Flyguy330

Now you're back pedalling furiously. 😏 The attacks have happened, you saw the proof. Three years ago the very idea of Ukrainian bombs hitting the Russian capital city would have been unthinkable. Even as they started getting US weapons the Ukrainians were warned not to attack inside Russia, for damn good reasons too. The ban didn't apply just to missiles. Rapid escalation to nuclear war was possible if the provocation was high. And they refrained from that, even as they proved their drone strike capabilities elsewhere. Read what I wrote about the forecasters new warning after Trumps hooliganism in the Oval Office. You're now making weak attempts at excluding drones from the ban, FFS. Incidentally, Ukraine doesn't need US drones. Ukraine itself is manufacturing over 95% of it's drones domestically: Ukrainian drones made up over 96% of UAVs military used in 2024 https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-drones-made-up-over-96-of-uavs-military-used-in-2024-defense-minister-says/ Trump has let them off the leash by his stupidity. The restrictions have evaporated. As was forecast. That's a whole other issue. Hitting back at Moscow reminds Putin and the previously insulated Muscovites that the war can come home to them too. That'll be good for negotiations. A reality check.

YES! They hate them, with good reason. The Japanese carried out monstrous atrocities against Chinese civilians. Read "The Rape of Nanking" (Nanjing). Japan honours the army which carried out those atrocities. The Yasukuni Shrine is dedicated to them, and is often visited by newly elected Prime Ministers, to the anger of China: Next Japan PM's potential Yasukuni visit would anger China, South Korea Random Japanese businesses and individuals are regularly targetted for attack in China because of WW2 resentment in China; Schoolboy's killing in China sparks Japanese fears

And China still harbouring revenge for WW2.

Seen the news today bud? As I predicted.... Ukraine bombs Moscow You look stupid now, don't you....

All of those nations should have stayed out of that. It was military adventurism by the US in their own interests. But the US has always leaned on, and relied on its allies for support. It came too easily because those countries were grovelling little vassals of the US Empire. I'm glad to see - and I hope it's true - that those days are over, and the next time the US decides to batter some sandpit they'll be told 'Yer on yer own now buddy, eff off'. Reap what you sow.

The USD is tanking against the Euro. Money talks.

So the South African-American's assertion is - Biden delayed the return of the astronauts so that they wouldn't return during the Biden presidency. Rather it was preferable to return the astronauts during the Trump presidency. Right. That's makes a lot of sense. To retards.

Yeah - like, "Oh, look what you made me do now! You made me stop giving you weapons!". Hilarious. Still no answers from a single one of the MAGA's here with a logical or reasoned answer on why they now love Russia and Putin, after hating them as a deadly adversary for decades. I'm quite sure they don't even know the answer themselves. They're that weak minded and fickle, whatever Big Donny says is good - so it must be, FK YEAH USA USA USA!! Donny laid out his strategy when he said 'The EU has screwed America'. His cure for the failure to win economically (he admits it) is to encourage Putin to make war on Europe. That'll show 'em! That's what it all boils down to.

I watched an interview on TV today with an expert on 'Russian strategic matters'. He made a very interesting point on the US freeze in weapons support for Ukraine. He pointed out that Ukraine has so far been restrained from launching full scale missile and drone attacks deep inside Russia by the US. Ukraine has had to limit its attacks in order to retain that US support. Now its gone there's nothing holding them back now from unleashing on Moscow - just as Moscow has been unrestrained in its attacks on Kiev and other deep Ukrainian cities. Major escalation on the way then! Well done Trumpy.

Speaking of which - anyone noticed the common denominator separating all Trumps 'friends' (loose term in his case for sure) and enemies? Macron (hugs n kisses) Starmer (pats on the head) Israel (bare back blowjobs) Russia (praise and admiration) N Korea (big smiles and suck ups) As opposed to; Canada (trolled and threatened) Denmark/Greenland (trolled and threatened) Ukraine (humiliated and gaslighted) Panama (trolled and threatened) Rest Of The World (largely ignored or dismissed) The obvious answer is NUKES. He respects 'em all, as long as they have NUKES. No NUKES and yer a potential takeover target, or a nobody.

Rubbish! You fought proxy wars all over the globe with Russia for 35 years after the fall of the USSR! You pointed nukes at them and called them 'the greatest threat' - until China broke out and started eating your industries for breakfast (with the avid co-operation of your oligarchs - including *cough* Elon!). Try again. We're still waiting.

Hey man, the Soviet Union fell apart in 1989. That was 35 years ago. But the US continued to blackguard the new Russian Federation just like nothing had changed. So you gave a bull crap answer. I ask again - why has Russia suddenly become the 'friend' of hardline MAGA supporters? What happened to change their attitude so much that they now SUPPORT Russian aggression? I'm waiting - all ears.....

What I'd like the MAGA's here to explain is where and when they (as a movement) had their 'Road to Damascus' conversion from seeing Russia (and the USSR) as the greatest threat EVER to USA! USA! USA! - to becoming 'partners for peace', attacking all former allies, and letting bygones be bygones with the old enemy. Quite bizarre on the face of it. They've been using the 'Russian threat' excuse for 80 years to terrorise the whole world with the insanity of the MAD doctrine (Mutually Assured Destruction) and also as an excuse for the numerous invasions and proxy wars the US MIC has launched against any country that dared to side with Russia or take aid from Russia (Korea? Vietnam? Afghanistan? Libya? Chile? Cuba? etc etc). And as an excuse to keep their military bases all over the globe, and demanding their allies spend billions to buy weapons from them - to defend against the VERY SAME regime which they suddenly have decided aren't so bad after all. Just misunderstood, all those wasted years. They've had nuclear weapons pointed at each other for decades, and actual threats of imminent nuclear warfare have been threatened by both sides - most recently by Putin. Yet suddenly, just like flicking a light switch, these anti-Russian zealots have become little puppies, snuggling up to the old adversary/enemy that they have hated and cursed for all these years. The rednecks must be rootinging through their wardrobes like crazy, binning all those 'Nuke The Rooskies' T Shirts and baseball caps. What next? Hanging the Russian flag on the house on May Day? Such a change of hearts and minds - maybe a kind of admission of defeat finally?

America did the same to the Kurds, and ran away from Afghanistan. The world is watching and learning. Trump says Zelensky is playing with WW3? The way I see it America is doing that by breaking up the Western Alliance and selling out to dictators around the world.

Think that's bad? Check this out. American teen detained in Paris after newborn fatally thrown from hotel window

Stick your guns up yer bum. Ireland is a neutral country.

You mean Ireland would have to pay to take it? Not sure that 50quid would suffice. Just did a rough calculation on the 15 Billion saving by UK on getting out of Ireland - that'd bring the defense spending up to 3%. A number that Starmer is hoping to reach by 2030 (by upping UK taxes I presume). This is a serious Win Win for Ireland and the UK. The only losers are about 100K hardline Ulster Loyalists - fk 'em. I should write to Trump with this idea. He'd probably make me Chancellor Of Reunification (COR). I'm pretty sure he could twist Starmers arm to do it if he gets the notion. Problem solved! (800 year old one). Oh, and by the way - I wonder how much of the 'defense' budget is actually blown on keeping NI 'under control' (eh, defense, y'know) instead of having those same guns and squaddies over in Ukraine pointing at the REAL enemy!

Wait a minute, wait a minute! I've got an idea! Last year the UK spent 54 Billion Pounds on defense. In the same year the UK 'subsidized' Northern Ireland to the tune of 15 BILLION Pounds (that's Billion - with a B). Give Ireland back to the Irish, put the savings in your defense budget, you might even have enough left over to keep your pensioners from freezing to death.

There's growing enthusiasm for the Trump adminstration to audit the Fort Knox Gold Reserves. It seems likely to happen, and probably should. If it goes ahead there are 3 possible outcomes; 1. The Gold is all there at 999 fineness. 2. The Gold is low quality (995 fineness or less) - maybe even fake gold plated tungsten. 3. There is NO gold (it having been sold off years ago). In scenarios 2 & 3 there will be panic in world currency markets, especially in scenario 3. If the Dollar is revealed to have had zero backing (yes, the USD Gold Standard was dropped, but not the Gold Reserves backing) it's value will plunge. All of you Yanks living in Thailand on USD will see your USD wealth obliterated instantly. Thanks to Trump. My gut feeling is the Gold is NOT in Fort Knox, or is fake/low qual. So if the audit goes ahead - hang onto your hats. Get ready to flee Thailand.

I have to agree with the posters who predict a coup in the USA. Trump is moving too fast, saying too many stupid things, and alienating too many allies. I wouldn't be in the least surprised if someone close to him bumps him off in the near future.

No, I'm not an economist, but I'll have a go; I guess the answer is that China has been in a process of industrialisation over the last 35 years. They were using tariffs to shelter their growing industries in a low demand domestic economy, and prevent a monstrous trade deficit. Whereas the US is a post-industrial nation, where they've already shipped out their heavy industries. It'll take time to rebuild them to service huge domestic demand, but that seems to be the intent. In the short term the demand for the products will remain high in the US, so the effect will be shortages, and higher prices for quite a few years. The EU is pretty self sufficient in food supply and can do without foreign imports, at least in the staples. The imposition of tariffs on Canada will stifle the supply of fertilizer into the US (or at least making it much more expensive). Canada supplies something like 70% of fertilizer to the US. Food prices will rise as a result. I think I'd argue otherwise! It all depends on the trade balance between countries, and the ability to satisfy domestic demand without imports. I'm happy to be proven wrong. I'm actually fascinated to see what will happen. I'm running out of popcorn! No tariffs (yet) on that.

Trump does seem to have this obsession with Tariffs. Put a Tariff on everybody else and it will solve all your trade issues! Most Economists reject his plan, saying it will blowback on US consumers and pump their cost of living higher. So where did Trump get this idea from? David McWilliams is an Irish economist, journalist and radio presenter. He has made a rather good podcast which explains the source of Trump's idea very entertainingly. It's definitely worth a listen - you'll learn a lot. Hint: Remember Trump going on about Mount McKinley, and how it's name should never have been changed? How is this connected to tariffs? Listen and learn! https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/trump-tariffs-the-gold-rush-the-mckinley-playbook/id1462649946?i=1000689257374

Turkey colluded in the rise of ISIS in Syria by allowing foreign jihadists free passage. Like that bitch Begum and her little bitch friends (may they burn in hell). Under Erdogan Turkey is a proto Islamist state. Turkey deserves to be whacked actually. He plays both sides, like a typical islamist always does. NATO ally my ar5e. That's why the debate about defending him from Russia was contentious. Nobody in Europe fancies burning for Erdogan.

Oh sure. Continue throwing men into the meat grinder - why not, got loads to spare eh?! That's not leadership. That's sheer arrogance. I remember as a kid watching UK TV shows about Soviet strategy for the defeat of Europe in a conventional war. It was all about vast mechanised ranks of the Red Army sweeping in out of the East, with no hope of Europe stopping them, except by resorting to nukes, and then game over for everyone. We believed it. It was terrifying. Now look what we've seen. The 'blitzkrieg' that was meant to defeat puny Kiev in 3 days has ground on for 3 years. No all defeating mechanised Red Army - their tanks only looked spectacular in how high the turrets could fly. They ground to a halt and took to the trenches. They have no answer to drone warfare. It's all a pathetic shadow of what was hyped. Russia has gained ground, but lost respect as a super power. Yes, he's a pariah now - and sure, his remaining support will come from Brics, but with them too the RESPECT they had for the Russian army in the past has surely faded. They've seen it reduced to a farce. China has had territorial disputes with Russia for years. They aren't necessarily best buddies forever. And never forget the Wagner episode. That almost ended it.

For a long time I liked Putin. He seemed to be one of the sanest leaders in the world. Watch his Oliver Stone interview and you can see why. Remember how Russia handled the World Cup in 2018? Brits were interviewed expressing trepidation before going there for the games. After they got there they were full of praise for the friendly reception they got, and the efficiency of how it was all run. There was a huge opportunity to improve relations with Russia in that moment. It was Russia that obliterated ISIS in Syria in Dec 2017, when the US was egging the jihadists on because they fitted the the US main agenda to unseat Assad (at the demand of Netanyahu). Assad was a secular leader - ISIS were rabid Jihadists, out to murder all non muslims. Putin did what the US couldn't/wouldn't, he defeated ISIS in Syria, all credit to him. You might remember things got even more tense then when Turkish jets shot down some Russian helicopters in Syria at the end of the conflict, killing Russian pilots and soldiers. There was instant panic - the debate in The West was whether NATO allies should step up to fight for Turkey when the inevitable Russian retaliation occurred. There was talk of what that would lead to - rapid escalation to nuclear war with Russia was strongly predicted. Then a pic came out showing Erdogan and Putin shaking hands and smiling. Putin kept a cool head and brought us back from the brink. Can you imagine what would have happened if the boot had been on the other foot? Would the Yanks have restrained themselves? I really doubt it. They'd have retaliated, whatever the outcome. So I gave Putin a lot of credit for calmness in the face of Western/NATO provocation. That's why I was shocked and depressed when I saw him invade Ukraine. Whatever the provocation, he should never have fallen into the trap laid by NATO (under direction of the US). He blew it. He lost the head. I lost my respect for him. His army has been defeated and degraded, and he is now a pariah in much of the world. All part of the plan no doubt. Such a pity.