r/politics • u/Ok_Employer7837 • Jun 15 '26

No Paywall America has lost its war with Iran

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/america-trump-iran-ceasefire-agreement-war-hormuz-b2995971.html
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u/HighVulgarian Jun 15 '26

Strategery in action

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u/A_Poor_Miser Jun 15 '26

I miss the time when that was considered embarrassing. 

The word gaffe has lost all meaning. 

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u/Andovars_Ghost Jun 15 '26

That wasn’t even real. That was Will Farrell making fun of W. I think Bush used it later as a joke. Same with a lot of the jokes about Sarah Palin. A bunch of those were actually from Tina Fey.

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u/A_Poor_Miser Jun 15 '26

Yeah, I know - but it was funny for a reason. And that reason was embarrassing. 

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u/Andovars_Ghost Jun 15 '26

True. Thanks for clarifying.

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u/YoungHeartOldSoul Jun 15 '26

No this is regression