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hatrack

(62,720 posts)
1. Right-o - a nation of 90 million people, about 3 times bigger than France . . .
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 08:02 PM
14 hrs ago

Yes, I'm sure they'll get right on that, President Pustule.

jls4561

(2,435 posts)
4. No wonder he's leaving the conference early. Whatever drug cocktail they're giving him is wearing off.
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 08:05 PM
14 hrs ago

Plus now one wants to talk about his HUUGE parade or give him presents.

Little Donnie is going home where he has people who LUV him.
Or pretend to.

Irish_Dem

(71,097 posts)
5. We have the money to blow up Iran, but no money to help Ukraine.
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 08:07 PM
14 hrs ago

Or to fund US science, education, healthcare, etc.

hlthe2b

(110,237 posts)
7. If there is ANYTHING that puts Israel's future survival at risk, it may well be THIS...
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 08:29 PM
13 hrs ago

Even the "anti-Iranian" ARABS won't condone a devastating conventional (nor certainly nuclear--no matter how surgical) attack on Tehran or other populated areas of Iran.

And frankly, I may be with those who will not/cannot condone or defend Israel this time around if Netanyahu does this. Arrogance beyond any possible element of "self-defense" has its price.

hlthe2b

(110,237 posts)
9. Pakistan has had miltary engagement against Iran over the Baloch separatists as recently as last January so
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 09:00 PM
13 hrs ago

I doubt they are automatically going to side that way unless a nuclear strike... They likewise do a lot of export trade with Israel. But we shall see.

delisen

(7,047 posts)
10. Netanyahu is setting Trump up
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 09:38 PM
12 hrs ago

Trump is too egotistical and too eager to be seen as powerful to comprehend how he is being played.

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