Sigh, you held so much promise for the MAGA crowd desperate for something, anything, that could be spun as an achievement in the s**t show that is the war in Iran.

So when Trump birthed "Operation Freedom", which had US forces escort ships through the SOH, MAGA rejoiced.

Alas, barely 12 hours after its inception, it died, falling prey to that vile disease, the TACO.

Operation Freedom

Born 4th May 2026

Died 5th May 2026

Edited May 6May 6 by BLMFem

The NYT is covering it. The linked article is not behind a paywall.

The NYT is calling it an about-face, studiously avoiding the now universally adopted term TACO.😂

Trump: Iran war will end when I ‘feel it in my bones’

The president insisted the economy will rebound after the war.

03/13/2026

President Donald Trump did not commit to a definitive timeline for the war in Iran, saying in a Friday interview that the fighting would end when he feels it “in my bones.”

Trump told Fox News Radio that he didn’t think the war “would be long.” But he suggested that only he will know when it will be over, saying the conflict will end “when I feel it, feel it in my bones.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/13/trump-iran-war-ending-timeline-00828138

1 minute ago, JerryM said:

Trump: Iran war will end when I ‘feel it in my bones’

The president insisted the economy will rebound after the war.

03/13/2026

President Donald Trump did not commit to a definitive timeline for the war in Iran, saying in a Friday interview that the fighting would end when he feels it “in my bones.”

Trump told Fox News Radio that he didn’t think the war “would be long.” But he suggested that only he will know when it will be over, saying the conflict will end “when I feel it, feel it in my bones.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/13/trump-iran-war-ending-timeline-00828138

So, break a leg, Donald.......

The Iranians are saying they want a comprehensive agreement. So I'm guessing a version of the Obama/JCPOA deal is in the making.

I sincerely hope the Iranians insist on calling it "The Most Honorable President Barak Obama, Winner Of The Nobel Peace Price, Deal".😂

Wonder how many cargo ships full of cash Trump will have to send. The Iranians will probably insist on being paid in Euros or Yuan as the USD is continuing to weaken.

It's actually weakened around 1600% since the attack on Iran.

Edited May 6May 6 by BLMFem

REDUX

Not only does Team Trump say the 60 notice is 'paused' if there is a cease fire :

Trump tells Congress Iran ceasefire stopped 60-day clock, calls War Powers Act unconstitutional

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5858291-live-updates-donald-trump-iran-war-clock-dhs-funding-midterms/

Furthermore Trump now claims the 1973 War Powers Act was signed with an autopen and is null & void.

Edited Saturday at 11:44 AM by JerryM

I'm sure Trump must have a plan, at least that is what the deluded MAGA's on this forum claim

8 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

I'm sure Trump must have a plan, at least that is what the deluded MAGA's on this forum claim

Yep, here is the plan, as stated by Marco. They want to return things to the way they were before they started the war.

This is absolutely genius, and will further increase the massive amount of respect Trump, and by extension the US of A, has earned the world over!

9 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

I'm sure Trump must have a plan, at least that is what the deluded MAGA's on this forum claim

Trump did what is important to him.

1) He got to blow stuff up and feel like a man, all while safe 10,000 miles from harm's way

2) He got to kill some brown people, even elementary school girls

3) He diverted some attention from the Trump-Epstein Files, at least temporarily

4) His sons are making buckets of money off the war

5) His daughter's husband got a couple of free trips to the ME, on the US Taxpayer's dime, to discuss development projects and solicit funds for his "money management" firm.

6) "Somebody" got to front run Trump's Tweets and the combined profit is between $3 billion and $5 billion

Okay, okay, what Obama had achieved---peacefully---with the JCPOA dwarfs anything Trump did, but did Obama make any money off the JCPOA? No. What good is being POTUS if you can't benefit personally off of it?

2 hours ago, Wingate said:

What good is being POTUS if you can't benefit personally off of it?

The only thing is your inane hysterical diatribe worth commenting on. Obama, Clinton and Biden all agree. With some of them, what good is being POTUS if your family can't benefit personally off of it?

2 hours ago, JerryM said:

REDUX

Not only does Team Trump say the 60 notice is 'paused' if there is a cease fire :

Trump tells Congress Iran ceasefire stopped 60-day clock, calls War Powers Act unconstitutional

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5858291-live-updates-donald-trump-iran-war-clock-dhs-funding-midterms/

Furthermore Trump now claims the 1973 War Powers Act was signed with an autopen and is null & void.

Edited Saturday at 11:44 AM by JerryM

Same as every other President. Same as virtually every scholar.

When did he make that autopen comment LOL

6 hours ago, BLMFem said:

Sigh, you held so much promise for the MAGA crowd desperate for something, anything, that could be spun as an achievement in the s**t show that is the war in Iran.

So when Trump birthed "Operation Freedom", which had US forces escort ships through the SOH, MAGA rejoiced.

Alas, barely 12 hours after its inception, it died, falling prey to that vile disease, the TACO.

Trump believes in peace and Iran signaled it might be ready to comply with his demands, so why not wait a "short" amount of time. Trump is also heading for China soon, so maybe it's best to first make clear to them what kind of behavior he expects from that country, and then he can come home and finish things up with Iran.

13 minutes ago, davb said:

Trump believes in peace and Iran signaled it might be ready to comply with his demands, so why not wait a "short" amount of time. Trump is also heading for China soon, so maybe it's best to first make clear to them what kind of behavior he expects from that country, and then he can come home and finish things up with Iran.

Good lessons for the South China sea.

This has been fabulous practice and an an example. Plus now the bad boys have to spend more money to keep up.

33 minutes ago, davb said:

Trump believes in peace and Iran signaled it might be ready to comply with his demands, so why not wait a "short" amount of time. Trump is also heading for China soon, so maybe it's best to first make clear to them what kind of behavior he expects from that country, and then he can come home and finish things up with Iran.

You have quite a future on ASEAN as a comedian.

34 minutes ago, davb said:

Trump believes in peace and Iran signaled it might be ready to comply with his demands, so why not wait a "short" amount of time. Trump is also heading for China soon, so maybe it's best to first make clear to them what kind of behavior he expects from that country, and then he can come home and finish things up with Iran.

Absolutely delusional. "Believes in peace". Pass the sick bucket.

And China are laughing at him and know exactly how to play him (as does Iran and everyone else). If you seriously believe he's going to boss them you are more deluded than I thought possible. In case you haven't noticed Trump, and the US, is a laughing stock.

32 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Good lessons for the South China sea.

This has been fabulous practice and an an example. Plus now the bad boys have to spend more money to keep up.

"This has been fabulous practice and an an example."

Yep, the US has been utterly and completely humiliated, and it's actually embarrassing to watch. And the lesson (re)learned is; don't let the lunatics run the asylum, don't let Stupid run the show, elect a clown, expect a circus.

"The Lord Of The Flies" held real lessons, grown-ups need to be in charge.

What does that all mean in plain English:

- The Mullahs will stay in power.

- The nuclear program was not "destroyed".

Conclusion: A costly war that has not changed anything, except it caused major damage to the world economy. Was there ever a war faught that produced so little and cost so much?

Surely, the Chinese have been watching closely, drawing their conclusions with regard to Taiwan.

1 minute ago, BLMFem said:

"This has been fabulous practice and an an example."

Yep, the US has been utterly and completely humiliated, and it's actually embarrassing to watch. And the lesson (re)learned is; don't let the lunatics run the asylum, don't let Stupid run the show, elect a clown, expect a circus.

"The Lord Of The Flies" held real lessons, grown-ups need to be in charge.

Got it. Another one that isnt going to age well

26 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

You have quite a future on ASEAN as a comedian.

You dont.

Didn't Donald call Operation Freedom, Project Freedom, to avoid any connotations of war and the need for Congress approval?

Whatever, it died within 48 hours once Iran started attacking ships, as was expected.

Trump is going to have to eat humble pie if he is going to extract himself from this war.

Iran holds the cards, the Hormuz Strait, and unless Donald surrenders his demands it is unlikely to open.

58 minutes ago, davb said:

Trump believes in peace and Iran signaled it might be ready to comply with his demands, so why not wait a "short" amount of time. Trump is also heading for China soon, so maybe it's best to first make clear to them what kind of behavior he expects from that country, and then he can come home and finish things up with Iran.

Trump is heading to China, hat in hand, begging for help. Let's see what Xi will ask for, because it's clear he has Donald over a barrel.

'Could China push Iran into a peace deal? Only if it gets something in return'

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/06/china/china-iran-talks-us-war-hnk-intl

Well, this is interesting. First he peed off other NATO countries by starting this fire without any prior consultation and then came running, begging for help, crying like a biatch when things got too hot.

Then he announced “Project Freedom” on social media without consulting the GCC states, resulting in S/A getting so so peed off it closed its bases and airspace to US forces.

The guy is a walking disaster.🤣

'Trump’s abrupt U-turn on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz came after backlash from allies'

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trumps-abrupt-u-turn-plan-re-open-strait-hormuz-came-backlash-allies

"Trump surprised Gulf allies by announcing “Project Freedom” on social media Sunday afternoon, the officials said, angering leadership in Saudi Arabia. In response, the Kingdom informed the U.S. it would not allow the U.S. military to fly aircraft from Prince Sultan Airbase southeast of Riyadh or fly through Saudi airspace to support the effort, the officials said.

A call between Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman did not resolve the issue, the two U.S. officials said, forcing the president to pause Project Freedom in order to restore U.S. military access to the critical airspace."

Edited May 7May 7 by BLMFem

10 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Well, this is interesting. First he peed off other NATO countries by starting this fire without any prior consultation and then came running, begging for help, crying like a biatch when things got too hot.

Then he announced “Project Freedom” on social media without consulting the GCC states, resulting in S/A getting so so peed off it closed its bases and airspace to US forces.

The guy is a walking disaster.🤣

'Trump’s abrupt U-turn on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz came after backlash from allies'

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trumps-abrupt-u-turn-plan-re-open-strait-hormuz-came-backlash-allies

"Trump surprised Gulf allies by announcing “Project Freedom” on social media Sunday afternoon, the officials said, angering leadership in Saudi Arabia. In response, the Kingdom informed the U.S. it would not allow the U.S. military to fly aircraft from Prince Sultan Airbase southeast of Riyadh or fly through Saudi airspace to support the effort, the officials said.

A call between Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman did not resolve the issue, the two U.S. officials said, forcing the president to pause Project Freedom in order to restore U.S. military access to the critical airspace."

Here you go. The next POTUS.

But hey you keep up the crying routine. Always good for a laugh.

2 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Here you go. The next POTUS.

But hey you keep up the crying routine. Always good for a laugh.

Here is Marco saying some really funny s**t!🤣

Dang, how this war has turned into a complete and utter global humiliation for the US. Marco's begging the UN for help while Trump is heading to Beijing, hat in hand.

And all this in less than 1.5 years.

What was America's greatest superpower, it's soft power, completely gone in 16 months. What's taken 70 years to build is pi***d away in the blink of an eye by a moron, elected by morons.

Sad.

23 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Dang, how this war has turned into a complete and utter global humiliation for the US. Marco's begging the UN for help while Trump is heading to Beijing, hat in hand.

And all this in less than 1.5 years.

What was America's greatest superpower, it's soft power, completely gone in 16 months. What's taken 70 years to build is pi***d away in the blink of an eye by a moron, elected by morons.

Sad.

He's calling out Iran. Rubio - likely the next president or vice president - says if something as obvious defeating Iran is not considered something the UN can take part in, then it is of no use. I agree. If this is what the UN is, then let's just get rid of it.

On 5/6/2026 at 1:28 PM, BLMFem said:

Sigh, you held so much promise for the MAGA crowd desperate for something, anything, that could be spun as an achievement in the s**t show that is the war in Iran.

So when Trump birthed "Operation Freedom", which had US forces escort ships through the SOH, MAGA rejoiced.

Alas, barely 12 hours after its inception, it died, falling prey to that vile disease, the TACO.

Operation Freedom

Born 4th May 2026

Died 5th May 2026

guided 2 ships, yes only 2 ships and then hit the pause button..LOL

6 minutes ago, davb said:

He's calling out Iran. Rubio - likely the next president or vice president - says if something as obvious defeating Iran is not considered something the UN can take part in, then it is of no use. I agree. If this is what the UN is, then let's just get rid of it.

Is Pakistan a member of the UN? They seem to be trying to do something.

7 minutes ago, davb said:

He's calling out Iran. Rubio - likely the next president or vice president - says if something as obvious defeating Iran is not considered something the UN can take part in, then it is of no use. I agree. If this is what the UN is, then let's just get rid of it.

The UN's role is not to clean Trump's mess! 😄

On 5/6/2026 at 4:13 PM, Wingate said:

Trump did what is important to him.

1) He got to blow stuff up and feel like a man, all while safe 10,000 miles from harm's way

2) He got to kill some brown people, even elementary school girls

3) He diverted some attention from the Trump-Epstein Files, at least temporarily

4) His sons are making buckets of money off the war

5) His daughter's husband got a couple of free trips to the ME, on the US Taxpayer's dime, to discuss development projects and solicit funds for his "money management" firm.

6) "Somebody" got to front run Trump's Tweets and the combined profit is between $3 billion and $5 billion

Okay, okay, what Obama had achieved---peacefully---with the JCPOA dwarfs anything Trump did, but did Obama make any money off the JCPOA? No. What good is being POTUS if you can't benefit personally off of it?

do you mean Trump and his cronies are manipulating the markets, nahhh, Trump would never do that, the guy is uncorrupted and his billionaires friends would not accept any help to make some extra billions, nahhh no way jose look at the big trades at 3.40 am 4.50 am

Ex-JPMorgan quant, Marko Kolanovic, said it showed "blatantly manipulated markets."

Online sleuths are raising more red flags around suspiciously timed Iran-war oil trades

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/online-sleuths-raising-more-red-162434388.html