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JD Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talks | US-Israel war on Iran

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JD Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talks
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JD Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talks
US vice-president to travel to Islamabad with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as deadline for current ceasefire looms
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Dont_make_this_hard 4 days ago +255
Does this administration have anyone qualified for any position they are in, or is it all just drunks and morons.
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Not_Legal_Advice_Pod 4 days ago +80
Since their job is to set the constitution and economy on fire and then have a pissing contest to see if they can put it out, he picked the perfect team for the job. Really, consider if the objective was to destroy America, would you pick anyone differently from who he did?
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HotTestesHypothesis 4 days ago +9
Not even qualified to be bench warmers.
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ZachMN 4 days ago +13
VD Jance: “did someone say ‘bench’? 😃”
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SingLyricsWithMe 4 days ago -2
Get it? Cause the movie The Bench Warmers.
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faffc260 4 days ago +1
could be worse, could still have elon running doge and destroying the governments internal functioning as well.
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Simple-Friend 4 days ago +13
They already achieved what they needed to there
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Gin_OClock 4 days ago +5
Yeah, the consequences of that one haven't really been felt yet.
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faffc260 4 days ago +35
rubio seems about the most competent of them. take that for what you will.
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Ritaredditonce 4 days ago +24
The guy wearing oversized shoes. That doesn't exactly come off as competent.
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MechaD13579 4 days ago +10
Reminds me of the subjects in the Queen of Hearts court who fake their appearances as to not draw her ire.
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joper90 4 days ago +5
Which is concerning he don’t think to order the same shoes at the right size, as Trump would never notice.
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jaquesparblue 4 days ago +5
Competent people already ran away or were fired because they dared to utter "this isn't how any of this works"
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Nights_Harvest 4 days ago +5
The thing people fail to realise, still... This is not incompetence, those are deliberate actions by the USA gov.
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Palomino_mare 4 days ago +1
Something can be deliberate and still be moronic.
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Nights_Harvest 4 days ago +2
Is it tho? If you look at it as a whole, it looks like deliberate actions that always benefit specific people, industry or people while shafting everyone else. Seeing this as stupidity takes away from deliberate and calculated all of this is. It serves their bottom line, they do not care about anyone else's.
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Palomino_mare 3 days ago +1
The destruction of USAID was evil. The dismantling of major parts of the government was stupid, as they are now scrambling to put them back together again. I know why Trump gave Musk that power, it was so Musk would provide money to bribe people, but still. Then he was OK with someone punching Musk in the face. He didn’t have to let Musk go as far as he did. Trump seems unable to think of 2 things at once, make connections, or even string together a coherent sentence. Stupidity and dementia wrapped in one evil hideous package that a bunch of other greedy people and morons voted for. Just look at the mess he’s made with the war with Iraq. He’s manipulating markets yes (although likely someone else is actually controlling that), but I don’t think it ever occurred to that fool that Iran would close down the Strait of Hormuz. Reportedly he completely lost his shit when those 2 airmen were shot down over Iran, apparently afraid that possibly losing 2 men would turn the tide against him. Doesn’t sound like some mastermind to me. More like a greedy cartoon evil that unfortunately is real life.
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Scribble_Box 4 days ago +2
The litmust test for Trump's admin is whether they believe 2020 was stolen.. So no.
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Coolbanh 4 days ago +2
They have drained the swamp only to replace qualified and experienced people with morons.
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King_James_77 4 days ago +2
They got rid of DEI so it’s full of drunks, rapists, racists, and people who bankrupted casinos
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JoshJones18 4 days ago +1
All Drunks, morons and sociopaths
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Schlonzig 4 days ago +1
This administration runs by reality show logic: the loud ones prevail over the smart ones. And big drama replaces effective policies.
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xmorecowbellx 4 days ago +1
I think the joint chief of staff guy general what’s his face, who was doing the briefings, is legit.
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geekpeeps 4 days ago +1
Yeah, I’m not sure they want this war to end. If they did, they’d send someone else.
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SingLyricsWithMe 4 days ago +1
Depends if you voted.
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juvandy 4 days ago +1
Some of them are even drunk morons
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GoBuffaloes 4 days ago
Ah, it's actually drunks, morons, and drunken morons. In fact, there might not actually be any regular drunks that aren't morons.
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ClubsBabySeal 4 days ago -4
Both Rubio and Vance are intelligent. Rubio is qualified. Not sure if there's another in there though.
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Zipz 4 days ago -12
Dude is an Ivy League school graduate What qualifications exactly are you looking for ?
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GCU_ZeroCredibility 4 days ago +9
Iran sends a dozen PhDs who know the technical details of the nuclear program and petroleum trade so that they understand exactly what they are pursuing and agreeing to. Same as Obama did with the JCPOA. That's what you do when you are serious. But Trump sends the VP and, like, real estate developers. If you're a serious country the high ranking person like Vance is for putting his signature on the deal when it is complete, not for hashing out the details. Because he doesn't have the knowledge or expertise to know precisely what the f*** he is giving up or getting. But in a cult of personality like the Trump administration, expertise isn't trusted. So you get incompetent loyalists sent to do the job of experts.
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Front_River7314 4 days ago +3
well it's not "doing a few real estate deals" (witkof) or just "begin family of the president" (kushner) . go figure
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LunetThorsdottir 4 days ago +1
He's a layers who never worked a day in oil, maritime transport or nuclear energy. He'll be eaten raw by experts.
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JC1949 4 days ago +413
Two realtors and a book author. What could go wrong?
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HippyHunter7 4 days ago +85
Well I personally believe JD thought they said they were meeting in the Ottoman empire.
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umpteenthrhyme 4 days ago +20
That’s his equivalent of a foot f*****.
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dragnansdragon 4 days ago +6
You comment about to blow up more than his couch cushions.
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coccyxdynia 4 days ago +70
One of the greatest leaders of today is a comedian. No, these guys are just stupid, doesn't matter what their profession was.
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Scribble_Box 4 days ago +35
I don't need a ride, I need ammunition.
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retailguy_again 4 days ago +20
I'm not here to play cards.
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Pale_Change_666 4 days ago +26
Which time around?
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farcarcus 4 days ago +16
He went so well last time.
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Momoselfie 4 days ago +8
He should teach them how to order donuts
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Goat_inna_Tree 4 days ago +6
Wasn't there like a 13 point plan from the US and a ten point plan from Iran? Just a dozen points, whatever makes sense. How long have you controlled the strait? Mmm...hmm..okay, okay.
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UsedToHaveThisName 4 days ago +3
Okay. Good. Yeah, whatever makes sense.
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drnoncontributor 4 days ago +4
Did he thank them?
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Xeynon 4 days ago +3
To be fair, the Iranian delegation didn't say thank you even once.
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Toginator 4 days ago +3
I think i know this one! They each describe the love of their lives, and then the book guy makes love to the couch they are all sitting on.
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Curious_Owl197 4 days ago +2
He folded and gave up in a day lol
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sleeplessinreno 4 days ago +2
Less than a day.
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potatodrinker 4 days ago +2
The book author can bring a spine, so that's a good thing. Spine of book
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Obvious_wombat 4 days ago +1
Well, if you couch it in those terms...
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ZachMN 4 days ago
A rabbi and a priest could walk into the same bar.
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The_Frostweaver 4 days ago +61
JD No Chance Vance is being sent to negotiate a deal without the authority to make any concessions. The deal is dead on arrival. It's just a big show to manipulate the markets.
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DirectionMurky5526 4 days ago +14
A speculation I saw from Chinese netizens is that they don't trust Trump to uphold any deal, only Vance, so they're going to convince Vance to overthrow Trump. 
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Bored2001 4 days ago +10
No conspiracy is needed. Donny will likely die before the end of the term and JD Vance will be in charge.
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The_Frostweaver 4 days ago +7
A wealthy 80 year old man has a life expectancy of 7-10 years. Some of those may be very shitty years with dementia and multiple other health issues, but the chances of Trump actually dying in the next 3 years are low. The odds of a major stroke are under 1% per year. And I think it would take something like that for Trump to resign. I don't think he would walk away from the presidency easily. Just look at mitch mcconnel, he is 84, his health is not good (falls, freezing mid speech) but he isn't dead. He was still leading the senate at 82. That will be Trump. Visibly failing health but still "leading" at 82.
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Bored2001 4 days ago +4
Relatively healthy ones maybe, but Trump is a fat b****** and obesity significantly reduces your life expectancy.
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LifeDraining 1 day ago +1
That f****** sounds like a better plan than any. Too bad Vance is a dullard. Maybe if you seduce him with a fancy couch...
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Boise_is_full 4 days ago +30
It’s like a sitcom of incompetence. Why even announce this idiocratic plan?
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Ihavenoideatall 4 days ago +18
People.... Don't hold your breath....
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OkFix4074 4 days ago +7
Unless you are in the room with Donny diapers! Then pls do
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ianc1215 4 days ago +2
Light a match? Bad idea?
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Uberslaughter 4 days ago +63
Where’s little Marco at? Drawing up Cuba invasion plans in crayon? Thought this was a job for Sec of State
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Imbendo 4 days ago +14
He agreed to switch with Vance just for fun
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Sighlina 4 days ago +10
He’s playing the market like the rest of the administration and preparing for our next war with Cuba…
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ZachMN 4 days ago +4
Do you know how hard it is to run to the other end of the airport wearing shoes six sizes too big?
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-You-know-it- 4 days ago +4
Bahahahahah!
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-You-know-it- 4 days ago +1
He can’t fly into Pakistan because the dogs will smell the cocaine.
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LiteratureMindless71 4 days ago +9
I swear I heard this before...
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virgil_of_the_brooks 4 days ago +32
Vance should just stay home and do what he’s good at: being a spineless b**** and f****** his couch. This man, just like his pedo orange daddy, deserves no respect, tolerance, or redemption. Remove these turds from office now and be done with the dementia circus
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dramaking37 4 days ago +3
The Iranians probably have a pretty good sofa set aside for him at the negotiation table
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virgil_of_the_brooks 4 days ago +2
If it has a pictures of Trump plastered all over the couch & is full of lumps for him to cuddle, it’s perfect for the waste of human flesh known as JD Vance
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nishitd 4 days ago +7
I thought they weren't going to send Vance this time. Only the other two idiots
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HarEr89 4 days ago +8
Will it be TACO Tuesday or TACO Wednesday? Stay tuned for more nonsense!
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MentokGL 4 days ago +17
Hang on to your couches!
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faffc260 4 days ago +10
first he's not going due to security concerns, next he's going if iran agrees to talks, trump is looking for an off ramp and just manipulating the market with his threats at this point.
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Mike-SBA 4 days ago +5
They might as well have sent Rudy Giuliani !
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ZachMN 4 days ago +2
What better place to top off his cranial oil?
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FieldMouseMedic 4 days ago +4
So the US has decided it doesn’t want a ceasefire then?
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Huskies971 4 days ago +9
It would be hilarious if Iran asked for Obama for negotiations
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i_did_nothing_ 4 days ago +13
Eventually you all are going to have to admit that he’s an absolute f****** d***** bag
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FirefighterLeft5425 4 days ago +7
I don't think anyone disagrees with that sentiment.
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i_did_nothing_ 4 days ago +5
Unfortunately I think there are quite a few
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EdiblePeasant 4 days ago +1
How did it get like this?
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navyblusheet 4 days ago +6
Every time they say it's not safe to send JD and a couple of days later they send him anyway. Why? Lol
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DrPsyz9 4 days ago +8
His death solves a lot of problems for the technogarchs. Justifies the planned ground invasion, kills 25th amendment talk, really around the flag effect of vp death would be real, and he's the obvious successor and has negative charisma... honestly surprised they didn't do a false flag the first time around.
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BlueInfinity2021 4 days ago +3
They really need to send Rubio or someone else that is competent to negotiate this (not Kushner or Witkoff or Vance).
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throwaway_beefpho 4 days ago +3
So basically it's over before it started.
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DimSumFan 4 days ago +5
He'll put on extra eye liner
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National-Charity-435 4 days ago
He'll threaten their couches
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porgy_tirebiter 4 days ago +2
Again?
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ErictheAgnostic 4 days ago +2
Big "if" there it seems
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Gdmf13 4 days ago +2
He is a Russian asset.
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LivedLostLivalil 4 days ago +2
He gonna use his magic he used on the previous pope.
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-You-know-it- 4 days ago +2
I hope Pakistan uses couch covers this time 😬
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Blackdow01 4 days ago +2
This war is going to last forever.
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Otazihs 4 days ago +2
He doing to botch this one too?
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ravbuc 4 days ago +2
Send the clowns. Round two
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KE55 4 days ago +2
Why doesn't the self-proclaimed greatest negotiator/dealmaker in the world personally lead the talks?
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ThE_LAN_B4_TimE 4 days ago +2
The same JD Vance that has failed at everything hes been asked to do? Its as if they dont want a deal! /s...wait
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Littman-Express 4 days ago +2
They played this episode last week. This shows really running low on ideas. They need new script writers. 
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pattyG80 4 days ago +2
Vance is never gonna pull this off
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J-the-Kidder 4 days ago +2
I'm sure this time will go far better than before. By this point, I'm sure JD is considering another religion change. Probably to Islam to write another book and "inform" the people of that region.
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punkindle 4 days ago +2
He thinks they're grooming him to be the next President. I think they're grooming him to be a coffin stuffer.
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rruusu 4 days ago +2
Iran: What are your demands? Vance: Whatever makes sense.
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Aggressive_Walk378 4 days ago +2
I hear Pakistan has the world's softest and smooth couches with amazing legs that go for days!
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Rabbt 4 days ago +3
That's what Iranian delegation was waiting for. To be shaken by JD Vance's magnetic personality one more time.
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snoopingforpooping 4 days ago +2
Not a single career diplomat was available?
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Farfignugen42 4 days ago +1
I don't think any still work for this administration. I don't see there being any advantages for an actual skilled diplomat working for Trump. It's not like Trump cares what anyone else has to say other that Putin. Or maybe Netanyahu.
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Brown_Star 4 days ago +2
The Art of the deal....send someone else in order to save your ass and pass the blame
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IndubitableMatt 4 days ago +2
Because he was so effective the first time? And why is Pakistan mediating? What experience do they have in taking on a role like this?
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Sreg32 4 days ago +1
Payoffs everywhere that we aren't aware about
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christien 4 days ago -1
a good question.... why is Pakistan mediating? I see religious and geographic and runnin outta diesel reasons why.
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DrPsyz9 4 days ago +1
Love the if in that sentence. We sent a delegation, that includes the vice president, just in case the Iranians wanted to talk.
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Farfignugen42 4 days ago +1
Are we about to start a war with Pakistan next?
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Traditional-Goat1773 4 days ago +1
lol no they have nukes.
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KaliUK 4 days ago +1
They’re trying to use the vice pres death touch lmao talk about superstitious but he did visit the old pope and all of a sudden…
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Flash_ina_pan 4 days ago +1
Getting a second poke at the couch
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blackcain 4 days ago +1
The joke is that Vance keeps going back there. I hope he enjoys the food cuz he's gonna be coming back again. I think Iran and Israel needs to meet it is the only way this is going to get resolved.
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caliboy559 4 days ago +1
That wasn’t a good plan the first time
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Nice-Cat3727 4 days ago +1
Going by track record, the entire state of Pakistan will then die from Cringe
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abolish_karma 4 days ago +1
VD Vance, f***** of Couches, spreader of Democracy. Can't wait for him to endorse Trump's second second term!
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Melodic_Crow_3409 4 days ago +1
Dude can’t even order donuts. 
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Soopah_Fly 4 days ago +1
Hide your couches, hide your chairs.
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Hoodamush 4 days ago +1
I thought Dumpy diapers Trump was the big bad deal maker?
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macross1984 4 days ago +1
Guarantee it will fail again. :P
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Okawaru1 4 days ago +1
uh oh
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WideOperation6632 4 days ago +1
Well that's a bonus for Iran.
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fountainpopjunkie 4 days ago +1
James Donald Bowman. Say his name. He doesn't get to choose how he identifies.
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Haru1st 4 days ago +1
Is… this supposed to be an incentive?
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Larkson9999 4 days ago +2
Agree to a deal or you will be forced to spend time talking to Vance!
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Haru1st 4 days ago +1
Should be fine if they see to it they toss the poor bloke a thank you.
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Mission_Cloud4286 4 days ago +1
I don't like him. You know what would be a chef's kiss with all this bullshit? If IRAN stated, "we tried Vance, no good, we'll only talk to Obama!" All Krasnov is trying to do is make the same deal Obama made with Iran, but Krasnov has to have his name on it. He withdrew the US. i think it was 2018, BECAUSE OF OBAMA'S NAME
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fromkatain 4 days ago +1
Apocalypse 4 horsemen
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KruzerVanDuzer 4 days ago +1
Tell me you want to fail without telling me you want to fail.
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uprightshark 4 days ago +1
Is anyone in this administration actually qualified to do their jobs? The stakes here are kind of high.
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MrOnCore 4 days ago +1
Worked so well the last time he as there as part of the delegation…..
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King_James_77 4 days ago +1
Please God no. Please send literally anyone else.
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neelav9 4 days ago +1
Mascara muppet! $20 he’s coming back empty handed and pockets full.
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coulls 4 days ago +1
So Iran got what they wanted… to talk with the one guy that didn’t want the war and they can bend him over the barrel with it?
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B00marangTrotter 4 days ago +1
Pakistan has put out the davenport with a variety of throw pillows, Iran has been given meta Ray-Bans.
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slayermcb 4 days ago +1
So the guy Iran refused to deal with because they didnt trust him is the guy they send back for round 2...
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sleeplessinreno 4 days ago +1
Oh so that wasn't your final offer jimbo?
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mydogsnameispoop 4 days ago +1
Wait again? The last time there was no deal after a few hours and he left for home so what makes everyone think that this time will be different?
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Aggressive-Article41 4 days ago +1
Oh great send the guy who failed the first time and Vance always finds a way to make it worse.
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Aggressive-Article41 4 days ago +1
Oh great send the guy who failed the first time and Vance always finds a way to make it worse.
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bigfoot1312 4 days ago +1
They must not want a deal
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zirky 4 days ago +1
iran: “we have one additional condition for negotiation”
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ThaddCorbett 3 days ago +1
Does the American government send Vance because they hope something horrible happens to him while he's abroad or because they have no interest in seeing peace talks succeeding??
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Used-Squirrel8704 2 days ago +1
They’ll have him cool his heels for a few days then humiliate him. Again.
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Wonderful_Confusion4 4 days ago +1
But has Iran said thank you first?
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Romano16 4 days ago +1
Didn’t they already talk and Iran said JD was an idiot?
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WaffleHouseGladiator 4 days ago +1
The Iranian delegation should wear some slutty upholstery to keep Shady JD distracted and sexually frustrated.
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you_killed_my_ 4 days ago
Amazing how quickly an empire can fall to ruin
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Viva_La_Revolucion- 4 days ago -1
How many times is this... Did Iran forget the couch last time?
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PassionLong9552 4 days ago
Trump has probably 100x his wealth from all this manipulation
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Overall_Curve6725 4 days ago
Better hide the leather furniture if Vance is going
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Sweatytubesock 4 days ago
Lol. This dipshit ‘leading’ literally anything.
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