On Wednesday night, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth threatened Iran over Tehran’s alleged support for the Houthis amid the US’s heavy Yemen bombing campaign.
“Message to IRAN: We see your LETHAL support to The Houthis. We know exactly what you are doing,” Hegseth wrote on X.
“You know very well what the US Military is capable of — and you were warned. You will pay the CONSEQUENCE at the time and place of our choosing,” he added.
While the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, are aligned with Iran, the Yemeni group has its own domestic missile and drone program, meaning they’re not reliant on Tehran for military support. This has been acknowledged by US officials, including President Trump.
“They’re experts on missiles. I mean, they actually make missiles. Nobody thought that, but they make missiles. It’s highly sophisticated,” President Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in early April.
In March, The Washington Post, citing US officials, reported that the Houthis have “established their own substantial, independent weapons production capability.”
The Houthis also operate independently and aren’t likely to take orders from Tehran. Despite these facts, the Trump administration has been blaming Iran for the Houthis’ operations, and Hegseth’s threat comes after a month and a half of US airstrikes on Yemen have failed to deter Ansar Allah. The US has launched over 1,000 strikes on Yemen, killing more than 200 civilians, but the Houthis continue to launch attacks on Israel and on US warships.
Ansar Allah leaders have repeatedly vowed they will only stop attacks on Israel and end their blockade on Israeli shipping if a ceasefire is reached in Gaza. They have offered to stop attacking US warships if the US stops bombing Yemen, but the Trump administration has shown no interest in the offer.
Hegseth’s threat doesn’t bode well for the negotiations between the US and Iran, and the fourth round, which was supposed to be held this Saturday, has been delayed.
The odds are still greater than not that the US goes to war with Iran on behalf of Israel.
I will take that bet. I don't think trump has the leadership skills and most importantly the courage to go to war with a country that can hit back.
I hope you are correct about that, but never underestimate the hubris of any strata of US leadership.
Also there is the possibility of Israel forcing the issue, and attacking first (using some BS pretext), and then Trump will be pressured to come to the aid of a "beleaguered" Israel.
That's exactly the scenario that I'm worried about.
That was ignorant as Iran has already declared war on Israel, so Iran is fair game with the next provocation.
Iran continues its support, training, funding and arming terrorist-related activity, including support for Hizballah, Palestinian terrorist groups in Gaza, and various terrorist and militant groups in Iraq, Syria, Bahrain, and elsewhere throughout the Middle East.
All the the members of the Arab nations are really resistance, the USA, not the people, called them terrorists in order to justify the assassinations and Israeli war crimes. Anyone with a brain knows that.
"Peepsqueek" is not "anyone with a brain", it's an AI-directed bot. A fairly good one, but just a bot.
That's because you do not have an academic response to any of the known facts that I have posted.
To say that I am AI is a compliment, as AI excels in speed and cognitive tasks, especially those involving processing vast amounts of data and performing complex calculations and conclusions.
Whatever you are, you have been responded to.
No moral authority, no credibility, no understanding of the people you belittle and hate. All around of very little value except to serve as the butt of others' jokes. @knappster:disqus@peepsqueek:disqus@disqus_qhuce9v5DO:disqus@SIU1968:disqus@John_Shamesh:disqus@John_Shamesh:disqus@disqus_5AaJo0InJu:disqus@brian_bixby:disqus@Rightster:disqus@warsrus:disqus@disqus_affEMJpSXn:disqus@disqus_WXsl4CCjPi:disqus@deganawida:disqus@renatelittlejohn:disqus@disqus_zPMJ7rV4CH:disqus@disqus_KAfPEpsMYs:disqus@disqus_cWEo452Cca:disqus@disqus_ipWRUhe2NG:disqus@disqus_lbkuZ0DrY6:disqus
2-cheek-squeak a) does not care what is true, b) absolutely will not entertain even the possibility it is wrong on its position(s), and c) will not change any position it holds to align with observable reality when presented with verifiable evidence.
it-burns-when-he-peepsqueaks is a waste of time & space. Replying "you're an irrational liar" to anything it says is the most generous and humane statement made in its general direction.
artificial >yes, intelligent> no. (MHO)
YAA (Your Accurate Assessment).
It is a machine stuck to the groove like a needle on a record, but flexible and intelligent it is not, it can't think.
Not even a good one. AI can answer easy questions; 2-cheek-squeak couldn't. SO glad I Blocked that nitwit.
I did too. I was unblocking him occasionally just to sneak a peek at what shit was flowing out of that sewage pipe of a mouth. Nothing had change. Now I'm not even going to bother. I would hope he's a bot like Brian Bixby says although there are plenty of the real deal, just like him, out there
Can you name an Arab Country that supports Hamas' methods????
Egypt banned Hamas and branded it a terrorist organization.
Jordan banned Hamas in 1999. In 2013, Jordan rejected requests to allow Hamas to return.
Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah disagreed and were fighting with each other in recent Syrian civil war (Sunni/Shiite conflict), leaving a half million dead and 12 million displaced.
Syria says- Hamas is an uninvited guest
Saudi Arabia says they will arrest Hamas members on the spot
@peepsqueek:disqus why do you keep asking questions that were answered but don't answer questions? Can you name a country that supports Israel's methods? Even Biden and Trump made comments of the depravity of the Israelis.
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That’s because it’s an AI-directed bot, not an actual person. Don’t bother answering it, the programming considers that a “win” so will keep trying to dominate the conversation.
Thank you for the advice. Honestly, this is how I get my kicks by responding to this nonsense. It’ll have to serve as training for the real thing.
The people are the nation, they support the Palestinian people and Hamas, not their ruling political elites who do all they can to stay rich and powerful. Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis are Arabs supported by the Arab people. Please take note, the PA on the WB is not included, they and Abbas are traitors of their people, that is why the people elected and still support HAMAS, they are the people.
“The people” elected Hamas in 2006, since which time Hamas has forbidden elections and brutally suppressed the Palestinian people’s attempts to get rid of it.
"…has forbidden elections…"
Travel a few hours northwest of Palestine and that statement qualifies a government for continued NATO support.
And? Do you see me supporting any of those other regimes either?
Hamas won the election and immediately they and the people who elected them were accused of a rigged election and punished with sanctions. Have you seen any evidence of the rigged election? Any time our criminal elite does not like the election results they scream rigged. Never mind that if anyone rigs elections it is our ruling elite, regardless of party, rigged elections and bloody regime changes replace the elected choice of the people with lackeys of their liking, see the trans-Atlantic democracies, CIA with help of private institutions like the Rand Corporation most likely helped to put lackeys of the elite in place, How else could a sorry trampoline girl become secretary of state, and Harbeck Vice Chancellor in Germany and a former BlackRock CEO potential Chancellor? There is much more, like the high turnover in London and the mess in Paris and the EU and in NATO. What happened to statesmen/women and responsible diplomacy? The USA is in the same hands of the trans-Atlantic morally bankrupt elite.
I didn’t make any claims about a “rigged election.”
I just pointed out that once Hamas had won one election, it subsequently forbade any more elections for nearly two decades now, violently dispersed the protests against its misrule, executed its Palestinian political opponents as “Israeli spies,” and finally baited Israel into invading to save its evil collective ass.
True, you did not make that kind of claim . Abbas and his PLO serve Israeli interests, see the conditions on the WB and there is no HAMAS, only the PLO and the IDF. UKRAINE has no elected president but Trump signed some agreement with Zelensky, can that be legal? He sold the nation to BlackRock and Trump. Some statesmen they are. Nothing is normal, INSANITY, mad dogs on the lose. Who are the real criminals, Hamas or the Zionists and their American accomplices?
Yes, the “Palestinian Authority” is at least as much an Israeli front organization as Hamas.
Thomas, you do know that HAMAS WON THE LAST ELECTIONS, not the PLO. When was Abbas elected? What has he done for the Palestinians living on the WB: terrorized, killed and robbed daily by fanatic Zionist settlers from NY?
Yes, Hamas won the last elections in Gaza. Almost two decades ago. Since which time it has refused to allow elections.
We don’t have conditions like Gaza and the WB and look at the kind of elections we have, what would it like if were a brutally occupied nation? Free elections would be a joke. What about Zelensky in Ukraine?
You know they Hamas was meant to be used to divide the Palestinians, but Netanyahu miscalculated the Hamas people, they are Palestinians fighting for their own human rights, but how would Netanyahu, the evil on steroids, understand that?
How would you, with your vivid imagination and resolute refusal to admit fact or reality into that imagination, not manage to convince yourself that Hamas is something other than the authoritarian theocratic-fascist death cult it is?
What about your VIVID IMAGINATION and resolute a REFUSAL of FACTS?
My vivid imagination is limited to thoughts like “maybe Jennifer Lawrence will come take me away from all this.”
I don’t refuse facts, both because I prefer to live in the real world and because I know that facts remain facts whether I accept them or not.
Thomas, you see the facts the way you want them to be, not what they are for people from the other side. We disagree, you believe you are infallible, if it fits your rose colored glasses it is the truth, nothing but the truth.
“if it fits your rose colored glasses it is the truth, nothing but the truth.”
That may be the most self-unaware thing I’ve seen you write, as it’s a perfect self-description.
If you are on Side X, then everyone on Side X is a “statesman” or “freedom fighter,” even though they’re exactly, in every respect, like the vile authoritarians and terrorists on Side Y. Facts don’t matter, you just keep repeating “statesman,” “freedom fighter,” etc. like some kind of magic spell as if it will change reality and make your fantasies come true.
Lets be clear, what kind of weapons is Hamas allowed to legally use fighting the IDF? Does the IDF abide by international law? Is genocide of the Palestinians by bombing their tents and starving their children to death with Israeli and American complicity legal or moral?
Now, the fact is, that the Israelis and Americans have been working on regime change in Syria for decades. Please explain why Syria has been sanctioned for decades torturing the Syrian people. You support war crimes by our ruling rabid dogs. Where are their limits, do you have a conscience, any empathy for children torn to shreds by bunker busting 2000 pound bombs while sleeping in a ragged tent? Such evil leaves me speechless.
'Hamas is a creature of Israel'…
Yassir Arafat
Funny how convenient a boogeyman Hamas has become; ensuring a Palestinian State will never exist. And why don't ISIS or Al Queda ever attack Israel-both groups being 'psychotic jihadis' who 'hate the jews' and all…?
"Iran has…declared war on Israel"?
heard of the 'fox news smell test'?
it's where if even fox isn't ranting something at combat-demented vets –
– bloated drunks in their adult bladder diapers –
– it's irrelevant – too fringe to bother with.
Nice dodge!
Again: Iran continues its support, training, funding and arming terrorist-related activity, including support for Hizballah, Palestinian terrorist groups in Gaza, and various terrorist and militant groups in Iraq, Syria, Bahrain, and elsewhere throughout the Middle East.
"Nice dod-"
s'what happens when ya tee off with dumbassery.
now change yr incontinence diaper, private piss stain – yr fouling the site.
@peepsqueek Why are going around calling peoples' comments ignorant?
It's called "projection", it's very common among propagandists and religious Apologists. One takes their own faults and flaws and falsely declares these a statement, position, or ethos held instead by their opponent.
Christian Apologists deeply love this tactic. Creationists accuse atheists of "believing Everything came from Nothing !" when (that is not a tenet of atheism AND 99.8% +/- 0.2% of atheists do not believe that) and that is EXACTLY what Creationists themselves believe.
I agree with the projection part. 🙂
Because he is not intelligent, he can't think.
You mean he's ignorant? 🙂
Not really. If he frequents this site, I can't believe he is uninformed.
U mean the USA?
You are correct about underestimating trump stupidity. I can see Israel playing, sucking trump into a war. My guess is that he won't, but who knows.
Trump doesn't have the leadership skills, but he thinks he does. That is the problem
Totally agree. That is what makes him dangerous.
But, but, he knows more about everything than anyone else in the whole world.
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Only one of the many big problems my brother.
It wouldn't take "courage". It would take stupidity, and Trump is well qualified in that area.
That is one thing that we do agree about.
No, it isn't. I disagree with the entire premise that it takes courage to go to war.
So you are saying that Lincoln had no courage.
cour-age n : ability to conquer fear or despair : BRAVERY, VALOR
So, no.
Is that what it's called now – courage? So your position is that Putin had the "COURAGE" to go to war with Ukraine that had the ability to hit back?
But Trump is not a rational man, he could start a war and leave his replacement dealing with the mess he leaves behind, it would not be the first time.
Like LBJ leaving it to Nixon.
I’m not convinced there will be a “replacement” for this ridiculously despicable human. Sadly I think the days are far over for this country.
You underestimate Trump's ability to lead us into war. He has a severe narcissistic personality disorder. People with that kind of disorder see themselves as invincible and always on top. Trump's hubris, instead of courage, is what rules him.
Israel does not need help to defeat Iran, as Iran can in no way win and arms race with Israel. Think before you post.
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was opened for signature in 1968 and entered into force in 1970.
In the mid-1950s: Israel's first leader, David Ben-Gurion, initiated the nuclear project. –Dimona Facility: The Dimona nuclear complex was established, according to Foreign Policy.
1963: The Dimona reactor, the IRR-2, went critical, according to the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. That is over 7 decades ago. So Israel proven to be an excellent steward of this nuclear technology.
You are delusional. Israel cannot commit a genocide on its own without US arms and materiel, much less degrade Iran’s nuclear program. This is by their own admission. This is why they are desperate to get US support for this action. Also, a region wide war with Iran gives Israel the additional cover to complete the genocidal elimination of the people of Gaza from their land.
Not sure why you brought up the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, as Israel is not a signatory to it, and it is only the US willful denial of the existence of Israeli nukes that keeps the US from denying military aid to Israel as a rogue nuclear power in accordance with US law. This is just one more example of the reality that Israel can only implement their Zionist land grab, and expansionist conquest with the support of the United States. On their own they are just not much.
"Not sure why you brought up the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, as Israel is not a signatory to it". — Because Israel developed the Dimona nuclear facility 15 years before the Nonproliferation Treaty went into effect.- Please think or at least do the math before you post.
You are a master of the irrelevant. Every signatory to the NPT possessed nuclear weapons prior to 1967. That was the point, to prevent the proliferation of these weapons. All you have done is agree that Israel is a rogue state that will not join with other nations in seeking to limit these weapons. At the same time, you point to the reality that the US should be restricting aid given to Israel because of their refusal to sign the NPT, even though they posses nuclear weapons. The US should also be denying aid to Israel under the Leahy Act that prohibits aid to entities committing human rights violations.
But that is your point, isn’t it? Supporting an immoral murderous regime because of your blind hatred for those different than yourself. As contemptible as you are, I will pray for the repose of your soul.
I think this behavior helps to explain why they are so psychotic and capable off immense cruelty and violence.
Israel shouldn't have nuclear weapons whether they use them or not. Israelis have an inferiority complex disguised by such attempts as acquiring nukes to convince others of their superiority. That didn't prevent Israeli soldiers from crying like hysterical women. They have a sickness for killing innocent men, women and children. Why do you insist on supporting terrorism?
Israel can not carried out the sustained conventional aerial attack needed to truly knock out Iran's nuclear program without US help.
So say the people with real expertise.
It probably can’t achieve that objective with US help either.
There is no genocide, just a war of Hamas's own making. The purposely and intentionally invited Israel into Gaza on October 7th.
There's no "genocide" because Israel is even a failure at that, in spite of the weapons and support from Uncle Sam. They were invited all right. The invitation was to loose weapons, men, credibility, investments, capital, respect, etc.,….. They were invited to take back the captives. Even then Israel chose to kill its own.
Israel needs help to tie its shoe. Its on its way out like the dodo bird. No offense to the dodo bird.
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That is why there will be no peace in Ukraine, NATO will replace Ukraine as proxy to wear down Russia, continental Europe would become the battlefield it was planed and be, NATO was created to destroy Russia, 1948 Russia was still on its knees trying to recover from WW II which they won at a very high price for the Russian people. NATO was not needed to defend Europe, it was not threatened and worked to recover.
Why else would the treasonous German government place more US nuclear weapons in Germany by 2026?
Looks like a new election in Germany and the AFD would likely become the biggest party.
The AFD is a normal right of center party, no extremism in their program.
The Trump people are governing based on the 2025 project, real extremism.
I think if he tries it the Joint Chiefs will put Rump in the ground. Iran is three times the size of Iraq with twice the population and some much nastier terrain. They have an intact infrastructure, a fairly well armed and trained military with hypersonic missiles that the US can't combat, and a population well aware of who has been making their lives more difficult for the last century. The Joint Chiefs may be greedy, ambitious and morally bankrupt, but they're not stupid enough to think that invading Iran is in any way a reasonable idea.
Iran isn't making nukes, the Houthis make their own missiles, and they don't take orders from Tehran. It's only logical to go to war with them. /s
And Hegseth doesn't fart without Trump's permission, so his statement not only sounds like Trump, but it's also probably his exact words.
Oh great!!! Going to war with Hegseth as head of the military. What can go wrong? I don't have 4 hours of time to list all the problems with his leadership.
What unit did you serve with?
It could be Austin or Mattis or even Colin Powell and it would/will still be a disaster.
Dick Cheney, love or hate him, successfully led the attack on Iraq in 1991 with a muti national task force. With the right leadership, Iran would stand no chance against a US led coalition of nations. But that will not happen with trump.
Iran covers half again as much territory, has a much larger population, has much more modern arms, has more support from other regimes, etc. than Iraq in 1991. It’s also not just coming off another major eight-year war. While I had no significant interaction with Iraqi POWs in 1991, some guys from my unit pulled POW guard duty and their impression was that Saddam had been conscripting teenagers and old guys en masse, handing them rifles (often old Mosin-Nagants — some of them still with the pre-1917 regime’s headstamp, some Soviet-era, among the ones I came across, although I did also see AK-47s).
And one REASON he had time to fill his ranks with untrained conscripts was that building up to that kind of war takes months. Saddam sat there and worked on his defensive positions. The Iranians would almost certainly pre-emptively strike the assembling forces.
In any specific conventional confrontation, I’d expect the US and its partners to do well against the Iranian forces — but those forces wouldn’t collapse as soon as they were pushed. A “US-led coalition” would likely have at least as hard a time in Iran as the Russians are having in Ukraine.
Cheney also knew that Bush I had decimated the retreating Iraqi army inside Iraq after the Gulf war, it would be a cakewalk to invade Iraq, which is true; but he omits what came after, Afghanistan and Libya come to mind.
Cheney was Secretary of Defense under Bush I, so yeah, he probably knew how the war he directed worked out.
"US-led coalition" would likely have at least as hard a time in Iran as the Russians are having in Ukraine" You clearly have little respect for the US arm forces and/or too much respect for Iran's ability.
Once Iran's limited air defense systems are destroyed in the first week, the allies would free to bomb around the clock at will. As for how well the Iranians army would hold up after 3 or 4 months of intense targeted bombing who knows.
But given the current USA leadership, Iran has nothing to worried about.
“You clearly have little respect for the US arm forces and/or too much respect for Iran’s ability.”
Define “respect.”
I have experience with the US armed forces (Marine Corps, infantry NCO, Desert Storm).
And when looking at potential conflicts I do my best to understand the correlation of forces involved.
I suspect the Iranian air defenses are tougher than you seem to think they are.
I also suspect that unlike the 1991 Iraqis, the Iranians would be able to sustain significant offensive action (other than Khafji, which I was in not too long after the Iraqis threw the US forces out of on their asses and held for a day before being thrown out themselves, there just wasn’t much Iraqi offense) and that the US/”coalition” assets in the region would fare less well against e.g. Shahed drones than they did agains Scud missiles.
But yes, the US forces would likely do quite well agains the Iranian forces in conventional set-piece fighting. After which any attempt to invade/occupy with ground troops would make Afghanistan look like a visit to the local art museum.
I suspect the Iranian air defenses are tougher than you seem to think they are.
Iran builds their own versions of the Russian S-300 and S-400 air defense systems, and apparently they're very good.
What makes you think "they are very good"? AA missiles require radars to work. Radars can be jammed, fooled and attack with anti radiation missiles. The USA is very good at all three. And than there are the stealth planes, which USA is also good at.
The Russians and Ukrainians are very good at jamming, fooling and attacking radar. Have you any idea of the number of drones and missiles being taken out *every freaking day* by Air Defense systems in that theater? (It’s not just AA any longer.)
You appear to have a much higher opinion of the stealth planes than I do. I don’t know if Iran has the system in place to detect and track stealth aircraft, but Russia certainly does and they have a mutual defense pact. Since it’s just software they can make it available in a few hours, after which the ‘stealth advantage’ mostly evaporates and you’re left with a horrendously unreliable and expensive to maintain aircraft doing the job of a 1970s F-111.
"I suspect the Iranian air defenses are tougher than you seem to think they are" Are they? They have little or no modern fighter aircraft. The aircraft that they do have would be shot out the sky, it they dare to fly. They do have anti aircraft missiles, which provide point defense. But in history of air war, point defensive AA fire has been defeated by superior technology.
" Iranians would be able to sustain significant offensive action" And what would that look like? Once their missiles and drones are either fired or destroyed what do they have left?
The USA would not occupy Iran. That would be foolish. The object would be to destroy and set back the nuclear program by decades.
PS. I do thank you for your service in desert storm.
Thanks but no thanks for the thanks. I was well-compensated for my “service,” which ended up having precisely nothing to do with defending the United States.
With Iraq it was all based on war propaganda as the justification(s).
What war propaganda was involved in the first Gulf war? Do you think that Iraq never invaded Kuwait?
The propaganda was the hugely over exaggerated strength of Sadame's military. And were people made aware of Iraq/Kuwait's border disputes? Or our state department saying Arab on Arab wasn't our concern? The whole thing was propaganda. A made for TV war against a vastly inferior opponent that would allow the US to get rid of the sour taste of Vietnam. Now, remember to support the troops. /s
Also vis a vis propaganda, The Saudi regime published a nice book about babies being thrown out of incubators so the Iraqis could steal them, etc. (many of them the same stories given in testimony by a supposed Kuwaiti refugee girl who turned out to be the daughter of the Kuwaiti ambassor to the US and who hadn’t even been in Kuwait during the time in question), and distributed it free to all the US troops in country.
Saddam did have a very large army, and the US armed forces were quite afraid of e.g. their T-72s. In fact, the briefing my unit got on those tanks started with “look to your left; look to your right; if you run into a T-72, they’re not coming home and neither are you.” As it turned out, the T-72s were crap, but the US had talked itself into believing otherwise.
But a lot of the Soviet weaponry they had was quite good. The AK-47s, 12.5mm heavy machine guns, 82mm mortars, and artillery pieces were very rugged. I found lots of fully functional weaponry abandoned in the area near the Saudi/Kuwait border. Not to mention the damn mines.
Sadam even helped. I believe he called it the ""mother of all battles".
And it wouldn't have happened with Harris if she had won. And you can bring back the big Dick and the coalition from 1991 and you wouldn't get a repeat of 1991. Iraq was a joke in comparison to Iran and a war with Iran would have a much larger impact on everyday life for a shitload of the world's population. Including right here in the US.
I can tell you this, if Harris would have won and if war with Iran was necessary, she would be better at it than trump.
" Iraq was a joke in comparison to Iran" And yet in 8 years of fighting between Iran and Iraq, Iran was not able to defeat "the joke" you call Iraq.
A war with Iran wouldn't have been any more necessary under Harris than it is now under Trump. And the result would have been the same under Harris as it will be under Trump. A DISASTER for the region and a DISASTER for the world's economies. And Iraq was backed by the superpower on the other side of the planet and that was 1980.
He sounds just like a KID who has watched too many cowboy movies.
We must remember that his and his boss's target audience has the average mentality of maybe a 4th grader.
Actually, if i remember it correctly. recently it was a summation of donnie-boys talking(communicating) level-Which was at the 4th grade level. So actually then, he’s a few grades higher than his supporters.lol-Good times we live in eh? George Carlin and Shaunpenhouer make more and more sense these days…
That is really normal for the Trump administration. The intellectual level of cabinet meetings is no more than expressing adoration for the Great Leader.
Its the only time donnie-boy is quiet as he laps like a starving puppy to fill the hole that can never be filled. Its literally a daddy thing for him.
Him & George W. Lard tunderin', what is it with Republican presidents and lousy paternal relationships ?
Frankly it is sickening to the nth degree.
I just plugged a random recent quote from Trump into the Fleish-Kincaid Grade Level calculator:
“Somebody said, ‘oh, the shelves are gonna be empty.’ Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more.”
That came out as a grade level of 6.2.
LOL. That calculator is way too kind.
The moment Hegseth opens his mouth, he puts his foot in his mouth, even Trumps foot in his mouth is ok with him, he adores Trump.
People with little talent always adore dictators because it is a sure way to shine for some time. Happened under Hitler, happens under all dictators. Gee, even happened under covid here in the USA. So many people feeling so proud of harassing others for not wearing a mask or showing up in a park.
"People with little talent always adore dictators because it is a sure way to shine for some time" An excellent statement. So true.
Somone call a wambulance for this guy. Cause the Houthis are winning if the British are now involved.
Define winning? If firing a few mis guided missiles is called winning in exchanged for 100s of deaths and who knows how much facilities destroyed, what would you call it if Houthis actually hit something?
It’s the bouncer from one club that calls the bouncer from another club to help him with his trouble. And no, murdering 100 civilians doesn’t count as a victory point because the Houthis are still fighting back. Then again, you always cheer for the Goliath than David.
Is it not amazing that this guy gets embarrassed like this on a daily basis but still sticks around here?
Oh, I don't know… Tim is beginning to show slight signs of a potential ability to exercise an inkling of reasoning.. pipsqueak is the one I worry about, even if he's not a human. @disqus_zPMJ7rV4CH:disqus
It’s not about embarrassment. It’s about a narrative. The objective is that if he goes against the grain, he’ll snatch something, eventually..
Well you do got the "bouncer" part right. Bouncer jobs are to protect the club from trouble makers. The USA is the bouncer protecting the international waters from the trouble makers the Houthis. What an excellent way of looking at the USA role in the Red Sea. I will give you proper credit when I use this analogy in the future.
The USA is the bouncer protecting the international waters from the trouble makers the Houthis.
I don't even think YOU believe that. The US' ONLY reason for bombing Yemen is to protect Israel and allow them to continue to slaughter innocent women and children with impunity. That's what they are protecting.
The problem is that the bouncer was hired to keep the club safe not the public streets by acting as a vigilante.
… And Iran threatens US over Gaza…!
“Message to IRAN: We see your LETHAL support to The Houthis. We know exactly what you are doing,”
So … exactly what ARE they doing?? Come on, give us some evidence. After all, you have the proof, right?
"We DO but we gave it to our hott supermodel Canadian girlfriend over Signal. So you can't see it because she's in Japan supermodelling and they um don't have wifi there."
The Trump admin is entangled in fighting inside itself between the make a deal and rabid make a war factions. Hegseth is caught up in this and so to his tough guy threats. He's been up against “merciless” criticism since throwing in for negotiations and screwing up with the signal chat disclosures. But this level of insulting Iran could derail a new JCPOA type deal (now at “logistical delay”), which is what the war faction is after, accompanied by heavy breathing from the Israelis. Their minds are full of Iran as the next Syria push-over. Talking military heads like MacGregor and Wilkerson see this type thinking as a big mistake.
There exists no goal posts in this “game” they are playing. The “nuclear negotiations” are smoke and mirrors. Many more innocent humans will cease to exist because Israel doesn’t want hem to.
Of course smoke and mirrors. Israel has wanted the US to attack almost all countries in the Middle Est as they have done with Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Yemen. Iran is left but they don't want the world to know that it is Israel who demands that, so they came up with this idiot nuke stuff. What's the big deal? Half the countries in the world have nukes now. If you don't want nukes let all who have them dismantle them out of existence first then demand of Ian the same.
"Half the countries in the world have nukes now." That is 98 countries. Nope.
Iran will do as they feel is justified and that is always to support a county being attacked by Israel and Washington.
I did not know he is the Secretary of State.
Well, Pete, this is another fine mess you've made for us.
Iran is threatened because of its "proxies" by the USA and Israel, two nations whose foreign policy is BASED on proxies. The USA and Israel think they can rule the world with double standards, but the world will eventually say "NO!" The USA can't even clean the crap out from underneath its house and it's telling the world how to live?
Iran has allies rather than proxies…!
Quoting Larry Johnson:
Leading with your chin… Cuz you know what our military is capable of..? We're capable of Dumping an F-18 over the side of the ship and having it sink to the bottom of the ocean… We're capable of running an 8-week bombing campaign with a thousand sorties and Not stopping the Houthis at all from being able to attack ships in the Red Sea or Israel… Oh, we've sent up Predators… They get Shot Down by the Houthis… So, you better watch out…!