No matter what you or I might think about the editing at the NYT these days, or how much Trump pretends he doesn't care, he *does* care a lot about what the Times says. So I'm really glad they are saying this.
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“He accepted the rose-colored assessment .. that the .. regime would quickly fall. He failed to plan for Iran’s obvious ability to close the Strait .. He made threats about destroying Iranian civilization that succeeded only in diminishing America’s moral standing.”
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has a major American newspaper declared the US the loser of any war in the country's entire history in this fashion -- even Vietnam?
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NYT: "Trump made a terrible mistake starting this war. He prosecuted it recklessly and in open defiance of the law. The United States is emerging weaker — militarily, diplomatically and economically — and will pay strategic costs for years to come."
True that Trump's war is a disaster and a mistake that made the world and the country worse for fighting it, but what I wish this said is there was virtually no way Trump could have pursued this war that would have worked out differently, nor should we want him to try www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/o...
Trump lost his illegal war. He made the Iranian regime stronger. He made the U.S. weaker. He made cost of living higher.
It turns out pounding your chest & saying extreme things doesn’t mean military victory.
He’s a garbage fire for our country & for the world.
A very succinct explanation of the US Defeat by Iran by NYT that every American, political or not, should read. When Trump announces US Surrender shortly, let history never forget the depravity and humiliation of the USA by Trump *and his voters who enabled him*
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From the @nytimes.com Editorial Board: President Trump Lost This War
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"The United States is emerging weaker — militarily, diplomatically and economically — and will pay strategic costs for years to come."
"...Mr. Trump has won few of the terms he insisted that he would. It is a humiliating comedown for him and the nation he leads."
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“The American military has shown itself unable to quash a much smaller opponent even as it burned through many of its long-range precision missiles and interceptors”
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"The United States is emerging weaker — militarily, diplomatically and economically — and will pay strategic costs for years to come."
It's what happens when the very worst of humanity try to administrate, negotiate...practice intelligent diplomacy.
A truly catastrophic event seems inevitable.
The strategic decision to withdraw from Afghanistan was probably correct. The tactical execution a humiliating debacle.
This is the opposite.
Hard hitting by the NYT ed board.
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President Trump Lost This War
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“Mr. Trump made a terrible mistake starting this war. He prosecuted it recklessly and in open defiance of the law. The US is emerging weaker militarily, diplomatically and economically and will pay strategic costs for years to come”
The U.S. hasn't cleanly won a war since WWII. Our soldiers bleed. They die. And they lose wars with inferior alliances.
U.S.'s worst military loss ever. And the world stood and watched.
Trump half-assed a war, proved us a paper tiger, and made us more vulnerable.
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NY Times being unusually blunt.
Clearest evidence yet that Trump is a lame duck. The Times may stop being cowardly.
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"The details of the deal are unclear, but the announced framework suggests that Mr. Trump has won few of the terms he insisted that he would. It is a humiliating comedown for him and the nation he leads."
“For his sins, he has now agreed to a peace framework that the entire world understands is a defeat for him. It is a setback for America, too.”
And that’s if the framework even stands.
Trump made a terrible mistake starting this war. He prosecuted it recklessly and in open defiance of the law.
The United States is emerging weaker — militarily, diplomatically and economically — and will pay strategic costs for years to come.
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"Trump made a terrible mistake starting this war. He prosecuted it recklessly and in open defiance of the law. The United States is emerging weaker — militarily, diplomatically and economically — and will pay strategic costs for years to come"
No kidding!
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(Free article) A scathing and accurate analysis as Trump has failed to attain any of his objectives and is reduced to negotiating reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which was not even an issue before he started his war of choice.
Trump made a terrible mistake starting this war. He prosecuted it recklessly and in open defiance of the law. The United States is emerging weaker — militarily, diplomatically and economically — and will pay strategic costs for years to come.
The first Democrat in '28 that runs for President on a "get serious about putting solar panels everywhere to insulate the economy from petroleum shocks" platform will have my vote (bc let's be serious, I'll probably agree with the rest of their platform if they're willing to make enemies of Big Oil)
“Trump Lost This War.
The United States is emerging weaker — militarily, diplomatically & economically — than at the start of the war.”
NY Times Editorial Board
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Thank you.
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Only 3 left. Holding out for now. But it's a decent OpEd on this disaster - the NY Times published some truth, with only minimal sane washing.
Thinking there's simply no way we come out it w/anything but a "loss." No way it can be spun differently.
Trump, the Destructor in Chief, started a war, lost the war, wasted billions probably 500 billion, killed people for his ego and stupidity, gave Iran more world power .
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President Trump Lost This War www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/o... “Trump made a terrible mistake starting this war.He prosecuted it recklessly and in open defiance of the law.The United States is emerging weaker-militarily, diplomatically and economically-and will pay strategic costs for years to come”🤬
The preliminary deal ending President Trump’s four-month war with Iran is welcome but brings with it hard truths. Mr. Trump made a terrible mistake starting this war.
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Trump loses.
Iran wins 🇮🇷.
Obama had a better deal.
Trump, not Iran, signifies "unconditional surrender." While America becomes the "civilization [that] will die," not Iran.
The [U.S.] is emerging weaker — militarily, diplomatically & economically — & will pay strategic costs for years to come.
Trump lost. He fucked up starting this war. The U.S. is weaker because of it.
This is why no one else has ever done this. He's such a bad president it's not even worth debating at this point.
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“Trump made a terrible mistake starting this war. He prosecuted it recklessly and in open defiance of the law. The United States is emerging weaker — militarily, diplomatically and economically — and will pay strategic costs for years to come.“
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Scathing editorial from the NY Times
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President Trump Lost This War
June 15, 2026, 4:46 p.m. ET
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[T]he war has given [Iran] leverage it did not have when 2026 began. Its regime has demonstrated that it can survive waves of attacks from its two biggest enemies. Its leaders have not had to abandon their nuclear ambitions.
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“Trump made a terrible mistake starting this war. He prosecuted it recklessly and in open defiance of the law. The United States is emerging weaker — militarily, diplomatically and economically — and will pay strategic costs for years to come.”
”a humiliating comedown” for a demented felon.
1/ “Trump ignored the Constitution and refused to seek congressional approval for the war. He did not listen to European and Asian allies who opposed his war. He failed to plan for Iran’s obvious ability to close the Strait of Hormuz.
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Considering the NY Times is loathe to criticize Donald Trump, this editorial shows a) how badly Trump bungled the Iran war and b) Trump's rapidly weakening position in Washington. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/o...
Trump's illegal badly planned war with Iran hurt the US now and will continue harming us for many years to come. His ego maniacal effort to look tough backfired into showing him as an irresponsible buffoon. We all are paying the price for his stupidity! Dump Trump!
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“Its leaders have not had to abandon nuclear ambitions..they have learned that the rest of the world seems unwilling to use force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. If Iran closes the strait at some point in the coming months or years, what will Trump do in response?”
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"It is a humiliating comedown for him and the nation he leads."
For all the bluster from the drunken, posturing buffoon he's made the face of the "invincible" US military, Trump has now managed to preside over a defeat by Iran to go alongside his surrender to the Taliban
#somuchwinning
Harvesting the bitter & humiliating fruits of aimless strategy & war by feckless executive whimsy. Strategic patience is clearly an unknown virtue. The Iranian regime has been thrown a lifeline. DJT easily bested.
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This is a total defeat and pathetic surrender
“For his sins, Trump has now agreed to a peace framework that the entire world understands is a defeat for him. It is a setback for America, too.”
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“Trump eschewed planning at every step.
He dismissed the views of his aides who told him Netanyahu’s forecast was farcical. Trump ignored European and Asian allies who opposed his war. He failed to plan for Iran’s obvious ability to close the Strait of Hormuz.”
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"Trump made a terrible mistake starting this war. He prosecuted it recklessly and in open defiance of the law. The United States is emerging weaker — militarily, diplomatically and economically — and will pay strategic costs for years to come."
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"Trump made a terrible mistake starting this war. He prosecuted it recklessly and in open defiance of the law. The United States is emerging weaker — militarily, diplomatically and economically — and will pay strategic costs for years to come"
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"For his sins, he has now agreed to a peace framework that the entire world understands is a defeat for him. It is a setback for America, too."
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