cubsfan

Yeah, and that means your buddy Obama torched the constitution by arresting and detaining 1500 American citizens. https://www.truthdig.com/articles/thousands-of-u-s-citizens-have-been-mistakenly-detained-or-deported/

Why are American women being decapitated and thrown in a barrel? - Because Biden refused to deport dangerous illegal immigrant drug dealers.. https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-arrests-illegal-immigrant-accused-decapitating-illinois-woman-after-judge-set-him-free Why are American law enforcement officers being shot in the face? - Because even with a deportation order, President Biden refused to deport the criminal.. https://www.foxnews.com/us/off-duty-cbp-officer-shot-during-attempted-robbery-involving-previously-deported-illegal-immigrant-dhs

MAGA hates brown people??? LOL Black men and Hispanics voted for Trump in record numbers on Nov 7th. Hispanics in border counties overwhelmingly voted for Trump precisely because their communities were being destroyed. https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/donald-trump-near-sweep-texas-border-counties/ Turns out - Black men & Hispanics hate crime in their communities brought on to them by Biden's disastrous open borders.

You are making excuses for Europe disasterous leadership. The problem goes far beyond drones. Europe has tremendous airpower and some of the finest artillery manufacturers in the world (Finland, Germany, Sweden, France) - plus 500M citizens. Europe just lacks the will to fight. Spek just said that only airpower can advance/win this war. So essentially, Europe pissed their money away on social programs, climate change idiocy, eliminating fossil fuels, importing millions of immigrants--- all the while ignoring their defense requirements while jawboning the USA to provide the defense against Russia aggression. Europe needs new leadership that actually knows what they are doing.

Collectively Europe can easily do it, but refuse too. They prefer the USA do it for them with their continued jawboning of Trump. Regardless, it's all coming to a head in the next year.

All these things have been known, while Europe has sat by and watched and yapped at how they would send troops. The Danes, French, Swedes, etc have great Air Forces - still they sit by and talk, talk, talk while Ukraine fights.

Putin needs real progress to agree to a ceasefire. In 4 years, he's only maybe 100 miles beyond what he had in 2014. With huge Russian losses and very little gains to show for it - his enemies at home have to be seriously pissed. And now of course, with weapon shipments from Europe via the USA - the clock is ticking. Furthermore - the result of Putin's war is the dramatic strengthening of the NATO alliance (thank you President Trump) with the 5% commitment goal and certainly with the unexpected addition of Sweden and Finland (2 of the best arms manufacturers around). Putin is in a very difficult spot - if he agrees to ceasefire, he faces the wrath at home for an expensive(lives & money) expedition that yielded nothing. If he doesn't agree - now it gets worse for him economically and militarily. Keep the faith @John Hjorth

Uh, yeah, you hit the nail on the head. The biggest reason to hit them back is slander just like the Russia Hoax, Russian pee tapes, dumb ass Stephanopolous naming him multiple times as a convicted rapist, etc, etc. They will never stop. It's always dishonest media, mixed with occasional outright slander....... When you have a party (Democrats) with ZERO political power (lost Senate, House, Presidency, Supreme Court) - they have absolutely NOTHING to fight with. So... your best option is slander or getting as close to the line as you can without getting sued like dumb ass George Stepanopolous or CBS 60 Minutes - where it costs them lots of money & reputation. Until that changes - remember - "The walls are closing in on Donald Trump"

Sounds like the "Walls are closing in again" , another "Bombshell on Trump" he's definitely finished this time!!!! Oh boy.... Here we go again! Thanks for the laughs

Now that makes perfect sense.

Damn - thanks for clearing that up!

Unlike Clinton - Trump dumped Epstein 20 years ago. Good old Bill just couldn't stay away from Epstein Island! I definitely share your disgust for pedophiles.

Sure thing @dwy000 - Just like ABC and CBS that ended up settling with Trump for millions! What a joke!

Oh, you mean Clinton's buddy Epstein?

He's right. He will go down in history as the greatest US President in decades.

Just as you said the alternative for Iran is to nuke up. The alternative for the West is to continue to kill their leaders (and perhaps the Ayatollah). It's pretty simple really. The West knows they are defenseless and feckless. If, perhaps, Iran is simply a death cult - well, then all the leadership will die and a whole lot of other people. To give Iran billions of dollars of their own money - in exchange for killing thousands of Americans, Europeans, and other non-believers over the period of 40 years - is the height of lunacy. Obama/Biden felt they could "welcome" them into the community of nations - why in the world would you do that again and again? Just as you say Putin played Trump for a stooge - Iran did the exact same thing with Obama/Biden. Iran is down, but not out. But if they all want to die, the ball is in their court, becuase they know what is coming.

You gotta be kidding - we made Iran rich again, so they could build up their proxies and military. The 2 biggest fools in the world were Obama and Biden for placating and trusting Iran. The best thing to happen to the world in years is crushing Iran. Thank Israel and Trump.

Yeah, totally agree. But I really wonder if the Fed is independent and non-partisan.

Things just got exponentially more dangerous for Iran, not the United States. The demented theocracy and military leaders just proved they can't protect their military assets, nuclear assets or their own people. Israel or the US can strike them at will. Let them restart their nuclear program. What will be the result of a restart? Will Israel kill another dozen of their top nuclear scientists? Will they kill another 30 of their top military commanders? Will they kill them in 2 weeks time, with not a single lost airman, plane or soldier - since they can not defend themselves? Who will come running to Iran's defense? Will the defeated & demoralized proxies rise up against Israel when they know Iran can not defend them from obliteration? Will the Russians, bogged down by a war that threatens to take down the country come to their aid? What about the Chinese - where were they in the defense of Iran? The Turks? The Sunnis? Iran has no friends in the world - and their proxies suffered hellacious destruction fighting JUST Israel. Do you acknowledge that both NATO and the Middle East (less Iranian proxies) are secretly delighted that this worldwide terror nation has suffered such a devastating humiliation - ridding them of a persistent problem of the last 50 years? Trump doesn't need any luck - the very hated and despised Ayatollah needs a lot of luck if he is going to survive this disaster.

Iran's dream since the Ayatollah took over , was to dominate the Middle East by restoring the Persian Empire. But even with 4 proxies as allies, they can't even defeat a pip-squeak nation like Israel. Iran is the Keystone cops and the world knows it. 50 years of massive investment to terrify their neighbors down the drain. The Turks, Saudis and Egyptians are laughing their asses off.

Humiliating Iran has an enormous impact on their image in the world. And they care deeply about their image. It showed EVERYONE that Iran is a paper tiger and led by blowhards that can not defend their own nation. So much for the invincible Persian Empire, when a country with 10% of their own population can destroy their nuclear program and military without so much as a scratch to the forces attacking them. NO ONE will side with Iran now - as they now know the same fate will await them as the Houtis, Hezbollah, Hamas and Assad have all found out. Side with Iran - and you will destroy yourself. The message is out now - and Iran can't do a damn thing about it.

You make very good points. Yes, the war is expensive for Israel and creates a burden, but there is no alternative. Is it an enormous burden on the USA? Not so sure, but I'll take your point. There are some countries worth defending - Israel would be high on my list. Unfortunate conflicts like Iraq and Afghanistan, where installing democracy was a goal - big failures and lessons for the US. It's great to hear you've visited Israel several times - never been myself. If Israel is forced to defeat terrorism for it's survival, I've got no problem with US pouring money into it. But that's just me. I just don't see a "boondoggle": Israel does the heavy lifting, we provide or sell arms for it's survival. It appears to me to be in the interest of the entire middle east that Iran be well contained. If there is ever an expanded Abraham Accords including a few new countries - that will be a very good thing.

Definitely!!

Yes, yes,yes - Israel is in the fight of it's life. No doubt about it. The very foolish Iranians underestimated Israeli intelligence and military. The are welcome to keep sacrificing their leaders and proxies - for which they have no answer. The USA will continue to sell them all the arms they like - and deliver a few bunker busters with the Ayatollah's name on it - if it comes to that. It certainly works for me - and the rest of the world will cheer to have gravely damaged the world's largest terrorist state.

I'll agree with you that Iran has not been "defeated" - but they have a taste of what is to come if they continue down this path. Iran has certainly been humiliated and wounded very badly. No losses to the USA or Israel, in terms of military. And when you kill so many leaders instead of soldiers the assassination message is clear: FAFO. This was a stunning victory. Iran has no friends left. One of the worst things you can do in the Middle East is suffer humiliation- which Iran has. Iran's proxies have been decapitated: Hezbollah, Hamas, Houtis, and Assad flees to Russia. This has been a devastating humiliation for Iran. The Ayatollah is lucky to be alive. In no way is this anything but an enormous setback for Iran.