kwilco

This is what happens to the children of anti-vaxxers... https://scontent.flhr10-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/648829620_1490224096482918_6187215058328933613_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=13d280&_nc_ohc=FeAfyUe6osgQ7kNvwGdtkWI&_nc_oc=AdmMqE8YZR6jwpzSGrOSiMM3Xr1By9nz6k9SnF1-Wn6eki7n9YolB_deCfDomhbx5JMf-vRCZY9412mQ4PlVM1nn&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.flhr10-2.fna&_nc_gid=bUR9jD7L7PR_4QvmKUhypQ&_nc_ss=8&oh=00_AfxZykifUEuEPQD-ls8_Qdb3yUPRSOw-F0JJ27t-rwII2w&oe=69B7CFE4

it was rhetorical!!

This video explains why it's so important to get kids vaccinated. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DtNvE13AE/

I think that is evidence that they weren't and the US knew that.

Capitulate to whom?? As we have no idea of what Trump's aims are (except making money for himself), I think claiming Iran's military is destroyed really has no bearing on the matter. Any power vacuum left by Iran will have to be filled by something, and I would be very careful what I wished for.

Has anyone calculated how much Trump has added to his personal fortune in the last few days? - He knew the price of oil was going to rocket because he was going to start it – so one assumes he's bought millions... Investors love a volatile market because the ups and downs make for huge quick profits, yet Trump has a trump card – he as the power to decide how and when the markets go up or down. He also now owns all the oil in Venezuela, strangles the supplies to the rest of the world and relaxes sanctions on Russia. anyone who thinks this is about 'freeing' the people of Iran or even preventing nuclear weapons (he said he did that months ago) is just kidding themselves.

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Sounds like you haven't got a clue?

All government offices have their fair share of corruption – occasionally it gets out of hand and people start to complain. The usual process with immigration is that an officer finds a loophole or creates extra paperwork – those in the know recognise this as a demand for money in the form of a "service fee" to "help out" the application and smooth the way through. If you don't recognise this for what it is, you may indeed be refused your visa.

what do you think he's doing twith the money?

They're paying for it in trillions out of the import duties levied by Trump

what would they be?

Not convinced – you appear to be referring to an echo-chamber

be aware that this - - is no more than a digital grunt used by those either don't have or can't express a proper opinion.

TRump's attacks on Iran have nothing to do with saving te people – your picture. BTW, it has nothing to do with Iran. - Trump is all about oil market domination. Ironic as oil is an archaic measurement - what really countrs is water and the US is fast running out of that.

this is how your thinking (logic??) goes - https://www.facebook.com/reel/874225495263063

This is clearly demonstrated by those who have added a "thumbs" down to this post - I guess they think they are being witty, when in fact they are just being predictable and showing the level at which they contribute.

The "thumbs down" icon on ASEAN NOW (or any forum, really) should be because it signals disapproval without explanation. It's a lazy form of engagement — someone is dismissing a post without offering a reason, counterargument, or even a basic comment. Unlike a coherent reply, it adds nothing to the conversation, doesn’t promote dialogue, and often just reflects a knee-jerk reaction or personal dislike. You could say the thumbs down icon is the digital equivalent of a grunt — no effort, no reasoning, and no contribution. If you've got a point, can you not express it? Otherwise, it's just drive-by disapproval.

So are Putin, Kim Jong Un, and Min Aung Hlaing, but he hasn't done much about them. His motives are not altruistic, are they?

The fact is that Trump likes to manipulate markets so that way he makes money. For instance, Thailand is HEAVILY reliant on LNG and has a huge investment at Map Ta Phut in this – the price has leapt 40% in 2 days – as he now controls a huge slice of the world's fossil fuel supplies, he is in a great position to bully other countries into supply deals. (Thailand's fuel supplies are re-estimated at 60 days.) Trump still sees oil as a tool of power leverage – this is actually a bit archaic, but he is trying to revive an oil-based energy market both at home and worldwide. Unfortunately, he is heavily prejudiced against sustainable fuels, and countries that are developing these will be outside his influence – primarily this is China, which is way ahead of him. Also Russia (a dictator he has chosen to ignore) has enough fuel to be totally independent of his shenanigans. However distasteful you may consider the Iranian leaders to be, they certainly didn't pose a "real and present threat" any more than Venezuela did – these are small easy targets that help in his world domination ego trip. He no longer has the unquestioning support of Europe; he just hopes oil will give him leverage.

How temporary is anyone's guess.

Trump eases fossil fuel rules at home, talks about U.S. control of Venezuelan oil production, then escalates conflict with Iran knowing Hormuz would likely close. When you connect those dots, it raises a serious question. Was this really about regime change — or about reshaping global oil supply and control? The timing makes the energy angle hard to ignore.

So Trump has taken over Venezuelan oil production Wiped away all the fossil fuel restrictions in the States Forced the closure of the Hormuz Strait that supplies the rest of the world with oil. Well, I wonder why!?!?!

Except there isn't - you are deluded

Halting COVID vaccine deliveries because of a report commissioned by a politician promoting fringe “toxin” and “GMO” theories isn’t caution — it’s capitulation to conspiracy thinking. mRNA vaccines do not alter DNA, do not turn people into “genetically modified organisms", and have been administered to billions worldwide with safety data monitored continuously by independent regulators. Outsourcing public health decisions to conspiracy-linked sources while sidelining mainstream scientific consensus undermines trust, damages international credibility, and puts politics above evidence. Public health policy should be driven by data — not by discredited narratives about “compromised gene pools".