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UK needs to distant itself as much as possible from Trumps USA.
Iran are not good guys - they enabled Russia when things got tough for them in Ukraine. But Trump appears to be threatening to go as far, if not further, than Putin .. that will mean the USAs previous standing will be gone forever and China taking over very quickly.
But there won't be any nukes.
Until recently I'd have agreed with you, but now I'm not so sure. He is absolutely psychotic and unhinged and no one in the room with him is either inclined to, or has the balls to stop him.
I don't think he will, but I wouldn't rule it out with any certainty. Shit the bed, someone pinch me and wake me up from this fever dream!
It crossed my mind the other day that if Chaz backed out of his visit, or Sadiq said something nasty online about him, that it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if he nuked London!
Are we still allowing US B52s & B1s to take off from UK soil on 'defensive' missions? Surely they've gone well past that point now?
If a US plane takes off from UK soil tonight and takes out a desalination plant or a power station that provides the energy for a desalination plant, or a hospital or any other piece of vital civilian infrastructure we will have blood on our hands.
IF he genuinely intends to follow through with his deranged words...
We can't facilitate this.
We can't condone it by sending our 'king' over to give their's a reach around shortly after.
The US needs to stop being considered our ally until they restore sane and reasoned governance.
Until recently I'd have agreed with you, but now I'm not so sure. He is absolutely psychotic and unhinged and no one in the room with him is either inclined to, or has the balls to stop him
The rest in the room are even more unhinged than him.
The purging of generals in the past week
The insane posts on social media and bonkers press conferences
I'm genuinely worried I either don't wake up in the morning because we got nuked overnight or worse I've survived and living in hell on earth. I genuinely think he's going to do the ****ing worst imaginable tonight and I'm scared
There is a suggestion from Frank Gardner on the Beeb that Trump might be threatening to destroy historic artefacts of earlier civilisations. So that would be one lesson learned from the Taliban then.
Given what may transpire later tonight this may be very apt,
The US needs to stop being considered our ally until they restore sane and reasoned governance.
Vance was in Hungary today trying to help Putin and Trumps great mate Orban. Vance once again had less than complimentary things to say about the EU, and added a new thing about Ukraine interfering in the USA elections. There is little if any doubt that Trump and his administration are hostile to the UK, EU and Ukraine.
There won't be nukes.
He may carpet bomb charge island as they've been going after the military bits do presumably air defence or something equally insane but re: nukes I don't think even he's that doolally and genuinely believe the operational command of the military would refuse to do it. I wouldn't pit it past Kegbreath though.
He may carpet bomb charge island
I'm sure Father Ted will die, but it's a price I'm willing to pay.*
*Trump and crews lack of awareness means they may as well bomb a wee rocky island off the Irish coast to achieve his aims.
I don't think even he's that doolally
Say what? He's completely lost his mind. I have no doubt when he said the other day he was talking to an ex president, he was talking to a bust of Abe Lincoln.
If he was your grandad you wouldn't let him drive to the shops, yet he has the keys to the nuclear football
He may carpet bomb charge island
There are reports that Khark island is already being hit.
There is a suggestion from Frank Gardner on the Beeb that Trump might be threatening to destroy historic artefacts of earlier civilisations. So that would be one lesson learned from the Taliban then.
Well he's already started:
B-52 bombetta taken off from RAF Fairfield.
UK is complicit and if it gets attacked then I'd say fair dinkum.
Remember when we used to think Sarah Palin was the benchmark for bonkers Republicans
Veiled threats with the strong hints it's nukes. Where could Trump have got that idea from? Oh yes, his best mate Putin. Same playbook.
Remember when we used to think Sarah Palin was the benchmark for bonkers Republicans
Or "The Goold Old Days" as we now call them
He won't nuke
He’s an absolute ****ing madman! All bets are off as to what the lunatic will and won’t do.
Even a month ago, the idea of an American president using the kind of language we’ve seen in the last couple of days would have been inconceivable. Now? Just another day listening to the unhinged ramblings of an absolute maniac
He won't nuke
I'm not sure exactly how their launch commands work, but Hegseth has fired fifteen generals recently. He's removing people who disagree with him, who stand up to him. Presumably if the person who does the actual launching won't do it he too will be replaced with someone who will
There won't be nukes.
- "Iran must never have nuclear weapons!"
"What are we going to do to prevent that Mr President?"
- "We'll nuke them..."
He wants to use a nuke. Because it would show how powerful he is, and because he enjoys causing suffering.
Am I right in thinking that in the film “Threads”, WW3 kicked off because the Americans nuked Iran?
Yeah..I'm not sure he is really up on his history, otherwise he'd know what the outcome of the crusades was..
Some were "successful" but this is where we get into history geekery which I happily admit I am subject to despite my shit gcse history teacher.
The Northern crusades were reasonably successful although for obvious reasons overlooked nowadays and the heretic crusades (something I expect hegseth the keg downer would love to repeat) were mixed but again overlooked beyond the "kill them all god will know his own" line.
The Knights Templar did well, until they didn't, sort of got piled on by the rest of the europeans,too much money.
An interesting lot and actually more sophisticated than Trump and Hegseth.
Will the officers in charge starting defying orders?
Or the pilots themselves?
A newspaper article.
"Officers in the chain of command are obligated under US and international law not to carry out blatantly unlawful orders"
I did think it odd that ****stan wre giving Trump an off ramp , turne out that the US dictated the statement....
https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3miwpirwmps2n
Am I right in thinking that in the film “Threads”, WW3 kicked off because the Americans nuked Iran?
Probably not immediately but the build up to WW3 will start the moment all victims (if any are still around) are being taken care of.
The entire Muslim world will probably start something to retaliate and the process will be ongoing until they reach Turkey.
Its TACO tuesday
Looks like he's stopped another war then. Wander what he'll be like when he grows up.
Does this mean he gets a Nobel Peace Prize?
Won’t need it. He’s had the FIFA peace prize and the backing of the Easter Bunny.
He has said it will lead to lasting peace in the Middle East so fair play to him. If only we’d known it was so easy!
Say what you like about Trump, he's thorough
lets have a little roll call of what he's achieved:
Burnt all America's bridges with their former European allies
Ensured none of the Gulf States will ever trust America again
Caused economic chaos around the world
Massively enboldened Iran with an even harder line military leadership that can now use the Strait as a tollbooth
And last but not least, of course.... killed loads and loads of people
*slow handclap*
Say what you like about Trump, he's thorough
Dunno about world peace or otherwise but he’s doing wonders for my shares ISA.
2026 investment strategy - Buy shares when Trump threatens the apocalypse. Sell when he chickens out a few days later.
Say what you like about Trump, he's thorough
Dunno about world peace or otherwise but he’s doing wonders for my shares ISA.
2026 investment strategy - Buy shares when Trump threatens the apocalypse. Sell when he chickens out a few days later.
Don't worry about fascism, hold your nose and count the cash.
2026 investment strategy - Buy shares when Trump threatens the apocalypse. Sell when he chickens out a few days later.
this is literally how the TACO acronym got coined!
lets have a little roll call of what he's achieved:
Burnt all America's bridges with their former European allies
Ensured none of the Gulf States will ever trust America again
Caused economic chaos around the world
Massively enboldened Iran with an even harder line military leadership that can now use the Strait as a tollboothAnd last but not least, of course.... killed loads and loads of people
*slow handclap*
Bored of Peace
The exception being that now he's got the ceasefire he was desperately begging for, he'll claim that he singlehandedly stopped the war.
Okay, so the good ol' US of A, have secured a 2 week cease fire with Iran, what about Israel? They still bombing left, right and centre?
Okay, so the good ol' US of A, have secured a 2 week cease fire with Iran, what about Israel? They still bombing left, right and centre?
They're on holiday in Lebanon atm
So Trump threatens Armageddon- TACOS and achieves what? Total capitulation to Irans demands 🤦🏻♂️🤷♂️
Master negotiator. Without peer. Deal of the century.
So Trump threatens Armageddon- TACOS and achieves what? Total capitulation to Irans demands 🤦🏻♂️🤷♂️
Well, they don't need nukes now I suppose. Trump has allowed them to show the world they can inflict economic damage on a global scale with a few mines and a few drones.
Even Iranians that hate the regime must be wondering if American 'help' is what they really want. America has done exactly what Iran's regime has been saying they would do for 47 years. Trump has likely unified the country and reduced any chance of an uprising.
Well f***** done Trump.
We also have the full economic effects yet to hit us too, even if a ceasefire holds...
Let's not forget the loss of life either. For nothing.