Well I have packed my sun screen for the next overseas deployment - never been to Syria another place not on my bucket list (we never invade nice places like Bahamas or Maldives!)
Never saw that I would end up in rather hit places after 9/11, so take nothing for granted on the world stage these days never know where you might end up!
Cheers :007)
My name is Bond, Basildon Bond - I have letters after my name!
Warning aircraft to alter flight paths away from Syria pretty much let's the cat out of the bag.
Doing that doesn't mean the US will bomb Syria, it means they want the option. Trump gave them the time window pretty precisely. He doesn't have to tell them where - they will bomb air force bases and possibly chemical production facilities. There is a limited number of those.
This is like all the times Trump said during the election how he would't wasted time golfing when he became president. Guess what happened? )
Tonight the US, UK and France bombed one alleged Chemical weapons factory and one storage facility.
It's claimed that Syria/Russia shot down a third of the missiles. Russia has threatened revenge, but nothing has happened yet.
100 missiles were launched apparently, which means 66 hits. I'm wondering just how Putin will respond..... If at all? Maybe it's time to call him out and put his money where his mouth is.
It was smart to target Chemical targets. If the Russians keep claiming the gas attack was staged by British inteligence to get an excuse to help the resistance in Syria, they also admit the bombing targets were Chemical weapons facilities.
Russia admited that as far as they know no civilian lives were lost during the bombings tonight.
The Syrian government still has the balls to say the bombings were "cruel and barbaric."
I think it wasn't smart by Trump to use the expression "Mission accomplished" about the recent bombings in Syria. After Bush jr used the expression after the invasion of Iraq "mission accomplished" has become the modern "peace in our time".
I do think it's impressive how Comey has created bi-partisan dislike towards himself.
First he re-opened the case against Hillary days before the election, even though it turned out to be unnecessary. He no longer gets Christmas cards from the Clintons.
Everything he did after that has made him an object of Twitter-hate from Trump.
Way to go
It seems one of the UK's submarines is being hunted by 2 Russian black hole subs in the eastern Mediterranean. Not sure what they intended to do if they caught it??? The Royal Navy Sub is armed with cruise missiles for potential use in Syria.
Great to have the Russians back as the bad guys.
" Christ I miss the cold war " also I've read a few
Articles that claim Russia doesn't have the best of
Economies to fund a huge military war machine ?
So like the Soviet Union, it too will collapse.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
What Russia does excel at is propaganda, they would have us believe that they are the world's military superpower, yes they have some impressive new military tech but they also have a lot of ageing stuff too, including subs that leak, Un seaworthy frigates and Unmaintained slow tanks.
I'd say their strengths are the military (especially nuclear weapons), propaganda and petrolium (oil and natural gas). In all other areas they aren't in the league of the US, China and the EU.
Many of us saw Israeli PM Netanyahu making a presentation ment to prove that Iran is lying about their nuclear program and they are breaking the Iran Treaty. Israel should always be suspicions of Iran and monitor them closely, but I'm not convinced. The IAIA say they have no proof the Iranians are breaking the treaty.
Not to mention that the general in command of the entire IDF supports the Iran Treaty.
Netanyahu presentation is only days before Trump will decide if the US will pull out of the Iran Treaty and it was held in English. This makes me suspect the true reason behind the presentation is to push/help Trump pulling the US from the treaty.
Donald Trump's doctor now claims Trump himself dictated the health report that was made public during the election. In that case it was unethical by the doctor to sign it.
We don't know what the truth is, but the bill of health sure sounds a lot like Trump: ".... will be the healthiest individual ever to be elected to the Presidency. " )
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He's certainly the oldest to be elected to the US presidency. That much we do know.
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
I wonder who was the most healthy president? My candidate is Bush jr. During the election the Secret Service visited him TP prepare. Word came back that very fit agents were needed because Bush often jogged in the hot Texas sun.
I hope this Storm Daniels business doesn't blow out of proportion. There are more important issues regarding Trump than hush-money to a porn star. This is starting to remind me of the Monica Lewinsky affair. That reflected badly on most involved, especially US politics.
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Never saw that I would end up in rather hit places after 9/11, so take nothing for granted on the world stage these days never know where you might end up!
Cheers :007)
Doing that doesn't mean the US will bomb Syria, it means they want the option. Trump gave them the time window pretty precisely. He doesn't have to tell them where - they will bomb air force bases and possibly chemical production facilities. There is a limited number of those.
This is like all the times Trump said during the election how he would't wasted time golfing when he became president. Guess what happened?
Or Trump saw something on "Fox and friends" and just tweeted on impulse.
It's claimed that Syria/Russia shot down a third of the missiles. Russia has threatened revenge, but nothing has happened yet.
Chriscoop, there never was a fence hei to keep the Russians out, only a small fenget keep Syrian refugees away
Chemical attack in Syria, Russia says ... Britain did it !
The Syrian government still has the balls to say the bombings were "cruel and barbaric."
First he re-opened the case against Hillary days before the election, even though it turned out to be unnecessary. He no longer gets Christmas cards from the Clintons.
Everything he did after that has made him an object of Twitter-hate from Trump.
Way to go
Nation’s Liberals Not Sure What To Think After Hearing Special Counsel Has Waterboarded Every Suspect In Trump Investigation
https://politics.theonion.com/nation-s-liberals-not-sure-what-to-think-after-hearing-1825384904
" Christ I miss the cold war "
Articles that claim Russia doesn't have the best of
Economies to fund a huge military war machine ?
So like the Soviet Union, it too will collapse.
inside other bigger dolls.
Larger ones.
Not to mention that the general in command of the entire IDF supports the Iran Treaty.
Netanyahu presentation is only days before Trump will decide if the US will pull out of the Iran Treaty and it was held in English. This makes me suspect the true reason behind the presentation is to push/help Trump pulling the US from the treaty.
We don't know what the truth is, but the bill of health sure sounds a lot like Trump: ".... will be the healthiest individual ever to be elected to the Presidency. "