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| From | bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | talk.politics.misc, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics |
| Subject | Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 |
| Date | 2026-05-07 12:42 +0000 |
| Organization | RNA + Sunlight |
| Message-ID | <10ti1bd$1c4$2@reader1.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | <10tdu7t$ii8$1@panix3.panix.com> <10thsrj$6s9$2@reader1.panix.com> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
>>Epic Fury is over says Rubio: Zugzwang 1, Trump 0
>>Operation Freedom is over says Trump: Zugzawng 2, Trump 0
| ...
| In ripping up Project Freedom, almost before the ink was
| dry on the official White House communication, Trump has
| also humiliated the two men tasked with implementing his
| defence and foreign policy: Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio.
|
| They announced details of Project Freedom amid great
| fanfare in two major press conferences by the pair.
| Hegseth, who revels in using warlike language - he changed
| his job title secretary of state for defence to secretary
| of state for war - boldly declared that the US Project
| Freedom to escort commercial shipping through the Strait of
| Hormuz was Trump's "gift to the world".
|
| Rubio said the president was determined to rescue 2,000
| stranded ships and 20,000 merchant sailors "left for dead"
| in the Strait of Hormuz. After falling over themselves to
| praise Trump, within hours he repaid their fawning loyalty
| by publicly making fools of them and ditching the
| initiative.
| ...
<https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/donald-trump-taco-u-turn-hormuz-iran-project-freedom-b2971461.html>
--bks
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Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) - 2026-05-05 19:24 -0400
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) - 2026-05-07 11:25 +0000
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) - 2026-05-07 12:42 +0000
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) - 2026-05-07 15:50 +0000
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) - 2026-05-08 14:15 +0000
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) - 2026-05-08 19:06 +0000
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2026-05-09 00:18 -0400
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) - 2026-05-09 09:51 +0000
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 Mitchell Holman <noemail@aol.com> - 2026-05-09 13:35 +0000
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> - 2026-05-09 07:40 -0600
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) - 2026-05-17 12:23 +0000
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2026-05-17 21:05 -0400
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) - 2026-05-09 11:36 +0000
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 Mitchell Holman <noemail@aol.com> - 2026-05-09 13:37 +0000
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) - 2026-05-10 21:42 +0000
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 Gronk <invalidt@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-24 01:10 -0600
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 Mitchell Holman <noemail@aol.com> - 2026-05-24 17:23 +0000
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2026-05-28 23:22 -0400
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 "chine.bleu" <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2026-05-29 00:21 -0700
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 Skeeter <invalid@none.com> - 2026-05-29 07:48 -0600
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2026-05-30 00:00 -0400
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 "chine.bleu" <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2026-05-29 21:19 -0700
Re: Zugzwang 2, Trump 0 Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2026-05-31 01:58 -0400
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