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US Politics Thread

Posted: 07 Feb 2026, 07:33
by stubbo-admin
Seems like the main politics thread is becoming a Yankee-Doodle Trump-fest, so maybe scope here to split them out.

Will see if this one gains any traction ..if it does will move over a few of the million posts from our two protagonists from the other thread.

Yee-haaa!

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 08:09
by zebthecat
NATO is a defensive alliance.
Netanyahu and Trump decided to set the middle east on fire without a plan or consultation and it is up to them and them alone to work out how to put that fire out.

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 07:58
by El Scorchio
The only thing pissing me off is him trying to threaten and blackmail us and other nations into joining in something he started unilaterally on Netanyahus say so without apparently understanding or anticipating the wider consequences, because now he needs help. 

As for how well it’s going, who knows. I don’t believe basically a word either side says about it. 

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 07:52
by goose
I’d be thrilled if he turned around and went home right away, especially as he’s already won.

But that’s not happening.

Instead he’s threatening & bullying allies to help him unfuck the oil route he decided to fuck up.

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 05:20
by Massive Attack
There's going to be a lot of pissed off people should Trump manage to pull this Iran war off. (Only 16 days in)

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 14:56
by WHU(Exeter)
The Nez Perce campaign

its almost as if 150 years of history have taught them nothing.

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 14:47
by Westham67
The US don't learn. Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq and now Iran, The " Regime change" could only be done the minority Kurds which would about as palatable with the Iranians as would be with the Brits if we had a minorities regime change , The Shah of Iran was a dictator There is no democracy in that region Kings or Emirs for a reason look at what happened when Saddam got "Regime changed" ISIS got hold of some oil and the money that goes with

Iran have motorboats and jet skis with passengers carrying RPGs firing at ships they can permanently hold up ships the straits of Hormuz until such time the bombings and missiles stop

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 12:08
by Westham67
Iran want out and the US say no apparently. Meanwhile the US warns its citizens' to leave Iraq, That's not a typo IRAQ

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 11:01
by Far Cough UKunt
More like Inspector* Clouseau than Frank Spencer.

*CHIEF Inspector

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 10:55
by El Scorchio
zebthecat wrote: 15 Mar 2026, 10:07
Manuel wrote: 15 Mar 2026, 08:06 OK, a relatively simple question, I think, is that now looking like a gigantic fuck up from the orange bloke? The great US cap in hand asking for help. FMOB.
Which we should not give.
This is Trump's fuck up and he should own it without endangering any other nation's armed forces.
It is within his power, I hope,.to stop it before it gets any worse.
This whole thing, plainly, has not been thought through at all.and USA has is being lead by the nose by Benjamin Netayahu and his radical cronies.
Agree. I think he’d just walk away today leaving a horrific mess for the whole region to clean up claiming a victory if he could, however hollow and phyrric, but he can’t do it until his master tells him he can. 

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 10:19
by MAD DOG DIL 2
Another one on the mark....

Round em....put them in the field....and bomb the bastards

Kenny Everett: US General

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 10:17
by MAD DOG DIL 2
Kenny Everett was a soothsayer and knew about what was to happen in 1980..

"Round em up.....!


Kenny Everett - Round em up, put em in a field and...

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 10:07
by zebthecat
Manuel wrote: 15 Mar 2026, 08:06 OK, a relatively simple question, I think, is that now looking like a gigantic fuck up from the orange bloke? The great US cap in hand asking for help. FMOB.
Which we should not give.
This is Trump's fuck up and he should own it without endangering any other nation's armed forces.
It is within his power, I hope,.to stop it before it gets any worse.
This whole thing, plainly, has not been thought through at all.and USA has is being lead by the nose by Benjamin Netayahu and his radical cronies.

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 09:37
by ,
Sadly for the USA the level of stupidity of its President grows day by day week by week.

The situation that presents in the Persian Gulf is the obvious example of this stupidity.

Trump is acting more like Frank Spencer than Forrest Gump in that the hapless Gump managed to make things overall better compared to the never quite clever enough Spencer leaving a trail of devastation.

Trump can end this farago in the blink of an eye but he won’t until Bibi gives him the go ahead. Instead of urging Tankers to grow some and try transiting the Straight of Hormuz Trump needs to put his big boy pants on and strike a deal, it’s what he delusionally prides himself on, but that won’t happen until Israel meets its own objectives.

As for the many countries that Trump has denigrated and disrespected they should leave Trump hoisted by his own petard.

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 08:35
by Westham67
*Straits of Hormuz not straights  

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 08:06
by goose
Nutsin wrote: 15 Mar 2026, 03:08 Ok I lied, one more for Goose so he can pick apart two clips in disbelief....LOL

 
 
This is the funniest one, it’s actually a pro government rally they’ve used.

disbelief is probably the right word to sum it up.

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 08:06
by Manuel
OK, a relatively simple question, I think, is that now looking like a gigantic fuck up from the orange bloke? The great US cap in hand asking for help. FMOB.

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 08:02
by Westham67
Lets not make this personal, The UK , France, China, South Korea and Japan have not responded with any actions to the US  request to assist them to allow the free passage of merchant ships through the straights of Hormuz

In so many words Iran want a deal but the US are not ready 

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 07:31
by goose
Nutsin son, you really should check some of the stuff you post first.
You’re proof that some people will read & repost anything.

 

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 07:18
by Westham67
Global Communism  ? why would that be other than China ?

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 03:21
by Nutsin

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 03:19
by Nutsin
This is Cuba


Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 03:15
by Nutsin

Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 03:12
by Nutsin
It's such a great story.....



Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 03:08
by Nutsin
Ok I lied, one more for Goose so he can pick apart two clips in disbelief....LOL


Re: US Politics Thread

Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 03:04
by Nutsin
I will post just this one, however there are dozens of different clips showing the uprising in Iran from all over the country......Same with Cuba too.......