Anyone who visits the Middle East or works in the Middle East is a few tacos short of a combination plate. I decided that during the Seven Years War (or was it Seven Days? Seven Minutes?) and it has constantly proven true.
Ecuador is already a US client state... with a president born in Miami, and whose family is heavily in the cocaine trade. Why would the US be interested in "regime change" there?
I saw an article around 9pm last Friday(Feb 27) that was titled along the lines of "Rubio suggests all Americans leave the US immediately", and literally thought "oh, that isn't good".
"NATO air defenses shot down an Iranian ballistic missile heading toward Turkish airspace, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday. It was unclear whether the missile was targeting Turkey, a NATO member state bordering Iran. If Turkey was targeted, that would mark a major escalation in a war that has spread across the Middle East and to the Indian Ocean, where a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship"
Article 5, my friends, Article 5.
These motherfuckers are going to get us all killed.
"TRUMP: You see, we were having negotiations with these lunatics, and it was my opinion that they were going to attack first. They were going to attack. If we didn't do it, they were going to attack first. I felt strongly about that.
NPR Reporter: And I want to emphasize that Trump didn't cite any U.S. intelligence that Iran was going to strike. He said it was his opinion and that he felt Iran was going to strike the U.S. or Israel."
They couldn't care less about the safety of citizens or especially diplomats. Frankly, it would not surprise me if they aren't hoping for hostages or civilian deaths so they can condemn Iran and further escalate this totally-not-a-war.
Gonzalez voted against Trump over Jan. 6th, is not endorsed by Trump, and is now in a runoff election with an gun manufacturer/influencer. *That* is why they're moving against him.
As I said to Tza earlier, an Israeli loon and a US President whose brain is made of shitcustard just managed to escalate this to the point where it becomes very very scary.
And it was already scary enough. I got spooked hearing fight jets roar overhead this morning even though I live near an Air Force base so, not uncommon.
I don't buy that for a minute. Noboro is a corrupt, drug dealing leader who's flattered the Fascist Fuck to send him some military backup to take out other cartels.
Anybody here know the words to Ecuador's National Anthem?
Anyone who visits the Middle East or works in the Middle East is a few tacos short of a combination plate. I decided that during the Seven Years War (or was it Seven Days? Seven Minutes?) and it has constantly proven true.
Does Ecuador have oil? How does this benefit Putin?
Ecuador is already a US client state... with a president born in Miami, and whose family is heavily in the cocaine trade. Why would the US be interested in "regime change" there?
I saw an article around 9pm last Friday(Feb 27) that was titled along the lines of "Rubio suggests all Americans leave the US immediately", and literally thought "oh, that isn't good".
They aren’t suggesting boats or train evacuations. Or military planes. Oh well
Never want to hear about the Afghanistan withdrawal again from these chuds
Excellent point!
Or Benghazi.
"NATO air defenses shot down an Iranian ballistic missile heading toward Turkish airspace, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday. It was unclear whether the missile was targeting Turkey, a NATO member state bordering Iran. If Turkey was targeted, that would mark a major escalation in a war that has spread across the Middle East and to the Indian Ocean, where a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship"
Article 5, my friends, Article 5.
These motherfuckers are going to get us all killed.
From today's NPR Morning Edition:
"TRUMP: You see, we were having negotiations with these lunatics, and it was my opinion that they were going to attack first. They were going to attack. If we didn't do it, they were going to attack first. I felt strongly about that.
NPR Reporter: And I want to emphasize that Trump didn't cite any U.S. intelligence that Iran was going to strike. He said it was his opinion and that he felt Iran was going to strike the U.S. or Israel."
What negotiations... a couple real estate guys for the US and foreign policy experts on the other?
I feel like he's going to get us all killed, but do I have any say in this? No.
Yes but it’s also backed with evidence
OT and Nice!
https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:rf776nifjy3frletbl5kpdqp/bafkreifpwfau6t5uvm4sgsu4ltikrndwafxjhszjf55wylk2vzlqy4xftm@jpeg
That's why Hegseth's statements about "not following no rules of engagement" are so stupid and damaging.
you play by rules of engagement not because you’re a sissy but so that THEY won’t torture YOUR people and if they do you get to bring charges
pete doesn’t understand how to tie his shoes, tho, so what do we expect
They couldn't care less about the safety of citizens or especially diplomats. Frankly, it would not surprise me if they aren't hoping for hostages or civilian deaths so they can condemn Iran and further escalate this totally-not-a-war.
Intentionally setting up a situation for hostages and civilian deaths was my first thought on this.
Great Donald Fagan pull in the subtitle!
For “Iran was about to attack” read “Israel was about to attack” and it makes more sense
That's what Marco Rubio said
Then swore he never said.
OT: I read that the House Ethics committee is opening an investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzalez, R-TX.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/04/tony-gonzales-texas-rep-alleged-affair
Maybe he and Nancy Mace can split legal fees – she is being investigated too!
Gonzalez voted against Trump over Jan. 6th, is not endorsed by Trump, and is now in a runoff election with an gun manufacturer/influencer. *That* is why they're moving against him.
As well they should.
Kind of amazed they did, since the R's are in charge.
At this point I'm willing to take what I can get.
"Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now."
War Mongers are trying to figure out how they can make money off of the war zone fleeing Americans.
Those motherfuckers wallow in the septic tank beneath contempt.
wait,
sooooo we have a war/"not a war!" with Iran,
and another going on with Ecuador,
Cuba seems like an imminent thing, and Greenland is not off the table, really
are..... are we already in World War III??
Ecuador? I can’t keep up.
You want more fun?
Iran attacked Turkey.
Turkey is a NATO member, so Article 5 is in effect.
FUCKING HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY
Like Trump is going to observe Article 5. He has an Article 2, which supersedes Article 5. No, Turkey is on its own.
oh my fuck :[
I was waiting for this. Welcome to fucking WWIII. Fuck, fuck, fuck, FUCK.
We've spent a year waking up and going "how could this shit get worse?"
Now it's REALLY got worse
Magnitudes.
Oh boy.
As I said to Tza earlier, an Israeli loon and a US President whose brain is made of shitcustard just managed to escalate this to the point where it becomes very very scary.
And it was already scary enough. I got spooked hearing fight jets roar overhead this morning even though I live near an Air Force base so, not uncommon.
From what I could tell, we are "helping" Ecuador in their war on drugs, but we have military there doing it. It's all rather vague.
Vague? From the Trump regime? Surely not.
I don't buy that for a minute. Noboro is a corrupt, drug dealing leader who's flattered the Fascist Fuck to send him some military backup to take out other cartels.
for a cut of his drug profits
We are SO fucked.
Greenland is feeling neglected
Time to slap them around a little and remind them we only do it because we love them so much.
Shouldn't have been so cold. Iran was just sitting there, wrapped in shimmering silk, dark eyes flashing.......
War is just Rape, Robbery and Murder on a large scale.
Doc, is the byline a nod to Donald Fagen's "The Goodbye Look"? Good call!
I'm listening to it now. I don't think I've heard it before.
Apparently it was featured in an episode of "Poker Face" so many, many more people have been introduced to it.