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no_hypocrisy

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4. He really doesn't want Iran to surrender.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 04:02 PM

Monday

I've done that stunt myself in the past.

You jack up the demands for capitulation, knowing your adversary can't and won't accept your terms.

It's posturing. Nothing more, nothing less.

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