Ed Israel/US Attacks Iran /Yet Another Country/Iran

[Jack by the hedge]

Q: You saw the reporting on Iran's missile capability, missile launchers that have remained. Is that accurate?

TRUMP: It's New York Times fake news. The missile launchers are probably 80% gone.

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It's treason to report them less than 1,500% gone.

 

[Axxman300]

It's treason to report them less than 1,500% gone.

After Vietnam the Pentagon worked hard to establish credibility, and maintain credibility to the point where Stars & Stripes called out the misreporting of the Jessica Lynch POW story in Iraq (sloppy work by the Miami Herald). If the military made a statement you could take it to the bank. But now? Our DoD press releases are so bad the North Koreans make fun of them.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Why wouldn't I believe him?

Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "Traffic will be flowing through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as we can, but certainly sometime this summer at latest"

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[Andy_Ross]

Chris Wright: "If Iran continues to hold the world economy hostage, the United States military will force the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz"

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[Jack by the hedge]

Why wouldn't I believe him?

Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "Traffic will be flowing through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as we can, but certainly sometime this summer at latest"

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Hmm. Northern hemisphere summer? On this planet?

Sorry to be picky but it seems worth checking.

 

[Jack by the hedge]

Chris Wright: "If Iran continues to hold the world economy hostage, the United States military will force the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz"

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I had rather imagined you might have tried to do that some time ago. Any reason why not?

I mean, you were perfectly willing to pelt them with rockets and bombs two months ago, for not doing what you wanted. So, reluctance to kill Iranians seems not to be whatever is staying your hand.

 

[Lukraak_Sisser]

As someone who has spent his whole adult life developing statistical models, I can assure you that I understand Occam's Razor quite well.

And yet, when everything Trump has ever done in his life is enriching himself at the cost of everyone else, lie about it and abuse the US justice system to keep himself shielded from the consequences of his crimes, you somehow refuse to then take the simplest route by assuming this war is another lie intended to enrich himself and keep himself from the consequences of his crimes.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

Why wouldn't I believe him?

Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "Traffic will be flowing through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as we can, but certainly sometime this summer at latest"

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in due course, at the appropriate juncture, in the fullness of time.

 

[W.D.Clinger]

And yet, when everything Trump has ever done in his life is enriching himself at the cost of everyone else, lie about it and abuse the US justice system to keep himself shielded from the consequences of his crimes, you somehow refuse to then take the simplest route by assuming this war is another lie intended to enrich himself and keep himself from the consequences of his crimes.

When determining which explanation is simplest, you have to consider the complexity of revising your opinions to accommodate explanations you have been disregarding.

 

[The Atheist]

I see Colonel Bluster is up to his usual threats!: https://themedialine.org/headlines/...rikes-on-iran-after-talks-with-xi-in-beijing/

I've lost count - someone help me out.

How many times has he said "We won!"

How many times has he threatened Iran because the war clearly isn't over?

 

[Andy_Ross]

Mike Johnson: "This not time for a war powers act. Operation Epic Fury has been declared concluded, and it is, and now we're into a new project, and that is to get the Strait of Hormuz open."

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[Helen]

Mike Johnson: "This not time for a war powers act. Operation Epic Fury has been declared concluded, and it is, and now we're into a new project, and that is to get the Strait of Hormuz open."

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Oh well, if it has been decklared conclyd3d, then that is of course what it is. What's the next operation going to be, then? Operation Epic Furious, the not so Fast?

 

[Andy_Ross]

Donald J. Trump
@realDonald Trump
For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won't be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! President DJT

 

[Lukraak_Sisser]

Oh right, it's Sunday, time for the weekly market manipulation.

 

[Andy_Ross]

The United Arab Emirates said a drone strike had triggered a fire near its nuclear power station on Sunday, calling the incident a "dangerous escalation".

Officials are investigating the source of the strike. The country's defence ministry said three drones had entered the UAE from the "western border direction".

While two were intercepted, the third drone struck an electrical generator "outside the inner perimeter" of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Abu Dhabi, sparking a fire.

UAE reports drone strike near Abu Dhabi nuclear power plant

The country is investigating the source of the strike, which it calls a "dangerous escalation".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[dirtywick]

The American epoch of oil is collapsing. What comes next could be ugly | Jonathan Watts

China is dominating the energy transition with astonishing result, while fossil fuel fascists in the US try to turn back the clock

www.theguardian.com

guardian article about the global shift in energy

But what is different today is the realisation that oil – once considered “black gold” – and other fossil fuels are now a toxic threat to the stability of the climate and the political world order. Now that cheaper, cleaner alternatives are available, the demand for these industrial fuels has to be artificially inflated, propped up by political lobbying, hefty subsidies, disinformation campaigns and military force.

 

[Jack by the hedge]

... TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! President DJT

Is it? Is it really? Well, well. I mean, it's nice to hear you say so, at long last. If that translates into your actually doing something about this massive problem you've created then I very much look forward to hearing about it.

 

[Andy_Ross]

WELKER: So you're calling for strike on Iran's energy infrastructure?

LINDSEY GRAHAM: Yeah. I'm calling to hurt this regime. Hurt them more. Maybe they'll make a deal if you hurt them enough.

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[Andy_Ross]

 

[The Atheist]

Mike Johnson: "This not time for a war powers act. Operation Epic Fury has been declared concluded, and it is, and now we're into a new project, and that is to get the Strait of Hormuz open."

Operation Mildy Angry?