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Trump: Smart Cookie or Orange Oaf?

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Orange Oaf
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Seems like the main politics thread is becoming a Yankee-Doodle Trump-fest, so maybe scope here to split them out.

Will see if this one gains any traction ..if it does will move over a few of the million posts from our two protagonists from the other thread.

Yee-haaa!
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Terrorism would have continued regardless of zero involvement which isn't a good enough reason to never get involved.
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Nutsin wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 14:57
Westham67 wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 14:53 The global war on terror GWOT 2001 to 2021 failed because we still have terrorism . Bin Laden was  killed and still the terrorism goes on, I have worked in the UAE Qatar and Adul Dhabi for a total of just over two years, If you are transferring  through one middle east country to another in my case Abu Dhabi - Jordan - London you get searched and x rayed when you transfer because none of the Emirs, Kings of presidents don't  want known jihadis on their soil

An attack on Iran or killing is leaders wont changes anything  it will inflame the situation that's why the GCC countries were against it because it radicalize their own citizens

Try to read anything you post from X of YouTube or even better articulate  your own opinion without getting all sweary  and abusive
I disagree with pretty much everything you spout.

It’s all complete bollocks mate!
So the war on terror has been on won and we are terrorist free so why attack Iran then ?
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Westham67 wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 14:53 The global war on terror GWOT 2001 to 2021 failed because we still have terrorism . Bin Laden was  killed and still the terrorism goes on, I have worked in the UAE Qatar and Adul Dhabi for a total of just over two years, If you are transferring  through one middle east country to another in my case Abu Dhabi - Jordan - London you get searched and x rayed when you transfer because none of the Emirs, Kings of presidents don't  want known jihadis on their soil

An attack on Iran or killing is leaders wont changes anything  it will inflame the situation that's why the GCC countries were against it because it radicalize their own citizens

Try to read anything you post from X of YouTube or even better articulate  your own opinion without getting all sweary  and abusive
I disagree with pretty much everything you spout.

It’s all complete bollocks mate!
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The global war on terror GWOT 2001 to 2021 failed because we still have terrorism . Bin Laden was  killed and still the terrorism goes on, I have worked in the UAE Qatar and Adul Dhabi for a total of just over two years, If you are transferring  through one middle east country to another in my case Abu Dhabi - Jordan - London you get searched and x rayed when you transfer because none of the Emirs, Kings of presidents don't  want known jihadis on their soil

An attack on Iran or killing is leaders wont changes anything  it will inflame the situation that's why the GCC countries were against it because it radicalize their own citizens

Try to read anything you post from X of YouTube or even better articulate  your own opinion without getting all sweary  and abusive
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Swiss. wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 13:47
goose wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 13:41
XKhammer wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 13:34
Actually reference to Indain scammers thicko
India which hasn't closed down you mean? They've rationed cooking gas you pillock.
Do you think scammers use gas to power their laptops?

you aint half dumb joyo son.
It's says introduced planned blackouts which we can assume means cutting off electricity so yes it would power their laptops. I think you are the thick cսnt here. 
no thats Bangladesh not India.

Who's the thick cսnt?
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goose wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 13:41
XKhammer wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 13:34
goose wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 12:54
Oh yeh those Sri Lankan scammers are everywhere.
Actually reference to Indain scammers thicko
India which hasn't closed down you mean? They've rationed cooking gas you pillock.
Do you think scammers use gas to power their laptops?

you aint half dumb joyo son.
It's says introduced planned blackouts which we can assume means cutting off electricity so yes it would power their laptops. I think you are the thick cսnt here. 
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XKhammer wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 13:34
goose wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 12:54
XKhammer wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 12:41
Excellent news the scammers can't target our pensioners at least on Wednesdays 
Oh yeh those Sri Lankan scammers are everywhere.
Actually reference to Indain scammers thicko
India which hasn't closed down you mean? They've rationed cooking gas you pillock.
Do you think scammers use gas to power their laptops?

you aint half dumb joyo son.
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goose wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 12:54
XKhammer wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 12:41
goose wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 08:22 Yup SL have called a national holiday for one day a week, India have already started to ration gas and bangladesh have pulled fwd Ramadan holidays and intropduced planned blackouts.




 
Excellent news the scammers can't target our pensioners at least on Wednesdays 
Oh yeh those Sri Lankan scammers are everywhere.
Actually reference to Indain scammers thicko
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XKhammer wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 12:41
goose wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 08:22 Yup SL have called a national holiday for one day a week, India have already started to ration gas and bangladesh have pulled fwd Ramadan holidays and intropduced planned blackouts.



 
Excellent news the scammers can't target our pensioners at least on Wednesdays 
Oh yeh those Sri Lankan scammers are everywhere.
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goose wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 08:22 Yup SL have called a national holiday for one day a week, India have already started to ration gas and bangladesh have pulled fwd Ramadan holidays and intropduced planned blackouts.


 
Excellent news the scammers can't target our pensioners at least on Wednesdays 
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Oh dear, another couple of top cunts from the Regime topped. Thoughts and prayers. 🥲🙏


https://uk.news.yahoo.com/iran-senior-o ... d9mCTBrDJK

Just keep ticking them off and bomb fuck out of pick-axe mountain till they eventually cave in, or the great 90 million people of Iran begin their revolution...
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They are far from immune, prices at the pump in the US have already gone up and are at their highest since 22/23.

and it's not just prices at the pump, it will hit everything.
at a time when the country is struggling with affordability, Trump cannot allow this to go past a month.
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The USA is not immune from oil price shocks as, despite being the worlds largest oil producer, it consumes more oil than it produces with Canada being the largest exporter the US.
I'd take what Trump says about petrol prices with a massive pinch of salt.
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Manuel wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 10:16
Massive Attack" wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 09:45 The best thing Trump can do now about Iran is wait it out. Do fuck all. Sounds mental, I know but as it cunts up so many, sooner or later 1 Country after another will reluctantly step forward and agree to help smoothing out the strait of Hormuz. If not, then no more vroom vroom for anyone. ⛽️🚗🚕🚃🚓🚐🏎
Sound logical, everyone needs oil after all.
To me, he's done the hardest part by lobbing all the deck of cards up in the air, now let them fall whilst going to play a shit round of golf as businesses/Politicians etc start to come forward..

If the Yanks were reliant on the oil themselves, then the situation would be different but they have already took that in to their calculations that it won't effect them with "drill baby drill", so it's really everyone else's concern now getting hold of the oil if we want to be brutally honest about it.
 
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That would be a terrible choice. The US might have a high level of energy independance but they do not have economic independance.

The longer this goes, the higher the price of oil for everyone, the bigger the inflation impact, the bigger the hit on the markets, the higher the yield goes on treasurys............ and so on.


The best course of action is walking away now and pursue a diplomatic solution.
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Massive Attack" wrote: 17 Mar 2026, 09:45 The best thing Trump can do now about Iran is wait it out. Do fuck all. Sounds mental, I know but as it cunts up so many, sooner or later 1 Country after another will reluctantly step forward and agree to help smoothing out the strait of Hormuz. If not, then no more vroom vroom for anyone. ⛽️🚗🚕🚃🚓🚐🏎
Sound logical, everyone needs oil after all.
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The best thing Trump can do now about Iran is wait it out. Do fuck all. Sounds mental, I know but as it cunts up so many, sooner or later 1 Country after another will reluctantly step forward and agree to help smoothing out the strait of Hormuz. If not, then no more vroom vroom for anyone. ⛽️🚗🚕🚃🚓🚐🏎
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Yup SL have called a national holiday for one day a week, India have already started to ration gas and bangladesh have pulled fwd Ramadan holidays and intropduced planned blackouts.

 
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I didn't realise Iran had a population of 90 mil, becoming concerning now, see Sri Lanka have called a national holiday for tomorrow to preserve fuel etc. Someone needs to get a handle on this?
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Nutsin wrote: 16 Mar 2026, 14:52
goose wrote: 16 Mar 2026, 14:30
XKhammer wrote: 16 Mar 2026, 14:24
 
Let's forget about your stupid unrealistic comments about signing up or me being nonce zźzzźzzźźzzz 
No one on here here is going to be physically or realistically involved in this Iran war
But I'm gonna back Trump on this one as l think the mad mullahs seriously do need taking out 
He's taken one of them out already - what has changed? nothing.

No sign of regime change and the poor people of Iran have had their country bombed to shit, the infrastructure destroyed and the economy ruined. How have they benefitted?
Trump stepped up with a Bold and courageous move to take out the Iranian regime. He could have easily rode out the next 7 months for the mid terms instead he did what is right for man kind.

Starmer the Muslim obviously won’t go along the cսnt, no surprise there. You better hope you don’t need the USA ‘s help with Russia any time soon.

Trump is the only one who is standing up against the Islamic invasion (although Japan has caught on and Italy are starting to catch a clue too) and all you wankers can do is criticize.

You truly do deserve everything that is coming your way.

And it wasn’t be pretty.
The bold and courageous Trump. When he’s not drafted for Vietnam. 
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Iran is very different from its neighbours apart from the theocratic autocracy thing.
The population is a huge, 90+ million, and very well educated as they have a large and very good university system. Acedemia is encouraged.
It is also a very old civillisation indeed. A friend of mine at university was an Iranian immigrant and resolutely Persian, a Zarostratan and loved his beer and cricket.
I read an article years ago about Iranian students popping over the border to Turkey for rave nights at clubs largely run by expat Persians.
 
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nerd2 wrote: 16 Mar 2026, 16:37 Nutsin you do know this is Shia muslims and pretty much doing the work for the Arab Muslims the Shiites like the US did In Yemen , forcing fuel prices sky high ... Your Noncey boss loves the rich Arabs and they bring Sharia law , but offer Tax free havens for the Rich but invest loads in West as we all know  , yet turn a blind eye to there hardcore Qurans and terrorist schools due the Bitter lakes agreement . Iran is nothing more than an easy target , this is not an attack on the real bad muslims !
Who do you think funds Hamas, Hezbullah and the Houthi’s?
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Trump tells us he has won already and doesn’t need any help
Now he is begging for help and reckons he will leave NATO if he doesn’t get it
The man is clinically insane
Not sure if it’s the dementia or his overall psychosis 
Am just hoping he remains a little bit competent so that he doesn’t wriggle out of the charges of enriching himself in office.
Oh yeah and his paedo escapades with his mate Jeff
That trial will blow the OJ one away
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goose wrote: 16 Mar 2026, 16:55
Massive Attack" wrote: 16 Mar 2026, 16:45 Depends on how we want to define Regime change exactly, I suppose.. 

Bit out of order comparing Trump to Hitler 😉

Good one. 👏😁
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Massive Attack" wrote: 16 Mar 2026, 16:45 Depends on how we want to define Regime change exactly, I suppose. Taking out at least 47 of their top cunts, including the main man himself whilst also leaving his incumbent half dead son that makes Stephen Hawkings look more alive, is fairly significant Regime change in itself. Sure, I get it isn't the entire kit and kaboodle (yet) but give it a bit of time eh, it's still only been 16 cunting days since the first bomb was dropped in anger. Hitler/Nazis took 6 years. 😊
Problem for Trump is time. Another couple of weeks of this and it becomes more than a short term shock.

Bit out of order comparing Trump to Hitler 😉
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