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   From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us   
      
   super70s wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:   
      
   > PEACE PRESIDENT?   
   >   
   > Insiders Reveal 'Fed Up' Trump Dangerously Close to Unleashing Major War   
   > The 79-year-old has been threatening action in the Middle East for   
   > several weeks.   
   >   
   > By Ewan Palmer   
   > The Daily Beast   
   > Published Feb. 18 2026 9:12AM EST   
   >   
   > Donald Trump is on the verge of starting a war with Iran that could   
   > kick off with an attack against the Middle Eastern country any day now,   
   > according to a report.   
   >   
   > Sources told Axios the erratic 79-year-old president is growing weary   
   > of the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran and could follow through with   
   > his threats to launch a wide-scale military operation.   
      
   Erratic old man.   
      
   > Trump, who is desperate to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, had   
   > previously threatened to attack Iran amid a government-led crackdown in   
   > which thousands of protesters were killed during pro-democracy   
   > demonstrations. While these protests have largely dwindled, the   
   > president is allegedly still growing frustrated at the stalled   
   > negotiations to persuade Tehran to curb its nuclear program.   
      
   Some negotiator. And he's the dumbass that canceled the workable   
   Iran nuclear treaty in his first term.   
      
   > "The boss is getting fed up. Some people around him warn him against   
   > going to war with Iran, but I think there is 90 percent chance we see   
   > kinetic action in the next few weeks," one Trump adviser told Axios.   
      
   Cancel the midterms!!!   
      
   > Israel would likely assist the U.S. in any war with Iran, similar to   
   > when Trump conducted airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities toward the   
   > end of the Israeli-led 12-day war in June 2025.   
      
   Bibi love!   
      
   > Any U.S.-led war in Iran could completely destabilize the entire   
   > region. The optics of the U.S. entering a potentially unpopular war in   
   > the Middle East could also be disastrous for the GOP in November's   
   > midterm elections, where Republicans are already expected to suffer an   
   > electoral wipeout.   
      
   The no-wars President.   
      
   >    
   >   
   > On Tuesday, Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, a former real estate   
   > mogul with no prior diplomatic experience, and son-in-law Jared   
   > Kushner, who is married to the president's daughter Ivanka, led the   
   > U.S. delegation for negotiations on Iran's nuclear deal in Geneva.   
      
   Amateur hour.   
      
   > While both sides said the talks were positive, there is no real   
   > evidence that a deal is nearer.   
   >   
   > Vice President JD Vance told Fox News that the negotiations "went   
   > well," but also added: "In other ways, it was very clear that the   
   > president has set some red lines that the Iranians are not yet willing   
   > to actually acknowledge and work through. So we're going to keep on   
   > working it.   
   >   
   > A U.S. official echoed these remarks, telling NBC News that "progress   
   > was made, but there are still a lot of details to discuss."   
   >   
   > The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment.   
      
   Why bother?   
      
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   Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.   
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