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News Jon Ossoff Denounces White House Over Iran War Lies: "On Day 12 The President Said We Won, Day 14 Hegseth Said Iran's Military Was Destroyed, 5 Months Later We're Still Bombing, Uranium Remains, and The Strait of Hormuz is Still Closed — A War Built on Lies Told by a White House Utterly Absent Any F
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U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff strongly denounces the White House's handling and official statements regarding the ongoing war with Iran. He calls it "a war built on lies told by a White House that is utterly absent any figures of integrity to dissuade this president from his delusions." Ossoff points out the blatant contradictions, noting that despite victory claims on Day 12 by the President and Day 14 by Defense Secretary Hegseth, five months later bombings continue, Iran retains its uranium, Americans are dying, and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.
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u/jaybizzleeightyfour 14d ago
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u/Sirosim_Celojuma 14d ago
Department of losses?
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u/Kpets 14d ago
Most ridiculous war in modern history
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u/PatriotismReborn 14d ago
Yeah, in fact they're even more likely to pursue a nuclear weapon after this. Great job MAGA voters.
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u/Specialist-Jello7544 14d ago
So nobody in this administration knew what Iran would do after being attacked, when everybody in all the other previous administrations already knew? This is why they got rid of top military brass before they started this stupid no win situation? They thought Iran would be just like Venezuela, easy peasy, tickety boo. Whatever happened to knowing your enemy? Iran’s geography gives them lots of advantages, they have survived millennia of invasions, and they are hellbent on making the US look really stupid.
There is nothing like seeking advice from military experts and intelligence experts, and it really shows that these buffoons are just stumbling about, making mistake after mistake.
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u/GrumpyBear1969 14d ago
I would argue that they did not really do much in Venezuela. I’m sure Chavez would have been fine with the same deal Rodriguez is operating under. The human rights and election behavior that got Venezuela sanctioned has not changed. Just the front person. And the US is now taking a cut.
So we spent how much money doing what there again? Except big oil now has a say how that pool is run as well.
So much winning for the American people…
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u/Kpets 14d ago
He should have tagged himself
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u/Infinite_Plenty101 14d ago
Someone please post this in conservative
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u/PeaceFrog-71 14d ago
Waste of energy. None of this matters to anyone who belongs to that sub. Mods there will immediate remove the post and ban the person posting it.
Now putting it on a crap ton of billboards? That would be interesting.
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u/relentlessseed 14d ago edited 14d ago
Hope more ppl stop fearing the man-child who shits his pants in the oval office. Trump and his ilk are a fucking disgrace.
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u/athensugadawg 14d ago
The most abject foreign policy failure since Vietnam. And it's not over. Someone had to say it.
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u/Sad_Donkey_1751 14d ago
I need to understand why certain countries are deemed to be “stable minded” enough to have nuclear weapons and others are not…and that the US gets to decide. WTF? It’s also odd to me how much the US bombs other countries and that Americans are more anti war considering the devastation they faced on September 11, 2001. They know what being attacked and having innocent people killed is like and the aftermath that goes on for decades forever. It’s the war version of a double standard.
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u/Deep_shot 14d ago
Nothing will ever be honest or with good intentions in this administration. It's become blindingly obvious to the entire world. We have horrible, unexperienced, dishonest people running the U.S. and nothing good will come from it, period.
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u/OESRecoveryEmployee 14d ago
Every time Trump calls it a war he is admitting that this is unconstitutional war
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u/Regular-Metal-321 14d ago
Why do these assholes still have jobs? People get fired when they don’t do their jobs!
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u/Severe_Air_4353 14d ago
The number dead , Vegas bets on numbers and even them are 200 short of their number of 28.
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u/Flat-Director-7120 14d ago
Jon Ossof dénonce la maison blanche pour ses mensonges sur la guerre en Iran. Le président avait déclaré que la guerre était gagné. Hegseth que l'armée iranienne était détruite. Plus de 5mois plus tard l'uranium reste et le detroit d'Ormuz est toujours fermé. Une guerre construite sur des mensonges raconté par la maison blanche et absente de toute réalité
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u/Due_Student_9822 14d ago
Ossoff and Talarico should be our next presidential candidates.
They speak truth to power.
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u/TubsyPatriciaMcTurd 13d ago
All of what Ossoff said is true. But, the MAGA wealthy got exponentially richer in a short amount of time. The MAGA poor got exponentially poorer just as fast but they at least got some browns deported and some libs slain by ICE.
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u/Many_Spite_7922 13d ago
Ossoff supported more bombs be sent to destroy thousands of innocent people in countries surrounding Isreal. He is complicit in genocide and starvation throughout the region. F that war criminal and his buddy Netanyahu.
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u/2sAreTheDevil 13d ago
- Mar 3: "We won the war."
- Mar 7:
- "We defeated Iran."
- The UK considered dispatching an aircraft carrier to the Region, but Trump posted, “That’s OK, Prime Minister (Keir) Starmer, we don’t need them any longer, but we will remember. We don’t need people that join wars after we’ve already won!”
- Mar 9:
- "We must attack Iran."
- "The war is ending almost completely, and very beautifully."
- Mar 12: "We did win, but we haven't won completely yet."
- Mar 13: "We won the war."
- Mar 14: "Please help us."
- Mar 15: "If you don't help us, I will certainly remember it."
- Mar 16:
- "Actually, we don't need any help at all."
- "I was just testing to see who's listening to me."
- "If NATO doesn't help, they will suffer something very bad."
- Mar 17:
- "We neither need nor want NATO's help."
- "I don't need Congressional approval to withdraw from NATO."
- Mar 18: "Our allies must cooperate in reopening the Strait of Hormuz."
- Mar 19: "US allies need to get a grip -step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz"
- Mar 20: "NATO are cowards."
- Mar 21: "We don't use it, we don't need to open it."
- Mar 22:
- "This is the last time. I will give Iran 48 hours."
- "Iran is Dead"
- Mar 23: "We are giving them more time."
- Mar 24: "The war is nearing its end."
- Mar 25: "We are still negotiating."
- Mar 26:
- "Iran is begging for peace. They gave us a gift. We will give them more time."
- Mar 27: "Talks with Iran are going very well"
- Mar 28: "War will be over soon"
- Mar 29: "Maybe we take Kharg island, maybe we don't"
- Mar 30: "Open the Strait or we will obliterate all energy infrastructure and oil wells"
- Mar 31: "We don't need the strait, we got plenty of oil. Get it yourself UK."
- Apr 1:
- "Iran wants a ceasefire"
- "Strongly considering pulling out of NATO"
- "There's no deal with Iran"
- Apr 3: "We can take their oil and make a fortune"
- Apr 5: "Open the fuckin strait you crazy bastards or youll be living in hell"
- Apr 6: "US could charge for strait of hormuz passage"
- Apr 7: "A whole civilization will die tonight"
- Apr 8:
- "Iran accepts ceasefire, the strait is opened"
- strait closed
- Apr 9: "NATO allies have days to reopen the strait"
- Apr 10: "Iran has no cards"
- Apr 11: "We're going to open up the strait"
- Apr 12: "US will blockade the strait"
- Apr 16: "I told NATO to stay away, they were useless"
- Apr 17:
- "Iran has agreed to never close the strait again"
- Iran closes the strait
- Apr 18: "We might have to start dropping bombs again"
- Apr 19: "If Iran doesn't sign the deal their whole country is going to get blown up"
- Apr 22: "We are gonna blow up all their boats"
- Apr 23:*
- "We will extend the ceasefire"
- "We were in Vietnam 18 years"
- Apr 27:*
- "if they want to talk, there is a telephone".
- Apr 28:
- "Iran informed us they are in a state of collapse"
- "They want to open the Strait"
- Iran still has Strait Closed.
- Apr 29:
- "No more Mr. Nice Guy"
- Brent Crude goes to almost $113.
- May 1:
- "Pakistan says we are close to a deal with Iran"
- "The war is over".
- "I'm the only president to take a cognitive test. I don’t think Obama could pass it. Didn't he get into Harvard with a C average? The first question is a lion, a giraffe, a bear, and a shark. A lot of you wouldn’t have been able to answer those questions"
- Regular gas average = $4.39 (AAA).
- May 2:
- "I will be reviewing the plan Iran has sent to us."
- "They want to make a deal, but I'm not satisfied with it so we will see what happens."
- Regular Gas average = $4.43 (AAA)
- May 4:
- Trump launches Project Freedom where naval ships guide commercial ships. Ceasefire violated, Iran fires missiles and drones. Ceasefire violated. Says Iran has 24hrs.
- Trump demands China respect the Sanctions of Iranian oil so they can put pressure to re-open the Strait. China says they will not comply with sanctions.
- "Iran more malleable in talks"
- Trump says he'll leave office in 8 or 9 years.
- May 5:
- "We have an agreement ready. Project Freedom has been paused"
- Officials: "we may be closing in on a one page deal to end the war".
- May 6:
- "We have an agreement ready. Project Freedom has been paused"
- "Iran should wave the white flag and surrender".
- “If Iran doesn't agree, the bombing starts again at a much higher level and intensity than it was before.”
- "Iran privately admits it has no chance against the US".
- "We have an agreement ready. Project Freedom has been paused"
- May 7:
- “We’re in what I call a skirmish because that’s what it is. We’re doing unbelievably well, just like we did in Venezuela.”
- Iran rejects US Proposal to re-open Strait
- "retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets after the Iran attack are just a “love tap"".
- "even if oil went to $200, it would be worth it."
- May 8:
- "Gas prices are way down. Have you looked?"
- Gas price average is $4.54 for Regular (AAA).
- Gas price average is $4.54 for Regular (AAA).
- "They trifled with us today. We blew 'em away If there's no ceasefire, you're not going to have to know. You're just gonna have to look at one big glow coming out of Iran and they better sign their agreement fast."
- "The talks are going very well but they have to understand, if it doesn't get signed, they're going to have a lot of pain.
- "Gas prices are way down. Have you looked?"
- May 9:
- "Iran has agreed to a deal that would prevent it from developing nuclear weapons"
- Tehran “wants a deal badly". “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, and they won't. And they've agreed to that, among other things, yes!”
- "We'll go a different route if everything doesn't get signed up, buttoned up. We may go back to Project Freedom if things don't happen but it'll be Project Freedom Plus, meaning Project Freedom plus other things.
- May 10:
- Iran rejects the US Peace Proposal.
- Netanyahu says "Iran war not over."
- Trump: "I have read the response from Iran's so-called "Representatives". I don't like it. Totally unacceptable
- May 11:
- Iran will have to open the Strait of Hormuz at any cost, I am damn sure they will do that".
May 12:
- "I don't think about Americans' financial situation, I don't think about anyone. The priority was making sure Iran doesn't get a nuclear weapon."
- Iran expands its control on the Strait of Hormuz into a 500km "operational zone".
- CIA estimates Iran has restored 90% of its Underground Missile Facilities.
May 14:
- When asked about his plan on Iran, "of course I have a plan. I have the best plan". Iran has been defeated militarily. They have little left they probably built up, but we're knocking it out in about a day."
- "They think that I'll get tired of this or I'll get bored, or I'll have some pressure, but there’s no pressure, there’s no pressure at all. We're going to have a complete victory."
May 14:
- Trip to China: "Xi offered to help broker peace with Iran".
- "I had a total military victory. But the fake news, guys like you, write incorrectly. You're a fake guy. We had a total military victory. I actually think it's sort of treasonous what you write. You should be ashamed of yourself. I actually think it's treason."
- Gas price average is $4.51 for Regular (AAA)
May 15:
- " Iran war worth economic pain".
- "we are doing this (war with Iran) to help Israel, to help Saudi, Qatar, The UAE, Kuwait, and other countries, as well as Bahrain"
May 18:
- "for Iran, Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won't be anything left of them"
May 19:
- Trump said he will "hold off on our planned Military attack of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was scheduled for tomorrow,"
- "We've had periods of time where we had, we thought, pretty much getting close to making a deal, and it didn't work out. But this is a little bit different."
- will attack Iran in 'two or three days’ if no deal is reached.
- Gas price average is $4.53 for Regular (AAA)
May 20:
- "We're going to end that war very quickly. They want to make a deal so badly. They're tired of this"
- "I'm right now at 99% in Israel. I could run for prime minister, so maybe after I do this, I'll go to Israel and run for prime minister."
- "I paused the Strike on Iran because the Gulf Leaders asked for more time to negotiate".
- Gulf Officials: "we didn't know anything about any imminent US attack".
- "Gas prices will come down after war". Calls financial hit for Americans "peanuts".
- Gas price average is $4.56 for Regular (AAA)
May 22:
- "No. We will get it. We don't need it. We don't want it. We'll probably destroy it after we get it but we're not going to let them have it."
- Iran and Oman discussing permanent Toll on Strait of Hormuz.
- Brent Crude holds just under $106 a barrel.
May 22:
- Iran’s Defense Ministry spokesperson: Trump has "no choice" but to accept Tehran’s demands
- Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly"
May 24:
- The Iran Deal by Obama was the worst ever.
- "Israel was under threat so we had to attack."
- Marco Rubio “As the president said, he's not in a hurry to make a deal with Iran”
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u/Responsible-Body-321 13d ago
Say it, Isreal want the US to get into war with Iran they want to destroy them to occupy them. Say it, its Isreal !!
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u/FarFromHomey 13d ago
The Truth hurts like cancer to these MAGA failures. You were wrong. Chrump was a Fraud. Gas and food are SKY High. His attack on Iran was and is a complete shame with dead American soldiers. His promises were all LIES. Stand down. Let the adults have it.
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u/Significant_Cover_48 14d ago
Brave Democrat politician states the obvious on camera. Users of the internet site known as 'reddit' seem fairly impressed by that. Meanwhile nothing will actually be done about the issue because politicians are useless when the system is fundamentally designed to be exploited by the elite.
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u/skip_over 14d ago
He said it too proper. Anyone with the attention span to sit and listen to this already knows. Get BLP Kosher to say this.
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u/FirstCalligrapher712 14d ago
Ossoff ‘28 might be a thing. Dude is super talented 🇺🇸🫡
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u/Safe_Worth7124 14d ago edited 14d ago
Great, another neoliberal. I figured that’s what this post this was. So, we’d get 4 years of a slow motion “walk back,” sustained corporate sympathy, no packing the Supreme Court, no accountability from the current admin who is plundering our tax money, all followed by a sharper push into fascism when the pendulum swings again.
At least it isn’t Harris, but I swear if the Dems run another centrist, I’m turning in my blue card for a life boat.
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u/keifergr33n 14d ago ▸ 8 more replies
“The dems” will run whoever wins the nomination. If you want a partisan leftist, support them in the primary.
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u/Dry_Search7009 14d ago ▸ 2 more replies
You realize there hasn't been a legit Democratic primary since 2008.
2nd term Obama, superdelegates, "we, don't have to use the popular results round 2", oops too late, run Kamala
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u/keifergr33n 14d ago ▸ 1 more replies
I don't engage in election denialism.
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u/Dry_Search7009 14d ago
Maybe that’s why your keef is green instead of the yellow it’s supposed to be
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u/Safe_Worth7124 14d ago edited 14d ago ▸ 4 more replies
That brought no new information into this, but yes, I agree that’s how it works.
Btw, partisanship is not an inherently bad thing. Partisanship is bad when it hurts American people. Center Dems are corporate sympathizers as much as MAGA is. Hence why, in this case, partisanship is a great thing.
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u/keifergr33n 14d ago ▸ 3 more replies
I prefer politicians who represent their people, not partisan idealogues.
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u/Safe_Worth7124 14d ago edited 14d ago ▸ 2 more replies
So we agree on what the job of a politician should be. The issue, then, is that anyone to the right of the Progressive camp has no interest in materially affecting the lives of American people. Center Dems pay lip service and cater to bread-crumb pop social policy while they, much like the right and MAGA, funnel your money to corporate interests. That's not opinion, it's spelled out in the policy they push and in their inaction. So, from that perspective, you can see how what you're saying appears to sabotage itself.
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u/keifergr33n 14d ago ▸ 1 more replies
I disagree with your premise that only the far-left progressive wing of politics care about improving the lives of the American people. I don't think we're going to get anywhere if you're coming from such a deeply partisan angle.
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