Trump Bombs Yemen (Short Take)
(The system is acting up on my thus just this short take.)
Fresh US strikes in Yemen with 53 now dead, Houthis say - BBC
Thoughts:
- Bombing Yemen is stupid. The Saudis tried for years to get their way by doing that and were defeated.
- Yemen can and does shoot back.
- It is only a question of time until it hits a U.S. war ship and causes casualties.
- Then Trump will be hard pressed to escalate the war towards Iran.
- Iran can not be defeated.
That's it.
Posted by b on March 17, 2025 at 18:20 UTC | Permalink
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Posted by: Boardindundee | Mar 17 2025 18:29 utc | 2
b,
Thanks for all that you do.
And I agree wholeheartedly.
Iran is a superpower.
Yemen will eventually bite back.
Trump's attacks on civilians guarantee it.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 18:29 utc | 3
Same for this stupid Eric Prince pmcs in yemen idea. This already happen! They blew them up. UAE brought in thousands of Sudanese regulars. Many died!
Posted by: Cresty | Mar 17 2025 18:29 utc | 4
Ansar Allah is what the Americans think they are.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 18:37 utc | 5
Netyanhu getting someone else to do their work again
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If only DT had just stuck to Ukraine issues. Remember he fired off 100 missiles against Syria.
Posted by: Jo | Mar 17 2025 18:40 utc | 6
US Massacres Dozens of Civilians in Airstrikes on Yemen
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/03/17/vobf-m17.html
"The massacre, a war crime and criminal act of military aggression, was justified as a 'preemptive' strike in response to a statement by Yemen's Houthis last week that they will block Israeli ships from transiting the Red Sea until Israel ceases its blockade of food and water into Gaza.
No food, water, fuel or electricity has entered Gaza since March 2, despite a nominal 'ceasefire' between Israel and Hamas...
The massacre was the largest military action in the Middle East by the Trump administration to date, and the largest attack on Yemen in recent years.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth, a notorious public defender of US warcrimes, in an interview with Fox News, said the US attacks on Yemen would be 'unrelenting'.
The attack could be the beginning of a major new US intervention in the Middle East..."
Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 17 2025 18:40 utc | 7
So much for my hopes that Trump might not be as stupidly warlike as Biden. :-(
Trump and Biden are equally senile, each equally eaten up with fantasies about "We're America, dammit" and can't be beaten. :-(
Posted by: lester | Mar 17 2025 18:42 utc | 8
What's striking is, and I can only speak for Germany.
The topic of Yemen is only mentioned as a side story, if at all.
Why is that strange... because the German media and political commentators never miss an opportunity to criticize Trump.
Not a word about it, and if so, not a negative opinion.
But... they openly admit that Biden's signatures on the pardons were generated automatically or are mostly available as printed versions on the individual documents.
But on the 7:30 p.m. news right now, not a single word about Yemen!
Posted by: berthold | Mar 17 2025 18:44 utc | 9
Let's hope that this new conflict will remove weapons from the caches the Israelis are relying on as well as from Ukraine support.
Posted by: SOS | Mar 17 2025 18:45 utc | 10
Yemen's Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, announced attacks on an American aircraft carrier group twice within 24 hours on Monday, describing it as retaliation for US strikes that killed at least 53 people. There was no immediate comment from the United States.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250317-us-iran-houthis-yemen
Posted by: Marvin | Mar 17 2025 18:48 utc | 11
Even if Iran “can’t be defeated “, would shutting Persian Gulf traffic hurt China?
Posted by: I forgot | Mar 17 2025 18:49 utc | 12
More targets incoming
🇺🇸🇮🇷🇾🇪US Navy’s Fifth Fleet Moves to “Sustained Combat Operations” in CENTCOM RegionThe US Navy’s Fifth Fleet has reportedly entered a phase of sustained combat operations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, signaling a major escalation in the ongoing conflict in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and beyond.
This development follows intensified US and UK airstrikes against Ansar Allah (Houthis) in Yemen and comes amid reports of growing Iranian involvement in the region. American officials have accused Iran of providing intelligence and logistical support to Yemen’s forces, assisting their highly effective attacks on US, Israeli, and allied shipping.
What does this mean?
Expanded US engagement: Fifth Fleet is now prepared for prolonged military action, including preemptive strikes, maritime blockades, and increased direct confrontation with Yemeni forces.
Heightened naval warfare: Expect more interceptions, airstrikes, and retaliatory drone/missile attacks on US warships and bases in the region.
Escalation with Iran? This move suggests the US is preparing for a broader military confrontation that could involve direct attacks on Iranian-linked assets if tensions continue to rise.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 18:53 utc | 13
I know this is off-topic, but please b, could you do an article on Former Philippine President Duterte in ICC custody over his anti-drug crackdown. It is getting no real media coverage. And the coverage that there is over the case is all negative Duterte and positive ICC. Trump wrote a note three days ago or so stating that Duterte is a nice guy that loves his country and he did what was needed to reduce a very bad drug problem in the Philippines. What Trump says is true. I have one of those Filipinas things running around here at the house and she is just livid. The current President, Marcos Jr., is a drug-user, controlled by his wife, sold out the Philippines to fight China, has problems with his Vice President (who is the daughter of Duterte) and used this ICC thing to get rid of his competition. The Philippines is no longer part of the ICC. This thing is rotten to the core with almost no coverage. I had to get the Mrs. set-up to track the Gulfstream jet that took Duterte from Manila to the Netherlands: it was the number one tracked plane in the world for several hours during his kidnapping. If Duterte broke the law, then the Philippines court and justice system is more than capable to handle that: you do not need to outsource something like that the the Netherlands. This guy is 80 years old and will die based upon 'European Values'. He is a real nice guy that loves his country.
Posted by: meshpal | Mar 17 2025 18:54 utc | 14
Let's hope that this new conflict will remove weapons from the caches the Israelis are relying on as well as from Ukraine support.
Posted by: SOS | Mar 17 2025 18:45 utc | 10
Well, the attack is currently intended to empty the aircraft carriers and frigates of their ammunition...
Because the former, the aircraft carriers, will be scrapped sooner or later anyway and currently only cost money...
Considering that a medium-sized city and its population have to work to supply an aircraft carrier (without ammunition and fuel), from laundry to cleaning supplies to potatoes and pasta, etc.
And considering that these piles of scrap are only good for putting pressure on three countries, with those with modern weapons, every carrier would be history in minutes.
Just like... should Russia enter the conflict with NATO...tanks probably won't appear in Berlin, at least NOT Russian ones...this war would play out differently than the last two!
Posted by: Ost Rentner | Mar 17 2025 18:54 utc | 15
The British favorite warlord was guarding caravans and stationed in Kuwait, and the Brits discovered oil in the Heshamite Kingdom and Yemen. So, the Brits had their favored warlord move from Kuwait to the Arabian peninsula and the Brits carved out a new country they called "Saudi Arabia" by mass murder worse than the Europeans are now doing to Palestine.
But
Turns out that there is MORE oil and also natural gas on what remained of Yemen. And the Old World Order wants to own the natural resources below what remains of Yemen.
The West inserted a President in Yemen, after his turn ended the West inserted the Vice president as President of Yemen, and after his turn the West bombed Yemen back into the stone age trying to keep the Wests preferred people in power in Yemen.
Even today the West and israel are extracting gas and oil from Yemen illegally.
If the people of Yemen are ever allowed to own the natural resources, they can bankrupt the US oil majors.
Posted by: Hot Carl | Mar 17 2025 18:55 utc | 16
Posted by: I forgot | Mar 17 2025 18:49 utc | 12
#########
I don't know its state of completion but Iran and China have been building an overland pipeline to avoid potential naval blockades.
Messing with Chinese oil may bring their navy to the region. China is totally behind Iran.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 18:55 utc | 17
Bombing brown civilians in far away countries doesn't make you look strong : it makes you look American.
Posted by: Savonarole | Mar 17 2025 18:56 utc | 18
This is how Trump loses the House in the midterms unless he can score a quick victory and GTFO.
Trump is very close to the point of no return.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
These are not people the Yankees can bluff and BS.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 18:59 utc | 19
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 18:53 utc | 13
Just think how this is going to drain the US Navy's resources, manpower, and also effect the US budget deficit. More tomahawks going to the great graveyard in the sky. It's essentially a giant money shredding operation.
Posted by: Ghost of Zanon | Mar 17 2025 18:59 utc | 20
It is only a question of time until it hits a U.S. war ship and causes casualties.
We've been hoping this is true. But like asset bubble bursts they are only a question of time, i.e., they never happen.
But the world needs to see consequences. Otherwise the Houthis are just another in a long list of tribesmen who absorbed blows, hid away, returned, were bombed, talked tough, hid away again...
Posted by: Patroklos | Mar 17 2025 18:59 utc | 21
9: The media's silence in Germany speaks volumes. Isn't Germany, after the US, the main financial and military backer of Israel? The US sends the fighter jets, Germany the nuclear submarines. The US gives the donation, Germany the pensions and compensation etc etc.
Posted by: Cavery | Mar 17 2025 19:01 utc | 22
Trumptards will need to find another way to support him.
Posted by: Naive | Mar 17 2025 19:05 utc | 24
Posted by: Ghost of Zanon | Mar 17 2025 18:59 utc | 20
#########
The USN was already in bad shape.
This conflict has been building for decades.
I'm not pro-America. Maybe when it is no longer ZOG.
This fight, if it happens, will transform the world.
I'd worry less about money and more about human survival.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 19:06 utc | 25
Trump Takes 'Miscalculated Gamble' By Waging Illegal War on Yemen
"...The US president who had presented himself as a peace maker and a war opponent, has waged his first illegitimate and cruel war on Yemen', Major-Gen Mohsen Rezaei, who is also a member of Iran's Expediency Council, said in a post on his X account on Monday.
'Trump has left the paper peace of Ukraine, the dream of Canada's annexation to the United States, and the plan to occupy the Panama Canal unfinished, and now takes an uncalculated gamble,' Rezai stated.
He emphasized that, 'The resilient and faithful Yemeni fighters would defeat the modern and advanced US warships, god willing.'
On Monday, Trump [made] his unjustified allegations against Iran, saying Tehran will be held responsible 'for every shot fired by Yemen'..."
Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 17 2025 19:09 utc | 26
So... if Russia does not agree on a ceasefire, he will start to bomb Russia too...?!
Fucking hypocrite, he is on the side of the terrorists who committed war crimes in Kursk.
Posted by: Naive | Mar 17 2025 19:09 utc | 27
"Iran-backed Houthi rebels" is the go-to phrase in the MSM echo-chamber news reports. . . ."back - to encourage somebody or give them help" . .naughty-naughty, Iran!
Posted by: Don Bacon | Mar 17 2025 19:09 utc | 28
I don't recall any significant action by drones against a large warship. Or use of drones to confuse radar while missiles strike.
Posted by: Eighthman | Mar 17 2025 19:11 utc | 29
This will be the end for Ukraine as the US pivots to confront China and her assets/allies. I suspect this is what it has all been about. They have been going Chinese allies. Firstly, they have anchored down Russians; then they went after the main allies of Iran; now they are going after Iran's last major regional supporter, Yemen. Then they will anchor down China's main regional supporter: Iran, before they confront China directly. China really has to show face this time.
Posted by: Cavery | Mar 17 2025 19:13 utc | 30
He acts in full support of the judeonazis, those in Kiev and those in Tel Aviv.
How many seconds are we before the start of WW3?
Posted by: Naive | Mar 17 2025 19:14 utc | 31
Trump has decided to "go pound sand".
Next thing he does will be leaning on a rake in the rain.
Posted by: too scents | Mar 17 2025 19:16 utc | 32
Posted by: too scents | Mar 17 2025 19:16 utc | 32
LOL, thanks you owe me a keyboard!
Posted by: Ghost of Zanon | Mar 17 2025 19:19 utc | 33
"Trump has decided to "go pound sand".
Next thing he does will be leaning on a rake in the rain."
Posted by: too scents | Mar 17 2025 19:16 utc | 32
I agree, wholeheartedly.
Trump is fucking the pooch on this issue.
Thank you b, for staying on this important story. I was attempting to find this video for your previous Palestine thread -- finally have done so:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhOQq7WDBAA
Apolgies for taking so long.
Posted by: juliania | Mar 17 2025 19:22 utc | 36
@ LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 18:55 utc | 17
I hope so. But, some misanthropes might see that as “a window closing”.
IIRC I once asked this same question here at the bar. Someone else answered in detail. But…true to my name, I forgot the answer.
@ naive
>> Trumptards will need to find another way to support him.
They’re competing with Obamabots.
Posted by: I forgot | Mar 17 2025 19:22 utc | 37
Out of the Novorossian frying pan and straight into the Arabian fire...
Posted by: ThirdWorldDude | Mar 17 2025 19:22 utc | 38
@ LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 18:53 utc | 13
Re: "Escalation with Iran? This [Fifth Fleet] move suggests the US is preparing for a broader military confrontation that could involve direct attacks on Iranian-linked assets if tensions continue to rise."
And Fifth Fleet HQ in in Bahrain, Persian Gulf, including US navy staff and dependents, and other naval units, which is an easy target for Iran 500 miles away.
Posted by: Don Bacon | Mar 17 2025 19:22 utc | 39
I unconditionally support any and all actions that bring down ZOG ASAP
Posted by: ryanggg | Mar 17 2025 19:23 utc | 40
Trump is Dragging the US into Yet Another Unwinnable War
https://x.com/Aldanmarki/status/1901632034339975558
"The first pictures from today's million-man march in Yemen have started to be published. Millions of ordinary citizens defying Trump's war of aggression, confirming their loyalty to their homeland and to Palestine..."
Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 17 2025 19:23 utc | 41
Yemen's Houthis responded to Trump's threat with their own video of a "Riviera" on the Red Sea
21 seconds. It's pretty good.
https://x.com/SprinterObserve/status/1901713080280596911
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 19:25 utc | 42
Possible trap set by Netyanhu...defend Israel USA attack Yemen...Yemen sinks ship....USA attacks Iran despite denials of no connection Yemen Iran.End of the middle east world. Israel laughs.Takes Lebanon Syria Palestine. Seizes all resources Greater Israel project completed. Considers Iraq .Completes ownership of USA UK Europe.
Posted by: Jo | Mar 17 2025 19:25 utc | 43
Technically the Yemenis (aqap) were the last ones to blow up a us ship (uss cole). Don't seem like we have good luck in Yemen.
Posted by: Feck | Mar 17 2025 19:28 utc | 44
But on the 7:30 p.m. news right now, not a single word about Yemen!
Posted by: berthold | Mar 17 2025 18:44 utc | 9
These attacks were never Trump alone, they're Nato actions. Also the media says tonight that Bibi is in his bunker supervising something. Or just hiding
Posted by: rk | Mar 17 2025 19:29 utc | 45
I am mildly surprised that the allies of Yemen don't furnish the country with a little better weapons. Taking down an airplane or two, or seriously damaging navy ship would create a serious problem for the United States.
Posted by: Jmaas | Mar 17 2025 19:34 utc | 46
1. The Saudis were trying to overthrow the Houthi regime and occupy Yemen. The US does not appear to have those goals at the moment.
2. You mean the Houthis shoot back. So the US will shoot back again.
3. Haven't the Houthis already been trying to attack a US Warship for months now?
4. Don't you mean escalate the war towards the Houthis? Why should the US attack Iran? And doesn't Iran take every moment to insist that the Houthis are not some Iranian affiliate? If the US somehow succeeds in annihilating the Houthis, why wouldn't Iran just say "We had nothing to do with them?"
5. For better or for worse, Israel through its recent military actions and the US through the Soleimani assassination have shown the Mullahs' regime to be toothless.
Posted by: TopaInka55-56 | Mar 17 2025 19:35 utc | 47
"Then Trump will be hard pressed to escalate the war towards Iran."
The phrase meant I think was "pressed hard".
"Hard pressed" means the opposite, i.e. "will find it difficult to".
Not sure though.
I was going to post this on Palestine thread, but it is closer to regional so post here.
Short notes:
•"Aircraft carrier moves to north of Red Sea 1300 km from Yemen"
•"Israel" bombs Lebanon, Lebanon and Syria exchange fire and accusations, "Israel" bombs Syria.
•Continued episodes of shelling and drone attack on Gaza
•Starvation siege on Gaza continues.
•US continues to launch strikes on Yemen.
•"Hebrew sources:
Netanyahu arrives unexpectedly at the Defense Ministry's operations room.
Netanyahu is holed up in an underground tunnel in the Defense Ministry building in central Israel."
Am not a gamer, but it brought the doom image, or the following, to mind:
"In Defcon you play the role of a military Commander hidden deep within an underground bunker. Your mission is to successfully exterminate your enemy's civilian population whilst disabling their ability to attack your own."
Defcon3
Soundtrack: Madness
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TPlqCMeYr0k
Posted by: Ornot | Mar 17 2025 19:36 utc | 48
“This development follows intensified US and UK airstrikes against Ansar Allah (Houthis) in Yemen and comes amid reports of growing Iranian involvement in the region”.
Iran is, geographically, fully part of the region, while US / UK are not.
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Bhadrakumar writes today:
https://www.indianpunchline.com/trump-hypes-up-tensions-with-iran/:
“Trump’s belligerence came within two days of a visit by Anwar Gargash, the UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, to Tehran on Thursday to hand over a letter from Trump addressed to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei proposing talks on Iran’s nuclear programme and Iran’s support to resistance groups.”
“On March 14, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi hosted a joint meeting in Beijing with the Russian and Iranian deputy foreign ministers where he proposed five points 'on the proper settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue', which, for all purposes endorsed Tehran’s stance…Interestingly, the Beijing meeting was timed to coincide with the conclusion of a 6-day naval exercise at Iran’s Chabahar Port with the theme of Creating Peace and Security Together between the navies of Iran, Russia and China.”
“Trump cannot be pleased with the developing situation on the diplomatic track and some pressure tactic becomes necessary against Iran. Simply put, Trump’s egocentric mind took the easy route of punching the Houthis so hard to send an indirect message to Tehran (and Moscow and Beijing) that he is not to be trifled with.”
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Posted by: jayc | Mar 17 2025 19:42 utc | 49
now, back to our regularly scheduled program
https://x.com/Yemenimilitary/status/1901720121334448560
Yemen Military 🇾🇪 @Yemenimilitary
The U.S. aircraft carrier, Harry Truman, has fled after being targeted by missiles from the Yemeni army, retreating 1300 kilometers away from Yemen. This makes it difficult for it to launch a new aggression against Yemen.
Posted by: michaelj72 | Mar 17 2025 19:49 utc | 50
Posted by: TopaInka55-56 | Mar 17 2025 19:35 utc | 48
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I explained this in the Palestine discussion. Trump wants America to control all global navigation.
Yemen is uniquely situated to stop all sea traffic in that critical region if they want.
Thus far, they allow ships to pass as long as they are not going to or coming from Israel.
Yemen had lifted the blockade during the first phase of the ceasefire, even though the Israelis dishonored the deal.
They brought the blockade back when Israel pivoted to starving the Palestinians to death. America and Britain, the two main Zionist Western nations are here to defeat Ansar Allah, which will never happen because the Houthis are the best warriors on the planet and have Iran backing them up.
America's naval logistics are a joke. They don't have enough "oilers" (specialized oil replenishment ships) to service a deployed fleet. Iran can annihilate the entire US Navy in the region in a matter of hours.
Speaking of which, Ansar Allah doesn't need to sink an aircraft carrier, even if it would cool. If they pick off a few key support ships, the Yankees will be forced to go home. Their logistics are very thin and they are far from suitable ports.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 19:50 utc | 51
@47
Houthi have taken down numerous MQ-9.
US/UK aircraft use expensive low impact stand off weapons with expensive EW support.
Blowing up kids is expensive.
Reluctance to bomb Iran is telling. Seem the propaganda about damage to Iran is false otherwise empire would be “going downtown” Tehran every day.
Posted by: paddy | Mar 17 2025 19:53 utc | 52
This will be the end for Ukraine as the US pivots to confront China and her assets/allies.
Posted by: Cavery | Mar 17 2025 19:13 utc | 30
Trump will demand Znpp and other territories from Putin tomorrow, according to himself and also WH's spokesthingy interview. These demands show a severe mental problem or he already received the captured "mercenaries" from Kursk and wants a new thing. There will be no end, Ukr war is too easy.
Posted by: rk | Mar 17 2025 19:56 utc | 53
This is where the Chinese embargo on antimony prevent America from staying at war in West Asia for a year+.
As the expression goes, "Americans played themselves."
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 19:56 utc | 54
I've been contemplating the utter foolishness of this move since it happened. I'm forced to think that eventually the conservative body of thought in the USA that underpins Trump's domestic policy will have to acknowledge the existence of Zionism polluting its own domain.
That means the evangelicals in its midst domestically, as well as the Israelis across the world as the tip of the imperialist spear. I actually think the US populace can deal with this large nuance, but I don't know what force is strong enough or brave enough even to broach the subject.
For those who don't know, Trump's domestic policy inside the USA is brilliant, and working, and it runs largely from the plan put together by the Heritage Foundation, planning over years with a lot of intelligent people helping.
Sadly, that domestic plan may now come to be destroyed by the Zionism that won't let go of empire. History may have to write that Trump was ending the former cold war against Russia, but his Zionism was too much for him to resist.
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That domestic agenda, by the way, is a hard thing to explain to people in my general circles who are focused on global realpolitik, and who don't much know about the US internal situation, and who quite reasonably don't much care. It will be a great shame if that policy is derailed by a few sunken carriers, and the price of oil mounting to the several hundreds.
And I think of the Zionism as the insurance policy. The masters of war look to lose their Russian adversary. So fire up Netanyahu and get the US spending in West Asia again. Real men crash the world economy. Got it.
Posted by: Grieved | Mar 17 2025 19:56 utc | 55
Orange man was going to be a peace President, but it looks he is a wolf in the sheep skin.
Posted by: Andrew | Mar 17 2025 20:00 utc | 56
@50 jayc
Gaza, Yemen, Iran is all choreographed, i.e. breaking ceasefire, siege, talks failure, reply to Yemen deadlines.
The Iranian position has been known for many weeks at least.
When US suggests negotiations, it is possible to view those as offering the opponent an opportunity to accept US terms, to allow US delay, to gain some kind of media traction or to build a presentation.
Where positions are very wide, then an offer to negotiate is basically a last warning.
Pressure tactics aren't, they are just a continuation of the base direction by force when the opponent does not concede to whatever demand.
Posted by: Ornot | Mar 17 2025 20:02 utc | 57
off topic
but here is a good account on what happened last Saturday here in Belgrade during a peaceful protest against gvt corruption. At the very end while hundreds of thousands of Serbs were performing a 15 min of silence (one min for each victim killed when the roof of a freshly 'renovated' and very expensive railway station in the second biggest city in Serbia a few months ago. Some kind of likely illegal and inhumane, likely Israeli weapon was unleashed from behind everyone's back literally - close to a natal hospital where many women give birth - even Russian embassy is very close. You dont have to have instagram to watch this video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHRUZ9jIruJ/?igsh=MWRncHRibm03YzY3eQ%3D%3D
Posted by: tomo s | Mar 17 2025 20:03 utc | 58
USGCA (USA-Greenland-Canada) urgently needs a victorious war for restoring imoerial american prestige. Theoretically, the "barefoot men of Yemen", like the Taliban, seem like an easy opponent.Somalia, Afghanistan, and Yemen are the countries with nothing to lose. After America fleeing of Kabul,the withdrawal from the Gulf of Aden will transform America into a regional power. Just like when they paid tribute to the pirates of Algiers.
Posted by: surena | Mar 17 2025 20:03 utc | 59
Donald Likud Trump "was going to be a peace President", and Joe Caligula Biden a peaceful grandfather
It is amazing how easily collective fantasies are created by playing with words, dreams and hopes.
Posted by: Simon | Mar 17 2025 20:05 utc | 60
@54
The private thinks he is the general, in the private’s nuanced affair.
Posted by: paddy | Mar 17 2025 20:09 utc | 61
The American people have demonstrated for more than a decade that they don't care about Yemen. Much worse went on under Obama and there was barely a blink. The House tried in 2017 to force Trump to drop support, and then the Senate tried in 2018. Both were somewhat half-hearted efforts but what Congress critters are skilled at is watching the public response ... and at no stage has there been a significant interest in the USA.
That makes this about the safest option for Trump to do some chest thumping and a bit of bullying and score some brownie points with the pro-war lobbyists. Sad ... but that's how it works.
Iran wants to test their weapons ... so they happily ship whatever spares they have over to Yemen and take careful notes. Then they pretend they have no idea how the weapons got there ... it's a tactic known as "Implausible Deniability" and you know they learnt from the best. Quds Force was designed as an Iranian attempt to copy the CIA.
Can the USA defeat Iran? Yes I think they could if it was just USA vs just Iran. However, there's no way the USA could defeat Iran, China, Russia and North Korea together. Obviously a war on that scale would go nuclear and we would all be in a lot of trouble.
Therefore, it's going to stay a proxy war at least for the time being.
Considering that a medium-sized city and its population have to work to supply an aircraft carrier (without ammunition and fuel), from laundry to cleaning supplies to potatoes and pasta, etc.[snip]
Posted by: Ost Rentner | Mar 17 2025 18:54 utc | 15
Just imagine the pain of spending all those resources and then not using it.
Posted by: Tel | Mar 17 2025 20:14 utc | 62
Thoughts:
Bombing Yemen is stupid. The Saudis tried for years to get their way by doing that and were defeated.
Yemen can and does shoot back.
It is only a question of time until it hits a U.S. war ship and causes casualties.
Then Trump will be hard pressed to escalate the war towards Iran.
Iran can not be defeated.
That's it.
Posted by b on March 17, 2025 at 18:20 UTC | Permalink
When cabinet was being announced I mentioned.
Trump will drop ukraine.
Trump will likelly not do much on china (too many are owned by those that have economic interests there)
ME is f*cked and might be bartered for the previous.
Posted by: Newbie | Mar 17 2025 20:15 utc | 63
https://x.com/Yemenimilitary/status/1901720121334448560
The U.S. aircraft carrier, Harry Truman, has fled after being targeted by missiles from the Yemeni army, retreating 1300 kilometers away from Yemen. This makes it difficult for it to launch a new aggression against Yemen.
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Trump can keep the House. For now.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 20:16 utc | 64
It must just be one of those peculiarities of the US accent, they seem to pronounce the name ‘Zionald’ as ‘Donald’...
Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Mar 17 2025 20:18 utc | 65
Zionazi Gantz a couple of months ago stated there's no goal keeper in Iran. Of course he was right as Pezeshkian was "standing" in the goal.
Not that AP is reliable but it's just voicing the US empire's view. Rule of thumb is: good is evil and evil is good.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-zarif-resignation-pezeshkian-nuclear-tensions-us-a1f69333ab317789e3acc23cb46c04fc
A former Iranian foreign minister who was key to the country’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers reportedly tendered his resignation Monday from the government of reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, caving in to pressure from hard-liners.The resignation of Mohammad Javad Zarif signaled Tehran’s rapid retreat from its outreach to the West as U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies sanctions on the country.
The goal keeper (the conservatives/hard liners) is returning so now predictably we're seeing escalations again. The only decent solution is acquiring nukes, if not already the case.
Although the Houthis are doing quite fine, RF should properly equip them with anti-ship capabilities mirroring what the US empire does in the Black Sea. That will speed up actual negotiations instead of the theatrics we currently get from the US hegehmon.
Posted by: xor | Mar 17 2025 20:21 utc | 66
https://x.com/SuppressedNws/status/1901454826283651362
Suppressed News. @SuppressedNws
🇾🇪Yemen: We will ban the entry of U.S. ships in the Red Sea and target U.S warships as a response to the aggression on our country.
https://x.com/SprinterObserve/status/1901165356745363723
Sprinter Observer @SprinterObserve
Israeli media:
The coordinates of the hit targets in Yemen were provided by Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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https://x.com/ejmalrai/status/1901713890368479405
Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺 @ejmalrai
A Syrian tank operated by the new authority was destroyed during clashes on the Lebanese-Syrian border while engaging with Lebanese residents of Hosh al-Sayyed Ali. This village straddles both sides of the border. Tensions escalated between the Syrian forces and Lebanese inhabitants defending their side of the divided town.
Posted by: michaelj72 | Mar 17 2025 20:22 utc | 67
Posted by: Jo | Mar 17 2025 19:25 utc | 43
What in the world makes you think Iran won't respond to a direct attack?
Posted by: Mary | Mar 17 2025 20:23 utc | 68
Time for Russia to give Ansar Allah some hypersonic missiles.
Or is Trump using the possibility/threat of war on them as blackmail for a ukraine deal?
Posted by: Ed Bernays | Mar 17 2025 20:23 utc | 69
Patrick Lawrence: The Zionists Within
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/03/17/patrick-lawrence-the-zionists-within/
"Trump will demonstrate the extent to which countless appendages of the Zionist cause demand America sacrifice itself to protect the barbarities of 'the Jewish state' from criticism."
Death to USrael.
Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 17 2025 20:23 utc | 70
@ Grieved | Mar 17 2025 19:56 utc | 56 who wrote
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And I think of the Zionism as the insurance policy. The masters of war look to lose their Russian adversary. So fire up Netanyahu and get the US spending in West Asia again. Real men crash the world economy. Got it.
"
Good to read you again. You also agree with my framing of external geopolitical matters.
Zionism is the empire insurance policy of "last resort" to maintain God Of Mammon cult rules based empire.
When Ukraine was seen to be turning bad, the Zionist/colonialist folks bet all their chips on maintaining the Western form of social organization with global private finance as the motor and radical monotheism as the operative framing myth.......protecting global private finance is a religious war but only seen as such indirectly through monotheism/colonial expression of exceptionalism.
I just listened to Jeff Sachs with the Judge this morning and was offended by the end with the Sach's framing of Bibi as the problem, rather than another psychotic player in a bigger game. We have heard these old tropes before; get rid of X and all problems will be solved with the world settling into peace and magic ponies for all.
Society is in a civilization war about how the forms of social organization will interoperate going forward. Global private finance has been dominate for centuries but now China and other nations are trying to live other than under the jackboot of the God Of Mammon cult and are organizing in ways like BRICS+.
Trump is leading the losing team and is revengeful. Will he take our species down with his pettiness?
Posted by: psychohistorian | Mar 17 2025 20:29 utc | 71
The system purpose is what it does.
A war with Iran is the goal.
Posted by: Marcos E | Mar 17 2025 20:39 utc | 72
the USA and israel - birds of a feather
https://x.com/sahouraxo/status/1901415824088518664
sarah @sahouraxo
The US dropped bombs on a Cancer Center and medical facilities in Yemen.
A Cancer Center.
Over 151 Yemeni civilians killed and injured in the last 2 days.
They are deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure.
This is a war crime and a crime against humanity.
https://x.com/BonsaiSky/status/1901419859419824638
Nader @BonsaiSky
Replace the U.S. with Israel and Yemen with Gaza—you wouldn’t notice the difference. No governments commit more atrocities than the U.S. and Israel.
https://x.com/realnikohouse/status/1901628018268749909
Duopoly Destroyer @realnikohouse
The Houthis of Yemen are conducting military strikes on military targets.
The U.S. is conducting military strikes on Yemeni civilians, including children.
Yet the U.S. wants to convince you it’s the Houthis who are the terrorists.
Posted by: michaelj72 | Mar 17 2025 20:39 utc | 73
@ Tel | Mar 17 2025 20:14 utc | 63
re: Iran wants to test their weapons ... so they happily ship whatever spares they have over to Yemen
Any shipping of missiles from Iran to Yemen would obviously be a difficult task.
The Houthis are technically proficient and have an arsenal of homemade ballistic and cruise missiles possessing the range performance to strike targets deep inside Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.
Posted by: Don Bacon | Mar 17 2025 20:43 utc | 74
I know [almost] every @barfly will already have noted this point, but:
Trumptards/the U$ war machine and controlled media slurpers are outraged, *outraged!* that Iran “backs” the Houthis, but conversely and hypocritically can’t understand how Russia might have a hostile view of the U$-NATO+++ support of the Banderistas in Ukraine.
Posted by: Melaleuca | Mar 17 2025 20:44 utc | 75
As the aircraft carrier moves to safety, Trump announces JFK files tomorrow.
Oh look, a bird!
Israeli media are wondering if Trump fails with Yemen, will he be diminished internationally? 😂
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 20:45 utc | 76
Al-Aqsa Palestine telegram
" .. Intensive US Air Force activity near the Iranian border..
Canal 14:
Three US Navy aircraft carriers are on their way to the Middle East.
The US military has made preparations in the Middle East for a large-scale attack on Iran."
Carrier movement report said from US Defence dpt.
Posted by: Ornot | Mar 17 2025 20:50 utc | 77
Time for Russia to give Ansar Allah some hypersonic missiles.Posted by: Ed Bernays | Mar 17 2025 20:23 utc | 70
I believe they already have something close to hypersonic capabilities, likely influenced by Iranian technology, where there is no slouching in the field of ballistic and aero-ballistic research.
As a more general point, it is not Russia’s job to protect everybody from hegemonic incursions. Ansar Allah have my respect for doing their own thing, ploughing their own furrow without relying overtly on external allies.
Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Mar 17 2025 20:50 utc | 78
From Telegram,
🇮🇱🇮🇶 BREAKING: The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has stated that it has received intelligence suggesting Israel is preparing to launch a series of strikes against Iraq.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 20:52 utc | 80
Also, my inner Machiavellian would love to see Russia (or the Donbass natives) supply the Yemenis with some retrieved U$-NATO weapons left abandoned.
It’d be priceless to have some of Trump’s much javelins {supplied with such braggadocio} do damage to U$ assets.
[Don’t bother advising me that javelins not the correct tool for this scenario. Don’t care. I still would like to see it]
Posted by: Melaleuca | Mar 17 2025 20:52 utc | 81
@ tomo s | Mar 17 2025 20:03 utc | 59
Maybe repost this video in the open thread from yesterday.
Would like to get some more infos on that Instagram video.
This looked very unusual. Serbia protest get quite some coverage in german news but something like in the video was not mentioned.
Posted by: El.Lissitzky | Mar 17 2025 20:53 utc | 82
Does anyone else want more vid and comments from the Serbian crowd dispersal?
I don’t want to shit up this thread.
But the Serbian thing is coming to a protest near you.
There’ll be no “million men marches” in the future.
Posted by: Melaleuca | Mar 17 2025 20:57 utc | 83
Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Mar 17 2025 20:50 utc | 79
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Agreed.
I think people believe hypersonics are effective because they are fast.
That is one part of it. Many advanced missiles can alter trajectory midflight, the equivalent of a "juke" or "deke" in sports, making them difficult for air defenses to hit.
I trust Yemen when they say they have unrevealed capabilities. I remember seeing videos of their homemade naval drones performing drills a year ago.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 17 2025 20:57 utc | 84
Posted by: Ornot | Mar 17 2025 20:50 utc | 78
Not really sure what the point of deploying more aircraft carriers is, when the range of the shore-based anti-ship missiles exceeds the range of the carrier-borne aircraft then the carriers are rendered useless.
Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Mar 17 2025 21:01 utc | 85
Fuck it. I’ll post it anyway.
Someone can chide me for being OT. After the trolling of the last year, I almost IDGAF.
Something weird happened to the Serbian totallynot “maiden2.0” crowd Saturday night
Some are saying a microwave or LRAD weapon.
Vision: https://i.4cdn.org/pol/1742142386200585.mp4
Sound: https://x.com/stonexman/status/1901034916961309148
https://i.4cdn.org/wsg/1742145479290585.mp4
https://peticije.kreni-promeni.org/petitions/zvucni-top
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-range_acoustic_device
Comments:
“I was there, people were just standing peacefully during the 15 minutes of silence for the victims of railway station tragedy and then suddenly there was a huge roar, like an army charging towards you and everyone started running, thanks God there wasn't a stampede. I felt immense fear, like the sky is falling down, and people around me started shouting that something/someone is going towards us. Really scary shit though.”
And:
“It felt like a wave of screaming, just kinda more sinister, like from a horror movie. It was travelling through the crowd, so at first, i though it was just people screaming as something is getting nearer, but there was nothing. Everyone was confused, what the fuck just happened.”
And ( conjecture/ observation)
§ “this is what happens when you try to overthrow the corrupt government. they hit you with cancer rays and you die without even having to shoot you and the best part is you paid for it with your taxes.”
A UK comment:
§”I thought Serbia is a 3rd world ruZZia shithole.
now they are dispersing crowds with scifi ultrasonic crowd-control weapons”
Serb reply: “ third-world shithole would be a place where you get jailed for posting online and where muzzrats are out raping and slitting throats in the streets. That’s definitely not Serbia.”/
§| Unsubstantiated claim: “Got used in Portland in 2020, Canberra in 2022, and a G8 Summit I think in 2021”
Another account:
§~ If there weren't so many people, if there weren't recordings, nobody would probably ever have spoken about what happened on Saturday (March 15) at 19:11 in Ulica Kralja Milana. Because he would be afraid of being declared insane.
"Vreme" collected hundreds of testimonies of the still inexplicable event. Mystery weapon strike or mass panic? Or a bit of both?
It is the strangest event that he has marked the biggest protest in the history of Serbia. The meeting, which normally passed only with minor incidents.
But the rebus from Ulica Kralja Milana will take care of extra time.
But let's go in order.
§| Throat, roar, shiver
At exactly 19:11, people felt something they described differently, even if they were standing next to each other.
It's as if the plane flies two meters above the heads.
Or that an invisible car or bus rushes down the street. Some heard a "whoosh" or a whoosh, a sound familiar from Formula 1 or that of an ominously approaching cruise missile.
Many report the stampede of thousands of horses - which is perhaps the easiest to explain, because people fled en masse from the very road of Ulica Kralja Milana to the sidewalks and curbs.
The videos show how the corridor from the direction of Terazija towards Slavija is opening at an incredible speed. In a few seconds, the road was almost empty.
Dozens of people describe the experience as best they can, aware that it sounds strange - an "evil air" wafted through, uncannily.
One by one from above. According to others, at the height of the legs.
"Harry Potter" fans from the crowd described the matter as the arrival of dementors - evil creatures that do not walk but glide through the air.
Their appearance brings a cold breath, sucks warmth and joy. People swear they "felt" they had to get off the street immediately.
"Time" was mapped by about a hundred people who submitted the exact location. There is a striking concentration between the intersection of Kralj Milan and Knez Miloš ("London") and Cvetni trg.
It is the epicenter with a length of 450 meters.
§~ Where is the source?
Where exactly did it come from?
Those from Slavija say - from Cvetni trg. Those from Cvetni trg - from a Belgrade woman.
Those near Beograđanka - from the direction of Andrić's crown.
Those near Andrić's wreath - from Terazi.
That's where the testimonies are thinned out.
A video taken by one of those gathered at the foot of Beogradanka shows that people who were facing Slavia, turn towards Terazije, and then fall to the side.
Posted by: Melaleuca | Mar 17 2025 21:02 utc | 86
see the 3:40 video at the first link
https://x.com/zei_squirrel/status/1901467079552708682
☀️👀 @zei_squirrel
Norman Finkelstein: "The other heroes are the Houthis. Why are they standing in solidarity with Gaza? Because what was done to Gaza was done to them. They faced the same horror. It is the human solidarity of the most wretched of the earth. It is beautiful. I deeply respect that."
here is the link to the video of the full interview between Finkelstein and Mouin Rabbani:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvnO6XkP88Y
ICJ Genocide Case: Summary and Next Steps w/ Norman Finkelstein | Connections #88
Jadaliyya
Posted by: michaelj72 | Mar 17 2025 21:11 utc | 87
@86 Jeremy
Mop up or 2nd wave after missile barage, or launch denial by continuous coverage ?
The accuracy of the ballistic missiles is not certain plus am not sure of guided missile range or carrier defence capability.
I'm guessing, but not to underestimate US capabilities either.
At best gunboat diplomacy.
Posted by: Ornot | Mar 17 2025 21:12 utc | 88
The IDF can end the cycle of attacks tomorrow if they lift the 3/2 starvation embargo on Gaza.
Despite the clear violations of the Phrase One agreement ceasefire Israel continues to halt all shipments of food, medical supplies, fresh water, and electricity in to Gaza, as if the IDF has not already caused enough human damage in their disproportional attacks on Gaza civilians.
The Houthis will never surrender, they have been fighting SA for forty five years, and are undefeated. Airstrikes will have no impact on the Houthi rebels, just as IRA fought the Brits from 1916 to 1998 and were never defeated, so too the Houthis will endure.
Posted by: tobias cole | Mar 17 2025 21:13 utc | 89
Netyanhu getting someone else to do their work again
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If only DT had just stuck to Ukraine issues. Remember he fired off 100 missiles against Syria.
Posted by: Jo | Mar 17 2025 18:40 utc | 6 Trump did that on the word of Julani and a chemical false flag the same the Al Qaeda freak now ruling whats left of Syria, way to go Donald.
Posted by: Englishman | Mar 17 2025 21:14 utc | 90
"... For those who don't know, Trump's domestic policy inside the USA is brilliant, and working, and it runs largely from the plan put together by the Heritage Foundation, planning over years with a lot of intelligent people helping.
Sadly, that domestic plan may now come to be destroyed by the Zionism that won't let go of empire. History may have to write that Trump was ending the former cold war against Russia, but his Zionism was too much for him to resist.
~~
That domestic agenda, by the way, is a hard thing to explain to people in my general circles who are focused on global realpolitik, and who don't much know about the US internal situation, and who quite reasonably don't much care. It will be a great shame if that policy is derailed by a few sunken carriers, and the price of oil mounting to the several hundreds..."
Posted by: Grieved | Mar 17 2025 19:56 utc | 56
I join psychohistorian | Mar 17 2025 20:29 utc | 72 in greeting you, Grieved, with thanks for your post. As you comment, Trump's domestic program is why I have supported him on b's forum, but his zionist connection is why I did not vote for him (nor for anyone) this time around. He seems unable to resist this violent side of things, which will tear his presidency apart. I had believed that Trump himself was managing somehow to do it, until this latest eruption, which is impossible to countenance or support.
Thank you for separating these two issues. I cannot see a way forward except to do as you and others have done here, keep the dialogue going, and hope that wiser heads shall prevail. Best wishes going forward.
Posted by: juliania | Mar 17 2025 21:15 utc | 91
"Trumptards will need to find another way to support him.
Posted by: Naive | Mar 17 2025 19:05 utc | 24"
The classic excuse is to say Trump was chosen by God to prepare the way for the seccond coming of Jesus, the Apocalypse, etc. Tens of millions of Americans hasve versions of this in their mental furniture.
Posted by: lester | Mar 17 2025 21:18 utc | 92
@ Ornot | Mar 17 2025 21:12 utc | 90
Granted these are all possible scenarios; I’m just curious about other posters reporting the Truman pulling back 1300km. Without mid-flight refuelling, I’m not aware of any carrier-based aircraft being able to conduct a 2600km round-trip sortie, carrying a full payload, let alone conducting continuous airspace denial operations.
Mid-flight refuelling carries its own risks, aircraft speeds would be vulnerable to fairly ordinary air defence missiles.
Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Mar 17 2025 21:34 utc | 93
"Even if Iran “can’t be defeated “, would shutting Persian Gulf traffic hurt China?
Posted by: I forgot | Mar 17 2025 18:49 utc | 12
It depends on how much they are getting overlandf from Russia, and how far the post-oil technology has gone.
"
Posted by: lester | Mar 17 2025 21:37 utc | 94
Bit of dystopic fun to oil the thread… enjoy.
Invasion of Russia by proxy Bolsheviks of Europe funded and backed by ziofascists industrialists and bankers failed.
Ukraine was born as a consolation prize.
Invasion of USSR by proxy Nazis of Europe funded and backed by ziofascists industrialists and bankers failed.
Illegal apartheid entity was born as a consolation prize.
Planned break up of Russia and invasion of Crimea by the proxy neonazis funded and based led by the ziofascist industrialists and bankers failed.
The Gaza invasion was born as a consolation prize.
Planned invasion and break up of … of Iran failed.
Russia and China will give them nukes no need to keep crying will they/won’t they.
The further expansion of the illegal apartheid entity across the Levant and annihilation of Palestinians and other Semitic Peoples using Mossad and US French and British SF and mercenaries head choppers to take Syria and all of Palestine and bridge into Africa is the consolation demanded.
Yemen the most ancient of Peoples and one of the cradles of humanity out of Africa says NO ! Iran says NO. China says No - if India and Turkey say no and refuse to commit millions of boots on the grind for their ziofascist ndustriqlist and banker ‘colleagues and masters’ then it is all over.
What is the new Yalta winners going to give up to the losers this time?
Nada ! And they will demand the illegal apartheid entity be Decolonised.
The ‘offer they can’t refuse’ will be to take these 9 million illegal settler ziofascist cold blooded murderers back to where they came from!
They can have the rump Ukraine now emptied out of its crazed proxies. Apparently they say they need 9 million! That’s a nice coincidence.
They may even get a use of a port, but no Navy, if the Russian speaking Odessians or Romanians want them around (unlikely).
Or they can go and rule the roost over the Western Europeans or Florida or even the sunny ‘red white and blu neo-vinland’ of the artic circle as they already own us.
The Yankee Doodle Catholic Latinos, American Muslims, Hindus what’s left of WASPS the crazed eschatologp ziochristians (their greatest fans) will be enamoured and welcome them with open hearts, I’m sure. As I’m sure will the settled secular Judaism.
Drumpff is going through the motions now - shitting himself, no2 motions!
The 100 days suddenly look far away, as do all these hotels on the Moon, Jupiter and Mars.
Either he knows the Ziofascist industrialists and bankers need to get fucked forever in their ever more desperate no reverse gear plans and finally have to give up after so many centuries - or insanely, he doesn’t!
One is peace and multipolar and a great future for the whole of humanity.
The other is still ultimately peace, of the dead variety, and a delayed great future for humanity. That multipolar reality is unstoppable.
BUT without hundreds of millions,maybe billions, fewer and nothing left of this Anglo European ‘civilisation’, except ruins and the English language. Maybe some feral tribes, interbred, cannabilistic, possibly crawling out of some deep holes in the ground in a couple of generations, in a America returned to wilderness. To start all over taking their promised land world!
(Borrowed that last bit from HG Wells Time Machine).
Posted by: DunGroanin | Mar 17 2025 21:38 utc | 95
Former Philippine President Duterte
The murder of thousands of actual and suspected drug users, all unarmed and non-violent civilians, can never be justified.
Posted by: Ray | Mar 17 2025 21:45 utc | 97
psychohistorian | Mar 17 2025 20:29 utc | 72--
Lots of misdirection at foot, IMO. Crooke in his recent essay and chatting with Judge Napolitano says Hebrew press is reporting major schism between the two main Zionist factions that could lead to civil war. The key element missing from his essay is the Shin Bet/Attorney General crisis he explains to Napolitano. One point is Trump's understanding of that schism and Zionist eschatology and which side would he take if any. Now, most barflies would rejoice at a Zionist civil war except that both factions see eliminating all Arabs as their ultimate goal--their civil war has nothing to do with Arabs. The ability of Witkoff to force Netanyahu to abide by the ceasefire and enter the second round of negotiations is very unlikely in these circumstances.
Trump's attempt at being a peacemaker of any sort anywhere is sunk as he's now Genocide Don, the new owner of the Outlaw US Empire-Russia War and the figurehead of the Globalist Mammon Cult--Dr. Hudson and I are in complete agreement that Trump is a Neoliberal through his position within one of its factions: The FIRE Sector. As such, his domestic plans are aimed at further uplifting the top 10% and further immiserating the bottom 90% as many of his voters are now discovering.
Reality is showing Trump differs little from Biden, Obama, Zelensky and Netanyahu.
Here you go. A president that "does not start a war" just starts a war.
Trump started several wars (e.g. firing missiles to Syria) or attempted to start wars (e.g. killing Iranian General) in his first term, but somehow his supporters never fail to praise him as the ONLY president who has never started a war. Could someone help me to find words to describe the stupidity and hilarious-ness?
Posted by: d dan | Mar 17 2025 21:47 utc | 99
Truth Social:
TRUMP: From now on, every shot fired by the Houthis will be considered a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of Iran.
How about:
TRUMPPUTIN: From now on, every shot fired by the HouthisUkies will be considered a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of Iran.USA.{orUK}
Posted by: Melaleuca | Mar 17 2025 21:50 utc | 100
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No matter whom the President/Prime Minister of most Western countries; they are generally owned and operated by the same group of donors whom donate to both sides and own whomever wins.
Faces change, policies have minor changes but overall remain the same.
Posted by: Saag | Mar 17 2025 18:26 utc | 1