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[War] Trump surrenders to Iran in a humiliating defeat

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by astros123, Feb 28, 2026.

  1. deb4rockets

    deb4rockets Member

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    The real cost of the Iran War: $103 billion in 120 days

    Despite de-escalation, costs continue to mount

    Through four months, the US has spent more than $103 billion on the Iran War — larger than all but three countries’ military budgets. The figure refers only to direct war costs — the immediate budgetary costs directly tied to the war, including operations, personnel, and matériel.

    This table provides an overview of the $103 billion in direct war costs incurred from February 28 to June 27, 2026.

    US spent $103 billion in first 120 days of Iran War

    Estimated US war costs, 28 Feb-27 Jun 2026

    Mobilization, administration, combat

    $28.5B

    Missiles, interceptors, bombs, other

    $46.7B

    Damaged or destroyed military assets

    $20.3B

    Paying for Israel's bombs, interceptors

    $2.9B

    War costs to nonmilitary US agencies

    $4.8B

    Total Cost of the first 120 days of the Iran War

    $103.3B


    https://popular.info/p/cost-of-iran-war-120-days
     
  2. astros123

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    I love how these MAGATs pretend Trump didn't already release more of their frozen assets than all previous presidents combined. Your cult hero has already given them billions of dollars that was frozen in gulf states.

    In this very thread @El_Conquistador claimed the Iranian military was destroyed and had no capability to attack USA again. Now in the past 12hours they've hit 8 different US bases in the region. This dude is one of the biggest dipshits on this website.
     
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  3. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking

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    Assets that the US froze during the war are unfrozen when hostilities subsided. How is that abnormal? Do you understand the difference between giving pallets of cash to murderous, dumb-as-rocks mullahs (Obama's approach) versus freezing their assets, bombing them into obedience, strangling their economy (blockade), and then unfreezing what was frozen (Trump's approach). Trump took the far more effective path -- it's not debatable.

    And Iran inflicted minimal damage with their tiny attacks against gulf states in the last few days. Again, they are testing boundaries because that's what they do after "signing a deal". It's why the whole world hates them. Sadly, this behavior is ingrained in so many Islamic states... and they wonder why they can't build anything of significance without oil windfall profits? It's because people don't trust them. Very simple.


    GOOD DAY
     
  4. astros123

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    No MAGAT the assets that were unfrozen by the trump admin were frozen in the 2010s. These weren't assets that were newly frozen during the war. Obama didn't give them pallets of cash. The money that they received was interest on their cash we held in our bank accounts at a below market rate. Trump gave them more money than any all presidents combined.

    I have no idea why I even bother to respond to you. All you do is spew the dumbest lowest iq propaganda you find on X.
     
  5. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking

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    Just a flagrant lie from someone who strangely feels ethically and morally justified in lying. LOL.

    Not a single US taxpayer dollar has or will go to Iran
    . That's well publicized, so it's clear you are not keeping current with the news. You are just wrong and loud -- sorry amigo! All reconstruction dollars will come from private investment and gulf states. Again, keep up with the news and the facts. Not MSNow hormonal rage bait.

    LMAO -- @astros123 has hopped on the struggle bus today! Is it a fantastic voyage?


    GOOD DAY
     
  6. Amiga

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    Remember the yo-yo tariff.

    This is now the yo-yo war.

    I can't even laugh at it.

    The yo-yo administration.
     
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  7. dmoneybangbang

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    Michael Clarke always gives good analysis:



    But this maybe old news already.
     
  8. Sajan

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    Ok maybe I am being played.
     
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    Talk about coming in hot early in the morning...
     
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    What a waste of fking money. Its going to get more and more expensive bc we are stuck in a shtty situation.

    To top it off the magatard hypocrites will gaslight the rest of the nation that we dont have the money to pass stuff that benefits the american people like healtchare for all, student loan forgiveness, etc.
     
  12. Phillyrocket

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    It’s all by design. At the state level they passed the no defund the police law so that law enforcement budgets can never be cut. Then they continue to cut property taxes which pays for law enforcement along with libraries, flood control, public heath, etc. The endgame is for the government to only have the money for law enforcement and nothing else.

    At the federal level we keep increasing the defense budget and subsequently the national debt. Now we are spending $1T annually on both defense and interest on the debt. Eventuality defense and interest will be so high nothing else can be afforded.

    It’s the Libertarian wet dream come true.
     
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  13. The Captain

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    Nah, the endgame is to not pay taxes. We've lost sight of why we have public services in the first place. It's all cyclical and takes generations to learn hard lesson. The 'rich' now think they can just pay out of pocket for **** they need and resent having to 'pay' for other people's issues, not realizing that the society they also live in will be affected.

    It will get worse before it gets better. Raise your kids right.
     
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    As a shinny object to divert public attention away from the Epstein files,


    Trump’s War-Not-War Is Doing Something Odd to the Economy


    The Strait of Hormuz has been declared simultaneously open and closed. Cease-fires coexist with intermittent bombings.
    America has decisively won the war, the Trump administration has insisted many times; all the while, it has been negotiating a diplomatic settlement that Iran both does and does not seem to want.

    Yesterday, the International Monetary Fund happily reported that the world had weathered the recently settled Iran war surprisingly well.
    The United States resumed bombing Iran. For months, businesses and consumers all around the world have been trying to deal with
    a bizarre situation in which Trump’s war is both happening and not happening at once.
     
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    Netanyahu: don’t threaten me with a good time
     
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    Iran can cripple the World economy. Imagine if they start hitting oil refining and production like Ukraine is doing to Russia? Every bit of Persian gulf oil production is out in the open and within range of Iranian drone strikes. Trump is playing a very dangerous game of chicken. And we know Trump Always Chickens Out.
     
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  17. Rashmon

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    He's here all week folks. Don't forget to tip your waitress..
     
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  19. deb4rockets

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    Trump posted this twice on his Truth Social....

    "1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat, pronounced in many corners of the Globe, to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME! Orders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran - PRAISE BE TO ALLAH! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

    How many billions for 1,000 missiles and thousands more?

    Let's not forget, we killed their leader to start with. On top of that, we bombed a school full of kids. Imagine if they said they would decimate and destroy all of the US afterwards.

    None of this crap from an unhinged old psychopath is making America better. It's only inciting more terrorism in the future.
     
  20. Reeko

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    if Joe Biden was posting on social media like this, he would’ve been 25th amendment so fast

    we have this low IQ, demented POS sh*t posting at all hours of the night like it’s normal
     

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