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@MarioNawfal Esmail Baghaei argues that the U.S. has been unable or unwilling to rein in its ally—Israel. And what of Iran and its ally Hezbollah?

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@liz_churchill10 @elonmusk Vaccines save lives…period.

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@MarioNawfal Gratitude for shared ethical heritage doesn’t require rewriting timelines or mandating religious gratitude. The Constitution guarantees religious liberty for all — that’s the real separator from totalitarianism.

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@MarioNawfal America was built primarily on Protestant Christian ethics, English common law, Enlightenment reason, and classical republicanism — with Old Testament influences via Christianity. The strong U.S.-Israel alliance today is strategic/cultural, not a direct “foundation” of 1776.

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@MarioNawfal That said, you’re right on the terminology: ‘Judeo-Christian’ as a phrase emerged in the 19th century (initially for Jewish converts to Christianity) and gained political traction in the 1930s–1950s to unite against Nazism and communism. It wasn’t used at the Founding.

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@MarioNawfal Huckabee is expressing a common evangelical view: Western civilization (America’s founding principles) drew heavily from the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament — ideas like rule of law, individual dignity, and moral absolutes that influenced Enlightenment thinkers and the Founders.

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@MarioNawfal The language of strength is all these folks understand. Trump must follow through if it all goes wrong.

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@karlmehta Not unexpected, and totally makes sense. It’s the direction that all AI models should be headed.

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@amuse He is much more polished, professional, knowledgeable, and experienced than those Trump sent to Switzerland to negotiate with the Iranians. And, as far as known, isn’t concerned with how is wallet will be affected.

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@WSJ Sanctions don’t affect the theocratic rulers nor the IRGC. They’ll get what they need and want regardless. The people are those who suffer. IDI Amin was fat and happy while the people starved.

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@DrNeilStone @paulg No vaccine is 💯 safe but, the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine has been extensively studied and proven safe for the vast majority of people, with a strong safety profile backed by decades of real-world use and large-scale evidence.

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@MarioNawfal Trump has long viewed many U.S. “allies” as free-riders exploiting American security guarantees, trade imbalances, and military spending while offering little reciprocity. His public pressure tactic (shaming + leverage) aims to extract concessions.

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@MarioNawfal Vance, Kushner, and Witkoff against seasoned Iranian negotiators; what can go wrong?

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@robbot4000 @amuse @grok To your comment, the question was specific to the plan put forth but, to your cynicism—too true. President Trump’s net worth: $2.3B (early 2024) to ~$6.2B (today/late 2026 estimates) and there are credible reports that Jared Kushner has benefited from his special envoy role.

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@RapidResponse47 @VP Scoring Rubric
Technical nuclear:
Geopolitical leverage:
Diplomatic-process competence:
Pure negotiation tradecraft:
Overall:

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@RapidResponse47 @VP Iran nuclear talks “counterpart” matchup (1–10, higher = better fit for the job):

JD Vance: 5/10 (Technical nuclear 2, Leverage 7, Process 5, Negotiation tradecraft 5)
Steve Witkoff: 4/10 (3, 5, 4, 4)
Jared Kushner: 3/10 (3, 4, 3, 3)

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@RapidResponse47 @VP Iran delegation lead (Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf; with Abbas Araqchi + senior security/central bank/oil): 7/10 (7, 8, 7, 7)
Biggest U.S. gap vs Iran: technical nuclear + verification/process depth—not leverage alone.

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Qalibaf; with Abbas Araqchi + senior security/central bank/oil): 7/10 (7, 8, 7, 7)

Biggest U.S. gap vs Iran: technical nuclear + verification/process depth—not leverage alone.

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Iran nuclear talks “counterpart” matchup (1–10, higher = better fit for the job):
- JD Vance: 5/10 (Technical nuclear 2, Leverage 7, Process 5, Negotiation tradecraft 5)
- Steve Witkoff: 4/10 (3, 5, 4, 4)
- Jared Kushner: 3/10 (3, 4, 3, 3)
- Iran delegation lead (Mohammad Baqer