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Midweek Update #4: Trump Would Love To Leave: Iran Might Not Let Him

1000 bombs versus 1: Which Is Strategically More Effective?; Victory Conditions, We Don't Need No Stinking Victory Conditions; What Are The Gulf States And Saudi Arabia Thinking?

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Phillips P. OBrien
Apr 01, 2026
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Hello All,

Well back for midweek update #4. If Donald Trump was actually as powerful as he likes to think he is, this might very well be the last one of these. Trump would love to be able to declare victory over Iran, end the campaign, and return to daydreaming about 30 foot tall gold statues of himself.

This Kind Of Statue Must Have Victory

And yes, this …

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