 hrs ago #13

to be fair Skittles 13 hrs ago #10

Pakistan nominated Trump for peace prize twice JI7 13 hrs ago #11

A pass through between parties who won't talk to each other. paleotn 12 hrs ago #15

Nobody thinks Pakistan did anything. Iggo 13 hrs ago #12

TACO!!!!!! paleotn 12 hrs ago #14

I think it's deeper that than AverageOldGuy 12 hrs ago #16

And when Iran sees this Javaman 11 hrs ago #17

Gray check blue check superpatriotman 11 hrs ago #19

Sham negotiations Nasruddin 11 hrs ago #20

wink wink, nudge nudge. pansypoo53219 11 hrs ago #21

But did Pakistan walk Trump back from the brink with their own missiles? JCMach1 8 hrs ago #22