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Paper Roses

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34. From the minute the cease fire was announced, we all knew this was a farce.
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 02:08 PM
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Another trump failure for which he took credit before the fact.. There was no hope that this would hold, just good publicity for the orange criminal.

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As long as Hamas exists the chance for anything resembling peace is zero. madaboutharry Sunday #1
As long as Palestinians exist in their homeland the chance for anything resembling peace* is zero. AloeVera Sunday #3
Over two million Palestinians existed in Israel for decades. Glorious bastard Sunday #7
Netanyahu's plan WmChris Sunday #11
IMHO, Netanyahu's plans doesn't extended beyond saving his ass. Glorious bastard Sunday #14
Israelis existed in Palestine for hundreds of years before the Zionists came from Europe. LiberalArkie Sunday #17
I think that is a rather confused perception stopdiggin Sunday #25
Yes indeed. And everyone was relatively peaceful until the Balfour Declaration. LiberalArkie Sunday #28
WITHOUT Israel - or any notion of ANY form of Jewish state stopdiggin Sunday #32
Except the periods of warfare waged by various powers like Glorious bastard Sunday #54
Treatment of Jews in pre- Israeli Palestine Mossfern Sunday #33
Yes - but, "everyone mostly got along .." stopdiggin Sunday #35
Yeah Mossfern Monday #57
You did it to me so I am free to do it to you. Is that what you're getting at? paleotn Sunday #40
No Mossfern Sunday #47
No. what a handful of posters are trying to articulate stopdiggin Monday #60
Israelis only existed between around 900 BC to around 650 BC Glorious bastard Sunday #53
Not decades, sir, MILLENNIA! Seriously, got history?? Exp Sunday #44
I am not sure what you intended to fix for me, but whatever it is, Glorious bastard Sunday #52
Nearly all land was stolen at one point in time, or lost in war Polybius Sunday #43
I agree with this except for the fact fujiyamasan Sunday #38
And some forces that don't reach very far at all.... paleotn Sunday #39
There is no certainty of whether this was Hamas or moniss Sunday #42
We were told all that was necessary was for iemanja Monday #56
"Trump-brand peace will last 3,000 years. Trust me." - Republican Felon-in-Chief Champp Sunday #2
More like 3 days, if that. ananda Sunday #10
Terror operatives fired RPGs at Israeli troops in Rafah today, says IDF, prompting airstrikes Glorious bastard Sunday #4
Yep. And thanks for being the single post on this thread .. stopdiggin Sunday #29
Is there a Nobel Failed Peace Prize TSF can get? sinkingfeeling Sunday #5
GOP failed foreign policy in action. bronxiteforever Sunday #6
What Traildogbob Sunday #9
Well, this is no surprise, but it is sad. Biophilic Sunday #8
This was a charade from the beginning PSPS Sunday #12
Exactly. NH Ethylene Sunday #15
then Hamas must be playing on the Kushner/Trump team as well .. ? stopdiggin Sunday #27
Thus continues Netanyahu's years-long campaign of deliberate civilian murder Orrex Sunday #13
"...U.S.-mediated ceasefire..." MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #48
Weren't we betting it would hold for two weeks? Turbineguy Sunday #16
It was great the hostages were returned, but the impression I got from much of the media was that Fil1957 Sunday #18
look at Netti's track record - he has done this before - azureblue Sunday #50
Bibi used the, "peace," to get Gazans to come back home, Bayard Sunday #19
Well, to build hotels, resorts, condos Bettie Sunday #36
The cease firer lasted longer than I thought it would. republianmushroom Sunday #20
I'm 90% sure that the apricothellbeast is more hated then Shrub Bush was in 2003-2009 irisblue Sunday #21
Welllllll......since you asked Farmer-Rick Sunday #23
The I.D.F. LOVES to BOMB Gaza!. Antifa Ideology will NEVER FORGIVE. Exp Sunday #22
Ah Shit pwb Sunday #24
Good thing there was a peace agreement WestMichRad Sunday #26
Gosh! What a totally unexpected surprise! Let the genocide resume! Iggo Sunday #30
So let me get this straight Bluestocking Sunday #31
From the minute the cease fire was announced, we all knew this was a farce. Paper Roses Sunday #34
Was only a matter of time. paleotn Sunday #37
Just look at this jackass. LudwigPastorius Sunday #41
Ah, the art of the Trump deal strikes again! n/t AntiFascist Sunday #45
So I guess this means that Trump is down to Bluetus Sunday #46
The last thing I would do is defend Hamas or any such group that launches terrorist attacks and takes hostages fujiyamasan Sunday #49
They didn't have any hostages two years ago, yet they attacked. Glorious bastard Sunday #55
It wasn't just odd -- it was evil and stupid fujiyamasan Monday #58
And yet, two years ago, being evil and stupid, they attacked without having hostages as bargaining chips. Glorious bastard Monday #59
Why would they also bother giving up the only leverage they had? fujiyamasan Monday #61
Because the price they paid for holding them became too high. Glorious bastard Yesterday #62
This reminds me ofstories from before trump brought peace to the Middle East. mwb970 Sunday #51
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