Today's Cartoons

 

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(Bil Bramhall, New York Daily News)

(Nick Anderson, The Contrarian)

(Jimmy Margulies, King Features)

(John Deering, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

(Patrick Chappatte, Le Tribune Dimanche, France)

(Pedro Molina, Tribune Content Agency)

(Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press)

(Ellen Woodbury, Patreon.com)

(Steve Greenberg, caglecartoons.com)

(Ann Telnaes, anntelnaes.substack.com)

(Monte Wolverton, caglecartoons.com)

(Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

(Ivan Ehlers, The New Yorker)

QOTD: The Great Seductions

 

An excerpt from an interview / conversation with retired General Stanley McChrystal, discussing how the delusional and dishonest Malignant Fascist's deadly misadventure in Iran may prove to be highly resistant to our -- and Israel's -- bombing campaign:

"There are three great seductions that happen to American administrations and to the military.

The first is the idea of covert action. A new president comes in, and he’s told by the intelligence community, 'We can create this great effect and it will be covert. No one will ever know who did it, and it’ll just be a good outcome.' And in my experience, it never stays covert and it rarely works. But it’s seductive because it seems like an easy approach to a knotty problem.

The second seduction, which I lived as a part of, is the surgical Special Operations raid. That is probably epitomized by the Maduro raid. I would argue that we demonstrated extraordinary competence that night, but not much changed. I don’t think that we actually demonstrated the ability to change the facts on the ground to any extent.

Which gets to the third great seduction, and that’s air power. We all love air power. In World War II, we went into the war with the Douhet theory, that air power, the bomber, will always get through, and therefore air power will be dominant.

It was certainly very, very contributory, but it was never dominant. [snip]

I think, in this case, we again fell for the seduction that if we bomb key targets, we will produce the outcome we want — but the outcome’s in the minds of the people. And unless you’re going to kill all the people, you may not affect that outcome.

We may be at a point — you used the word 'quagmire' in your article — but we may be at a point where we’ve run into a country that has an extraordinary capacity to be bombed."  (our emphasis)

The draft dodging MF has no appreciation for military strategy, and far less for the men and women who serve and who have died in combat for the U.S.  It's no wonder that he and his ignorant regime see this war as a video game, with lots of things exploding on TV.  He's likely to soon find out, as McChrystal says, that Iran has an extraordinary capacity to be bombed, and a long and vengeful memory.

 

Skeets Of The Day

 

The Epstein-Trump files coverup / still talking / DOJ's "exhaustive" review--

 

Full interview on BBC Newsnight at 10.30pm today. Well done Victoria Derbyshire for not letting all the war antics eclipse what will eventually be ‘the’ story of the 2020s #Epstein www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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— Pam Jarvis (@drpam.bsky.social) March 25, 2026 at 6:33 AM

 

“Are you still talking about Epstein?”

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— Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion (@nateturner.bsky.social) March 24, 2026 at 10:53 PM

 

Epstein's accountant & lawyer told House panel government investigators never interviewed them Kahn and Indyke were co-executors of Jeffrey Epstein's will. The Justice Department said last year that it conducted an "exhaustive" review into Epstein. They lied www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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— Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd.bsky.social) March 25, 2026 at 5:53 AM

 

Operation Epic Epstein Fury / Trump's corruption called out in UK / convenient memory loss/ briefings for a buffoon --

🚨Ed Davey accuses Donald Trump of corruption: "This looks like Donald Trump giving his mates insider information so they can make themselves richer, while his illegal war in Iran makes everyone else poorer."

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— Best for Britain (@bestforbritain.org) March 25, 2026 at 8:53 AM

 

We've got to continue waging the war to get something back that we had before we started the war.

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— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec.bsky.social) March 25, 2026 at 8:44 AM

 

Every day the Pentagon makes a video of cool explosions from Iran for the president of the United States to watch, so he can bounce up and down in his high chair, clap his little hands, and cry "Yay! Make it go boom again!" www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

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— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman.bsky.social) March 25, 2026 at 8:40 AM

 

Trump's domestic terrorists ICE chilling at airports nationwide --

 

ICE agents deployed to nation's swamped airports to stand around and do nothing: defector.com/ice-agents-d...

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— Defector (@defector.com) March 23, 2026 at 2:10 PM

 

Is there a more convincing way to show ICE is your personal thug army and not a legitimate governmental agency than to send them to walk around in airports in their camo pj’s to pretend to help the TSA?

— LSW (@ltrip.altgov.info) March 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM

 

Trump's domestic terrorist organization Secretary Markwaynesworld Mullet --

It was about upholding white supremacy and power.

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— 💙🦋 Ms.Yvonne 🦋💙 (@curatednews.bsky.social) March 25, 2026 at 12:41 AM

 

Democrats flip seats in Florida special election (including Mar-a-Lardo district) --

Boom! "Florida Democrats flipped two legislative seats Tuesday night in their biggest election night in years." The worst for Trump and GOP is that a Democrat won the House district that includes Mar-a-Lago which Trump won by more than 10 points in 2024. floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/24/f...

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— Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) March 25, 2026 at 7:22 AM

 

I realize Republicans don’t want to admit this, which is why they are so crazed about passing the SAVE Act, but the reason why Dems have dramatically over-performed their 2024 results in 99% of races around the country since then isn’t because “illegals” have been voting.

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) March 24, 2026 at 9:42 PM

 

We're not war criminals, you are! --

 

"Other people have been saying that we’re committing war crimes. That’s not true either. If anything, you’re committing war crimes, since this is your money. I haven’t paid a dime."

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— McSweeney's (@mcsweeneys.net) March 25, 2026 at 8:30 AM

 

 

Mid-Week Song

 

Muse -- formed in Devon, England, in the mid-90s -- has won Grammys, Brit Awards and other accolades ever since, on the way to selling over 30 million records. Their sound's been described as a fusion of alternative rock, progressive rock, and electronica, but it's more than that.  Fronted by singer and guitarist Matt Bellamy, the group has a new album coming out in June, and they released this single "Be With You" from the album a few days ago.  Enjoy.

Trump's Motive Behind Doc Theft Indicated

 

When the mentally ill and seditious Malignant Fascist left the White House after his humiliating loss to former President Biden in 2020, he took with him boxes of material including highly classified documents that he stored at Mar-a-Lardo in such places as a bathroom and his private office.  After refusing to return them, he was indicted.  Unfortunately, due to the foot dragging timidity of then Attorney General Merrick Garland, the case was brought midway through Biden's term and was assigned to biased Judge Aileen Cannon, the MF's faithful appointee to the bench, who eventually dragged out and killed the case. 

Now, it's been disclosed that the stolen documents contained information that the MF considered important for his business.  From MS Now reporters Carol Leonnig and Jacqueline Alemany:

"Special counsel Jack Smith gathered evidence that then-candidate Donald Trump took many top-secret documents that related to his worldwide business interests, and investigators considered this a likely motive for Trump concealing them at his Florida club after he left the White House, according to newly released case records. [snip]

Trump’s reason for taking hundreds of pages of classified documents when he left office in January 2021 — and then concealing them when the Justice Department subpoenaed him for their return in May 2022 — has been one of the larger mysteries of the case. FBI agents conducting an unannounced search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in August 2022 discovered hundreds more pages of top-secret records that Trump and his lawyers had failed to return to the government after claiming they had fully returned all classified materials.

In a January 2023 progress memo reviewed by MS NOW, Smith’s office discussed the possible motive after the FBI discovered that Trump held onto many documents related to his businesses.

'Trump possessed classified documents pertinent to his business interests — establishing a motive for retaining them,' according to a January 2023 memo from Smith’s office tracking progress in their documents and election interference investigations.  'We must have those documents.'”

In a Tuesday letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Raskin insisted that Trump’s Justice Department has sought to cover up both the details of Trump’s 'hoarding' of classified government secrets and storage of them in his Mar-a-Lago club’s showers and closets that put national security at risk, and also the clues as to Trump’s motives for doing so."(our emphasis)

It should come as no surprise that the MF would use classified information to further his business interests, perhaps to the point of selling the information for a commercial advantage or just plain cash / bitcoin. It's a pattern that's remained unchanged in his second corrupt term.

Should Dems retake the House (and hopefully the Senate) in November, this development needs to be pursued with the Department of Justice (for Trump) by Rep. Raskin's committee under threat of subpoena and obstruction of justice.

(photo: Trump's idea of a secure location. Justice Department via AP)

 

"No Kings" Protest March 28

 

Please make a note to peacefully protest the Malignant Fascist and his attempts to destroy our democracy on this Saturday, March 28, at a No Kings event.  

Go here to find a site near you and times, plus more information and actions you can get involved in.  You don't need to sign up for anything if you don't want to -- you can just show up at the time and place of your choosing.  There are protests planned in other countries, too, if you're traveling or are an ex-pat.

From the No Kings website:

We are showing up together again on March 28.

When our families are under attack and costs are pushing people to the brink, silence is not an option. We will defend ourselves and our communities against this administration’s unjust and cruel acts of violence. America does not belong to strongmen, greedy billionaires, or those who rule through fear. It belongs to us, the people.

As President Trump escalates his attempts to control us, it is on us, the people, to show that we will fight to protect one another and our country. If he believes we will roll over and allow him to take our freedoms, he is mistaken. We are coming together again on March 28 because we know we can overcome this repression when we unite.

There were over 7 million people at the last No Kings protests in June 2025, and organizers are expecting to exceed that number on Saturday. Let's make sure we do! 

We'll post another reminder later in the week. 

BONUS: The MF is tanking. We need to keep driving these numbers down:  

Today's Cartoons

 

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(David Horsey, The Seattle Times)

(Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune)

(Paul Duginski, caglecartoons.com)

(Chris Britt, Creators.com)

(Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator, Canada)

(Michael de Adder, Toronto Globe and Mail, Canada)

(Jeff Koterba, caglecartoons.com)

(Dave Granlund, politicalcartoons.com)

(Bob Englehart, caglecartoons.com)

(Jimmy Margulies, King Features)

(Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News)

(Jon Adams, @citycyclops)

Meme Of The Day

 

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(h/t democraticunderground.com)

Saudis Goad Trump For Regime Change In Iran

 

The corrupt, repressive and reactionary regime of Saudi Arabia, led by the evil Crown Prince Mohammed bin "Bone Saw" Salman, is urging the reckless and malleable Malignant Fascist to finish off the regime in Tehran, even to the point of putting soldiers on the ground.  According to the New York effing Times:

"Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has been pushing President Trump to continue the war against Iran, arguing that the U.S.-Israeli military campaign presents a 'historic opportunity' to remake the Middle East, according to people briefed by American officials on the conversations.

In a series of conversations over the last week, Prince Mohammed has conveyed to Mr. Trump that he must press toward the destruction of Iran’s hard-line government, the people familiar with the conversations said.

Prince Mohammed, the people familiar with the discussions said, has argued that Iran poses a long-term threat to the Gulf that can only be eliminated by getting rid of the government."  (our emphasis)

Regime change! Just what the MAGA cult wanted their cult leader to get involved in.  Bone Saw's prescription parallels the goal of the right-wing Israeli regime under Netanyahu, and would ensure long-term U.S. engagement in the Gulf region in the form of a wider war.

It's worth noting that the Saudis have their own, infamous history of supporting terrorism, most prominently the 9-11 attack where all but two of the hijackers were Saudi, as well as al-Qaeda and it's leader Osama bin Laden, a wealthy Saudi national, and as the cradle of Wahhabism.  Spare us the talk about "threats", when the Saudis have contributed mightily to them internationally.  Maybe we should expand "regime change" to other nation sponsors of terrorism. 

(photo: Who wouldn't trust this guy? EPA Images) 

 

Skeets Of The Day

 

Operation Epic Epstein Fury: Plan B? Lies of the Malignant Fascist --

Here's how it's gonna go: *Trump lies about Iran's nuke threat *Bombs Iran with awful consequences he failed to anticipate *Declares victory, goes home *Cites lack of nuke threat as proof of success On the pod, @mattduss.bsky.social brilliantly lays out what's next: newrepublic.com/article/2080...

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— Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social) March 24, 2026 at 7:44 AM

 

“Here is what Trump expected when he started bombing Iran: its regime would collapse or surrender within 72 hours. “That was Plan A. “Plan B did not exist, which means Trump is scrambling to get back to what existed before Plan A.” Via @edwardluce.bsky.social giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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— Bill Grueskin (@bgrueskin.bsky.social) March 24, 2026 at 8:33 AM

 

Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez: "Trump is someone who will set the world on fire and then blame smoke caused by that. He has been wrong for 18 days of war. I urge everyone to call him out"

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— Anonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social) March 23, 2026 at 1:34 AM

  

🚨Tehran fires missile barrage at Israel overnight, just days after Trump claimed the U.S. had “destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability.”

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— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) March 24, 2026 at 7:41 AM

 

ICE invades airports looking for.....what exactly? -- 

Keep an eye out for the Cava bags those money smugglers use

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— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) March 24, 2026 at 8:33 AM

 

Homan said ICE is at airports to stop money smuggling. Like in brown paper bags?

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec.bsky.social) March 24, 2026 at 4:19 AM

 

Also this is an incredible shot.

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— Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) March 23, 2026 at 9:11 PM

 

The Malignant Fascist's endless corruption: insider trading edition -- 

Minutes before Trump's announcement of “conversations” with Tehran sent crude tumbling yesterday, traders made well-timed oil bets worth $580mn. "You have to wonder who would have been aggressive at selling futures at that point," said a strategist. Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/n3wZnOc

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— FT Edit (@ftedit.ft.com) March 24, 2026 at 6:34 AM

"No cards" Ukraine taking the fight to criminal Russia. Slava Ukraini! -- 

The US tried to pressure Ukraine to surrender. Instead, this is what is still happening, every day

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— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum.bsky.social) March 24, 2026 at 5:42 AM

The MF casts a mail-in ballot, ballots he claims are rife with fraud, the lying p.o.s. -- 

Trump casts a mail ballot again in Florida even as he calls the method 'cheating'

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— Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” (@ryanjreilly.com) March 23, 2026 at 10:11 PM

Profiles in Sycophancy: moon base Trump. Also coming down along with ballroom, arch, etc. --

 

Futurama ass statement

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— Thor Benson (@thorbenson.bsky.social) March 24, 2026 at 10:04 AM

What's Wrong With Dozing Don?

 

There are so many, many things wrong with this psychopathic moron, this would be well down the list if not for the fact that the soon-to-be-80 nitwit has been so fond of referring to his far-superior predecessor as "Sleepy Joe":

President Donald Trump appeared to fall asleep for an extended period while on stage in Memphis on Monday, the latest moment in which the 79-year-old dozed off during a televised meeting or conference, even while people were speaking directly to him.

Trump, the oldest president in United States history, visited the Tennessee city to tout the crime task force his administration created to combat what he claimed was out of control violent crime. But after boasting that there would soon be "like, no crime" in the city of around 650,000 thanks to his efforts, Trump appeared to nod off.  [snip]

Since retaking office last January, Trump has exhibited a series of consistent, visible health abnormalities. He has sported a recurring, dark bruise on the back of his right hand, walked on severely swollen ankles and experienced numerous lapses and manic episodes that critics say could be signs of declining mental faculties.

The White House has consistently denied Trump is showing any signs of compromised health, referring often to reports from Trump's physician that describe him as being in near-perfect condition.

In December, a board-certified cardiologist cited several instances in recent weeks where Trump appeared to fall asleep during crowded White House meetings before jolting suddenly into periods of intense energy.

"He's done this several times in the last few weeks. He's fallen asleep in a crowded Oval Office and he's also fallen asleep at Cabinet meetings with people talking directly to him. That's what's called increased daytime somnolence," Dr. Jonathan Reiner told CNN host Jake Tapper during a segment on the president's health.

"It's jarring to see the president go from basically asleep in the Oval Office to really this rapid-fire pace during a, basically, 30-minute speech he gave in 18 minutes," he added.

There are a number of medical conditions that can cause increased daytime drowsiness. Reiner continued: "Sometimes people with sleep apnea, people who wake up many times through the night and don't get restorative sleep have that," he said. "We've never been told the president has sleep apnea."

Reiner referred to a lightning-fast speech given by the president in December which was advertised to be about affordability, but which quickly devolved into disparagement of Biden and comments about immigrants and his own greatness.

"I can't be the only person who had concerns after watching that last night," Reiner said... (our emphasis)

Let's go to the videotape:

 

Trump is out

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) March 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM

 

Not exactly the MAGAt superhero of meme and legend.

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Report: U.S. Citizen Children Separated From Parents

 

ProPublica has a detailed and disturbing report that indicates the deranged and cruel Malignant Fascist's immigration crackdown has detained the parents of over 11,000 children who are U.S. citizens.  Their report starts with a heartbreaking story:

"The baby needed somewhere to go. So in the frantic hours before officers took her parents away to immigration detention, her mom turned to their pastor and his wife. As squad cars waited outside the family’s Lakeland, Florida, trailer home, she gave them a crash course in how to care for the 4-month-old.

Briany, with her plump cheeks and full head of dark hair, wasn’t normally this fussy. But it was late that January night — around midnight — and she was still hungry. Her mom, Doris Flores, had tried nursing her to calm her down. It didn’t work. When she brought Briany to her breast, the milk wouldn’t come. Flores thought it had to do with the panic that set in after the officers arrested the baby’s father and told her she was next. 

The baby also drank formula. The pastor and his wife, who’d never had children of their own, should take her bottles and the yellow cans of formula, too, and follow the instructions on the label. They should use distilled water, never from the tap. Briany drank 5 ounces at each feeding. She needed to eat every two to two-and-a-half hours.

She was almost due for her next round of vaccinations. She was getting big enough for Size 3 diapers. What made her happiest was to be held in someone’s arms.

The Rev. Israel Vázquez, 58, soft-spoken with close-cropped hair, had held Briany before, when he formally presented the baby to God in a ceremony at his Pentecostal church in Lakeland. If he and his wife, a fellow pastor at the church, didn’t take the girls in, they would have to go into foster care. 'What else could we do?' he said."  (our emphasis)

This scene is played out many times each day, as U.S. born children -- many infants like the Flores' daughter -- are separated from their parents, who are then detained and likely deported.  The MF's deportation drive has accelerated greatly from previous Administrations and native born children bear the brunt of the cruelty.  Here are highlights from the report, but it's important to read ProPublica's entire investigative report":

• More Moms Deported: An exclusive data analysis found Trump has deported moms of U.S. citizens at four times the rate of his predecessor.
• Left Stranded: Because American-born kids can’t legally join their parents in immigration detention, some end up with friends or strangers when their parents are detained or deported.
• New Directive: Trump administration officials revised a document advising how ICE officers should interact with parents, removing the word “humane.” 

 It's an abomination and a disgrace to scar these children and their families for life.

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"Careening Down Shitshow Hill"

 

Jon Stewart nailed it again last night on The Daily Show, covering the chaos created by the Malignant Fascist, from lies about talks with Iran, to a side trip to Graceland, to "hair-trigger" ICE "helping" at airports.  What stupid and unnecessarily dangerous times we're living through thanks to one psychopathic moron and the people who elected him (twice).

Bonds Experiencing "Golden Age" Of Trump

 

=Gulp=

The specter of stagflation caused by the Iran war has wiped out more than $2.5 trillion from the value of global bonds in March, on track for the biggest monthly loss in more than three years. 

Bonds are tumbling as a surge in oil prices quickens inflation, which erodes the value of the fixed payments from debt. While the slide in bonds’ market value is less than the roughly $11.5 trillion lost in global equities, it’s perhaps more unexpected as debt typically gains in times of geopolitical turmoil.

“Markets are beginning to price what I think is going to be a stagflationary impulse manifested very soon,” Kathryn Rooney Vera, chief market strategist at StoneX Group Inc., said in an interview on Bloomberg Television. “The longer this goes on, the higher oil prices can rise.”

The total market value of government, corporate and securitized debt has fallen to $74.4 trillion from almost $77 trillion at the end of February, based on a Bloomberg index. That’s on course to be the biggest drop since September 2022, when the Federal Reserve was in the midst of an aggressive cycle of interest-rate hikes. In percentage terms, the gauge has slipped 3.1% this month... (our emphasis)

The "Golden Age" of Trump has arrived, with a vengeance! 

QOTD: "Then Unfortunately...I Called Pete..."

 

The reckless and cowardly Malignant Fascist won't take responsibility for his Iran war debacle, so today in Memphis, he shifted blame to his underlings, foremost Whiskey Pete Hegseth:

"'You know, our economy was fantastic. We had a Dow at 50,000,' the president explained. 'And then, unfortunately, I came -- I called Pete, I called General [Dan] Caine, I called a lot of our great people. We have great people. And I said, 'Let's talk. We got a problem in the Middle East. We have a country known as Iran, that for 47 years has been just a purveyor of terror, and they're very close to having a nuclear weapon. [snip]

'We can keep going and get that 50,000 up to 55 and 60,' he remarked. 'Or we can take a stop and make a little journey into the Middle East and eliminate a big problem.'

'And, Pete, I think you were the first one to speak up. And you said, 'Let's do it,'' because you can't let them have a nuclear weapon,' Trump added." (our emphasis)

Of course, they were quite a way from having a nuclear weapon, since the MF supposedly "obliterated" their nuclear sites last year.  But when you rely on "intelligence" from the likes of Whiskey Pete, Jared "Mr. Ivanka Trump" Kushner, and real estate hustler Steve "Witless" Witkoff, not to mention a manipulative right wing government in Israel, you get a stupid war that you're desperate to get out of.