Pic Of The Moment: Trump Calls On Allies To Defend Strait Of Hormuz

[EarlG]

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Trump draws backlash for comment on Iran war: 'Maybe we shouldn't even be there'

Trump is basically trying the Tim Robinson hot dog gambit in real life...

[leftstreet]

1. He should call up those Trump Boat Parade people

Link to tweet

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[Diamond_Dog]

3. I posted this idea yesterday! Great minds!

[peggysue2]

5. Excellent suggestion!

Because these are the people who voted for this disaster.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Or get the billionaires' "super/mega yachts"

They are plenty big enough to carve through any armada!

Some others - The largest superyachts owned by tech billionaires, from Jeff Bezos' Koru to Mark Zuckerberg's Launchpad

[Initech]

8. Seriously when you can own a damn floating Bond villain level fortress, you have too much money.

[ffr]

12. @leftstreet 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Fill 'em up, folks! Do MAGA proud.

[CaptainTruth]

32. Yes YESSSS!!!

[redwitch]

33. He should call his buddy Putin. Nt

[Wednesdays]

37. Heh. The Russian navy is having a hard enough time already.

https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-blames-ukrainian-drones-attack-lng-ship-mediterranean-2026-03-04/

[surfered]

2. An idiot who thinks he's a genius.

[dalton99a]

4. "This is not our war, we have not started it." - Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius

"What does (...) Donald ​Trump expect a handful or two handfuls of European frigates to do in the Strait of Hormuz that the powerful U.S. Navy cannot do?" German ​Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said in Berlin on Monday, as he downplayed threats by Trump that failing to come to Washington's aid ⁠could have consequences for the NATO alliance.

"This is not our war, we have not started it," he added.

The conflict has nothing to do with NATO and Germany ​has no plans to be drawn into it, German government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius said.

"Neither the United States nor Israel consulted us before the war, and ... Washington explicitly stated at the outset ​of the war that European assistance was neither necessary nor desired," the spokesperson said.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-allies-rebuff-trumps-request-support-strait-hormuz-2026-03-16/

[Cha]

22. Boom. Mahalo, dalton.. German ​Defence Minister Boris Pistorius::

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Neither the United States nor Israel consulted us before the war, and ... Washington explicitly stated at the outset ​of the war that European assistance was neither necessary nor desired," the spokesperson said

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[Initech]

7. He literally started this war becuase some bullshit conspiracy theorists told him to!

[dalton99a]

9. The Evangelical crazies want Jesus to come faster

[Lonestarblue]

17. Could we just ship all the evangelical crazies to Israel where they can do whatever they want to cause the end times.

[Justice matters.]

21. And don't forget their end goal is to PUNISH the "woke" leftists

by throwing "them" commie LGBT+ "sinners" in the burning underground concentration camps to torture them forever...

What they missed is, the rich won't pass through the needle holes...

[BumRushDaShow]

13. And Lindsey "Bomb bomb bomb bombbomb Iran"

[Initech]

15. Lindsay has gone full on psycho on Fox News.

This man is definitely unstable and deserves to be fired. Hell, fire all of Murdoch's clowns at this point.

[justsomeguy01]

26. McCain ?

I am all for criticizing Graham - for numerous reasons, but are you thinking of Lindsey's previous love object John McCain ?
McCain famously said
"it's like that song.
Bomb, bomb, bomb
bomb, bomb, Iran.
heh heh heh"

[BumRushDaShow]

29. Oh I know because they were a "pair"

But McCain managed to keep Graham "in check" for a number of wild things. And when he passed away, Graham had no more guardrails, which is why we are here today with this mess.

I was here during the 2008 Obama/McCain primary (and when that video of McCain's "Bomb Bomb" mess happened) and there was lots of discussion about the two of them, and later the post-McCain wild man Graham.

[Initech]

38. OMG... getting flashbacks.

[MustLoveBeagles]

30. As phsyco as Lindsey is he never said that

John McCain did.

[Initech]

39. True, but Lindsay was on Fox last week saying that money spent to bomb Iran in this run was "well spent".

Total fucking psychopath.

[twodogsbarking]

10. How can we get tired of winning when we don't, well, win?

[ffr]

11. 🤣 The look of a cornered RAT. I love it when REALITY catches up with ALTERNATIVE FACTS.

[LilElf70]

14. When I find the idiot?

Really? He doesn't know how a mirror works?

[BattleRow]

23. He has a magic mirror....

[BumRushDaShow]

31. ...

[BattleRow]

34. Brings back memories...

I was thinking more like a sideshow mirror where your image is completely distorted...

Apropos this carnival of malevolent miscreants.

[BumRushDaShow]

35. I remember watching "Romper Room" as a wee one

so that was the first thing that came to mind!

[Dr. T]

25. As a card shark might say,

"If you can't spot the mark, you're it."

Rough translation: If you can't identify the stupid guy in the room, you ARE the stupid guy in the room.

[RazorbackExpat]

16. Meanwhile in Japan,

Trump is essentially telling the prime minister, "Nice little country you've got there. It would be a shame if something happened to it if you don't send ships to the Strait of Hormuz" :mafiadon:

[dalton99a]

27. Japan already said no.

[RazorbackExpat]

48. It's kind of complicated here in Japam

Japan has said it doesn't want to send military ships to the Persian Gulf. But Trump is threatening Japan if it doesn't send ships. The US has 2 dozen military bases in Japan. Trump has already directed some of the Japan-based US military to the Middle East, and wants Japan to send more of its military to the Middle East, even though Japan has no real beef with the Middle East, and is facing threats from China, Russia and North Korea in its home territory. At the same time, China is threatening Japan's friend, Taiwan.

[Scalded Nun]

18. Hint: The idiots residing in the Oval Office and the GOP members of Congress are the ones you are looking for

You all need that shit tattooed to your foreheads

[orangecrush]

19. ...

[yardwork]

20. This should be unbelievable.

[republianmushroom]

24. Because the U.S. shouldn't be there,

Then why in the hell are we there. For deflection from the Epstein file, perhaps ?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

28. K&R

[FakeNoose]

36. Former allies have given Chump their answer

Can anyone blame them?
Chump never said a word to any of them BEFORE he bombed Iran and murdered its leader.

[Warpy]

40. Yer a little LATE, Stupid.

The mad Mullahs announced months ago tha they'd close the Strait if they were attacked. They also threatened every US base in the region, along with the countries that host/leased them.

Apparently the Pentagon had planned to protect the Strait from the beginning but were overruled by a micromanaging Fatso, who thinks he knows everything and will listen to no one. He reallty thought a few days of heavy bombardment would cause religious fanatics to capitulate. One lesson of the last century is that a massive bombing campaign doesn't work, rather causing a country to rally around even the worst governments. Fatso didn't get the memo, or just ate it if he did.

I sincerely hope he's not lying about stoopping the bombing just short of having to go back to a Congress that is growing increasingly hostile to continue his vicious bungling. It's only during the aftermath that political things have a chance of happening in Iran. they will fall into line behind the IRGC until then.

[Attilatheblond]

41. He makes the mistake of thinking everyone is as dumb and cowardly as he is

and all he has to do is throw the first punch and he wins.

[Warpy]

45. Exactly, and the reason he rushed in with a half assed plan

was because he knew Israel was going to attack first and steal his "glory."

[Aussie105]

43. Iran signalled its intent clearly.

But no one took notice.

Close the Straight? Done!
Attack US interests in the region? Done!

American exceptionalism, overconfidence, or stupidity?

Can't decide which - probably all three.

[Aussie105]

42. "That's a fine mess you got us into Ollie!"

Oliver and Hardy quote.

Except no one wants to help or clean it up.

[DallasNE]

44. "We Don't Need It"

Approximately 0.5 million barrels per day
In 2024, the United States imported approximately 0.5 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil and condensate from Persian Gulf countries through the Strait of Hormuz, accounting for about 7% of total U.S. crude oil and condensate imports and 2% of U.S. petroleum liquids consumption. This figure reflects the importance of the Strait as a critical chokepoint for global oil supplies, with oil flow averaging 20 million barrels per day (b/d), which is about 20% of global petroleum liquids consumption.

The above is the results I got from a Google search on how much oil America imports through the Strait of Hormuz. 7% speaks pretty loudly. To me, that points toward gas rationing within a month - perhaps a 10 gallon limit.

[Dave Bowman]

46. That creepy moron is totally clueless. What a waste of oxygen.

[Joinfortmill]

47. I'm afraid we no longer have allies