Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War (Gift Article)

Incredibly obvious how JD Vance keeps "leaking" these "sources close to JD Vance say JD Vance was secretly against the Iran war" stories; kind of unbelievable that the Times has now published two pieces like this www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

“.. the commanders were blunt. They were most worried about their depleted stocks of Patriot interceptors .. .. Stocks of critical munitions such as these, they told the vice president, were the lowest they had ever seen.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

This article is what's called a "beat sweetener," where access journalists write a story that's extremely flattering to one of their sources in order to keep the line open www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Seems obvious that JD Vance or a close aide is a key anonymous source for this NY Times story. Vance apparently wants NYT to help him create the impression he's blameless in the war. Note that NYT does not say Vance declined comment. Surely he was contacted, considering the story is all about him.

“Unvarnished assessments” shows why the US is in such a mess - it’s trapped in the Russia mode where no one tells the truth to the people at the top because they’re afraid. This is how Trump and Putin both created the means for their downfall. You don’t find out about a crisis till it hits.

This piece should be titled: “How the Fuck Does Hegseth Still Have a Job, JD Vance Wants to Know” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Even the photo on this beat sweetener seems aimed at glazing this turd.

No. Way. "There was a gulf between the sobering private assessments that Mr. Vance received and what top administration officials, including the president and vice president, have said publicly." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

I'll translate: JD Vance knows the truth and tells lies. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

JD Vance really wants all of us to know that deep down inside he always thought the Iran War was really, really dumb and he did what he could to stop it. Read this carefully and note whose voice is behind all the key passages.

"sources close to Jared and Ivanka told the Times off the record..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Vance opposed the Iran war from the start and reached out to military commanders for unvarnished, detailed assessments, being very serious and thoughtful despite what he said in public. Gee I wonder who was the source of this leak to NYT making Vance look so good. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

JD is working on his 'always against the Iran war' cred again. Don't fall for it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Vance has "unvarnished" knowledge about the Iran War, and helped Trump bungle and lie about it.

"The war had also exhausted the theater’s supplies of the Army Tactical Missile Systems, which can reach 190 miles, along with stores of the Precision Strike Missiles, which were meant to replace them. Stocks of critical munitions…they told the vice president, were the lowest they had ever seen."

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u... JD Vance knows the Iran War is a bad idea but is too much of a worm to oppose it. He'd rather kill thousands and light the world economy on fire than risk not being President.

It is relevant here (but unmentioned) that a few of Vance's top advisors in OVP are military analysts from the IC. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

👀 "Mr. Vance came away from some of his conversations with deep concerns about the overall strategy and the prospects for success, according to people who spoke to him." Look who is trying to jump of Trump's sinking ship. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Vance privately sought commanders’ unfiltered assessments of the Iran war and heard about depleted Patriot stocks, exhausted missile supplies, & doubts about success. Yet he publicly downplayed the war. That gap between what he knew & what he said deserves scrutiny. ⇘ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

ヴァンス、表舞台ではトランプのイラン戦争の決定を支持し、戦争の成果に関するトランプ発言を擁護してきたが、裏では率直な意見を述べる軍高官を集めて戦況や米軍の兵器備蓄、他地域での即応性などに関するヒアリングを内々で行っていたと。 ヴァンスは元々アメリカ・ファースト派なのでイラン戦争には消極的だったが、軍幹部らの正直な意見に強い懸念を示し、可能なかぎり自身とトランプとの会話の中で自身が聞き取った懸念を伝えようとしていたと報じられている。 2028年を狙うなら自分が引き継ぐ（負の）遺産の見極めは大事だろうなとは思うが、やはり不誠実。 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

A devastating new story from @nytimes.com about the reality of Trump’s disastrous war — and how at least some officials know the truth but publicly lie about it. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, along with President Trump and other top administration officials, were saying publicly.

JD Vance is jumping off the sinking S.S. Trump and swimming towards 2028 at full speed. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

I'm a bit surprised JD Vance doesn't have a byline on this story

JD Vance decided to get his own unvarnished account of how the war is going from US commanders in the field. According NYT what he "came away from some of his conversations with deep concerns about the overall strategy and the prospects for success. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Was this article written or dictated by JD Vance? This article is the clearest attempt by Vance to separate himself from the disaster of this war & Trump. The problem is that whatever he says or does, he owns this disaster as much as Trump does.

Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u... Vance may think that these leaks opposing the Iran War help him. But they are Trumped by his public defence of the war.

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NYT '28 re-glazing. Sorry JD, you're politically married to the demented, decomposing @sshole — by conversion no less! No 2028 for you. (The best you can hope for is VP on a ticket w/Rubio, according to r/conservative. They smell your stench of inauthenticity. 😆) 🧾 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

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They were lying to us: Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the #IranWar VP JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

If what you’re missing in your life is an NYT advertorial (disguised as a news article) promoting the J.D. Vance 2028 presidential campaign, here’s a gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u... This reads like it was basically dictated by him. 😂 This rat is getting ready to jump ship!

Gee… I wonder which VP who doesn’t want to be burdened with the war with Iran when he runs for President leaked this to the Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Hilarious that this posts a couple of hours before Vance goes on stage in Dallas to give Trump a verbal blowie. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Vance took the unusual step of calling US military commanders directly, seeking their unvarnished assessments of the Iran war. He received "sobering assessments" that did not line up with what he and Trump were saying publicly. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Resign, you traitorous worm. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

“Vice President JD Vance took the unusual step over the spring and summer of calling U.S. military commanders in the Middle East, Europe and Asia directly, seeking their unvarnished assessments of the Iran war, according to current and former officials.”

From NYT: Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

The Thielbilly caught the eye of his maker/owner Peter Thiel while living in California playing a faux hillbilly populist on CNN. Thiel queer-eyed his look, bought him an Ohio Senate seat & helped make him Combover Caligula’s VP. He’s always been a slick lying fraud. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

The obvious takeaway here: Vance knows Trump is on his way out and he's trying to position himself as a conscientious objector. Except that his behavior has been, well, unconscionable.

Vice President JD Vance received sobering military assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

“The officials’ accounts, taken together, show how Mr. Vance has sought to surface a greater level of detail and nuance about the war.” And yet JD, determined to keep his job as Trump’s flunky, continued to publicly support his boss’s pointless war. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

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Keeping tabs on his potential inheritance. Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

and yet: here we are, still at war, still going terribly for everyone involved, with JD Vance constantly advancing administration propaganda he knows isn’t true www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Vance and Trump got the inconvenient truth about the war behind closed doors, then promptly pushed a public narrative tailored for their base, not reality.

Vance received sobering assessments about the war with Iran that did not line up with what he, Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u... 開戦当初はアメリカは極めて楽観的な想定を持っていたが、戦争が長引く中、春から夏にかけてヴァンスが非公式に中東、ヨーロッパ、アジアの米軍司令官に直接イラン戦争についての率直な意見を求めはじめ、それをきっかけに政権も極めて厳しい現状を認識するようになったようだ。戦略の転換はその結果のものだと思われるが、それ以前には厳しい現実がトランプまで届いていなかったか届いていても信じようとしなかった可能性も疑われる。

Sources say JD Vance is trying to get Pete Hegseth fired, while trying to protect his MAGA brand. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

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Fat lot of good it did him, or any of us. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

JD Vance (or at least, his circle) shivved Donald Trump on the pages of the New York Times. Clearly Vance has decided he's not going to let himself be blamed for the Iran War debacle, come the 2028 elections. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Vance is playing a canny game. Crossing tRump has always been a dangerous stategy but for someone who knows he must distance himself from an increasingly toxic President, if he himself is to stand any chance of the post, getting this view published is essential. Will it work or is it too late?

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I don't have the patience for this idiocracy. If you have time, please read and let me know if there's anything new. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

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Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u.... Interesting…

This article makes Vance sound like the only sane, intelligent person in the room. But remember: he’s still a mealy-mouthed, lying little swine who deserves to be swept into the dustbin of history. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

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www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u... Resign then bitch

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Is this not the most obviously leaked story in recent memory? As Trump’s numbers crater, Hero Vance is desperately trying to protect the USA behind the scenes [barf] www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

“Vance came away from some of his conversations with deep concerns about the overall strategy & the prospects for success, according to people who spoke to him. The assessments made clear the extraordinary amount of pain the Iranian government was prepared to endure” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

10/10 Immersed in a costly war, Vance faces fallout that could shadow a 2028 presidential run. Private reality pierced public bravado: bluffing cannot replenish an empty armoury. Source: Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous & Maggie Haberman, The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Step aside Marshall, Hull, Stimson, King, and Leahy. You have been surpassed by Whiskey Pete and friends. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

“Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly.” So, he lied. Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u... Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, Maggie Haberman There was a gulf between sobering private assessments Mr Vance received & what top admin officials, including Pres & VP, have said publicly ⬇️

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JD is a real coward with no spine to even tell the truth about the war. Still. Not a leader at all. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

The NYT seems to be doing everything it can to help him. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

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Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

JD Vance has demonstrated his ignorance of national security, ineptitude, and lack of moral judgement in his duplicity. His milquetoast advice on the Iran war (it’s NOT a “military conflict”) has yielded zero influence, certainly much less than Netanyahu. Our national security isn’t in good hands. 

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A man with integrity would’ve resigned. But it’s jd vance so… Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

"Mr. Vance, who opposed the war from the outset and was charged by President Trump with helping to end the conflict, wanted the commanders’ individual judgments, in their own words, BEFORE they were consolidated into a Pentagon view." Read that again.... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War ... Vance doing massive CY laundering through NYT. But it won' work. It' WORSE if he knew better and lied publically www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

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Do we get to say "he was against it before he was for it"? Or is that only fair when attacking Dems? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

"The assessments made clear the extraordinary amount of pain the Iranian government was prepared to endure in its fight for survival, and the limited supply of U.S. defensive weapons available to block Iran’s retaliatory strikes [...]." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

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The vice-president heard blunt Iran war talk this summer & spring in "unusual" calls to U.S. commanders in the Middle East, Europe & Asia, a @nytimes.com scoop says "Mr. Vance came away from some of his conversations with deep concerns about the overall strategy and the prospects for success" [1/2]

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Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Phenomenal PR for JD Vance from the NY Times ludicrously compromised politics desk. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

we're like a decade into this bullshit and newspapers are still finding new ways to not say "they're lying" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Vance knows that his restraint credentials are being shredded by the war and it is so funny www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War #bluecrew www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

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Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War. Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, along with President Trump and other top administration officials, were saying publicly. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

That sound you are hearing right now is DJT screaming at both JD and Whiskey Pete over news leaks. Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...