cubsfan Posted April 8 Posted April 8 3 hours ago, Parsad said: They usually don't have credit cards in their names either. A lot of shit thrown Minnesotan's ways in the last year. Maybe a teeny bit of exaggeration by the MAGA nutjobs and Trump? I mean there's more fraud coming out Trump's butt than there probably was in all of Minnesota! Cheers! Boy, I don't know. This fraud thing is looking massive down here. Many people are shocked at the extent of the looting and absence of any controls.
changegonnacome Posted April 8 Posted April 8 18 hours ago, Spekulatius said: Trump is gullible to manipulation as he repeatedly ignored our own intelligence Early insight to the question we were both pondering - How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-iran-war.html Quote In the Situation Room on Feb. 11, Mr. Netanyahu made a hard sell, suggesting that Iran was ripe for regime change and expressing the belief that a joint U.S.-Israeli mission could finally bring an end to the Islamic Republic. Quote Mr. Netanyahu delivered his presentation in a confident monotone. It seemed to land well with the most important person in the room, the American president. Sounds good to me, Mr. Trump told the prime minister. Quote Mr. Trump joined the meeting of US only intelligence afterwards, Mr. Ratcliffe briefed him on the assessment. The C.I.A. director used one word to describe the Israeli prime minister’s regime change scenarios: “farcical.” Quote At that point, Mr. Rubio cut in. “In other words, it’s bullshit,” he said. Quote The president then turned to General Caine. “General, what do you think?” General Caine replied: “Sir, this is, in my experience, standard operating procedure for the Israelis. They oversell, and their plans are not always well-developed. They know they need us, and that’s why they’re hard-selling
DooDiligence Posted April 8 Posted April 8 (edited) Replaced Khamenei (86) with Khamenei (56) Reclaimed exactly 0kg of uranium from Iranian plants Opened a Strait that was open before the war, with an updated $2M toll per ship (used to be $0) Proved F-15s and F-35s can actually be taken down by people who "belong to the Stone Age" (sic) Got US military bases destroyed across four or five countries Broke trust between countries that the US will actually be able to defend them should need arise Got Iranian people on the street to protest in favor of the government, whereas they used to protest against the government Instated Pakistan as a reasonable neutral party in Middle-East conflicts Officially admitted to sending weapons to Kurds so that they stir trouble in Iran (they didn't do anything and kept the weapons) Bragged about the Crown Prince of the biggest petro-monarchy in the Gulf "kissing his ass" (sic) Did I miss anything? Edited April 8 by DooDiligence
dwy000 Posted April 8 Posted April 8 2 minutes ago, DooDiligence said: Replaced Khamenei (86) with Khamenei (56) Reclaimed exactly 0kg of uranium from Iranian plants Opened a Strait that was open before the war, with an updated $2M toll per ship (used to be $0) Proved F-15s and F-35s can actually be taken down by people who "belong to the Stone Age" (sic) Got US military bases destroyed across four or five countries Broken the mutual trust between these countries that the US will actually be able to defend them should need arise Got Iranian people on the street (although to protest in favor of the government, whereas they used to protest against the government) Instated Pakistan as a reasonable neutral party in Middle-East conflicts Officially admitted to sending weapons to Kurds so that they stir trouble in Iran (they didn't do anything and kept the weapons) Bragged about the Crown Prince of the biggest petro-monarchy in the Gulf "kissing his ass" (sic) Did I miss anything? Just that the negotiations underpinning any ceasefire are built off of a checklist that includes acknowledging that Iran controls the SOH and that US must leave the region.
Hektor Posted April 8 Posted April 8 A Closer Look at Iran’s 10 Demands—and Which the U.S. Might Accept President Trump said the Iranian plan is a starting point, but there is a lot of ground to cover before a deal can be reached https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/a-closer-look-at-irans-10-demandsand-which-the-u-s-might-accept-c0148284
Spekulatius Posted April 8 Posted April 8 20 hours ago, ourkid8 said: China guaranteed Iran that US will accept numerous conditions in their 10 point plan. If you guys didn’t notice, as a gesture of trust as Iran doesn’t trust / speak with US- china vetoed a UN security resolution on the straight of Hormuz earlier today. I am surprised none of you guys noticed the news! - it seems everyone here is full on Zionist agenda! https://apnews.com/article/un-iran-us-strait-hormuz-bahrain-resolution-640e644b57df5c762ed9c57ef87b0427 How can China guarantee anything pertaining what the USA will do? If anything they have shown themselves to be a paper tiger . They support Iran and Russia by trading with them and dual use tech (such that they can deny weapons exports to the rest of the world with some plausibility) but don’t really support weapons much less troops. It’s too risky for them
Spekulatius Posted April 8 Posted April 8 Pretty good summary of the situation so far from Michael Clark.
Spekulatius Posted April 9 Posted April 9 (edited) 6 hours ago, Parsad said: Oh, I remember that and I'm probably somewhat younger than you. You actually would have to sit down with the manager and apply for credit. They would grant it based on your application, history and business. I used to also go in with my father whenever he went to see his bank manager...a relationship that lasted for nearly 30 years from when my father first had to borrow money to bury his own father (I wasn't born yet) to the multiple properties he bought over decades. Even after my father died over 30 years ago, we still are friends with his bank manager and he wrote us a 7 page letter when my father died back in 1991...we still have it! That relationship/friendship with our family is now over 60 years old and the manager retired from banking just 2 years ago after a 60 year career! But it was much harder to get credit then. I didn't get my first credit card till my first day of university...they practically were handing applications out to all of the students as you picked up your books and schedule! I'm sure many students, including myself, used it recklessly at that time. I had a couple of tough lessons with credit cards when I was younger. For the last 20 years, I've never paid a nickel of interest, never carried a balance past the due date, and have no debt other than my small mortgage at a low interest rate. Cheers! “Then” must have been a long time again, i came to the USA in 1997 and the credit system function pretty much lies it did now. Nobody would sit down with anybody, they would just run your credit and the machinery would spit out the result. Edited April 9 by Spekulatius
Spekulatius Posted April 9 Posted April 9 Trump and Vance are campaigning for this idiot. I hope Orban gets voted out of office.
Parsad Posted April 9 Posted April 9 24 minutes ago, Spekulatius said: “Then” must have been a long time again, i came to the USA in 1997 and the credit system function pretty much lies it did now. Nobody would sit down with anybody, they would just run your credit and the machinery would spit out the result. Late 70's, very early 80's. Very rare now if you get to know the bank manager by a first name basis...maybe smaller towns. They rotate big branch managers quite a bit now...staff may stay for decades, but managers often are moved to different branches every few years. I was like 10/11 years old and would ride my bike to the Bank of Montreal branch were my savings account was...about 8-9 blocks from my house. I would take my $1-2 of allowance I would save up every 2-3 weeks and go deposit it in my account. They would take my savings account book and print the deposit and balance for me with a printer on their desk...I would have to fill out a deposit slip before depositing. A couple of the tellers knew me because they knew my father as a customer. I would often go with him on Friday afternoons or Saturday mornings if the branch was open. Back then nothing was open Sundays, and very few financial institutions were open even Saturdays...and if they were, they closed by 3pm! Cheers!
ICUMD Posted April 9 Posted April 9 3 hours ago, DooDiligence said: Replaced Khamenei (86) with Khamenei (56) Reclaimed exactly 0kg of uranium from Iranian plants Opened a Strait that was open before the war, with an updated $2M toll per ship (used to be $0) Proved F-15s and F-35s can actually be taken down by people who "belong to the Stone Age" (sic) Got US military bases destroyed across four or five countries Broke trust between countries that the US will actually be able to defend them should need arise Got Iranian people on the street to protest in favor of the government, whereas they used to protest against the government Instated Pakistan as a reasonable neutral party in Middle-East conflicts Officially admitted to sending weapons to Kurds so that they stir trouble in Iran (they didn't do anything and kept the weapons) Bragged about the Crown Prince of the biggest petro-monarchy in the Gulf "kissing his ass" (sic) Did I miss anything? Absolutely fake news! You anti Trump, Anti American terrorist sympathizer! Haha You entirely missed out the win of carpet bombing the very cities that make Persian carpets.
Parsad Posted April 9 Posted April 9 34 minutes ago, Spekulatius said: LOL. So true: LOL! That was awesome! Very well done. Cheers!
Gregmal Posted April 9 Posted April 9 Isn’t it interesting how many deranged lemmings are eagerly hoping for more war so they can be the first to cheer on another bizarre “got Trump” victory?
Spekulatius Posted April 9 Posted April 9 15 minutes ago, Gregmal said: Isn’t it interesting how many deranged lemmings are eagerly hoping for more war so they can be the first to cheer on another bizarre “got Trump” victory? The only one cheering the war here is @cubsfan
Gregmal Posted April 9 Posted April 9 1 minute ago, Spekulatius said: The only one cheering the war here is @cubsfan Idk, I’d imagine if forced to answer honestly, 1/3 of the country would be fine with a nuke getting dropped if it meant Trump got impeached and left office, and would prefer that outcome over the war ending and Trump getting any positive credit.
DooDiligence Posted April 9 Posted April 9 (edited) "Isn’t it interesting how many deranged lemmings are eagerly hoping for more war so they can be the first to cheer on another bizarre “got Trump” victory?" maga loves a good strawman, amiright? Edited April 9 by DooDiligence
DooDiligence Posted April 9 Posted April 9 40 minutes ago, Gregmal said: Idk, I’d imagine if forced to answer honestly, 1/3 of the country would be fine with a nuke getting dropped if it meant Trump got impeached and left office, and would prefer that outcome over the war ending and Trump getting any positive credit.
cubsfan Posted April 9 Posted April 9 1 hour ago, Spekulatius said: The only one cheering the war here is @cubsfan Yeah, right. I said yesterday a few times it was fantastic news that a settlement was reached for all parties.
Gregmal Posted April 9 Posted April 9 Man, gotta love Dougie’s black fingernails and Dollar Store pretzels!
DooDiligence Posted April 9 Posted April 9 3 minutes ago, Gregmal said: Man, gotta love Dougie’s black fingernails and Dollar Store pretzels! LOL, what a childish troll. Is that all you got?
John Hjorth Posted April 9 Posted April 9 (edited) Greenlandic internet warrior Orla Joelsens response to POTUS' latest Grenland related outburst, and I'm quite confident it's on behalf the majority of Danes [We simply shake our heads ...] : - - - o 0 o - - - Has anybody else here on CofB&F studied the last hours of post storm on Truth Social from POTUS? To me personally, it appears that maybe somebody should call POTUS' doc for a serious recalibration of POTUS' meds. Edited April 9 by John Hjorth
Zemergefen Posted April 9 Posted April 9 14 hours ago, changegonnacome said: @cubsfan Israel started preemptively firing on Hezbollah on March 1st to goad them into responding, once they did Israel simultaneously with a deeply complex and expansive mission against Iran decided to launch a full on ground invasion of Lebanon (in response to hostilities Israel started remember). Israel displaced 1.2 million people in doing so and now occupies a huge slug of another country. Just coincidence I guess? I explained to you already.....why Israel wanted THIS particular occupation of Lebanon at this PARTICULAR time. Its about kniving Trumps off ramp and one can argue if a land force was ever required in Iran, Bibi can tell Trump that the IDF has its handful managing Lebanon and so US troops ALONE would need to be heading into Iran. Lets see....IMO Bibi is playing for keeps here with Iran.....Trump clearly wants to do a deal and bail.....Bibi is going to do everything in his power to stop that deal occurring and Lebanon is the poison pill he created at the start of this war to give him the means to do that. Trump is the US President.....and a foreign leader is undermining his agenda in Iran.....you seem docile about that.... if it we're Macron or Schultz you'd be having a nervous breakdown right now. Just saying. Hi, Israel did not initiated preemptive fire on Hezbollah on March 1st and defiantly not with the intention of provoking a response, this is inaccurate. Many insights above on why Israel is fighting with Hezbollah, none of them are even remotely true. The one and only purpose is the safety and security of civilians living in Northern Israel. including the safety zone \ buffer in south Lebanon.
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