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::This was an open "secret", that the Islamic Republic of [[Iran]] would [ab]use it.[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]])
::This was an open "secret", that the Islamic Republic of [[Iran]] would [ab]use it.[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]])
:It's been known for forty-six years. And being isolated for 46 years gave them time to focus on their problem. Everyone knew this would happen & the US & Israel, Trump & Netanyahu did it anyway. The global economic collapse in both their legacy. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 15:36, May 6, 2026 (EDT)
:It's been known for forty-six years. And being isolated for 46 years gave them time to focus on their problem. Everyone knew this would happen & the US & Israel, Trump & Netanyahu did it anyway. The global economic collapse is both their legacy. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 15:36, May 6, 2026 (EDT)
:Trump's done it again. To much fanfare, Trump announced the glorious [[patriotic]] American sounding "[[Operation Freedom]]", only to have it shut down hours later. [[Saudi Arabia]] denied use of its airspace to carry out the operation. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-reportedly-paused-hormuz-operation-after-saudi-arabia-denied-use-of-its-airspace/] Trump evidently believes, as [[Biden]] did when he promised to blow up the [[Nordstream pipeline]] in front of [[German]] Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]] and the whole world, that the [[American]] [[President]] is a [[dictator]] and doesn't have to consult [[allies]] before doing any action, and that the "allies", or [[vassal]]s, are required to follow. Any 12-year-old can see the flaw in this [[policy]] and [[thinking]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 13:01, May 7, 2026 (EDT)
:Trump's done it again. To much fanfare, Trump announced the glorious [[patriotic]] American sounding "[[Operation Freedom]]", only to have it shut down hours later. [[Saudi Arabia]] denied use of its airspace to carry out the operation. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-reportedly-paused-hormuz-operation-after-saudi-arabia-denied-use-of-its-airspace/] Trump evidently believes, as [[Biden]] did when he promised to blow up the [[Nordstream pipeline]] in front of [[German]] Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]] and the whole world, that the [[American]] [[President]] is a [[dictator]] and doesn't have to consult [[allies]] before doing any action, and that the "allies", or [[vassal]]s, are required to follow. Any 12-year-old can see the flaw in this [[policy]] and [[thinking]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]</sup> 13:01, May 7, 2026 (EDT)