Eric Loh

1 hour ago, nick supreme said:

I love how the Democrats blocked funding, causing TSA workers to not get paid. I'm proud that the Democrats are standing up for the common man.

Not true. The Democrats want significant reform of ICE before agreeing on funding. They want to see reforms including requiring judicial warrants, banning agents from wearing masks, ending racial profiling, and restricting enforcement in sensitive areas like schools. Reasonable demands that the GOP refused and as a result they caused the funding problem.

46 minutes ago, fittobethaied said:

I don't know what the heck these people expect. Trump can't get Congress to do anything, and the Democrats hold every issue at bay and won't pass any legislation. It's their way or no way, and Trump is not going to put up with all that crap. He's doing the best he can with the tools he's got.

Congress is co-equal branch of the government and have equal status with the executive and judiciary. Congress is not subordinate to Trump. He will do well to uphold the constitution's separation of power. He is NO KIng and that is what the people expect of him.

24 minutes ago, sscc said:

I agree with a Taiwanese fellow, Yale PhD in political science, opinion.

Biggest winner : Israel

Second : Russia

Third : China

Biggest loser : King Trump

Biggest suckers - MAGA supporters

35 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

Inc 12 year old kids with ak47 rifles. A primitive backward nation who can’t do anything usefull with their lives

They said the same thing about the Vietcong as rural farmers. A super power humbled by the rural farmers. 😄

8 minutes ago, wombat said:

Succinctly speaking that is correct however the global threat of a Jihadi with a dirty bomb in a suitcase fuelled by enriched uranium from Iran takes precedence over the US in my humble opinion

IMHO I will be more worried about a global threat from North Korea who has been expanding its nuclear arsenal and has developed ICBM that can reach US and Europe. Iran's nuclear threat is still a perception and denied by even US intelligence and IAEA and there are no confirmation that they have long range ICBM to reach US. To go to war over a perception is highly flawed.

52 minutes ago, Luuk Chaai said:

it's been hell unleashed on the terroist regime.. not the country and citizens of Iran

Huge difference !

Almost right until the part whereby 168 schoolchildren were killed.

7 minutes ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

In a war of survival, the "Martyrdom" path only works if the population is united behind the regime. However, the January 2026 protests (where thousands were killed by the IRGC) created a deep "internal wound." Many Iranians are now "dancing as resistance"—celebrating the regime's setbacks because they see the U.S. strikes as a chance for their own liberation.

The IRGC is fighting the war and they are diehard regime supporters. The bombing of the cities where the anti regime protesters reside was a big big mistake and has unified Iran. The Iran regime has been on his death throes because of dissent and bad economy. Lot more can be achieve to rid the regime without the war. War has done the reverse and gave the regime legitimacy to carry on.

48 minutes ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

The argument you’ve presented relies on an outdated, static view of airborne operations that ignores the "Hardware" reality of 2026. This critique assumes that the 82nd Airborne is a "fragile" light infantry force that can be easily isolated, but in Operation Epic Fury, Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine have built a system specifically designed to solve the "48-hour survival" problem through redundant, high-tech logistical bridges.

Modern airborne doctrine has evolved into what the Pentagon calls Agile Combat Employment (ACE), which effectively turns the "neutralized" airport mentioned in the critique into an asset rather than a liability. The C-17 Globemaster III is the centerpiece.

Unlike older transport planes, it is designed for Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) on semi-prepared or even dirt runways as short as 3,500 feet. If the 82nd Airborne parachutes onto an objective like Kharg Island, their first task is not to wait for a port, but to clear enough "dirt space" for C-17s to begin landing within hours. These aircraft don't just bring "what men can carry"—they offload M1 Abrams tanks, Stryker vehicles, and mobile Patriot missile batteries directly onto the captured terrain, giving the paratroopers heavy-metal protection long before a "seaborne follow-up" is even required.

Furthermore, the idea that a relieving force is "vulnerable" in restricted waters misses the technical reality of the current naval theater. Hegseth confirmed on March 19 that the Iranian Navy is "no longer a factor," with over 120 vessels destroyed and their coastal "layered defense" flattened. The U.S. isn't sailing into a contested trap; they are moving into a cleared "maritime corridor." Even if the port is neutralized, the U.S. now uses autonomous resupply—drones and GPS-guided precision airdrops (JPADS)—to push ammunition and medical supplies to the front line with pinpoint accuracy from high altitude, bypassing the need for a traditional harbor entirely during the initial phase of the assault.

A system or tactical plan do not win wars. It is about adaptation and most important morale. Iran is fighting for their survival and death is a path to martyrdom. Majority in US opposed the Iran war with many concern for the potential loss of life.

Should it not be Israel troops deployed rather than Americans ? After all, this is Israel war with no benefit to America.

Trump is now officially represented by a Democrat in his district. What a wonderful irony.

A Thailand oil tanker got permission from Iran to sail pass the Straits of Hormuz. Bit of good news for the fuel crunch in Thailand.

15 minutes ago, connda said:

Translated: "I'm MAGA and Donald J Trump is my God. He can do no wrong."

The problem is - it will NEVER BE INVESTIGATED by the Trump DOJ or SEC. <Cue Sgt Schultz: "I see nothing, I know nothing...">

SEC is chaired by Trump's goon and compromised. The good news is that the Statute of Limitation for insider trading is generally 5 years for civil enforcement and 6 years for criminal charges. Even better news is that the SEC Chair will be replaced when administration change.

5 minutes ago, Colki said:

Has Iran stated that they want to send missiles to UK or is this Israeli US scaremongering and propaganda? I know they said they consider them an enemy or similar.

The Israel/US propaganda has being working hard to change the calculus of the war for their European allies with the false flag Iran missile attack on Diego Garcia military base.

34 minutes ago, BexMan said:

I sincerely hope he’s bluffing because this will have a terrible global effect, as well as devastate the lives of Iranian protestors who he told “help is on the way”. I don’t think that’s quite the help they were expecting.

The Iranians have threatened to target infrastructure, including desalination plants in retaliation. At least two countries have over 90% of their water supplied that way and it really would be a catastrophe for the Middle East.

You can bet your bottom Dollar the zealous Mullahs in Iran will follow through the threat through as well.

There will be massive retaliation against regional energy infrastructure and closing of Hormuz and the Red Sea by Iran. Huge risks if Trump goes ahead with his threat. Even if he does go ahead, the bombing of power plants will be high efforts and low rewards. Iran's 130 power plants supplying 95% of the country's energy need is a large network and widely dispersed. It will need a massive sustained bombing campaign; not a limited one. Knocking out even the largest Damavad power plant will only removed about 3-4% of total capacity. There will be sever humantarian impact to civilian infrastructure, hospitals etc. Announcing a major military action without a plan and consulting his military experts in Truth Social is unprecedented. That it was done after the stock market closed leave me to think that this another of his narrative grapping attention seeking pique moment.

12 minutes ago, digger70 said:

Trump wrote: “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!”

Free Speech for Everyone

The Truth seems to hurt some people

True that he is just himself with his uncouth and undignified manner like a street hoodlum but but he is the President.

Hormuz is strategically significant to global trade and the next choke point for global commerce and engery will be the Red Sea that will de-rail the already suffering world economy. Houthi is awaiting Iran's order and ready to respond at any moment to close the Bab el-Mandeh Strait. European powers must continue to speak out and assert pressure on Trump.

He is rudderless and making personal threats that has no support from allies, Congress and the majority of the American public. His air strikes not winning the war and his threats of invasion is light weight and foolhardy. He will certainly the worst President in USA history and will drive the economy into a recession with the national debt is spiralling out of control. He faced a US$10 trillion plus wall of maturing debt this year and the yields are climbing. He is a disaster for US and the world.

USS Tripoli is a massive 45,000 tons vessel. His weight and 850 foot length will made maneuvering the constrained 10 miles wide and heavily mined waterway of the Straits of Hormuz very difficult and have to slow down considerably making the vessel vulnerable to missiles and land batteries. Just the type of target that Iran desired to inflict high casualties.

Fine with Comey who can finally revealed information under oath that Trump and his goons are trying to suppressed. Federal prosecutor Jason walking a thin line and may followed past Trump's lawyers like Chesebro, Guilliani, Jenna and Eastman to lose his licence.