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It's habbening:

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has fired back at China after its Foreign Ministry spokesperson made a veiled threat of war in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Hegseth joined Fox and Friends on Wednesday morning, local time, and declared the US was “prepared” to go to war with China.

WWIII !!!! WWIII !!! WWIII !!!!

Except, will it be really a world war if the US is to go alone?

Eric Holder says

Except, will it be really a world war if the US is to go alone?

We did last time. The Brits, Aussies and Canadians were hangers ons.

Zelensky is back to no mineral deal, no negotiations, no peace. His 3rd or 4th flip in the past week.

AmericanKulak says

Zelensky is back to no mineral deal, no negotiations, no peace. His 3rd or 4th flip in the past week.

LOL! I loved it when Lavrov said he isn't even a person. More like a turd you have to step on to make it up the stairs.

I do have to wonder if Trump the strategist knew all of this ahead and is running an operation on Z and the baleful Euros.

OkDOGEisAmountingToSomething says

Eric Holder says

Except, will it be really a world war if the US is to go alone?

We did last time. The Brits, Aussies and Canadians were hangers ons.

So we're OK with provoking a WWIII now? Interesting flip.

AmericanKulak says

Zelensky is back to no mineral deal, no negotiations, no peace. His 3rd or 4th flip in the past week.

Look how our own "OMG, anything but provoking a WWIII" Janes are flipping in this very thread. Suddenly it's "bring it on, we can do it alone!"

Clown world.

Trump to Hamas:

“Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you,” Trump said. “Only sick and twisted people keep bodies, and you are sick and twisted!”

Trump has to clean up the world wide shot show his predecessor created via appeasement over the past few years.

Eric Holder says

Look how our own "OMG, anything but provoking a WWIII" Janes are flipping in this very thread. Suddenly it's "bring it on, we can do it alone!"

Cocaine is a helluva drug.

Zelensky is the Lenny Dykstra of Ukraine.

Time to dig these shelters (deeper), boyz and gurls!

So, after a delay of two weeks, we had a delay of two weeks, and now Trump delays for another 50 days to give Russia time to talk peace with Ukraine.
After that, the US will put a 100% tariff on wait for it...Russian imports to the US, which now totals about $2 billion dollars...so basically a who cares ????

RWSGFY says

"citing a source familiar with discussions" = its bullshit

Fortwaye says

"citing a source familiar with discussions" = its bullshit

bullshit unless PROVEN otherwise.

Has everybody survived WW3 yet?

11:59:45 PM!!!!

1,000,000 Iranian Missiles inbound to strike Ukraine!

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that he has ordered the deployment of two U.S. nuclear submarines in response to what he called "highly provocative statements" from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about Russia's nuclear capabilities.
“Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Trump added, "Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those instances. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

So voted for a POTUS who doesn't soil his brithches whenever some Kremlin clown uses an N-word.

RWSGFY says

So voted for a POTUS who doesn't soil his brithches whenever some Kremlin clown uses an N-word.

Dude Trump is literally arguing on internet with John Bolton of Russia.

Fortwaye says

RWSGFY says

So voted for a POTUS who doesn't soil his brithches whenever some Kremlin clown uses an N-word.

Dude Trump is literally arguing on internet with John Bolton of Russia.

Sending submarines is "arguing" now? A-ok.

PS. And remind me what cabinet position John Bolton occupies now and what position that little alcoholic cunt has. Hint: they are not counterparts by any stretch.

I doubt he sent anything other than a TS post.

US boomers are virtually undetectable, especially if they properly utilize thermoclines. For all the Russkis know, there are no submarines, or there are two as Trump claimed. Attack subs are just about as quiet unless under speed.

stereotomy says

US boomers are virtually undetectable, especially if they properly utilize thermoclines. For all the Russkis know, there are no submarines, or there are two as Trump claimed. Attack subs are just about as quiet unless under speed.

I read the first sentence twice, before I realized it was about SSBNs, not Steely Dan fans.

Missing Sleepy Joe yet, panicans? I bet you do. 🤭

Wall Street Journal reports that Trump has signed an order for the U.S. to start providing Ukraine with intelligence for long-range strikes against energy infrastructure deep inside Russia for the first time since the war started.

The U.S. is also considering sending Ukraine Tomahawk and Barracuda cruise missiles together with other U.S. ground and air-launched long-range missiles.

The U.S. is calling on European states to also provide Ukraine with the intelligence needed for long-range strikes against Russia.

I can't believe the 82nd, 101st, 24th are all in Bandar Abbas. Trump promised no new wars but we're in land combat in Iran.

Oh wait, the Subaru Permateen Doordasher with a West Wild Mustache was wrong

Missing Sleepy Joe yet?
Sad you didn't get to vote for him 2nd time?

The US has for months been helping Ukraine mount long-range strikes on Paper Tiger's energy facilities, in what officials say is a co-ordinated effort to weaken Vladimir Putin’s economy and force him to the negotiating table.
American intelligence shared with Kyiv has enabled strikes on important Paper Tiger's energy assets including oil refineries far beyond the frontline, according to multiple Ukrainian and US officials familiar with the campaign.
The previously unreported support has intensified since midsummer and has been crucial in helping Ukraine carry out attacks that Joe Biden’s White House discouraged. Kyiv’s strikes have driven up energy prices in Paper Tiger and prompted Moscow to cut diesel exports and import fuel.
The intelligence sharing is the latest sign that Trump has deepened his support for Ukraine as his frustration with Paper Tiger has grown.

https://archive.is/Px7wy

"... today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela." -- Donnie T."

Under international law, a maritime (naval) blockade is unequivocally regarded as an act of war. Here's why:

1. Defined as a “belligerent act”

A blockade is recognized as a military operation aimed at preventing maritime traffic from entering or leaving enemy ports or coastlines. It involves the use of naval power to impose economic or military pressure. This is clearly codified in classic legal texts and modern legal commentary.

2. Explicitly classified as a use of force

The Anglo‑U.S. Prize Court history and legal scholarship, including Britannica, defines blockade as “an act of war carried out by the warships of a belligerent”.

Contemporary legal guides describe it as a military operation under international law, distinguishing it sharply from non-warlike measures like embargoes.

Sure looks like he's after their oil.

"But in my defense, let me say, it was a LOT of oil!"

Iran, China, Russia, stay the fuck out. Sorry, but the Monroe Doctrine stays.

No foreign powers or any puppets BUT those of the USA are allowed in the New World.

It's a mighty advantage; nature abhors a vacuum. As I learned in life late, there is no neutrality. There is either enforced Modernist Liberal Hegemony, or there is Post Structuralist/Post Modernist Woke Bullshit. There is no true neutral viewpoint. Non-Aggression today means being under fire from a bunker just to leave your house tomorrow, as the world moves on and doesn't operate on Free Markets, Free Minds.

"Liberation" is usually a cover to begin to create the conditions to shift power and control, not to actually free people.

FreeAmericanDOP says

Iran, China, Russia, stay the fuck out. Sorry, but the Monroe Doctrine stays.

No foreign powers or any puppets BUT those of the USA are allowed in the New World.

I hope they stay out. Or they’ll repay us the favor for what we did with Ukraine. You know, what goes around comes around. Can’t say we are morally right these days. Just have to move on.

FortWayneHatesRealtors says

I hope they stay out. Or they’ll repay us the favor for what we did with Ukraine. You know, what goes around comes around. Can’t say we are morally right these days. Just have to move on.

Or we kick their ass rather than let them set up a base here.

And they will kick us when/if we are down. Count on it, it's the way of the world.

There is no world police.

The Melian Dialogue

https://www.marcellodibello.com/PHI171/resources/melian-dialogue.pdf

There is no justice for the weak, only agreements among equals seeking to avoid the cost of war. Don't be weak. Non-intervention is never rewarded.

FreeAmericanDOP says

FortWayneHatesRealtors says

I hope they stay out. Or they’ll repay us the favor for what we did with Ukraine. You know, what goes around comes around. Can’t say we are morally right these days. Just have to move on.

Or we kick their ass rather than let them set up a base here.

And they will kick us when/if we are down. Count on it, it's the way of the world.

There is no world police.

World is a damned place. We only got ourselves.

FreeAmericanDOP says

Non-Aggression today means being under fire from a bunker just to leave your house tomorrow

Reading "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" is very enlightening. There were non-aggression treaties all over but they just didn't matter. When it was convenient for Germany, Russia, England they all found excuses for violating various treaties.

All the really mattered was a large, capable, and unified population with access to iron ore, oil, and factories that could make arms.

Germany was kicking ass all over Europe until Hitler made the mistake of turning on Russia, making it a two-front war that his generals kept telling him was impossible to win. Every time Hitler wanted to invade a new country he came up with a new reason that previous treaties were now invalid.

It all came down to this inequality: US + UK + Russia > Germany

But: Russia + Germany > US + UK