Why Am I Not Surprised?

POTUS just told CBS News' @weijia that the Iran war is "very complete" and signaled that fighting may stop soon https://t.co/ynZkuWYMFC

— Alex Ward (@alexbward) March 9, 2026

He went from “unconditional surrender” and “I must pick their new leader” to full “just declare victory and get the hell out” TACO Trump. https://t.co/owLZVj5W7t

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) March 9, 2026

NEW—In a phone interview, President Trump told me the war could be over soon: “I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no Air Force.” He added that the U.S. is “very far” ahead of his initial 4-5 week estimated time frame.

— Weijia Jiang (@weijia) March 9, 2026

As for the Straight of Hormuz, Trump noted that ships are moving through now, but he is “thinking about taking it over.”

Trump warned Iran, “They’ve shot everything they have to shoot, and they better not try anything cute or it’s going to be the end of that country.”

— Weijia Jiang (@weijia) March 9, 2026

"Take over” the Straits of Hormuz? Sure. That’ll happen.

He’s doing this because the price of oil nearly doubled overnight.

Spotted in front of Heritage Foundation, DC. Golden Age baby! pic.twitter.com/qyb7qK64Y1

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) March 9, 2026

And why do I think this has something to do with it?

Just 600 Patriot missiles — that’s all Ukraine has received during four years of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

By comparison, more than 800 Patriot interceptors were fired in just days in the Middle East during the recent US-Israeli war with Iran.https://t.co/077TYwXoAy

— KyivPost (@KyivPost) March 9, 2026

Not our miserly attitude towards Ukraine; the fact that we used up over 800 in…a week? Is Iran running out of  missiles? Or are we?

Trump said we were going to war to demand that Iran turn over all their enriched uranium to us, and we also demanded regime change where Trump would choose the new leader. Now Trump is apparently declaring victory after accomplishing none of that.

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) March 9, 2026

It definitely has more to do with us than with Iran.

I remember when the Defense Department was run by adults https://t.co/7RwsafszzM

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 9, 2026

DOD apparently didn’t get the memo.