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Transnational Thursday for March 19, 2026

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https://nypost.com/2026/03/19/world-news/iran-executes-19-year-old-champion-wrestler-saleh-mohammadi-two-others/

Iran executes 19-year-old champion wrestler Saleh Mohammadi, two others in horrific public hangings

I personally think that once US has air domination - it would be good PR if they go after the judiciary. A good assignation campaign and couple of blown courthouses will actually win hearts and minds.

So what actually is the American long-term plan for Iran? Just keep bombing them forever, for the lulz?

What is long term plan for Gaza, Syria and Lebanon? The bombing goes on and can go on ... not forever, nothing lasts forever... but for a long time until there is anything to bomb.

I guess until they break. I guess that if this could be sustained couple more weeks people will take to the street. I guess they could start dissolving the state capacity. Barracks, courthouses, prison administrative buildings, police stations and so on.

The protests were wasted but if a couple of cracks show - it will roll downhill and fast. Lets give US at least the time NATO had in Serbia. It took 3 months to bring down Milosevic.

That would at least be a plan. Alright. Let's see how it plays out.

Let's see how it plays out.

Obligatory Soviet and post-Soviet joke:

OPTIMIST: This cannot get any worse!

PESIMIST: Yes it can!

  1. Bomb Iran

  2. ???

  3. Profit

I'm neither pro-iran nor anti-america. I just plain don't get it. I don't understand where this is supposed to lead.

To Underpants Bomber Gnomes obviously.

For real, the Iran "plan" seems to be about as well planned as the Underpants Gnomes' plan in that episode.

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