must we generalize an entire group with such inclusion alongside such a vitriolic, degrading epithet? We admit to and even take pride in being scum-sucking... however.. THAT's just over the top.Originally Posted by HCountyGuy
must we generalize an entire group with such inclusion alongside such a vitriolic, degrading epithet? We admit to and even take pride in being scum-sucking... however.. THAT's just over the top.
You will more often be attacked for what others think you believe than what you actually believe. Expect misrepresentation, misunderstanding, and projection as the modern normal default setting. ~ Quintus Curtius
Well, do we burn down the house and start over...or make repairs where we can?
There's nothing civil about this war.
Iran just doubled down on stupid:
Britain's ambassador to Iran is ARRESTED after photographing protesters in Tehran clash | Daily Mail Online
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Woah.
That’s not going to end well.
Especially with Boris getting a massive re-election as PM.
RJ - exactly what do you expect the British to do about this insult? Remember they had a tanker seized and ??
Ive read that a lot of people around Solemini were arrested. Im wondering if one they didnt get to in time was on that plane.
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The lunatics are running the asylum
I think many of those people were trying to leave Iran in a hurry. I haven't seen a list of citizenship yet but I think Ukraine and Canada was mentioned.
In the P-F basket of deplorables.
No clue.
It seems he was released after a few hours?
I’m no consulate official, but I’d guess at least senior diplomats from the UK would be recalled to London to determine the status of relations with Iran. The average brit can’t be thrilled with them right now.
The victims: 176 were killed. Those include 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans and three British nationals, according to Ukraine's Foreign Minister.
As I said earlier perhaps the person they were looking for was on that plane.
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The lunatics are running the asylum
What baffles me is this: The Quds Force was designated a terrorist entity in 2007. As its leader, Soleimani was a legitimate military target. It now turns out that killing him has been on the table for months.
If Trump had said as much and concluded with "we had to chance to take him out and we did so", that would have been the end of the story. Trump would have had a moment in which he looked firm and decisive, almost a Gary Cooper sort of guy.
Unfortunately, no. That was not enough for Trump. He had to embellish and lie about why Soleimani had to be killed. First there was the "imminent plot" for which there is no evidence. Now there's the "four embassies plot", something that Trump appears to have cooked up himself. Again, no evidence. Next it will be Trump saying that Soleimani planned to blow up Tranquility Base.
So we don't have a moment of "Trump the decisive leader", we have yet another moment of "Trump the big fat liar", in the same way that he turned the killing of the head of ISIS into a story about how Trump makes shit up.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
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