Trump is right—Iran has no cards

[mudwhistle]

Trump a draft dodger and coward is now a warrior for some, go figure.....

Trump has seen more combat than a schmuck like you.

Took a piece of his ear which you probably think was staged.

 

[eagle1462010]

Yes .
Being knocked around the ring by a 100/1 outsider is near unprecedented .

I just love old people who get very passionate about things they really have little understanding about .
Our Man With a Plant sees Trumpfy gasping on the ropes and believes he is ahead on points .

This Theatre is a little bit too complex for you .
Get back to the garden and continue as Man with a Plant .

They did great at destroying so many of our missiles with there buildings

 

[schmidlap]

Thanks to renewable energy Europe is driving business away

Manufacturing in Europe is currently experiencing a significant decline, often described as a "dual collapse" where both manufacturing and services are shrinking simultaneously. Between 2008 and 2023, the European Union lost more than 2.3 million manufacturing jobs, and an additional 850,000 jobs were lost between 2019 and 2023 alone.
ETUC | European Trade Union Confederation +3

Major Challenges

• High Energy Costs: European gas prices are structurally much higher than in the U.S., making it impossible for some energy-intensive industries to remain profitable.
  ING THINK economic and financial analysis | ING THINK +2
• Intense Foreign Competition: Chinese exports now compete with Euro-area exporters in nearly 40% of sectors, up from 25% in 2002.
  EIT Manufacturing
• U.S. Trade Policies: New 25% tariffs from the U.S. on steel, aluminum, and cars—along with subsidies from the Inflation Reduction Act—are drawing European manufacturers to the U.S..
  ING THINK economic and financial analysis | ING THINK +2
• Supply Chain Crisis: Europe has faced massive disruptions, such as a recent $85 billion supply crisis in Germany after Australia prioritized domestic manufacturing over raw material exports.
  YouTube

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Impact by Country and Sector

• Germany: The region's "industrial engine" is seeing its worst decline, with Volkswagen cutting 35,000 jobs and industrial output falling for four consecutive years.
  www.politico.eu +2
• France: Experiencing mass factory shutdowns, including major closures by Michelin and chemical plants like those operated by ExxonMobil.
  YouTube +2
• Sectors in Decline: The crisis is hitting core industries including automotive, basic metals, textiles, chemicals, machinery, and electronics.
  industriAll - Europe | NEWS +2

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Strategic Response

• "Made in Europe" Law: The EU is proposing new conditions to prioritize local companies for regional investments, moving away from its long-standing free-trade philosophy.
  Financial Post +1
• Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA): Designed to boost resilience in strategic sectors, though it faces challenges from cheaper Chinese alternatives (wind turbines and batteries) that are often 30% less expensive.
  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace +1
• Digital Pivot: Leaders are pushing for a "European Industrial Deal" focused on AI, cloud computing, and robotics to regain a competitive edge.
  ETUC | European Trade Union Confederation +2

Key Takeaway: While some argue this is "deindustrialization" through automation and offshoring, others see it as a necessary evolution toward a services-led model built on high-tech industrial capabilities.
Reddit +1
If you tell me which specific industry (like automotive or chemicals) or country you're interested in, I can provide a more detailed look at its current status and future outlook.

AI can make mistakes, so dou

Progress in clean, reliable energy in advanced nations has been accelerating as a consequence of Trump's allowing Iran to demonstrate its ability to control the global dirty fuel market.

Solar and wind take over global power growth in 2025​

China is the big winner.

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China has become the dominant global supplier of solar panels, wind turbines, and related green technologies, with Europe among its key export markets.​

 

[Man With A Plan]

Yes .
Being knocked around the ring by a 100/1 outsider is near unprecedented .

I just love old people who get very passionate about things they really have little understanding about .
Our Man With a Plant sees Trumpfy gasping on the ropes and believes he is ahead on points .

This Theatre is a little bit too complex for you .
Get back to the garden and continue as Man with a Plant .

Are you on crack? Do you really not see what's happened in Iran? You actually think Iran is winning this war? I mean there is clueless, Luiza and then there's delusional!

 

[Man With A Plan]

If Trump had foreseen what a costly, unpopular, protracted quagmire his Donald of Arabia junket would be - leaving the same repugnant regime in power, and in possession of its enriched uranium stockpile - he might have conquered Greenland, instead - (or Iceland since he is unable to distinguish.)

... The 62% disapproval rating is the highest of his two terms in office​

and just a few percentage points below the disapproval rating for his ​

handling of “the situation with Iran,” which is 66%.​

MSN

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Two months is a "quagmire"? LOL You leftists are hilarious. You do realize that Trump's strategies are about to rid the world of the Iranian regime...right? That's going to happen, Schmidlap and when it does I expect you to be here eating crow.

 

[schmidlap]

Are you on crack? Do you really not see what's happened in Iran? You actually think Iran is winning this war? I mean there is clueless, Luiza and then there's delusional!

Trump is desperate to cut and run, but Americans are already asking ask what their $70 billion+ bought - beyond the opportunity to pay $4.46 for a gallon of gas.

For Trump and his Republican Party, the implications of a continued impasse are grim.​

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An unresolved conflict would likely mean the global economic fallout, including high U.S. gasoline prices, will persist, putting further pressure on Trump, whose poll numbers are falling, and darkening Republican candidates' prospects ahead of November’s midterm congressional elections. ​

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Those costs highlight a deeper problem: the war has failed to achieve many of Trump's stated goals.​

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While there is little doubt that waves of U.S. and Israeli strikes heavily degraded Iran’s military capabilities, many of Trump’s often-shifting war objectives - from regime change to shutting Iran's path to a nuclear weapon - remain unfulfilled.​

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MSN

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[Hafar1014]

Progress in clean, reliable energy in advanced nations has been accelerating as a consequence of Trump's allowing Iran to demonstrate its ability to control the global dirty fuel market.

Solar and wind take over global power growth in 2025​

China is the big winner.
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China has become the dominant global supplier of solar panels, wind turbines, and related green technologies, with Europe among its key export markets.​

China builds coal plants for its power and sells renewables to the world that will increase their costs raise prices and wreck their economies. But not America. China smart Europe dumb Trump wont fall for it

 

[schmidlap]

Two months is a "quagmire"? LOL You leftists are hilarious. You do realize that Trump's strategies are about to rid the world of the Iranian regime...right? That's going to happen, Schmidlap and when it does I expect you to be here eating crow.

Regardless of your hyper-partisan, panglossian rapture, current realities pertain.

"VICTORY!"
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Most Americans, by a widening margin, are dealing with it:

A majority of Americans say Trump’s war with Iran is a “mistake,” a share nearly three times higher than those who said the same about the Iraq War shortly after the 2003 invasion, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll.​

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The sentiment comes nearly three months into the war, and as Trump’s approval rating has slipped and gas prices are rising, adding to cost-of-living concerns.​

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[Hafar1014]

Regardless of your hyper-partisan, panglossian rapture, current realities pertain.

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"VICTORY!"
Most Americans, by a widening margin, are dealing with it:

A majority of Americans say Trump’s war with Iran is a “mistake,” a share nearly three times higher than those who said the same about the Iraq War shortly after the 2003 invasion, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll.​

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The sentiment comes nearly three months into the war, and as Trump’s approval rating has slipped and gas prices are rising, adding to cost-of-living concerns.​

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Trump is winninhg he always wins and democrats cry about it

 

[eagle1462010]

Regardless of your hyper-partisan, panglossian rapture, current realities pertain.

View attachment 1252182​

"VICTORY!"
Most Americans, by a widening margin, are dealing with it:

A majority of Americans say Trump’s war with Iran is a “mistake,” a share nearly three times higher than those who said the same about the Iraq War shortly after the 2003 invasion, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll.​

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The sentiment comes nearly three months into the war, and as Trump’s approval rating has slipped and gas prices are rising, adding to cost-of-living concerns.​

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Survey says 90% of Americans who are kissing Irans ass think we are losing the War

 

[Hafar1014]

Trump is desperate to cut and run, but Americans are already asking ask what their $70 billion+ bought - beyond the opportunity to pay $4.46 for a gallon of gas.

For Trump and his Republican Party, the implications of a continued impasse are grim.​

​

An unresolved conflict would likely mean the global economic fallout, including high U.S. gasoline prices, will persist, putting further pressure on Trump, whose poll numbers are falling, and darkening Republican candidates' prospects ahead of November’s midterm congressional elections. ​

​

Those costs highlight a deeper problem: the war has failed to achieve many of Trump's stated goals.​

​

While there is little doubt that waves of U.S. and Israeli strikes heavily degraded Iran’s military capabilities, many of Trump’s often-shifting war objectives - from regime change to shutting Iran's path to a nuclear weapon - remain unfulfilled.​

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MSN

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Iran the enemy thanks you for your support. Why not open a go fund me page for them

 

[schmidlap]

Trump is winninhg he always wins and democrats cry about it

Delusional.

 

[georgephillip]

Project Freedom?

"Iran war live: US denies frigate hit by missiles in Hormuz Strait"​

The most recent spin I've heard on this allegation is that Iran fired warning shots at the US vessel while Centcom's statements claim no US ship was struck.

US denies warship hit by missiles in Hormuz Strait after Iran claim

 

[eagle1462010]

Project Freedom?

"Iran war live: US denies frigate hit by missiles in Hormuz Strait"​

The most recent spin I've heard on this allegation is that Iran fired warning shots at the US vessel while Centcom's statements claim no US ship was struck.

US denies warship hit by missiles in Hormuz Strait after Iran claim

The last Frigate we had was decommissioned in 2015

 

[Hafar1014]

It was hit by a falafel

 

[Moonglow]

Trump has seen more combat than a schmuck like you.

Took a piece of his ear which you probably think was staged.

That is not combat and his fat ass would never fit in BDUs.

 

[georgephillip]

The last Frigate we had was decommissioned in 2015

Possibly a distinction with little difference:

US denies Iranian claim that it hit American warship trying to enter Strait of Hormuz

• "'This is a serious warning from the naval forces of the IRGC. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed' - Iranian media has published an audio message said to be from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
• An estimated 20,000 seafarers on 2,000 ships have been stuck in the strait since the US-Iran war began in February
• Trump's 'Project Freedom' could become a dangerous flashpoint after almost four weeks of the US-Iran ceasefire - read our correspondent's analysis
• Meanwhile, the UAE says a tanker affiliated with its state-owned oil company has been hit in the Strait of Hormuz. Where is the strait - and why is it so important?"

 

[Hafar1014]

That is not combat and his fat ass would never fit in BDUs.

Being shot at is combat and Trump handles it well. Biden would crap in his pants

 

[Moonglow]

The Iranian navy prevented UW warship from entering Hormuz

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-fars-news-agency-reports-incident-with-us-warship-strait-hormuz-2026-05-04/

 

[Moonglow]

Being shot at is combat and Trump handles it well. Biden would crap in his pants

Then I have much moar combat service then the serial felon and a DD214, honorably discharge x 2.Trump is still a novice