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“.. The real question is: How in the world has Iran’s regime lasted this long .. against the combined military might of Israel and America? The answer: Trump does not understand how much asymmetric warfare has reshaped geopolitics ..” @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

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(Free access) Even though Trump recklessly started the Iran war without allies, without any scenario planning and, obviously, without any real understanding of Iran’s assets in asymmetric warfare, it could even get worse.

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A The New York Times opinion argues Trump’s Iran posture isn’t just about Tehran—it’s tied to a broader strategic contest with China, especially over AI dominance and global power projection. The conflict risks reshaping tech, trade, and security alignments beyond the Middle East.

Trump Is the One Without the Cards at the Poker Table Would somebody please tell me when it’s poker night at the Trump White House, because I’d really like a seat at that table? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

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"Trump Is the One Without the Cards at the Poker Table": https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/opinion/trump-iran-artificial-intelligence-china.html #IranWar #AI #OperationEpicFailure #politics

🎁 “In the age of intelligence, AI agents that are built on large language models — like Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini… can now be directed by humans with a single command, & they will autonomously execute, & self-optimize, multistage cyberattacks on their own.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o... We are now in "an age of asymmetric warfare based on “intelligence-age tools” that can cheaply wreak disruption at a much larger scale anywhere on demand."

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Cankles is prioritizing building WWII capabilities like battleships. While KegsBreath Is gutting the senior ranks greasing the skids on the way to our becoming a second tier nation. Superpower Suicide. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

Middle East: Iran Trump recklessly started this war without allies, without any scenario planning and, obviously, without any real understanding of Iran’s assets in asymmetric warfare. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

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The few Goliaths in an age of many Davids? Trump Is the One Without the Cards at the Poker Table www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

Thomas Friedman in NYT argues it’s Trump who’s without cards in Iran conflict. Also US & China both at mercy of new AI based threats. Highly recommended. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

Trump Is the One Without the Cards at the Poker Table www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o... We better get our shit together

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Asymmetric warfare is a bitch-there are no little guys anymore and the big guys should take note… www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

Trump Has No Cards At The Poker Table. Those w/the cards will be scary dudes. One chatbot outlined how to modify a known pathogen so it would resist treatment. The bot explained how to release the superbug, identifying a security lapse in a big public transit system. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

This is painful to watch. Trump and Tehran are each saying: “I will hold my breath until you turn blue.” We’ll see who gasps first. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

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www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o... "... Iran has used cheap $35,000 drones to close the Strait of Hormuz. ... see how it can leverage large language models & their A.I. agents at a very low cost." Someone in Trump's inner circle needs to convince Daddy it's not the 1980s & Studio 54 is gone.

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“we’re already in a new era in which small powers & small groups can leverage information-age tools — guided by GPS & digitally controlled — to gain asymmetric advantages.” For whatever objectives he’s unable to articulate, #Trump started a war of choice v #Iran. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

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"Meanwhile, Iran is betting that by choking off the Strait of Hormuz — and driving up gasoline and food prices for Americans and all their allies — Trump will eventually act in accord with his TACO label: Trump always chickens out." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

"In other words, we’re already in a new era in which small powers and small groups can leverage information-age tools — guided by GPS and digitally controlled — to gain asymmetric advantages."

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You'd think the guy who went bankrupt running casinos into the ground would have paid better attention. Trump Is the One Without the Cards at the Poker Table www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

A fleet of cheap drones benefits clever soldiers and clever criminals alike. Yet in the next new era, nobody will need to be the least bit clever! www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o... As before - God created men, Col. Colt made them equal! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_... #PS1technology

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Trump Is the One Without the Cards at the Poker Table www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o... “We are rapidly moving from the age of asymmetric warfare based on “information-age tools” that can wreak mass disruption to an age of “intelligence-age tools” that can cheaply wreak disruption anywhere on demand.”

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Trump Is the One Without the Cards at the Poker Table www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o... How has Iran’s regime lasted this long — two months — against the military might of Israel and America? The answer: Trump does not understand how much asymmetric warfare has reshaped geopolitics.

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Other variations: Schlumpy is the one without words on the debate stage. Dementia Dozing Donny is the one without memory at the Senior Center. The Fat Felon is the one without a chance at the Pearly Gates. —— Trump Is the One Without the Cards at the Poker Table www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

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www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o... Truth … He’s fucked no two ways about it … I liked the bombing, even taking out the Ayatollah leadership, I’d even invaded … but now … it genuinely appears to be a mess of GLOBAL proportions

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