The U.S.A. will get all Nuclear "Dust," created by our great B2 Bombers - No money will exchange hands in any way, shape, or form. This deal is in no way subject to Lebanon, either, but the USA will, separately, work with Lebanon, and deal with the Hezboolah situation in an appropriate manner. Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer. They are PROHIBITED from doing so by the U.S.A. Enough is enough!!! Thank you! President DJT
The MAGA-sphere has been increasingly anti-Israel over the last fortnight, and has apparently eclipsed Netanyahu’s influence over Trump.
Bizarrely this actually gives Trump a win. Invading Lebanon looks like a big mistake now.
The US and Iran are in talks over a possible deal in which Washington would release about $20 billion in frozen Iranian funds in exchange for Iran giving up its enriched uranium stockpile, Axios reports.
Perhaps this is one of those moments when two antagonists need to come to blows properly in order to reach a proper accommodation. Both sides realise they can’t get what they originally wanted. It doesn’t happen often, but occasionally it does: the Korean War, arguably. The Northern Irish troubles. FARC in Colombia.
If we end up with Iran getting essentially the same deal they had from Obama all those years ago, then yes what a waste of blood and treasure in the meantime, but that’s better than some of the alternatives.
The best outcome would have been a rapid collapse of the regime in the early days of the war. It would still have been reckless by Trump, but his gamble would have paid off. Israel would not then have had the excuse to start carpet bombing civilians in Lebanon. But that didn’t happen so we are where we are.
I guess we should be cautious. The deal isn't done yet. It would be a surprise if Iran gave up its enriched uranium that easily - we all assumed they'd be desperate to build a bomb to prevent a repeat attack.
But perhaps MaxPB was right yesterday when he said that the US blockade was putting severe pressure on the Iranian regime. It could have left Iran in a corner with nowhere to go.
As I said last night it does seem that Iran has been flummoxed by the blockade because their foreign currency income has overnight dropped to zero which leaves them with little to no room to pay for essential imports. Worse still is that it even leaves the regime without the ability to pay the soldiers which is how they maintain control over the people who hate them.
If Trump had done this three or four weeks ago after the first round of assassinations didn't produce regime change we could have saved a lot of bother.
As I said it would and advised doing a week or two before it happened.
Boris also survived overriding security concerns to create the KGB-adjacent Lord Lebedev.
I suspect we are on dangerous ground when considering Johnson to be the benchmark.
No, none of this is as bad as the capers Johnson got up to but Starmer was supposed to be above all that. The lame excuses however are at Johnsonian levels of bullshit.
Starmer may not be "technically" lying but he is dancing on the head of a pin. EVERYONE knows Starmer rubber stamped Ambassador Mandelson. It blew up in his face.
How the **** is appointing a security risk who failed his vetting due to China as ambassador to the USA, somehow less serious than eating some cake.
Trump: "The Failing NYT, FAKE NEWS CNN, & others, just don’t know what to do. They are desperately looking for a reason to criticize President Donald Trump on the Iran situation, but just can’t find it. Why don’t they just say, JOB WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT, & start to gain back their credibility???"
Boris also survived overriding security concerns to create the KGB-adjacent Lord Lebedev.
I suspect we are on dangerous ground when considering Johnson to be the benchmark.
No, none of this is as bad as the capers Johnson got up to but Starmer was supposed to be above all that. The lame excuses however are at Johnsonian levels of bullshit.
Starmer may not be "technically" lying but he is dancing on the head of a pin. EVERYONE knows Starmer rubber stamped Ambassador Mandelson. It blew up in his face.
How the **** is appointing a security risk who failed his vetting due to China as ambassador to the USA, somehow less serious than eating some cake.
"Boris was ambushed by a cake" is the most egregious lie of the last Parliament and there were loads. Both you and the halfwits who have liked your post need to be ashamed of yourselves. You will tell me next that Liz Truss didn't crash the economy. Back to Johnson, let's start with lying to the Queen and proroguing Parliament on that lie, and let's consider Lebedev being installed in the HoL. Maybe Pincher, but that was fairly minor by comparison to the others I have mentioned.
Trump: "The Failing NYT, FAKE NEWS CNN, & others, just don’t know what to do. They are desperately looking for a reason to criticize President Donald Trump on the Iran situation, but just can’t find it. Why don’t they just say, JOB WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT, & start to gain back their credibility???"
If you look at the costs and benefits the JCPOA and no war is clearly better than what Trump has "achieved". He's the arsonist wanting credit for extinguishing the fire.
I expect that Iran, and China, will be the winners of all this in the long term.
The U.S.A. will get all Nuclear "Dust," created by our great B2 Bombers - No money will exchange hands in any way, shape, or form. This deal is in no way subject to Lebanon, either, but the USA will, separately, work with Lebanon, and deal with the Hezboolah situation in an appropriate manner. Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer. They are PROHIBITED from doing so by the U.S.A. Enough is enough!!! Thank you! President DJT
Translation: Iran will get $20bn, but has agreed to say nothing about it.
It’s not changing hands. They are just changing two numbers in a spreadsheet
I mean, seriously, would you work for this man? So many of those who chose to have been thrown under @TSE's bus. Its never his fault. Someone else, possibly you if you were so foolish, will take the blame. It's the way he works.
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But even if they get their man PB frotters have frotted themselves senseless.
Cringe.
Bizarrely this actually gives Trump a win. Invading Lebanon looks like a big mistake now.
Chinese oil tanker fans please explain.
Trump: "The Failing NYT, FAKE NEWS CNN, & others, just don’t know what to do. They are desperately looking for a reason to criticize President Donald Trump on the Iran situation, but just can’t find it. Why don’t they just say, JOB WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT, & start to gain back their credibility???"
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I wasn't even defending Starmer.
I expect that Iran, and China, will be the winners of all this in the long term.