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[Zoo_View]

Navigating Iran crisis, Trump relies on experience over star power​

Gabbard, Hegseth outside the inner circle as president weighs military actions against Iran.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/06/18/iran-war-trump-hegseth-gabbard/

"... as Trump faces a critical decision about whether to join Israel’s military strikes against Iran’s nuclear program, perhaps the most momentous of his presidency, neither Gabbard nor Hegseth are playing starring roles as members of Trump’s inner circle of advisers, according to current and former U.S. officials and people close to the White House.

Trump instead has turned to a small group of lower-key but more experienced aides, these people said. The “Tier One” group advising on a potential U.S. strike on Iran is composed of Vice President JD Vance, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, according to an outside White House adviser, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive dynamics. ..."

That Tier One group of advisers is pretty damned inexperienced.

• Vance - Senator, VP for 5 months
• Little Marco - Senator, SecState - less than 5 months
• Ratcliffe - barely any experience in Intelligence; 8 years as Mayor of Heath, TX is his biggest block of experience
• General Cain - long career in military; rose to be a 3-Star. 1st Chairman - Joints Chiefs of Staff to not be a 4-Star before appointment

 

[4thgenheel]

 

[4thgenheel]

Dude. You’re talking about his FAMILY. How about a modicum of decency.

calla wouldn't know a modicum of decency if it punched him in the face.

 

[Duke Mu]

That Tier One group of advisers is pretty damned inexperienced.

• Vance - Senator, VP for 5 months
• Little Marco - Senator, SecState - less than 5 months
• Ratcliffe - barely any experience in Intelligence; 8 years as Mayor of Heath, TX is his biggest block of experience
• General Cain - long career in military; rose to be a 3-Star. 1st Chairman - Joints Chiefs of Staff to not be a 4-Star before appointment

What a bizarre headline. Was that the "Page Six" editor?

 

[Molotov Mocktail]

That Tier One group of advisers is pretty damned inexperienced.

• Vance - Senator, VP for 5 months
• Little Marco - Senator, SecState - less than 5 months
• Ratcliffe - barely any experience in Intelligence; 8 years as Mayor of Heath, TX is his biggest block of experience
• General Cain - long career in military; rose to be a 3-Star. 1st Chairman - Joints Chiefs of Staff to not be a 4-Star before appointment

Laughed when I read “Tier One” but didn’t realize it’s that pathetic.

 

[OGtruthhurts]

Enough is enough. I'm sick and tired of coddling Calla. He is a cancer on the community. What he wrote to "iRanGuy" is so utterly offensive and beyond the pale -- we should not tolerate it.

Ignoring him is not sufficient. Shit like this needs to be deplatformed.

smh do you squat when you pee?

 

[BlueSmoke]

So now Trump says he will decide on Iran in the next two weeks? So Trump. He's thirsty for a piece of Israel's action. But he can't stand the heat it requires. I suppose he's trying to draft in Israel's glow or something.

 

[mpaer]

So now Trump says he will decide on Iran in the next two weeks? So Trump. He's thirsty for a piece of Israel's action. But he can't stand the heat it requires. I suppose he's trying to draft in Israel's glow or something.

100%
It gives him a couple weeks to be the great war lord wannabee

 

[dukeman92]

He's delaying a decision in hopes that the situation will work itself out so that he cannot be pinned down on the fallout either way.

 

[nycfan]

 

[BlooVooDoo]

So now Trump says he will decide on Iran in the next two weeks? So Trump. He's thirsty for a piece of Israel's action. But he can't stand the heat it requires. I suppose he's trying to draft in Israel's glow or something.

His time frame for everything is 2 weeks. Instead of YMCA or whatever music he rolls with these days he should start playing 16 Days at his events. If nothing else it might introduce MAGA cretins to some good music.

 

[theel4life]

So now Trump says he will decide on Iran in the next two weeks? So Trump. He's thirsty for a piece of Israel's action. But he can't stand the heat it requires. I suppose he's trying to draft in Israel's glow or something.

He is not going to attack Iran. Putin will not allow it.

 

[theel4life]

I told y’all. Putin bitch.

 

[1moretimeagain]

 

[Callatoroy]

Dude. You’re talking about his FAMILY. How about a modicum of decency.

Unless his family are part of hamas or the iranian ruling clergy or the military senior leadership I'm not talking about his family. I'm talking about those who propagate terrorism. He always makes excuses for terrorists and demonizes Israel. Everyone on this board knows Israel has its own issues and demons, but when compared to what he defends, it isn't close. Everyone on here also knows that the general populace in Iran and Palestine aren't the problem, but he disregards that and acts like any negative comments are inclusive of the gen pop.

 

[Callatoroy]

Trump has one goal . If Iran loses their capability to make an A bomb , he wants to claim he did it..It is so tempting

well he would have. unless he doesn't use the bb bomb and israel uses boots on the ground.

 

[lawtig02]

Unless his family are part of hamas or the iranian ruling clergy or the military senior leadership I'm not talking about his family. I'm talking about those who propagate terrorism. He always makes excuses for terrorists and demonizes Israel. Everyone on this board knows Israel has its own issues and demons, but when compared to what he defends, it isn't close. Everyone on here also knows that the general populace in Iran and Palestine aren't the problem, but he disregards that and acts like any negative comments are inclusive of the gen pop.

You could also just say, "Sorry. I was a dick. I don't want to be a dick so I'm sorry about the dickish comment I made."

But you do you. Whatever inflates your ego.

 

[RaiGuy]

Unless his family are part of hamas or the iranian ruling clergy or the military senior leadership I'm not talking about his family. I'm talking about those who propagate terrorism. He always makes excuses for terrorists and demonizes Israel. Everyone on this board knows Israel has its own issues and demons, but when compared to what he defends, it isn't close. Everyone on here also knows that the general populace in Iran and Palestine aren't the problem, but he disregards that and acts like any negative comments are inclusive of the gen pop.

That's because you are too dumb to understand that criticizing Israel does not mean supporting terrorists. You constantly lump them all together and are too ignorant to understand any better. Your only counter argument to my posts is calling me a terrorist sympathizer or implying I am antisemitic.
And yes, I will keep demonizing Israel because of the atrocities they are committing.

 

[Callatoroy]

who cares about wars.....i cant wait to get my hands on that beautiful trump phone

I like how you think that you are civilized.

It starts with not justifying and defending people who have zero regard for life, believe martyring themselves through murdering and raping zionists will get them dates with virgins in their afterlife. Maybe you should quit defending those actions through blaming others as if the ends justify the means and you too can become civilized.

 

[lawtig02]

It starts with not justifying and defending people who have zero regard for life, believe martyring themselves through murdering and raping zionists will get them dates with virgins in their afterlife. Maybe you should quit defending those actions through blaming others as if the ends justify the means and you too can become civilized.

You might be the least intellectually curious and most misinformed person I've encountered in years.