We voted for MAGA not MIGA. The anti Israel party will dominate American politics going forward. Remember I told you.
Yeah that presser is not going to quiet the “we fight wars on behalf of Israel” crowd
And Saudi Arabia and Qatar just arrested some Mossad agents who were trying to blow up buildings in those countries to cause chaos.
Let’s wait til that’s reported by someone other than Tucker.
Loomer pretty much confirmed it and she is a Mossad asset.
@dbmhoosier I’m worried about the personalities you get your information from.
@dbmhoosier I’m worried about the personalities you get your information from.
I get a lot of it from Trump and his boss.
https://twitter.com/i/status/2028587124639793397
Anytime you deal with that part of the world you're gonna fail.AI, predicting we fail:
If you’re looking for a "clean" success story—where the West swapped a leader and everyone lived happily ever after—you won't find one. In the Middle East and the wider Muslim world, regime change almost always leaves a scar.
However, historians often point to two specific cases where the "blowback" was significantly lower than in Iran or Afghanistan, usually because the change was internal, subtle, or actually led to rapid modernization.
1. Oman (1970): The "Successful" Coup
This is perhaps the strongest example of a Western-backed regime change that didn't explode.
The Action: The British (MI6 and the SAS) helped Sultan Qaboos overthrow his own father, Said bin Taimur, who was a medieval-style recluse who had famously banned sunglasses and umbrellas.
The Result: Qaboos used oil wealth to modernize Oman instantly. He transformed it from a literal backwater with only three schools into a modern, stable state.
Why there was less blowback: The "regime change" was within the same family, and the new leader was vastly more popular and competent than the old one. Oman remained a key Western ally and a regional mediator (often helping the U.S. talk to Iran) right up until the current 2026 conflict.
2. Tunisia (1987): The "Medical" Coup
This is a rare case where European intelligence played a quiet supporting role in a bloodless transition.
The Action: Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ousted the aging "Father of the Nation," Habib Bourguiba, by having a team of doctors declare him mentally unfit. There is significant evidence that Italian intelligence (and likely the CIA) provided the "green light" and logistical support to ensure it went smoothly.
The Result: Tunisia remained stable and secular for another 23 years.
The Catch: While it didn't cause immediate blowback like the 1979 Iranian Revolution, it eventually led to the 2011 Arab Spring. Ben Ali became a dictator, and the resentment built up over decades until it finally boiled over.
Why these are exceptions to the rule:
The reason these didn't result in "immediate" blowback is that they met three specific criteria:
Cultural Alignment: They didn't try to impose a totally foreign system (like a Western-style democracy in a tribal area).
Competence: The new leaders (Qaboos and initially Ben Ali) actually improved the lives of their citizens quickly.
Low Profile: These weren't massive "Shock and Awe" invasions. They were quiet, surgical, and looked like internal matters.
In contrast, the 2026 war with Iran is the opposite: it is highly visible, extremely violent, and perceived as a total foreign imposition. That is why the "blowback" is expected to be much more severe this time around.
Yeah, I am not sure this was a great idea.
Yeah, I am not sure this was a great idea.
Rubio all but admitted that Israel forced our hand. I can't find the link right now, but he said that Israel got the great intel on the big shots' whereabouts and were going to strike whether we were involved or not. That would have brought an immediate counterattack against OUR assets in the region. We joined the Israelis so we could at least try and diminish how severe the attacks on OUR assets would be.
ETA: LOL, it was in one of dbm's earlier posts.
https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2028587163240071656
They have been oppressed for years, begging for freedom. Of course they have their own equals to our progressive democrats that want total chaos, but the majority want to be more align with western culture. They have been there before, before the liberal progressive equal took power.
Where are you getting this "the majority want to be more aligned with western culture" thing?
I'm pretty sure you have this completely backwards. Those protesters in the streets wanting to overthrow the Iranian government, the majority of the Muslim world consider them to be the equivalent of the progressive / liberals that are inciting chaos. Muslims HERE agree with that sentiment, and it aligns with our current foreign policy / desires, but to the majority of the Iran / middle east, they have no desire to embrace western culture. In fairness, most don't align with the Jihadist nature that the Ayatollah was championing, but just because they aren't screaming "death to America" means they want a Starbucks on every corner.
You can grab a Starbucks in Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Turkey…… should I go on?
Why do you hold such a low opinion of Iranians?
You can grab a Starbucks in Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Turkey…… should I go on?
Why do you hold such a low opinion of Iranians?
Did Toasted Bread ever make it over hear from Rivals? That's who married the Iranian hottie, isn't it?
You can grab a Starbucks in Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Turkey…… should I go on?
Why do you hold such a low opinion of Iranians?
1) I can travel less than 10 miles from my house to a restaurant that has middle Eastern food / delicacies. That doesn't mean that the entire state of Ohio is embracing the ME.
2) Where the heck in my statement did I imply that I had a low opinion of Iraquis? The "Starbucks on every corner" is more of a joke about American overindulgence, not a presumption of lack of Iraqui modernization.
Iran is lashing out indiscriminately. Hit our embassy in SA sure, but also the Aussie embassy in UAE? Insane. We may really have them on tilt right now.
Is this a bad joke? What a terrible justification for war.
“We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn’t pre-emptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/02/rubio-us-attack-israel-iran
He would have been an interesting guy to sit down and talk with.
He was, very unassuming appearance though - short polish guy from Chicago. Complete badass, and a huge patriot. As a kid I always thought he was a little too serious but as a teen through adulthood he was easy to talk to. At his funeral in Arizona we held a party at his favorite dim sum place, was amazing how many Chinese families who fled the CCP that he had met over there showed up.
He wrote some books on security and protecting IP overseas, but the only book he wrote about his life was West of Goose Island. I get why he didn’t chronicle his life in full detail, but it would have been a great read.
You can grab a Starbucks in Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Turkey…… should I go on?
Why do you hold such a low opinion of Iranians?
1) I can travel less than 10 miles from my house to a restaurant that has middle Eastern food / delicacies. That doesn't mean that the entire state of Ohio is embracing the ME.
2) Where the heck in my statement did I imply that I had a low opinion of Iraquis? The "Starbucks on every corner" is more of a joke about American overindulgence, not a presumption of lack of Iraqui modernization.
Wait so you’re saying it would be good or bad if Iran was more of an open society like say Ohio for instance? Try to be clearer, your point is muddled.
It might a terrible justification, but the rule of practicality is that if you know the Iranian response would be to lob as many missles/drones as possible at American bases/embassies, etc. then what really happened was you allowed Israel to force your hand. At the point the Israelis made the decision, you're basically damned if you do damned if you don't.Is this a bad joke? What a terrible justification for war.
“We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn’t pre-emptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/02/rubio-us-attack-israel-iran
It took years to get to this point where the Israelis knew we'd HAVE to pre-emptively defend our assets. Played us like suckers.
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