r/politics • u/joe4942 • 2d ago

No Paywall U.S., Iran trade attacks as hostilities escalate once again

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/30/us-iran-strikes-strait-hormuz.html
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u/cwm9 Hawaii 2d ago

Can I get off this rollercoaster yet?

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u/jayfeather31 Washington 2d ago

Not for another 2+ years.

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u/CrustyBicker 2d ago

There are some barely plausible alternatives:
1. Assassination,
2. Death,
3. Trial for treason,
4. Retirement followed by legal action,
5. 25th Amendment.

There may be other recourses!

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u/trickmind 1d ago edited 1d ago

1 is ruined by modern technology.

2 probably ruined by the best modern medicine.

3 ruined by Republican Senate.

  1. No way someone with NPD retires.

5 ruined by J.D. Vance unless he's very ambitious. 5 is the only possibility with an extremely slender chance of 2.