If your goal is wiping out Hamas, of course you failed, they can claim V. It all depends on the goal

Author: Eli (9560 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 5:58 pm on Apr 28, 2026

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If your goal is defeating Humas, yes, you can claim victory, they can't. It's very simple, not like politicians spinning.

Replies to: “If your goal is wiping out Hamas, of course you failed, they can claim V. It all depends on the goal”

Both sides believe the other will BLINK, but there is another scenario. - Curly1918 - 2:57pm 4/28/26 (15) [View All]
- In the end Iran will control Hormuz and make concessions on nuclear program. Then both sides claim W - Eli - 5:31pm 4/28/26
  - Some people claimed victory for Hamas as well. Not surprising if each side claims victory. - NedoftheHill - 5:43pm 4/28/26
    - If your goal is wiping out Hamas, of course you failed, they can claim V. It all depends on the goal - Eli - 5:58pm 4/28/26
- So if the US blasts "everything," both sides will be able to declare victory. - Chris94 - 3:50pm 4/28/26
  - I suppose we could ship a pallet of cash under dark of night & declare victory. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 4:08pm 4/28/26
    - You guys love that - Chris94 - 4:33pm 4/28/26
      - A two second google search for an image of the pallet of cash showed Obama admin confirming $1.3B [NT] [LINK] - NedoftheHill - 5:31pm 4/28/26
        
        BTW...we're now spending ~$1B/day, thanks to DJT tearing up the JCPOA...and not getting anywhere - TyroneIrish - 6:54pm 4/28/26
        
        ALL of the money was seized from Iran...not one penny of U.S. assets...and it was delivered in - TyroneIrish - 6:46pm 4/28/26
        
        My memory failed me. Or needed an update. - Chris94 - 6:08pm 4/28/26
        
        That was in addition to the $400M cash pallet. [NT] [LINK] - NedoftheHill - 5:33pm 4/28/26
        
        Say what you want about why it was cash, but that is how a terror organization would want the payoff - NedoftheHill - 5:37pm 4/28/26
- Been there...Done that...DJT "Obliterated" Iran's nuclear capability, and yet here we are. Your - TyroneIrish - 3:35pm 4/28/26
  - Well, they have been set far back from where they were before we bombed them out of necessity. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 5:15pm 4/28/26
    - Had DJT not torn up the JCPOA, Iran would not have enough 60% HEU to make several low-yield nuclear [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 6:26pm 4/28/26

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