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[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 90 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

He was told that Iran would fold quickly and it would be an easy win for his ego. It’s not happening, and even Fox News can’t sugarcoat the fuel crisis for months and months.

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 39 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Now he's looking at Cuba for his 'win'.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 23 points 8 hours ago

Cuba was being planned well before the Iran War started.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 11 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

You thought gas prices are bad? Just wait until sugarcane sugar skyrockets!

[–] errer@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago

We don’t use any of that commie sugar in the US, all corn squeezins baybee

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 hours ago

Huh? Cuba isn't much of a sugar cane producer. Not even one of the top 10. The US makes more. Brazil makes the most by a lot.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

Same thing happened with Iraq.

We were told it would be a quick win, a month at most, and wouldn't cost more than a billion dollars.

L---O---L

Both Democrats and Republicans support this war, if not in word than in deed, and I fully expect it to last for years.