theblether

Aye, well, the Eastern expansion of NATO was started by Clinton, who just happens to be a Democrat. I'm starting to see a pattern form here.

If Trump negotiates a peace deal in Ukraine and ends the Gaza conflict, should he get two Nobel Peace prizes or just the one?

Russia has just said any peace deal will include Ukrainian input - bursting a stupid bubble floated by Zelensky that he wouldn't accept a deal done between the USA and Russia with his involvement. As if that was ever going to happen.

If I've ever regretted starting a thread..................................🥲

The Dems can't answer as to why Saint Barack and Sleepy Joe allowed Russia to run riot.

I worked with the 11th ACR, Fulda Gap. We knew in the 80's Russian forces were dysfunctional. This latest imbroglio has proved it beyond doubt. The idea of Putin picking a fight now with NATO is ludicrous.

The pitiful thing is you truly believe you are correct. Take it up with both Joe Biden and Barack Obama who both blank refused to put US boots on the ground to assist Ukraine. It's no fluke both invasions happened under Democrat administrations.

Correct. I will repeat the mantra. You need to be mentally ill if you think Putin is in the Kremlin thinking the Ukrainian invasion went well, lets go pick a fight with NATO now.

This is why I never comment on these threads. They are full of lunatics like you spouting delirious drivel. The Baltic States and Poland are all NATO states, unlike Ukraine. Under no circumstances will Putin step a foot into any of these countries - no chance.

Wait till they hear that the DOGE team has increased from 6 to 100

It appears that this force reduction will save the Federal government around $9 billion a year, so around $30 billion over four years taking into account the salaries are guaranteed till September.

Is English your first language? This line is not a statement of fact, it's a journalistic opinion. Feel free to show me where these words left any politicians words verbatim yesterday. "This is all in stark contrast to the oft-repeated and now rather hollow sounding Western mantra of sustaining Nato support for Ukraine "for as long as it takes".

I don't know if its just unbelievable or flat out embarrassing. Maybe both. Daily Mail link to the buy out result https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/judge-rules-trumps-sweeping-plan-persuade-federal-workers-resign-can-m-rcna191947

Did you read the BBC reporters words? This is all in stark contrast to the oft-repeated and now rather hollow sounding Western mantra of sustaining Nato support for Ukraine "for as long as it takes".

It matters because the average income is a primary deciding factor as to whether a country had the advantages allocated of being categorised as a developing country. So, it matters. And you will never see Chinese average income match the USA. Never.

I can't believe people are commenting "oh, no - it's going to cost money to hire the cost cutters!" You're either trolling or you're post-lobotomy. No one can be that stupid.

This is one of the reasons why I don't comment on the Ukrainian War. Everyone's an expert. The point of my thread is that I'm surprised to see the BBC put the boot in to this extent. Anyway, realpolitik is rearing it's head. We'll see what happens.

Apparently 75,000 workers have accepted the offer. Trump has now withdrawn this program to new entries. What I think will happen is that he'll wait and see how it works out then reintroduce it again. Some employees who were swithering may well take up the offer if the see former employees doing well. We'll see. But, anyway, yet another win for Trump, reducing the workforce by 75,000 in his first month. Also, irritating for the left who seem to believe that the courts will block everything that Trump proposes. In my opinion, it would have been outrageous for the courts to interfere with adults personal decision to quit their job. No wonder they found that the unions had no standing to interfere in individuals right to choose. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/judge-rules-trumps-sweeping-plan-persuade-federal-workers-resign-can-m-rcna191947

I have never commented on this conflict. I was shocked to see the BBC put the boot in this morning. This is all in stark contrast to the oft-repeated and now rather hollow sounding Western mantra of sustaining Nato support for Ukraine "for as long as it takes". Hollow sounding mantra? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k5wyqqlq0o

And before we get into the long grass, TRO is not a conviction in any way, shape or form. The Treasury TRO has been decimated by another judge already and will likely die on Friday, the USAID TRO will go the same way after a couple of righteous repairs.

You can't point to a law that Trump has broken since resuming office. Not a single one.

An interesting thing about China is that the wealth is gathered on the Eastern Seaboard and the Interior is poverty stricken. Average Chinese income is around $14,000 a year - US is around $85,000. For China to match the US income level it would need to effectively control all world trade - never going to happen. So they dance around with preferential treatment under developing country status that they don't deserve because fundamentally the power brokers don't give a flying frog about those that live in the Interior. But here we have the usual world experts on everything that haven't spent a single second of their life in China pontificating a lot of utter drivel about China winning a trade war. Very good - your off your nut if you think China can genuinely take on the USA and the West without causing severe economic hardship and potential unrest. No doubt many of you will be of the opinion that the CCP has an iron grip. All it took was a few video images of the last world cup to start street protests and the CCP dropped their knickers. The Chinese were enraged when they saw the rest of the world enjoying freedom post-covid. But of course, you all knew that. The primary reason ( I should really ask this as a question and have a laugh at the Dems replies ) why China hasn't attempted to take Taiwan is fear of defeat. The CCP would not survive a failed invasion. It's a legacy of the Opium Wars, the national psyche is shattered and another white man defeat would blow Chinese society apart. What made it even worse was that the Japanese adopted white man technology at a rapid rate and completely ragdolled the Chinese in the 30's, the Rape of Nanjing being a prime example of Chinese humiliation. Never underestimate the Chinese fear of defeat.

Just remove their developing country status and see what happens. Economic catastrophe for China.

Within the law and his executive powers, yes.

I am convinced that Liberals were the cowardly that were terrified of monsters under the bed. OOOOH, scary