William Lindsey 
"His reality distortion field has run into a brick wall."
~ David Smith
#Trump #Iran #war #stupidity #narcissism #megalomania
/1
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/trump-iran-war-reality
"This is what happens when impulsive, ignorant men — intoxicated with blowing things up — utterly bungle a war. ...
In sum, Trump did not get regime change or an unconditional surrender. His lack of strategy gave Iran advantages (e.g., control of the Strait of Hormuz, asymmetric missile/drone capacity) that neither he nor his yes men anticipated."
~ Jennifer Rubin
"He therefore flails about, desperately trying to end this debacle without total humiliation. Thanks to the considerable leverage Trump’s blunders have given them, the Iranians surely expect to avoid Trump’s most draconian demands. They want the war to end, but not at any price."
"If only the U.S. had competent negotiators and a sane president, a deal might be reached soon. We don’t. Tragically, more lives will be lost, billions more spent before the war’s end."
"Despite all the positive words and all the tough words from President Trump, behind closed doors, he understands that he is in really deep trouble, that he made a huge mistake.
When leaders are desperate, they do foolish things."
~ Tymofiy Mylovanov
"Donald Trump has lost his Iran war. He is the Iranian hostage. ... If there is any consistency to Trump’s policy, it is a series of frantic attempts to justify his original blunder and extricate himself from its dire consequences."
~ Sidney Blumenthal
#Trump #Iran #war #stupidity #narcissism #megalomania
/6
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/30/trump-iran-war
"So, a ground invasion then, huh? We’re no Dionne Warwick or Mulan, but assorted half-assed boot-ground raiding into a country of 90 million people sounds like a strategy to do not much more than get a lot of (American) servicepeople killed."
~ Marcie Jones
#Trump #Iran #war #stupidity #narcissism #megalomania #troops #military #invasion
/7
https://www.wonkette.com/p/just-67000-us-troops-in-iran-hanging
"Other presidents have been accused of negotiating with themselves. Trump is negotiating with his imaginary friends. There’s no reason at all to believe that these talks are actually happening."
~ Paul Krugman
#Trump #Iran #war #stupidity #narcissism #megalomania
/8
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/pete-hegseth-believes-in-the-lethality
Pete Hegseth Believes in the Lethality Fairy
"Overwhelming violence of action" as the solution to all problems
"His utterances each day about the war and the global crisis he has created make as much as sense as 'light inside the body' during COVID."
~ Simon Rosenberg
#Trump #Iran #war #stupidity #narcissism #megalomania
/9
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-global-crisis-worsens-where
"That war-peration not going great."
~ Marcie Jones
#Trump #Iran #war #stupidity #narcissism #megalomania
/10
https://www.wonkette.com/p/call-your-girlfriend-tabs-mon-march
Cameron Purdy"Trump can't read so he gets his briefings on video. Hegseth won't read because it's not manly. Rubio denies being able to read, to fit in. Pam Bondi fears reading because it's usually a subpoena."
~ Paul Rudnick
#Trump #Hegseth #Rubio #PamBondi #Iran #war #stupidity #narcissism #megalomania
/11
https://xcancel.com/PaulRudnickNY/status/2037990417694638577#m
"The only thing more dangerous than an unbound strongman launching elective wars is when those wars begin to go badly.
There’s no telling what President Trump will resort to doing to save face, create the mirage of victory, and extricate himself from the box canyon into which he so triumphantly galloped.
This is old-style mission creep on steroids."
~ David Kurtz
#Trump #Iran #war #stupidity #narcissism #megalomania
/12
https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/trumps-iran-war-objectives-have-collapsed
"What’s always a danger for a bogged-down empire is a heightened risk for a superpower led by a man with a short attention span who is enthralled by military spectacle. ...
Whatever Trump lurches towards next, his stupidity, racism, hubris, and provincialism will — as it has for past U.S. administrations far less burdened by those weaknesses than he is — prevent him from seeing his avowed enemy clearly or on its own terms."
Shashank Joshi, defense editor for The Economist, says,
"Total incoherence of war aims [with Trump, Rubio et al.]. Nuclear material / weapons not even mentioned here. Hormuz re-opening totally absent, even though the president literally just publicly said he would go on an infrastructure-destroying spree if Iran did not re-open it."
"I think it's time for us to accept the bitter truth. We are going to pay, and continue paying for a long time to come, for the president’s war of choice against Iran. Such are the consequences of politics. Maybe Americans will take their democracy seriously next time."
~ John Stoehr
#Trump #Iran #war #stupidity #narcissism #megalomania
/15
https://www.editorialboard.com/trumps-war-is-reorganizing-the-world-and-were-all-going-to-pay
"Axios is reporting that Republicans in Congress are considering cutting federal health spending to help pay for a budget that includes up to $200 billion for the war and immigration enforcement. The American people just want health care. Republicans are giving them another Middle East war."
Ben Meiselas
#Trump #Iran #war #stupidity #narcissism #megalomania #economy #healthcare
/16
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/monday-afternoon-news-updates-33026
Monday Afternoon News Updates — 3/30/26
Hi all, Ben here.
"[At the NoKings protest] In St. Paul, signs with the message 'Healthcare Not Warfare'—distributed by Social Security Works to highlight the administration’s warped priorities—were ubiquitous."
#Trump #Iran #war #stupidity #narcissism #megalomania #economy #healthcare
/17
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/bernie-sanders-no-kings-speech-iran/
"The recent announcement that the Department of Defense (DOD) is requesting a supplemental $200 billion for the war effort is a clinical failure of priorities. While the Pentagon asks for a massive infusion of capital to 'replenish stockpiles' and fuel conflict in Iran, our domestic healthcare infrastructure is being subjected to a radical, unguided amputation."
~ Eric Lullove
#Trump #Iran #war #stupidity #narcissism #megalomania #economy #healthcare
/18
https://www.blueamp.co/p/missiles-or-medicine-the-200-billion
"We are being told we must choose 'Lethality' over 'Longevity.' I reject that premise. A nation that cannot fund its own health is not a nation that is truly secure, no matter how many missiles are in the silo….
This $200 billion request is that wrong cut. It’s time we demand a budget that prioritizes the longevity of our citizens over the lethality of our weapons."
#Trump #Iran #war #stupidity #narcissism #megalomania #economy #healthcare
/19
Edelruth, PBS Passport HolderI'm mildly concerned that a conqueror could just walk in to the US - Canada should be well primed to add us as a province, no?
No missiles, nearly no E3s, and I think none operational at home.
No money, petrodollar dead, national debt almost 150% of GDP (line in the sand is 200%, then credit rating meets floor).
Yo, Canada, doing anything this weekend?
kit@wdlindsy
Reading's probably not Christian, anyways, least not until it's been interpreted as the Spirit moves you.
Reading's probably not Christian, anyways, least not until it's been interpreted as the Spirit moves you.
@hypostase Yet, ironically, it was monks in the early medieval period who preserved many of the precious manuscripts transmitting the long legacy of Greek and Roman thought from the pre-Christian era.
Knightmare