Let’s not forget the man whose own Vietnam was
Or as the current joke goes.
Whats the difference between Iran and Vietnam?
Trump had a plan on how to get out of Vietnam.
The latest toy/pram expulsion from Truth Social..
Without the U.S.A., NATO IS A PAPER TIGER! They didn’t want to join the fight to stop a Nuclear Powered Iran. Now that fight is Militarily WON, with very little danger for them, they complain about the high oil prices they are forced to pay, but don’t want to help open the Strait of Hormuz, a simple military maneuver that is the single reason for the high oil prices. So easy for them to do, with so little risk. COWARDS, and we will REMEMBER!
He still doesn't seem to grasp the concept of NATO being a defensive alliance, does he? Bless him, he's not very bright.
Ignoring the elephant in the room of the 5-time draft dodger calling anyone a coward, I'm sure that such a charm offensive will convince lots of countries to get on board with the American strategic masterplan and put their military at Trumps command
I often find in international diplomacy calling your allies cowards & trying to bully them gets results...
Trump calls Nato allies 'cowards', saying it would be 'easy' for them to help open strait
We've just heard from US President Donald Trump, who has called Nato allies "cowards" and said it would be "easy" for them to allow ships to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Here's his post on Truth Social in full:
"Without the U.S.A., NATO IS A PAPER TIGER! They didn’t want to join the fight to stop a Nuclear Powered Iran.
"Now that fight is Militarily WON, with very little danger for them, they complain about the high oil prices they are forced to pay, but don’t want to help open the Strait of Hormuz, a simple military maneuver that is the single reason for the high oil prices.
"So easy for them to do, with so little risk. COWARDS, and we will REMEMBER!"
All the rant makes me think is... if it's so easy, with so little risk, why hasn't the mighty USA under their greatest ever leader not already done it? There's probably a peace prize in it for him if gets on and gets it done.
So easy for them to do, with so little risk. COWARDS, and we will REMEMBER!
At the risk of sounding picky, if it so easy and so little risk, why does he want help (at the time of writing I am sure in ten minutes his medications will kick in/wear off and he will change his mind)?
I would probably go with claiming all the glory for myself and I am not a narcissistic nutter like he is.
The bloke is ****ing scum, and the UK and Europe should cut off all ties with the US. **** em!
At the risk of sounding picky, if it so easy and so little risk, why does he want help (at the time of writing I am sure in ten minutes his medications will kick in/wear off and he will change his mind)?
The problem is you are arguing with idiots decisions.
well he's dropped a lot of support for Ukraine because its not a threat to his Russian/US interests so Europe should give him the bird.
I believe it's in plain sight. Trump had lots of "loans" from some very dodgy people in the past. A bit like Mr Andrew managed to sell his house for ~£4m over the (already steep) asking price to someone dodgy, who never bothered to live in it.
I do believe that in the UK we're not in a position to bin the Americans without threatening our own security. Which is the point that Tony Blair was trying to make.
The US is currently the biggest threat to UK security, they are not our protectors, they are our abusers.
And Tony Blair is "funded" through the tony blair foundation, by the same tech bros and oligarchs that are behind Trump, to promote their wants to governments. Nothing he says is worth the time of day, it's just paid for propaganda, a lot like Mandelsons "consultancy/think tank", birds of a feather etc.
The US is currently the biggest threat to UK security, they are not our protectors, they are our abusers.
The US is in second place to Russia. The UK and Russia are engaged in active conflict. Those cyber attacks and warehouse fires aren't happening by themselves; neither did the Ukrainian drone factory open in East Anglia by coincidence.
I'm sure that such a charm offensive will convince lots of countries to get on board with the American strategic masterplan and put their military at Trumps command
Well, as we speak, Starmer is probably asking where to sign.
Yup, they have a factory in Suffolk
And a cruise missile factory in France (not sure if operational yet?) building the French version of the Storm Shadow, with French support to build another factory near Lyviv
I do believe that in the UK we're not in a position to bin the Americans without threatening our own security. Which is the point that Tony Blair was trying to make.
Blair is an asswipe.
If only there was some community that we could join for mutual benefits in trade and security!
Unforeseen consequence award: in a single month, Trump has done more to get governments and people around the world to recognise the value of renewables and the energy transition than the last decade of state actions...? Maybe???
(I'm not for a second suggesting that that suddenly makes the war okay or that the Iranian and Lebanese and other lives lost are now acceptable. Obviously not).
And Tony Blair is "funded" through the tony blair foundation,
Dont forget his gig working for the Bored of Peace. Busy job right now.
FFS Starmer! Helping the orange toddler is not what the people of this country want.
And it’s likely to bring the war to Cyprus. For what? Any assistance given to the USA to continue the war only means more bad news for the whole world, not just Iran’s neighbours. Trump must be stood up to.
Don't worry it's for "defensive" bombing only!
I see an Iranian couple were caught trying to gain access to Faslane today, maybe they don't agree on Starmers position.
After being dragged into the war with Iran by the puppet master, American Trump is now stuck in Iran with no dignify ways of exiting the war.
Landing troops in Iran is actually what Iran is preparing for, and unlike other middle east countries Iran will not be an easy walkover because they have prepared for this eventuality for a while now.
Even if Trump can secure the small island along the Strait of Hormuz, they will become the "Hamburger Hill" with no peace of mind. The objective to control S.o. Hormuz will not be easy as all bets are off now and with puppet master hellbent on keeping American Trump engage in the region in order to take this opportunity to expand their territory, I suspect if American troops suffer casualties Trump will go down in history as the biggest tool of puppet master.
there he is!
FFS. Starmer could have stood united with the rest of Europe but no, he has to fold to the orange buffoon’s insults and drag us into it as well. Everything in the UK is now a viable target for Iran.
Also, why don’t thinks like this need parliamentary approval?
The Iranians don't need to attack US forces/bases, they can just cause chaos in the wider region, knowing that increasing oil prices is the hardest way to hit 'the west'. They probably wouldn't take DT out if they got a chance as he's far more destabilising where he is.
Petrol price at my local Esso is now creeping up to £1.49 😬
diesel dropped a little to under 22SEK/l,, but then jumped to 24SEK/l
yay
Well, as we speak, Starmer is probably asking where to sign.
I wasn’t expecting to be proved right quite so soon. 😂
From the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce84073mr06t?post=asset%3Ac5a3426c-45fb-4d7e-99e0-7b519265d0dc
Diaper Don has basicaly soiled himself all over the middle east and deciding to walk away and let everyone else clean up his mess.
unlike other middle east countries Iran will not be an easy walkover
Which were the easy walkover again? I'm struggling to remember them
unlike other middle east countries Iran will not be an easy walkover
Yeah, it's gone 1am, I'm a bit pissed from gig shenanigans, but **** me.
Some of your act like you've been in a gunfight or deployed on operations in the middle east. Maybe dial it back a bit, having opinions is all well and good but talking like you actually know what the **** the operations in iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Libya were like takes the biscuit.
Have some ****ing humility you stinking civvie. Nothing was easy, failure and success came with nothing but blood and a lifetime of painful memories.
To add, I respect a great many of you,, you're thoughtful, insightful measured and passionate. I value your opinions, even your rage.
But some of you are bellends. You speak with an authority you have absolutely not earned and do not deserve.
Comments like chewks insult the hundreds of thousands (and then some) that have died as a result of wars in the the region at the orders of autocrats and the arrogant.
Nothing in the region is taken or given with ease. It all costs the blood of the innocent and the blood of the willing.
^^I'm not going to speak for others but I would have shat myself at the thought of going to war and doing mind admitting it.
We also have a factory in England that builds drones for Israel , keeping us in the crosshairs for other militant groups
We also have a factory in England that builds drones for Israel , keeping us in the crosshairs for other militant groups
They had an expert on saying how hard the oil shock could be for the world. Not good at all, this is looking to get proper nasty.
Not just oil/gas but also a lot of fertiliser comes through there. So food production is going to be hit hard this year unless its resolved very quickly.
Then various other things eg Helium which is used for producing computer chips and so on.
There is a reason why all the previous US presidents listened to the advisers and didnt start a war.
There is a reason why all the previous US presidents listened to the advisers and didnt start a war.
Trump doesn't have advisors. He has people who are using him to suit their own ends by playing to his ego, telling him what he wants to hear and then creating their own merry hell. Either that, or Trump watched Top Gun 2 and thought it was a documentary.
Somewhere in amongst all this they'll be buying assets for cents on the dollar, shorting currency, trading fracking rights for US oil or God only knows what else.
Putin must be laughing himself silly.
On a related note, Farage has finally realised that most people don't like Trump so he's frantically trying to extract his nose from the President's arse where it's been firmly wedged for the last 10years.
"Honest guv, I'm not really best mates with him, promise."
or Trump watched Top Gun 2 and thought it was a documentary.
Team America, surely?
Looking difficult already for some in SE Asia:
We also have a factory in England that builds drones for Israel ,
There's a factory in Shenstone that builds engines that are used in drones, some of which have been exported (legally) to Israel. The Factory in Leicester that builds drones is/was a failed UK MOD programme that back in about 2010-15 made a drone called Watchmaker for the Army that was (not to put too fine a point on it) shitty. It crashed with dull regularity because it couldn't fly in bad weather. The whole thing was bought by Elbit and Thales - a joint Israeli/French company for a knock down price after the MOD had spent about $1.5B and wanted out of the programme, who managed in turn, while trying to get Watchmaker to work, to get a contract to sell said shitty drones to Romania in 2015. Some Watchmaker parts that were supposed to go to Romania ended up in Israel, and haven't been onward delivered, and in fact appear to have been used in occupied territories which is against International and UK arms laws.
Somewhere in amongst all this they'll be buying assets for cents on the dollar, shorting currency, trading fracking rights for US oil or God only knows what else.
It's a mind boggling heist underway. Alistair Campbell was saying that within his entourage at Davos he had people there solely to capitalise on market movements to whatever shite he was spouting.
The forced move to take the US operations of TikTok under domestic control attracted an unprecedented $10b 'brokerage' fee payable to the US government. That was buried under storm of tomahawks last week. Just one example.
To TACO or not to TACO, that is the question. My money on TACO to save the midterms, claim false victory and leave Ben on his own after their spat.
As bonkers as what it is that someone as dumb and corrupt as Trump gets to be USA president, he manages to do it 2x .. it's astounding he has managed to stay there because every single day since he took over last year he has said or done something previous presidents would probably have been removed for.
The movies about this crazy last 12mnths are going to be Oscar winning. Trump will get his immortality - however it will be a legacy of shame like Francisco Nguema .. mad & bad in equal amounts.
Reports (telegraph and others) that Putin has told trump to leave Ukraine hanging and in return he'll stop giving Iran intel.
And there ladies and gentlemen is where the power is Trumpuppet's strings are showing.
And he will believe him! His bestie pal.
