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Anonymous wrote:How much influence does Israel have over Canada? I am really surprised how supportive Carney has been given Davos, Canadian retreat from Trump and US tourism, the Gordie Howe bridge, etc. Even those who like him there pulled back after making cracks about annexing Canada, Still, Carney is the liberal leader there.

Is anyone else surprised?

Canada, Germany, UK, France have all been equally supportive. They have sizable Persian diaspora populations, so this is probably smart feel-good politics. I suspect there may be a bit of a quid pro quo on Iran and Ukraine. This is going to majorly impede Russia’s abilities to acquire Iranian drones and missiles

+1 This is my hope

Not so fast. Iran is closing the strait of Hormuz, and the problem is that oil prices will skyrocket. If that goes on for too long, Putin's Russia will make a mint off their oil. People don't quite understand that Russia is a one-trick pony and its only resource is oil. It needs the oil money more than it needs weaponry from abroad, since it can make weaponry and indeed, has transformed its economy into a war economy. The war has dragged into a stalemate at the front because Russia is now squeezed by low oil prices. If they go back up... Russia might win the war.

So we do NOT want a long-drawn out conflict in the Middle East.

That’s why Israel/America invaded Venezuela to get the oil to avoid this type of situation but apparently that isnt going to plan either and the oil isnt thst good over there

Everyone knows, or should know, that Venezuela's oil rigs and infrastructure are so damaged from lack of maintenance that it would take many years to rebuild them and many more years to make any sort of profit. Oil companies said as much when Maduro was captured and Trump invited them back in.

So no. No nation on earth thought Venezuela could be a quick fix to Iran closing the strait of Hormuz. It's a long-term investment, rather, and only for companies with deep pockets and nations willing to wait.

Anonymous wrote:Dems are stupid if they think it’s gonna play well to defend the ayatollah

Why do we have the dumbest party

Why are MAGA so dumb? Seriously.

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That's why Trump reported Epstein to the police and Hillary invited them to her daughter's wedding

Reported him to the police in 2006 after decades of raping kids together.

Why would a child rapist report his buddy? Maybe trump didnt rape any kids. Why would anyone trust what Epstein says? He is mossad after all. Do you also believe trump slobbed Clinton’s knob?

The Epstein files are probably largely fictionalized and sensationalized to undermine trumps administration and bully him
Into submission vis a vis Iran

I suspect there is a large part of uncorroborated lurid stories in there, but this has nothing to do with Iran or Israel and anything international. People detest Trump, so of course they're going to jump at the chance of taking any sensationalist accusation in the files verbatim. It's too tempting.

MAGA fell for exactly the same thing during the Hunter laptop story. And Pizzagate. And all the rest of the sensationalism around all the Democrat Presidents and some of their unfortunate family members.

The smooth-brained people on both sides of the political spectrum are dividing our country because they can't stop themselves from being that stupid. They're the useful mob that comes with pitchforks for any reason, good or bad.

No one should be encouraging this. We want facts and evidence, and we want to focus on credible accusations.

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That's why Trump reported Epstein to the police and Hillary invited them to her daughter's wedding

Reported him to the police in 2006 after decades of raping kids together.

Trump never reported his buddy the police. Trump was to excited by what Epstein provide him.

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That's why Trump reported Epstein to the police and Hillary invited them to her daughter's wedding

Epstein has nothing to do with the corruption within our two major political parties that has led to this imbalance with our foreign policy as it relates to the ME. The Epstein/Trump pedo dram is for another thread.

Really? Because it kind of seems like he started a war with Iran to make Epstein go away…

The best way to shake a man like trump is threaten his popularity. It’s all he lives for.

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Anonymous wrote:How much influence does Israel have over Canada? I am really surprised how supportive Carney has been given Davos, Canadian retreat from Trump and US tourism, the Gordie Howe bridge, etc. Even those who like him there pulled back after making cracks about annexing Canada, Still, Carney is the liberal leader there.

Is anyone else surprised?

Canada, Germany, UK, France have all been equally supportive. They have sizable Persian diaspora populations, so this is probably smart feel-good politics. I suspect there may be a bit of a quid pro quo on Iran and Ukraine. This is going to majorly impede Russia’s abilities to acquire Iranian drones and missiles

+1 This is my hope

Not so fast. Iran is closing the strait of Hormuz, and the problem is that oil prices will skyrocket. If that goes on for too long, Putin's Russia will make a mint off their oil. People don't quite understand that Russia is a one-trick pony and its only resource is oil. It needs the oil money more than it needs weaponry from abroad, since it can make weaponry and indeed, has transformed its economy into a war economy. The war has dragged into a stalemate at the front because Russia is now squeezed by low oil prices. If they go back up... Russia might win the war.

So we do NOT want a long-drawn out conflict in the Middle East.

That’s why Israel/America invaded Venezuela to get the oil to avoid this type of situation but apparently that isnt going to plan either and the oil isnt thst good over there

Anonymous wrote:GOP: Always so consistent, never hypocritical.

Literally.

Whatever the leader does, they agree with.

"The Iranian state news agency IRNA said on Sunday morning that Iran’s president, the head of the judiciary and a jurist of the Guardian Council would be responsible during the transition period following the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It cited Mohammed Mokhbher, a senior politician in Iran. "

- NYT


This is interesting, because a few hours ago, I posted that the WaPo was reporting the Vice-President was going to manage affairs, but I couldn't find any confirmation at other news outlets. Was WaPo wrong? Is there a power struggle among leadership?

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That's why Trump reported Epstein to the police and Hillary invited them to her daughter's wedding

Reported him to the police in 2006 after decades of raping kids together.

Why would a child rapist report his buddy? Maybe trump didnt rape any kids. Why would anyone trust what Epstein says? He is mossad after all. Do you also believe trump slobbed Clinton’s knob?

The Epstein files are probably largely fictionalized and sensationalized to undermine trumps administration and bully him
Into submission vis a vis Iran

How frightening for humanity that a man with his lack of morals and mental illness has so much power.

GOP: Always so consistent, never hypocritical.

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Anonymous wrote:They are always lying. Always.

Has there been a declaration of war? You dolts say this every time there is some sort of strategic military maneuver by Trump. And yet there’s no war. It’s amazing how hyperbolic you all are.

This is such a juvenile take. I’m going to lob a grenade, but that’s not war! Um, you have no control over how other people react and you just started the aggression. What if China bombs us because our felon is fu(king with the world? Then, he started a war. He said Americans will die, do you think that means he’s done?!

WTAF is wrong with you cult followers?!

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There is enormous support for regime change both within Iran and among the Iranian diaspora. In Toronto alone, 350,000 people marched in support of Iranian protesters last month. And the collapse of the Iranian regime is good not just for the Middle East, but also for Europe and Ukraine. The Iranian regime has been an important ally of Russia, supplying it with Shaheed drones. It should be expected that Canada and most western and Middle Eastern allies support regime change in Iran. The death of the ayatollah and most of the Iranian leadership on the first day is pretty much being celebrated in every major capital.

Well said. It should also be noted that approximately 36,500 people have reportedly been killed by the Iranian regime since December. After more than 40 years of repression, brutality, and systemic violence, the true human cost of this regime will never be fully known. Today is a day to be celebrated.

Change is needed in Iran *AND* Trump taking action in an illegal and dangerous way for the wrong reasons.

Yes, I agree.

Normal, cautious Presidents would never have done this, because they would have sought public support (which after Iraq would never have been forthcoming) and would not have liked their odds, given US history in the middle east. It takes a truly impulsive and risk-accepting President, one who believes he is special and immune to making the usual mistakes, to make such an extremely rash decision. Without warning European allies, even - Italy's defense minister is currently in Bahrain with his family, sheltering in a parking garage with other people.

But IF Iran can install a more open-minded regime (let's not hope for a democracy) with minimal bloodshed, plus an agreement on nuclear arms, and be rewarded with a lifting of international sanctions, which will allow it to breathe economically once again... I will give credit where credit is due.

Unfortunately this has very little chance of happening.