Trump attacks Iran

[Nightmare Roy]

The leadership of Iran is also evil. I'm ok with the US financing regime change even though the change usually winds up worse. Let the Saudis or Israeli supply the troops,. Not US.

Yes, the Iranian leadership is evil but unless the entire regime is removed and changed all this will do is lead to an even more brutal regime in its’s place which will impose worse conditions on the normal Iranian after Western forces leave.

If the U.S. is committed to really getting rid of this theocratic regime it’s got to send in ground troops and it’s quite clear that the U.S. public is not in favour of such an endeavour.

So what is the end goal? Trump didn’t think about how this was all going to end when he began this war. No plan, no strategy, nothing. He just thought that threatening Iran would work and it hasn’t.

The US world police spent $2.5 Trillion replacing the Taliban with the Taliban, good luck!

[jamesmcdonnell]

The leadership of Iran is also evil. I'm ok with the US financing regime change even though the change usually winds up worse. Let the Saudis or Israeli supply the troops,. Not US.

Yes, the Iranian leadership is evil but unless the entire regime is removed and changed all this will do is lead to an even more brutal regime in its’s place which will impose worse conditions on the normal Iranian after Western forces leave.

If the U.S. is committed to really getting rid of this theocratic regime it’s got to send in ground troops and it’s quite clear that the U.S. public is not in favour of such an endeavour.

So what is the end goal? Trump didn’t think about how this was all going to end when he began this war. No plan, no strategy, nothing. He just thought that threatening Iran would work and it hasn’t.

The US world police spent $2.5 Trillion replacing the Taliban with the Taliban, good luck!

Well looks like ground troops are going in imminently.

This could go on for many months now.

[Nightmare Roy]

Yes, the Iranian leadership is evil but unless the entire regime is removed and changed all this will do is lead to an even more brutal regime in its’s place which will impose worse conditions on the normal Iranian after Western forces leave.

If the U.S. is committed to really getting rid of this theocratic regime it’s got to send in ground troops and it’s quite clear that the U.S. public is not in favour of such an endeavour.

So what is the end goal? Trump didn’t think about how this was all going to end when he began this war. No plan, no strategy, nothing. He just thought that threatening Iran would work and it hasn’t.

The US world police spent $2.5 Trillion replacing the Taliban with the Taliban, good luck!

Well looks like ground troops are going in imminently.

This could go on for many months now.

Trump thinks he'll be done in 2 weeks apparently.

Petrol 1.52
Diesel 1.82 this morning, guy in the shop said wait another 2 weeks and you'll be wishing these prices were back, also said there will be a drought on diesel soon.

[Ricky]

The US world police spent $2.5 Trillion replacing the Taliban with the Taliban, good luck!

Well looks like ground troops are going in imminently.

This could go on for many months now.

Trump thinks he'll be done in 2 weeks apparently.

Petrol 1.52
Diesel 1.82 this morning, guy in the shop said wait another 2 weeks and you'll be wishing these prices were back, also said there will be a drought on diesel soon.

The guy in the shop!?!?

[Nightmare Roy]

Well looks like ground troops are going in imminently.

This could go on for many months now.

Trump thinks he'll be done in 2 weeks apparently.

Petrol 1.52
Diesel 1.82 this morning, guy in the shop said wait another 2 weeks and you'll be wishing these prices were back, also said there will be a drought on diesel soon.

The guy in the shop!?!?

Bro he works in a petrol station he's gonna know dese tings! Anyway are you happy to pay an extra £20 to fill your car for no regime change and an attempt to open the straits which were ooen a month ago?

[Ricky]

If "The guy in the shop" could predict the future price of crude he wouldn't be "the guy in the shop"

[bmw hector]

So what is the end goal? Trump didn’t think about how this was all going to end when he began this war. No plan, no strategy, nothing. He just thought that threatening Iran would work and it hasn’t.

It sounds like his end goal is to make him & his friends money.

He's copying the European colonisers playbook, just several centuries later.

The stripping of women's rights, moving the wealth & power to a select few, taking other countries land & resources by force. It's 1600-1800 all over again

Surely one of the most obvious ways for Twumpy to make money is to sue all those thousands of people making those litigious claims of him being being a p3d0?
He loves to sue, so maybe waiting until the war is won and finished (again)?
If he doesn't follow up with this then he really is asleep at the wheel.

[John]

Surely one of the most obvious ways for Twumpy to make money is to sue all those thousands of people making those litigious claims of him being being a p3d0?
He loves to sue, so maybe waiting until the war is won and finished (again)?
If he doesn't follow up with this then he really is asleep at the wheel.

He would have to prove that there was harm done to his reputation, probably an impossible bar to reach

[bmw hector]

Surely one of the most obvious ways for Twumpy to make money is to sue all those thousands of people making those litigious claims of him being being a p3d0?
He loves to sue, so maybe waiting until the war is won and finished (again)?
If he doesn't follow up with this then he really is asleep at the wheel.

He would have to prove that there was harm done to his reputation, probably an impossible bar to reach

[smiling assassin]

If "The guy in the shop" could predict the future price of crude he wouldn't be "the guy in the shop"

[jamesmcdonnell]

If "The guy in the shop" could predict the future price of crude he wouldn't be "the guy in the shop"

He probably communicates with head offices who have already been predicting the upcoming price of fuel

He doesn't need to be nostradamus, or the head of exxon to read an email.

[stujones]

If "The guy in the shop" could predict the future price of crude he wouldn't be "the guy in the shop"

He probably communicates with head offices who have already been predicting the upcoming price of fuel

He doesn't need to be nostradamus, or the head of exxon to read an email.

Perhaps things have changed, but when I worked in the petrol station 20 years ago on the night shift (when we would do the petrol changes) - we would get a very quick phone call - "no change today" or "unleaded = blah blah, diesel = blah blah " - but nothing fancy as in a long term petrol forecast and we would have to do that price or they would come down on us like a tonne of bricks.

Manager didn't say any longer term petrol prices also. Just go on that phone call.

[stujones]

How, just how is DJT still 3rd favourite to take the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026..... how? His language he uses to describe this invasion is simply vile.

"decimated iran", "killed off two regimes entirely",

All for a war - in which he has "nearly achieved his goals" but no one knows what the goals are.

[Coco]

Is this genius by Trump, cutting the world off from middle eastern oil, leaving everyone to rely on American production, and of course from his mate in Russia.

He even controls the oil in Venezuela

[hhaehre]

Is this genius by Trump, cutting the world off from middle eastern oil, leaving everyone to rely on American production, and of course from his mate in Russia.

He even controls the oil in Venezuela

You give him way too much credit, he doesn't think and he doesn't plan anything. The "regime change" in Venezuela went well for him (no change for the people there, but who cares about them?), so let's try Iran. Same thing right? The idiocy of Trump really is something else.

[jamesmcdonnell]

It is definitely great news for Russia, who by all accounts have been getting whupped by Ukraine and are losing territory rapidly.

It is my understanding however, that most of the oil that comes through the strait of Hormuz is bound for Asia?

Asia is bearing the brunt of the price shocks so far, but inevitably, it will push global prices up.

I am definitely not looking forward to 500/month energy bills, which is what happened at the start of the Ukraine war.

Unfortunately, prices fo electricity generation, are calculated using the LNG price basis, so if that goes up, then everything else goes up with it.

[Perkin Warbeck]

[Tony1244]

The leadership of Iran is also evil. I'm ok with the US financing regime change even though the change usually winds up worse. Let the Saudis or Israeli supply the troops,. Not US.

Yes, the Iranian leadership is evil but unless the entire regime is removed and changed all this will do is lead to an even more brutal regime in its’s place which will impose worse conditions on the normal Iranian after Western forces leave.

If the U.S. is committed to really getting rid of this theocratic regime it’s got to send in ground troops and it’s quite clear that the U.S. public is not in favour of such an endeavour.

So what is the end goal? Trump didn’t think about how this was all going to end when he began this war. No plan, no strategy, nothing. He just thought that threatening Iran would work and it hasn’t.

Replacing an evil regime with a non evil regime probably wouldn't work even if there were US boots on the ground. Frankly, I don't think it's worth American or European lives for that matter even if it did work. I'd be willing to take a financial risk on it working, but lives are paramount to money.

Let some of the other ME countries provide boots on the ground like Israel or Saudi Arabia. It's their region, not ours.

[Coco]

But of course everything will change when Trumps term has finished

[jamesmcdonnell]

But of course everything will change when Trumps term has finished

Well, no other administration decided to go all out on Iran, so I would expect, if at all possible, whoever gets in afterward, or certainly more so if a democrat wins, will try to normalise relations with Iran, though that might prove difficult depending on how long this goes on, and how much long term damage is done to Iran's infrastructure.

[bmw hector]

Depends if they're in the Eppy Files or not.

[Taansend]

trump & the War bloke both called out the UK for not fighting in the Straights of Hummus War.

“There are countries around the world who ought be prepared to step up on this critical waterway as well. It’s not just the United States Navy,” said Hegseth. “Last time I checked, there was supposed to be a big, bad Royal Navy that could be prepared to do things like that as well."

He sounds upset with the Royal Navy. What happened to the "Special Relationship"?

[Coco]

trump & the War bloke both called out the UK for not fighting in the Straights of Hummus War.

“There are countries around the world who ought be prepared to step up on this critical waterway as well. It’s not just the United States Navy,” said Hegseth. “Last time I checked, there was supposed to be a big, bad Royal Navy that could be prepared to do things like that as well."

He sounds upset with the Royal Navy. What happened to the "Special Relationship"?

The king is visiting at the end of the month

[bmw hector]

Twumpy's going to steal his crown like the Nobel PP

[Taansend]

trump & the War bloke both called out the UK for not fighting in the Straights of Hummus War.

“There are countries around the world who ought be prepared to step up on this critical waterway as well. It’s not just the United States Navy,” said Hegseth. “Last time I checked, there was supposed to be a big, bad Royal Navy that could be prepared to do things like that as well."

He sounds upset with the Royal Navy. What happened to the "Special Relationship"?

The king is visiting at the end of the month

trump or Carlito?