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First Aspect

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There is also the potential that a US intervention may now be the quickest way to bring oil prices back down, or minimise their rise.

That will be part of the thinking, I imagine. Because as much as Trump argues the US can flood the markets, US corporations are no more likely to do this to their own detriment than OPEC.
 
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Bazzer

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This is full fascist: ICE thugs 'arresting' a Democratic mayoral candidate. He was released four hours later, but the televised thuggery is the point: it's state terrorism against Trump's adversaries.

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And of course, if incidents such as this and that of Senator Padilla happen with cameras around, one has to wonder how others are detained when there are no cameras.
 
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Pinno718

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.None of those rushing to war seem to have much of a plan about what they hope to achieve.

Does Trump really think that if Iran does his "unconditional surrender" they'll just sit quietly and suffer? Me thinks not. Big
According to the Beeb (who' reporting I find rather muted in regards to the regime), '...they* spent 90 minutes in the oval office discussing the Iranian problem...'.

90 minutes ?! Probably running around like headless chickens wondering what on earth they were going to do because they are a collection of incompetents and Hegseth et al have got rid of a lot of military personnel and advisors.
The monkeys are left in charge of the zoo and they are clueless.
 

briantrumpet

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Which was the point Padilla made to congress.

There is that worry, but ICE does want to be filmed doing this with impunity, as that's how they spread the fear to the people they are targeting, the aim being to terrify people with brown skin to disappear themselves out of the US.
 
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Pinno718

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There is that worry, but ICE does want to be filmed doing this with impunity, as that's how they spread the fear to the people they are targeting, the aim being to terrify people with brown skin to disappear themselves out of the US.

Which was a point Nicole Wallace made on MSNBC News - 'they like the optics'.
 
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Pinno718

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Pinno718

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I sent a 'love' letter to Marjorie Taylor Green on X and I have been blocked.
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A ha - fake X account. Got my love letter through.

Dear Marjorie. As a British person, I can only wonder and admire your rise to your position in govt. It's wonderful how a grass roots republican and a god fearing citizen has achieved so much. It's amazing that someone so blind and thick and prejudiced and so amoral gets to spout vitriol, conspiracy bollox and bile to an audience of sycophants and haters. How does it feel to be one of Trumps top fluffers? Are you behind the puppy killer ICE Barbie or are you number 1 in the fluffing queue? Please let me know. Looking forward to a reply at your earliest possible convenance. Yours. With love and respect.
 

briantrumpet

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A ha - fake X account. Got my love letter through.

Dear Marjorie. As a British person, I can only wonder and admire your rise to your position in govt. It's wonderful how a grass roots republican and a god fearing citizen has achieved so much. It's amazing that someone so blind and thick and prejudiced and so amoral gets to spout vitriol, conspiracy bollox and bile to an audience of sycophants and haters. How does it feel to be one of Trumps top fluffers? Are you behind the puppy killer ICE Barbie or are you number 1 in the fluffing queue? Please let me know. Looking forward to a reply at your earliest possible convenance. Yours. With love and respect.

I like the notion that she bothers to read her X feed replies or DMs.
 

Psamathe

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According to the Beeb (who' reporting I find rather muted in regards to the regime), '...they* spent 90 minutes in the oval office discussing the Iranian problem...'.

90 minutes ?! Probably running around like headless chickens wondering what on earth they were going to do because they are a collection of incompetents and Hegseth et al have got rid of a lot of military personnel and advisors.
The monkeys are left in charge of the zoo and they are clueless.
But, MAGA committed are not in favour of US intervention. eg Steve Bannon is really anti, tucker carlson anti (though his comments already dismissed by Trump.

But can't see what they (or Israel are seeking to achieve. Bomb a facility and it can be rebuilt, particularly if the builders already have the designs, plans, knowledge and experience. Regime change has repeatedly been shown not to achieve what the instigators are seeking. Attacking a country can often draw the population to nationalistic mood, sort of "rally round the flag" which risks increasing support for the very unpopular Iranian regime (at least in their defence against attacks).

Only way I can see to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons is negotiated agreements and reduce their feeling they need such defence. and that seems the one thing Israel doesn't want and won't accept and Trump seems happy to be push around by Netanyahu.

Ian
 
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