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Rhiannon12866

(254,339 posts)
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 02:11 AM 5 hrs ago

'AMATEUR HOUR': Trump looks foolish before the world with self-evident poor planning in Iran - The Briefing w/Jen Psaki



As Donald Trump continues to offer contradictory answers and explanations, his war on Iran is running into some foreseeable problems that were among the reasons attacking Iran was ill-advised in the first place.

Ben Rhodes, former Deputy National Security Advisor, and Michael McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, talk with Jen Psaki about the deadly, expensive mess Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary, former weekend cable news host Pete Hegseth, are making. - Aired on 03/11/2026.

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'AMATEUR HOUR': Trump looks foolish before the world with self-evident poor planning in Iran - The Briefing w/Jen Psaki (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 5 hrs ago OP
An excellent interview Uncle Joe 5 hrs ago #1
Thanks, Uncle Joe! Rhiannon12866 5 hrs ago #3
Trump wants NJCher 5 hrs ago #2

Rhiannon12866

(254,339 posts)
3. Thanks, Uncle Joe!
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 02:56 AM
5 hrs ago

I've had a rough night so far. I needed to go to a meeting in Lake George Village, about 20 minutes north of here taking back roads. There was fog on the way there, but it was light out, so I was worried about making the trip home in the dark. The meeting ran long, so I was the first to leave - and the trip home was a nightmare. I couldn't see street signs, just kept my eyes on the lines along the road when I could see them. Turns out I got terribly lost, drove way past where I needed to turn. Turned around twice in driveways, once I went off the road. So I turned around and finally spotted a road I knew and could see the sign. So I turned around in a third driveway on a side street and took a chance that the next left turn was mine and I was right. So I was late in getting home and was a nervous wreck. Anyway, I just needed to tell somebody so thanks for listening. I guess I should be grateful, so I am.

NJCher

(43,004 posts)
2. Trump wants
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 02:36 AM
5 hrs ago

Help and cooperation, but why would any country want to aid him when his own citizens don’t even support him?

Furthermore, they open themselves up to retaliatory action from Iran for years to come.

I heard a republican say the SAVE Act wasn’t going to happen. The writing is on the wall.


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