Ok, let's side aside the issue of whether strikes on American soil would get the attention of Americans.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz — if it holds — has the potential to collapse the American economy.
Not damage it.
Not slow it.
Collapse it.

Iran doesn’t need to fire a single missile at American soil.

Could be time to stock up on canned beans and weenies and I am not trying to be funny.

Khrushchev might look like a soothsayer.



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I agree with you. Time to get survival products. And, I love beenie weenies.

I agree it is concerning. I'm not panicking but will fill the larder, as they say.

POTUS may be thinking similar. He posted, asking for assistance in securing Hormuz from our allies, many of whom he has shown no appreciation toward. Not even a week ago, he publicly declined Britain's offer of assistance, stating that the war was won.

@Mert wrote:

I agree it is concerning. I'm not panicking but will fill the larder, as they say.

POTUS may be thinking similar. He posted, asking for assistance in securing Hormuz from our allies, many of whom he has shown no appreciation toward. Not even a week ago, he publicly declined Britain's offer of assistance, stating that the war was won.

Did you miss the part where the UK refused to allow our planes to refuel in Diego Garcia, causing B-2 pilots to have to make a 36 hour round trip from Missouri? Kier Starmer only made token offers AFTER the main attack was successful. The crash that killed 6 service members was a KC-135 refueling plane.

3 large chest freezers full, 50 lbs of all purpose flour and a 50 lb bag of hard red wheat. Working stove and full 250 gallon tank of propane, and I know how to cook over a wood fire if that is my only choice. 7 full bottles of propane for the grill, blackstone and turkey fryer burner.

I may not be prepared, but I've got a good head start.

and was there a news story yesterday that US media channels are threatened to have their licenses yanked if they report negatively about the war? I didn't catch the whole thing.

Pepperidge Farms remembers the Oil Crisis in the 70's and 80's. Bull on the collapse.

Starmer has made every bad move possible trying to gauge what the electorate thinks and to distance himself from the piggy scum he appointed. He might as well resign now.
Sorry but no escorts that cost US citizens our retirement to save their asses.

The whole world is paying a heavy price for the 1% Illuminati piggy scum’s attempt to cover their tracks, which is the root cause of this mess. It’s worse than anyone could have possibly imagined. It seems like it’s going to take dead bodies turning up to spark any interest in investigating their crimes and arresting them. They’ll all die of old age first thanks to Blondi. Can’t wait for her to attempt to open her loud fly trap again. Gnome should also be arrested and made to pay back the millions she illegally funneled for vanity ads of her ugly, plastic booblehead on her horsie. If both of them aren’t charged and locked up before November the GOP will get pummeled.

Continuing to bomb Iran will lead to a protracted, decades long WW3. Any relief will be temporary. Now that Iran’s oil resources have been blown up, they’ve got nothing to offer and nothing to sustain themselves, which will lead to the next wave of deadly famine. All Iran has left is to resort to is terrorism. BB won’t rest until Iran is turned into total rubble. There’s no talking him down, so time to get out, STAT.

It's almost like they did not have a plan.

Am I hearing the news correctly??? None of our allies have come forward to assist in securing the Strait as requested by the POTUS?

Am I hearing the news correctly??? None of our allies have come forward to assist in securing the Strait as requested by the POTUS?

Am I hearing the news correctly??? None of our allies have come forward to assist in securing the Strait as requested by the POTUS?

Yep Bare, you heard the news correctly. He insulted them, told them that they didn't actively participate in the wars they helped us with previously, and then started a war for no reason at all. And when he found himself in over his head he asked for their help. What would you do in that situation? Would you jump to help? I wouldn't.

He's going to get us all killed, destroy our country. We all saw it coming but the idiots voted for him anyway.

Japan literally cannot because of a treaty from WW2 by force... from the USA.

I think that he’s doing that as a token gesture, so when these countries are on their own dealing with it they can’t cry for help from the US. He doesn't expect help. Our allies have always been obliged to help, so this will mark the end of the NATO alliances. I never had a problem with him calling Europe out for not paying their fair share and expecting the US to shoulder the financial burden of backing Ukraine. They will regret it before too long. Using Rump’s conduct as an excuse, saying it’s not their war etc. isn’t going to shield them. Pride comes before the fall. They’re hedging their bet on the US not leaving and getting embroiled. Our military did the dirty work and if they fully backed us, it could result in a lasting peace, but they won’t. They’re afraid of the terrorists and Putin, or even betting on them. They know that Ukraine is a pathway to the Middle East. They will let that happen too.

NEWSFLASH - Nobody has an answer for terrorism. Nobody can assure anyone when terrorism will end or have a ‘plan’ for dealing with it. It’s no secret that Putin is funding this because he hates our alliance with Israel and wants to take over that region with the help of Iran. What’s the timeline for dealing with him? The critics are like - ‘I demand an answer right now that I can count on to give me reassurance!’ Get a grip. That’s never going to happen. Getting permission from the world to get to that mole wasn’t going to work. Look how long it took to find a lone wolf like Bin Laden, hiding in a slum watching porn.

I suspect our Special OPs along with Israel’s are still gathering intelligence, setting up surveillance and infiltrating locations they know are hot spots for weapons. They just got rid of 2 more of their leaders yesterday. We aren’t going to abandon them there and leave until that’s done. It’s become obvious we aren’t going to be able to find the uranium. When Putin provides another stockpile, let Europe and the Saudi’s deal with it. Iran knows that having a bomb or 2 alone won’t give them the power they want.

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Ray, as usual, makes valid points:

[fortune.com]

That is a convoluted way of representing that the admin asked the MSM not to broadcast their opinions as facts.

@Morledzep wrote:

He's going to get us all killed, destroy our country. We all saw it coming but the idiots voted for him anyway.

The people who voted for trump looked at trump then the other side then back at trump and the other side and made their best choice. It's rude to call over 1/2 of the country idiots for exercising their right to vote.

"Tehran has also threatened the dominance of the petrodollar by reportedly agreeing to open the Strait of Hormuz to a limited number of oil tankers that trade in yuan rather than dollars."

Ask those voters what they think about the implications of a decimated petrodollar.

oh wait.....

@tstewart3 wrote:

The people who voted for trump looked at trump then the other side then back at trump and the other side and made their best choice. It's rude to call over 1/2 of the country idiots for exercising their right to vote.

NO, they watched Faux News. They never saw or heard what Kamala Harris said. They believed the lies about Kamala starting wars and forcing children to get gender assignment surgeries.

Is it true what I heard on the news that JD is couch surfing at Betty Ford after a chocolate eclair eating binge whilst on a clandestine trip to Dollywood? I just caught the tail end…

There’s more. Pics have surfaced of JD at Dollywood which show him hiding in the shadows on his cell, thinly disguised in a Bubba Gumps baseball cap. Initial reports from the White House state that Rump sent JD there to observe the seizure of ballot boxes for the ‘National Pie Championship’ due to a suspected ballot box stuffing.

The dems are calling for a subpoena to question JD about what he was doing there, since the action falls outside of the duties of the Vice President. This duty would normally be handled by Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles. JD is expected to plead the 5th related to any questions about who or what got stuffed there, as well as questions regarding an eating or learning disorder.

@Morledzep wrote:

@tstewart3 wrote:

The people who voted for trump looked at trump then the other side then back at trump and the other side and made their best choice. It's rude to call over 1/2 of the country idiots for exercising their right to vote.

NO, they watched Faux News. They never saw or heard what Kamala Harris said. They believed the lies about Kamala starting wars and forcing children to get gender assignment surgeries.

@Morledzep wrote:

@tstewart3 wrote:

The people who voted for trump looked at trump then the other side then back at trump and the other side and made their best choice. It's rude to call over 1/2 of the country idiots for exercising their right to vote.

NO, they watched Faux News. They never saw or heard what Kamala Harris said. They believed the lies about Kamala starting wars and forcing children to get gender assignment surgeries.

No one missed what harris said (and why they didn't vote for her):

Elections matter. And when folks vote, they order what they want — and in this case they got what they asked for. I went off script a little bit

It is time for us to do what we have been doing. And that time is every day. Every day it is time for us to agree that there are things and tools that are available to us to slow this thing down.

With us in government. We campaign with thee plan! Uppercase T uppercase P thee plan! And then the environment is such that we’re expected to defend thee plan!

The significance of the passage of time, right? The significance of the passage of time. So when you think about it, there is great significance to the passage of time.

But we all watched the television coverage of just yesterday. That’s on top of everything else that we know and don’t know yet, based on what we’ve just been able to see. And because we’ve seen it or not doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened.

So, Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine. So, basically, that’s wrong, and it goes against everything that we stand for.

I love Hanukkah because it really is about the light, and bringing light where there has been darkness. And there is so much work to be done in the world, to bring light

John Bolton: I told Trump they would do this.

Trump: No one told me they would do this!!

Womp womp. American imperialism fails once again. It hasn't worked since Korea. So 80 years. Dang ol history traveling in circles.

tsstewart - what is your point, exactly? just state it plain terms instead of riddles.

We're a pretty smart of people here - I mean once we can see your point.

@BarefootBliss wrote:

tsstewart - what is your point, exactly? just state it plain terms instead of riddles.

We're a pretty smart of people here - I mean once we can see your point.

@Morledzep wrote: They never saw or heard what Kamala Harris said. They believed the lies about Kamala starting wars and forcing children to get gender assignment surgeries.

These were quotes from Harris. Did you read them?

Maybe you aren't as smart as you think you are or her gibberish makes sense to you.

ah yes, the personal insults and/or name calling routines.

Those are thread killers around here, for sure. See previous threads here as proof.

You can always tell when an arrow slinger has run of out arrows.

Coulda, woulda, shoulda - but can't



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Two of my posts on this thread were removed that had no personal insults or name calling, so go figure. Incomprehensible ones I agree ARE thread killers.

Now if TStew really wanted to be b*tchy, they could have said something like:
‘I like that you try to compete with me. At least you have a goal.
Unrealistic and unattainable, but at least it’s a goal.’

@Minime wrote:

Two of my posts on this thread were removed that had no personal insults or name calling, so go figure. Incomprehensible ones I agree ARE thread killers.

Now if TStew really wanted to be b*tchy, they could have said something like:
‘I like that you try to compete with me. At least you have a goal.
Unrealistic and unattainable, but at least it’s a goal.’

I don't know what you are talking about. I am not a moderator and I am 1 person, not a "they".