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Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls

Reply #90 –
Quote from: DJC – on
Hegseth and Meink made it very clear, in the week before the attack on Iran, that the two Wedgetail prototypes will be the end of the line.
I suspect it's weasel words, and look to the future for a rebranding, because I'm hearing otherwise.

Trumptail ?
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls

Reply #92 –
Diesel is $2.94 per litre from a wholesaler's outlet on the Bellarine  :(

Meanwhile an analysis of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz indicates that vessels are voluntarily rerouting through Iranian territorial waters to get safe passage.  An unintended consequence of Taco's war is Iran having greater leverage with global energy trade.
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball
 

Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls

Reply #93 –
Joe Kent, Director of the USA's National Counterterrorism Center just resigned, stating:

"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby."

Kent details, in a letter to the POTUS, how he has been manipulated by high ranking Israeli officials and influential members of the American media.  He concludes with a plea;

"I pray that you will reflect on what we are doing in Iran, and who we are doing it for.  The time for bold action is now.  You can reverse course and chart a new path for our nation, or you can allow us to slip further toward decline and chaos."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/who-is-joe-kent-counterterrorism-trump-administration/106468640?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20260318_newspm_newsletter&utm_id=69ba46691b7e01b1edc3d66fa22d95ee&braze_id=69141093a9e9b500561146e5

Kent is a former Green Beret and was MAGA, but to Taco, he is now "weak on security" and those like him [who oppose the war]
"... are not smart people, or they're not savvy people."  I guess that means that the savvy people are Witkoff, Kushner, Hegseth and Rubio.  ::) 

"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball

Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls

Reply #94 –
Trump said "I always thought he was a nice guy but I always thought he was weak on security. Very weak on security."

Soooo...................why give him the job in the first place ?

Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls

Reply #95 –
Quote from: PaulP – on
Trump said "I always thought he was a nice guy but I always thought he was weak on security. Very weak on security."

Soooo...................why give him the job in the first place ?

He wasn’t “weak on security” when he was MAGA.

What I find incomprehensible is that Kent is a former Green Beret and CIA operative but apparently knows less about security and military intelligence than a dodgy real estate developer with bone spurs. 🙄
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball

Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls

Reply #96 –
Quote from: DJC – on
He wasn’t “weak on security” when he was MAGA.

What I find incomprehensible is that Kent is a former Green Beret and CIA operative but apparently knows less about security and military intelligence than a dodgy real estate developer with bone spurs. 🙄

These types (Trump, Hanson, Milei, Erdogan, Meloni, Le Pan and many many others) represent the next step in the degradation of global political discourse. The great work of distinguished, foundational thinkers like Plato and Aristotle, discussing what makes a good society, what makes good government, political knowledge vs political opinion, the importance of knowledge and virtue in leaders, enlightened citizenry etc., now seem like a sad, distant joke.

Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls

Reply #97 –
Maybe its as simple as the cycle.




G. Michael Hopf Quote: “Hard times create strong men. Strong ..."Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.

The people currently leading the world are a bunch of silver spooners who are entitled.  The world is being run accordingly. 

Take the gender out of it of course.  I say this with the knowledge that I'm probably the most privileged person in my family line including those who are younger than me.

"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson