candide

5 hours ago, sharot724 said:

More likely is the other countries stay the course and negotiate passage directly with each country. Included in these negations is Iran's terms for the ceasefire.

How much is the reparations funds is going to be is real question.

It seems that Iran has adopted the Trump way, and is going to ramson other countries.. 😄

17 hours ago, EastBayRay said:

Like the Muslims constantly blowing up the south of Thailand ?

Another great advert for multi culturing

Like you have nothing! 😃

9 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

TACO!!!

Trump says 'many countries' will send warships to keep Strait of Hormuz open

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that many countries would send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for shipping, but did not provide details on which countries would do ‌so.

"Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

Trump said he hoped that China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others would send ships to ⁠the area.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-says-many-countries-will-send-warships-keep-strait-hormuz-open-2026-03-14/

Of course, now the moron is begging for help! 🤣

49 minutes ago, JerryM said:

NB I don't know any Iranians or have talked to anyone on the scene so my shocking-new-thing-called-research has to come from somewhere else.

'What if we're left with ruins?': Doubts creep in for Iranians who supported war

2 days ago

"We thought they'd kill all the senior figures and the regime would collapse in days, but we are in the second week now and every night I wake to explosions," a Tehran resident told the BBC.

But two weeks into the conflict, she says the mood around her and many others has changed.

"Now I see some are terrified and people I know are wondering if their neighbourhood will be targeted next," she said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3094g50rnvo

I've watched Iranian exiled opponents talking on TV. They seem to become aware that the US will likely not change the current regime, and that the cure may even be worse than the disease.

17 hours ago, tuucows said:

how about dumb speech from liberal dip<deleted>z. Should Trump initiate the moron act to expel morons from congress!

Of course, this moron act would exclude the Presidency. Otherwise he would expell himself! 😂

5 minutes ago, MIke B Bad said:

Bombing Iran will only achieve limited, short term gains......but maybe that is all Trump wants????

Troops have to go in to complete the 'win' in every sense, militarily, politically, administratively....if not, Iran will just rise from the ashes and the cycle will repeat.

That's what Trump wanted. Now he's stuck in it!

3 minutes ago, boganJoe said:

And....the most daft too. Why all the stupid comments from all the haters here? You feeling embarrassed for your impotent rhetoric since you all hate Trump, America, even your pathetic selves. I enjoy sitting back watching how feckless you have all become since Trump has easily rotted the insides of your skull with his masterful anti-hater tactics and you dumb-asses fall for it every time. You, candide are the go to leader in this respect, bar none. Enjoy your feckless deranged existence. Only what, another 1,043 days of your Trump imposed brain mash!

I know exactly what triggers all you haters, it's when Trump triumphs, and he TRIUMPHS often as you have noticed. So enjoy.

This is good pic for haters, what do you think?? (haters always ignore Trumps WINNING).

Lol!

Drill baby drill never happened, it was a slogan for his stupid followers. 🤣

And the shale revolution (and US energy independence) occured under Obama! 😃

And the current level of production is largely due to...Biden! 😀

On 3/8/2026 at 3:11 PM, khaosokman said:

He sat on his arse doing nothing. His country is near stuffed with 11 year record youth unemployment. The UK economy grew by 1.3% in 2025, with Q4 2025 growth slowing to 0.1%. Despite 2024 seeing a 1.1% recovery, growth remains sluggish, with 2026 projections lowered to 0.9%.

Grow has never been good after Brexit.

Actually, it was worse under the Tory government. 😆

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/gdp-growth

On 3/8/2026 at 3:03 PM, khaosokman said:

Some scholars, such as Maxime Rodinson, coined "Islamofascism" to describe the merging of traditional Islamic values with modern, totalitarian state structures in Iran.

Islamic fascists hate Jews like Hitler did. Iran has a Supreme Leader like Hitler. Hitler was friends with muslims.

The Iranian regime is characterized by totalitarian, religious ideology, mass arrests of dissenters, and violent crackdowns on protests.

Very very similar.

They are Islamic fascist, for sure.

However, a key difference with Hitler is that they don't persecute their own Jewish citizen!

http://www.sephardicstudies.org/iran.html

7 minutes ago, boganJoe said:

Shake your head, maybe bang it against a coconut tree for a few minutes. Then hit the keyboard and continue embarrassing yourself.

Last count was Obama slaughtered > 800 civilians with his errant missiles. Please confirm this.

But but...Obama! 😀

1 hour ago, boganJoe said:

Groceries "still way too expensive" and "inflation refuses to disappear"? Inflation's chilling at a steady 2.4% year-over-year (February 2026 CPI, BLS), core at 2.5%—that's basically the Fed's dream zone after the post-COVID spike. Grocery/food-at-home prices are forecasted to rise modestly ~2.3–2.5% in 2026 (USDA outlook), returning to normal historic averages, not runaway. The comment wants you to believe we're still in Biden 2022 hyperinflation mode. Reality: it's cooled dramatically, but yeah, eggs aren't free yet—shocker.

https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2026/02/24/2026-food-price-outlook-grocery-inflation-slows-dining-costs-up

http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings

Suure! Food inflation is a great success for the President, who promised to bring down the price of groceries from day 1! 🤣🤣🤣

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/food-inflation

Of course, the US intelligence knew about Iran's military and other resources. So did Israel. They even have informants at the heart of the system.

But Trump recently confirmed that he bases his decisions on his feelings! 🤣

15 hours ago, EastBayRay said:

Asia is far more homogeneous than western countries hence they rise as we fall

Shared values shared goals and a sense of community. Patriotism and national pride

A beautiful thing and a recipe for success. That why libs hate it they only seek to destroy

Of course, it's not true. That's laughable! 😂

There are several different ethnic and religious groups in China, Singapore, as well as in SEA countries such as Thailand or Malaysia.

It's a stupid and offensive statement but not really hate speech.

It becomes hate speech when it is against people, and not only religion in general.

1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

Well, for whatever reason, there is one in particular where you might get killed criticizing it. The other 2 not so much.

It's not forbidden by law in secular democracies, which is the topic of this thread.

1 hour ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Under Biden, us petroleum production increased sharply. So how exactly did he insist on higher prices?

Did you expect some coherence in Illisdean's posts? 😀

1 hour ago, EastBayRay said:

Homogenous societies continually outperform so called diverse societies like Europe and the UK

The uk is a mess and much of it is down to so called diversity your little dream is proving to be a massive failure

Asia grows in strength and looks at the west and laughs at us and its lib fools causing it

Of course, it's BS again! There is absolutely no evidence that homogeneous societies are outperforming less homogeneous countries! 😂

And the US has never been homogeneous, nor have most Asian countries, except maybe for Japan. Certainly not China, Singapore, and most SE countries.

9 minutes ago, Alan Zweibel said:

AI agrees? What AI says is that it's good for the American oil industry. Which just shows that you believe that's what good for the American oil industry did the same thing as what's good for the USA. Except of course then you go on to note that you don't live in the USA because consumers get screwed. So consumers getting screwed because of high oil prices is the same thing as good for the USA?

Well, consumers from any country are/will be screwed. I guess it's a consolation for MAGAs to "own" those woke countries' citizen too! 😄

4 hours ago, Schoggibueb said:

US President Donald Trump, however, interprets the increase positively: "The United States is by far the world's largest oil producer. So when oil prices rise, we make a lot of money," he announced on his platform Truth Social.

So who is "we"? He and his billionaire buddies. All the others are allowed to pay more.

Make USA poor again.

It would also be interesting to know who speculated on the price of oil, shortly before the attack....

2 hours ago, EastBayRay said:

Immigrants often fail to assimilate look at the Somalians for example

Slavery happens everywhere. Still happens today in the Middle East. Who sold the African slaves? Africans. Inconvenient huh…

Well, the first immigrants (settlers), certainly failed to assimilate! 😄

1 hour ago, EastBayRay said:

Very few share your silly lib views outside your little echo chamber

Britain is lucky they don’t have too many lily livered simps like you or they’d be speaking German

You should grow a pair instead of supporting the ruination of a once great country

When weak men do nothing…

Ah yes, and the weak who flaunt their masculinity by proxy—getting excited over a fake alpha male coward—are the strong men! 55555 😂

29 minutes ago, boganJoe said:

here's more propaganda, the kind you love.

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/trump-obama-bush-second-term

Then no problem! 😁

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump/approval-rating

1 hour ago, boganJoe said:

• Deregulation and rolling back restrictions — On day one of his second term, Trump declared a national energy emergency, ended certain Biden-era bans (e.g., on LNG exports), and proposed slashing dozens of regulations seen as burdensome to oil/gas producers. This included fast-tracking permits, easing environmental rules, and creating bodies like the National Energy Dominance Council. Supporters argue this encouraged more domestic drilling ("Drill, baby, drill"), increased supply, and put downward pressure on prices by signaling U.S. production ramps.

• Promoting higher U.S. output and infrastructure — Policies aimed at unleashing production, building pipelines/infrastructure faster, and prioritizing fossil fuels over renewables. The administration claims this led to record or near-record output in some areas, contributing to lower global oil prices (e.g., crude down ~20% in parts of 2025–2026).

Lol! More propaganda from the Trump WH! Drill baby drill never happened, it was just a slogan for the gullible. 2025 production is increasing at a similar pace to 2024 production! 😂

https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&s=mcrfpus2&f=m