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Iran’s navy is basically destroyed. They will never obtain a nuclear weapon. We destroyed Iran’s missile-building facilities. And we are currently destroying their allies including those in Palestine and Iraq.
You said I hadn’t made any solid predictions and would never make any solid predictions. You were wrong. Because my predictions have been basically correct (Iran has not tolled the Straits, for example, which dozens of posters on this site predicted would happen), you have to switch to analyzing Trump’s war aims (which are all basically completed or being achieved). I’m not sure what point you think you’re proving. Iran is significantly weaker in all four areas Trump targeted.
President Trump (March 2): “Our objectives are clear. First, we’re destroying Iran’s missile capabilities… and their capacity to produce brand new ones — pretty good ones they make. Second, we’re annihilating their navy… Third, we’re ensuring that the world’s number one sponsor of terror can never obtain a nuclear weapon… And finally, we’re ensuring that the Iranian regime cannot continue to arm, fund, and direct terrorist armies outside of their borders.”
Where is that in the list? I am not seeing it? I'm just seeing goals that aren't accomplished yet! Weird! The Straits weren't tolled at the time, so congrats on the "win"!
There were dozens of posters here, and in many other places, who said that of course we could target Iran but they could just shut down the Strait of Hormuz so America would lose.
I predicted this would not happen.
You challenged me to make predictions and lay out scenarios where Trump has lost. You said I was incapable of doing that, as if I was crazy. I have in fact done that over and over and over again on this forum and now that I have done it again you are trying to have a different conversation.
So what’s the argument now? Trump lost the Iran war because he said we would destroy Iran’s navy and, even though we destroyed all their major ships and de-mines the straits and they did nothing to stop us, technically, they still have a few small boats capable of sailing — ?
Make an argument. Mine is that Trump substantially achieved everything he said he would achieve, and that everything everyone agreed would happen that would Iran had won has not happened.
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