http://disqus.com/by/jr565/enThu, 11 Jun 2026 17:19:50 -0000https://instapundit.com/803032/#comment-6887854299<p>Inflation is going down. As are gas prices.<br>I Agee that he SHOULD be doing more military to end this quicker. But the point of him continuing to say that they are this close to a solution is not because he believes Iran. It’s because he knows that everyday Iran doesn’t agree is another day where their economy flatlines. And if flatlines enough then they will come to the table and agree to all his terms.</p>jr565Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:19:50 -0000https://instapundit.com/803032/#comment-6887851937<p>Is he falling for it or is he deliberately extending it so as to further bleed out their economy? If his goal is to defeat them economically then having negotiations that drag on and on only increase the amount of time their economy bleeds out.<br>So it’s in trumps interest to keep the negotiations going. Evne if he knows they aren’t seriously going to agree to his terms. Thar just means the blockade stays in place longer and they lose more money.</p><p>This is akin to taking over a castle by surrounding it and starving the people inside rather than trying to break down its doors. They can only last as long as they have food. And Iran can only survive as long as it can fund its military.</p><p>I personally think trump is taking too long to get this done and should be using a lot more military action to get then to come to the table. But I understand his strategy. He doesn’t actually assume Iran will simply agree to terms, he’s just saying that do that the status quo remains in place,</p>jr565Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:14:01 -0000https://instapundit.com/803032/#comment-6887850793<p>What do you if the other side isn’t negotiating or is stalling negotiations or attacking our helicopters? Military in all examples is the alternative that either removes the threat or gets the, back to the table.</p><p>I agree by the way, that he’s doing too much deal making and not enough war making. It would be more effective if he bombed the crap out of Iran for a week then allowed them a lifeline by resuming negotiations. And all the while keeping the blockade in pkace to continue draining the economy.</p><p>Trumps plan will ultimately produce results but I want those results faster.</p>jr565Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:11:28 -0000https://instapundit.com/803032/#comment-6887829757<p>"even if what he wanted was for the talks to drag on while Iran’s economy continues crumbling" But that will do as much to weaken the regime as military strikes.</p>jr565Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:24:30 -0000https://instapundit.com/803032/#comment-6887828980<p>there is a blockade in place. Every day where there is no resolution means another day where their economy drains further. So, it's in Trumps interest to keep negotiations, or the idea that there are serious negotiations, in place. That's how he bleeds their economy dry. It's just very slow. <br>There is also the fact that the regime is so fractured now that Trump may well be talking to one faction inside hte regime who is negotiating but the other factions are then denying that there is a negotiation. <br>I don't believe that Trump actually thinks they are going to come to hte table without being defeated. He's just playing the long game.</p>jr565Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:22:48 -0000https://instapundit.com/803032/#comment-6887827817<p>and based on what we know about Iran this could very true. since they are ALWAYS negotiating then moving the goal posts to extend the negotiations. But I think there is also the fact that Trump has the blockade in place which is weakening their economy further every day. So by extending the idea that there are negotiations taking place he allows them to maintain the status quo which means yet another day where their economy is drained.</p>jr565Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:20:12 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876777022<p>Bomb iran some war. I don't understand why Trump refuses to do this. he has the navy parked in front of the strait. there are military targets that could be taken out. He's admitted that the negotiations are going nowhere.</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 14:00:28 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876776700<p>agreed. and Trump shouldn't allow that, even if they ultimately are inconsequential</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 13:59:37 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876720430<p>but Trump is saying the ceasefire is on life support. everyone knows that Iran isn't serious about actually negotiating. their terms were ridiculous. and we would never agree. So, if negotiations are on life support then how do you persuade Iran to seriously negotiate? You have to hammer their economy and also hammer them militarily. Through BOMBS&gt; it's a war, right? So how about we actually conduct some warfare. <br>The way we know that the blockade isn't totally effective is that Iran came to us with their BULLSHIT terms. if ttey were truly hurting they couldn't do that.</p><p>Will the blockade EVENTAULLY cause their economy to flatline? Yes, absolutely. But that might take a few more months. So, if the ceasefire has stalled Trump should let loose the dogs of war. Then after they've been bashed around a bit let's see how amenable they are to ACTUAL negotiations. If they still do the rope a dope, then let loose the dogs of war again. Keep doing this until they Arne't coming to the table with fake negotiations.</p><p>I'm all for a ceasefire. But on OUR terms.if everyone acknowledges that the ceasefire isn't actually producing the results needed then we need to do the things necessary to force iran to agree to our terms. That means BOMB THE SHIT OUT OF THEM.</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 11:37:58 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876716265<p>No, we should bomb the shit out of them. I'm agreeing with you. I don't think iran should win. I want us to win. So stop dawdling and actually resume bombings so that we can win.<br>And this isn't saying to stop the blockade. Keep doing that. and ALSO bomb the shit out of them. <br>They should be feeling so much pain that they don't have the ability to do a rope a dope with negotiations.</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 11:28:32 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876713358<p>no matter what he does his critics will call him SOMETHING. I'm not saying kill civilians. I'm saying take out their remaining military infrastructure. whatever can be bombed DO THAT. take over Kharg island. and make Iran have to use their military to try to defend against that. and while they're defending that take them out. there's no reason we should have all those warships sitting in the Strait not doing ANYTHING.<br>Im saying Turmp should shit or get off the pot already.</p><p>and what do yo mean by UNNECESSARILY killing civilians. they are negotiating a peace agreement. everyone INCLUDING Trump agree that its going nowhere. So what is the course of action if negotiations fail? Resumption of war.</p><p>If Trump acknowledges that negotiations are going nowhere but then does nothing then Iran knows it doesn't have to agree to negotiations. There should be consequences to Iran for wasting our time above and beyond the pain from the blockade.</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 11:21:49 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876712513<p>they would blink quicker if we bombed them some more.</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 11:19:50 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876712226<p>if ppl vote out Republicans then democrats will have a lot more power to make it Hard for Trump to finish this war. and why would they vote out repubs? because they are seeing their gas prices and aren't seeing anything happening in the war.</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 11:19:13 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876711620<p>exactly. and now to get it down? Bomb the shit out of Iran for three weeks. and keep the blockade in place as they are getting bombed. Then, resume negotiations. if they still wont come to the table bomb the shit out of iran for three weeks and keep the sanctions in place. then resume negotiations. rinse, repeat....</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 11:17:50 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876708190<p>im ok with the war. I just wish Trump actually did some war. he's not going to get Iran to agree to negotiations unless Iran essentially has zero options. The same way Japan only admitted defeat after getting bombed by two nukes (not saying that nukes are warranted hereof course). So <br>so the whole negotiation thing is garbage. Trump is doing this because he wants to keep the blockade in place and bleed out their economy. I get that and I agree with that. But how long will that take? thats the problem. <br>if they refuse to negotiate it means that the devastation to their economy isn't bad enough to get them to come to the table. otherwise they would. <br>because they have no other options.<br>They are bleeding out, but how long will it take for them to bleed out? <br>If they aren't bleeding out quickly enough why not add a few more holes for the blood to come out of? in other words, blockade is effective. Blockade but additional bombing - even more effective.</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 11:09:48 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876705711<p>Bomb them within an inch of their lives. Bleed out their economy so they have to negotiate from a position of extreme weakness . then arm the Iranians who can then take out the regime which has been severely weakened.</p><p>Im' not saying that we need to put boots on the ground per se. Im saying if we're going to force them to give up nukes, devastate their military, destroy their command structure and leadership why then keep them in power? Just remove them entirely. What was suggested was essentially a regime change where the regime gets to stay in power. Everything would be done to Iran Short of a regime change. and if you're doing everything short of that, why stop there?</p><p>Besides, I don't have issues with regime changes. I have issues with Nation building. That's where we get into the quagmire.</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 11:04:02 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876704704<p>I don't disagree with the strategy. I just think they should ALSO augment that strategy by making them feel the pain of bombs.</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 11:01:41 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876702885<p>it was a checkmate in April. its now May 15th and we are still in the exact same position as before. Is that checkmate? Or STALEMATE?<br>and meanwhile gas is going up and up and up. EVENTUALLY iran will bleed out economically. but how long will that take? a month? its already been a month. Two months? three months? four months? Five Months? <br>If they wont actually feel enough pain from the blockade for five months then what if we ALSO bombed the shit out of them. would that not also make them feel the pain from bombings? Which would be added to the pain they feel from the blockade. I can't imagine that wouldn't speed up the process.</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 10:57:17 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876702208<p>why ins't Israel conducting strikes from teh air? we've heard that the UAE secretly bombed Iran. Continue with THAT. we've had a month to rearm ourselves. We have how many ships just sitting there outside the strait. doing NOTHING. They should start doing SOMETHING</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 10:55:37 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876701140<p>agreed. again I understand what Trump is doing. he's saying their attacks are so minute its like a mosquito biting you. It doesn't even rate a response. However, at the same time, the fact that they are doing the rope a dope on negotiations, Trump is admitting they are and is STILL doing nothing. it's not a good look. He should be keeping up with the blockade but then also commence bombing operation 2.0</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 10:53:06 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876699844<p>its not a military quagmire in the sense that its taking years and years. It's a domestic quagmire in the sense that Gas prices have gone up for 13 weeks straight. Trump will have to endure the criticisms that will come his way for NOT doing more to end the war.The blockade is a very effective strategy. it just takes a long time. <br>and every day that trump doesn't escalate the war by actually conducting war is another day where hte media can say "Gas prices are going up again" and Trumps critics can say "Iran has won becuase Trump is doing nothing.</p><p>when is the strategy of blockade and nothing else going to actually produce results? if its going to take 5 more months what can we do in the meantime other than sitting on our asses that might reduce the amount of time before they collapse? How about, bombs? how about military actions. SOMETHING.</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 10:50:10 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876695072<p>I agree that the doomsayers are basically condensing a two month war into an endless quagmire, which is ridiculous. I agree. But there is no reason why Trump can't speed this along by doing more military actions against Iran. Not saying he should end the blockade. but make the process go quicker by blasting the crap out of Iran's capabilities.<br>Trump himself is saying the agreement is on life support. So why is he doing NOTHING? bomb the shit out of them then say "Now do you want to come to the table to and negotiate?"</p><p>My fear is that, while the blockade is effective it will take longer than initially predicted to achieve the result. But because Trump waited so long he gave Iran a longer lifeline than was warranted.</p><p>by the way, I was saying Trump should do the full on Regime change. So, it's not me saying I disagree with Trump and that he shouldn't have waged this war. I'm saying, since he waged this war don't go soft now. They aren't negotiating in good faith? Ok. Here are some bombs to get them to see some clarity.</p><p>We all know that the negotiations are bullshit anyway. Iran is just going to do the rope a dope and Trump is just going to say the negotiations are on life support. but then not do anything.<br>and while I understand and agree with Trump's strategy here, (to bleed iran's economy dry) if it takes too long to achieve that result just by doing this then he should do other things as well.</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 10:38:58 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876693379<p>I"m totally in favor of the war against Iran. I've backed Trump for the longest. And I will continue backing him. But C'mon. This is starting to look like inaction on his part. What's wrong with two weeks of military action again?<br>Trump admitted that iran negotiations are on life support. He should be PUNISHING Iran for wasting our time. By bombing them. DO the same level of bombing that was done in teh first few weeks. then have them come to the table again and negotiation. and if they do the rope a dope bomb them again. then have them come to the table and negotiate. Rinse and repeat...</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 10:35:05 -0000https://instapundit.com/796914/#comment-6876691370<p>Trump needs to speed this along. The blockade is effective and is slowly bleeding their economy dry. However, every day where we are still in this stalemate position is a day where the critics can say gas prices wont go down, that Iran beat Trump and that Turmp is incapable of finishing this war.</p><p>I don't understand at this point, why they aren't doing more military and then go back to the blockade.</p><p>Maybe the critics are right? maybe Trump is incapable of actually fighting this war.<br>Having nothing happen week after week allows everyone to bash Trump endlessly. and what if the blockade will actually take longer to destroy their economy than initially estimated? we then wasted time allowing them to rearm themselves and prepare for attacks because we dawdled.</p><p>further military action should be used. Not saying that the blockade strategy isn't working. It just needs to be speeded up.</p>jr565Fri, 15 May 2026 10:30:36 -0000https://instapundit.com/796202/#comment-6875382573<p>the entire narrative being pushed by the pro Hamas anti Israel crowd is lies from top to Bottom. There is not a truthful thing they've said and it almost always leads to murderous responses. (which is the intent). <br>We know that the NYT never bothered to check to see if the people spreading the stories might have had an agenda because they share the agenda.<br>Israel controls the US - lie<br>Isreal stole the land - lie<br>The land belonged to the "Palestinians" - lie<br>Israel is commiting genocide - lie<br>Israel was intentionally starving people - lie<br>Israel committed war crimes - lie<br>Israel is an apartheid state - lie<br>Isreal is starting the wars - lie</p><p>If the talking point is coming from the left or the islamists and its about Israel it's a lie by default.</p>jr565Tue, 12 May 2026 12:20:17 -0000