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Freshandfitpod:The only one sleeping on the wheels now is taco and his armada of pirates. |
WriterrNg:Brutality. |
T WriterrNg:Persia says mount this lion, boys!. ![]() No time for dulling. You want some? Come get some, gringos. |
After listening to and going over Carney's Davos speech, any person that still believe and support the west and its so-called rule based order needs a mental evaluation. These guys are dangerously evil and rotten to the core. Here is an excerpt from Carney's Davos speech openly confessing that what the west called rule based order was nothing but a weapon of American hegemony used to oppress and subjugate others to their OWN benefit: “We knew that the story about the rules-based order was partially false... We knew that international law applied with varying rigour depending on the identity of the accused and the victim. This fiction was useful [because of the goods provided by American hegemony]... So we placed the sign in the window. We participated in the rituals. And we largely avoided calling out the gaps between rhetoric and reality. This bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.” To understand this open revolt against his own clan of satanic and oppressive western elitism is knowing that ironically, Carney was a a willing accomplice. Mark Carney was Governor of the Bank of England when it froze the $5 billion worth of Venezuela’s gold that it holds It was an act of piracy worthy of Trump + part of the UK government’s wide-ranging 20-year effort to overthrow Venezuela’s government The gold remains frozen. Just try to gauge the magnitude of these heinous crimes and inhumanity---millions of souls they have wasted, nations plunged into chaos, countless societies deprived, raped, and suffocated beyond human level of tolerance --- all in a bid to stay above the rest. And the worst part is that, these process is still ongoing. I have said it before and will keep saying it; if God will not bring nuclear fire destruction on America and several cities in the western world, he will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah. I'm grateful He is not like man. I spit on the west and the social psychopaths in here that clamours and worship them. ![]() |
LordAdam16:Since when do "terrorist" start acting professional? ![]() 47 and his armada of pirates are confused and running out of excusable options. Instead of Persia to bulge under the weight of such high level intimidation, it ups the ante by accelerating its readiness for a tit-for-tat whatever. This isn't in the bully's playbook. Iran right now is acting like a diseased animal daring a pack of surrounding lions. The lions are confused and don't understand what else to do. Markets have closed but the bully keep shifting goalpost. If by Sunday Trump did not give the order to attack Iran, it means one thing: he is getting scared of acting out in toto Elbridge Colby's grand strategy aimed at preventing China from achieving hegemony over Asia. To understand why Venezuela and Greenland matters to the US, look closer to what Colby's strategic playbook summise: Securing the home base is not a retreat from Asia. It is a prerequisite for sustaining power projection into the Indo-Pacific. You cannot fight a war in the Western Pacific if hostile actors control your southern approaches. Colby wrote the playbook. He is currently part of Trump's team, and he is acting ng out what he wrote --- Venezuela, Greenland (and in the foreseeable future) Iceland and Iran represent those control and chokeholds that must be taken, secured and deployed to stagnate and prevent the inevitable rise of China to a superpower status. Fanta and popcorn still on the side... Trump don enter one chance. |
FoolishBoy419:It's not every post you must reply. This is geopolitics, there is no room for entertaining children that doesn't understand what a discussion forum is all about, needless to say Geopolitics and what it means. Let the kids be kids, and adults be adults. |
WriteerNg:More arsenals being deployed to Tehran. I just dey feel.sorry for Trump. |
LordAdam16:Men... The Strait and the ME would turn to a nightmare for Trump if he takes the bait. The way this man is pivoting from one policy failure to his political doom is freakingly moronic. Imagine Hegseth just saying that the US military will now integrate Grok AI into its control networks. ![]() We haven't seen the last from this Idiocracy admiNistration. ![]() Enough with the many excuses. Give the order and let's get this deal over with amigo. |
Forget about 47 and his escalatory languages of "comply with my demands or face the consequences." Despite the huge naval buildup, it's becoming glaring that the US show of force towards Iran is just theatric brinkmanship rather than actual preparation for war. A keen student of political science only need to study Trump's history to understand what's really going on. This is Trump's electoral appeal, both in 2016 and in 2024 --- to raise America's power posture to an intimidating and fearsome level, but devoid of costly interventions and forever wars. The likes of Venezuela and Iran offers him that perfect opportunity to achieve his dreams. Strike a little there, take a pause, threatens, and depending on the outcomes, continue again. But, this is geopolitics where even the best laid plans could spiral out of control and turn out to be your suicide note. Needless to say, DT isn't the brightest of minds in geopolitics. Unlike Caracas, Tehran is ready to strike back and harder. For years, Persia has been preparing for this kind of scenario. So, even a limited strike by the US would receive a stronger response from Iran compared to what we saw during 12D. In fact, there are those wishing he gives the final order to attack --- after so much rancour over Venezuela and Greenland, I can bet my left ball that there are those within Europe and even in Trump's inner circle that would want to see him humiliated, especially with the ICE crisis ravaging back home and putting many Republicans tickets on the crosshair viz the midterms. I pray he make real his threat of deploying special forces on Iranian soil. American body bags would be the final nail on his political journey. A lot of surprises awaits this emotionally unstable man in the ME. Make I grab my popcorn and a bottle of fanta,. knowing that after the markets close today Friday, either the Orange man will chicken out or grease his ego by ordering the strike despite the odds. Either way, his reputation is toast. |
sainttwist1:My brother, na human beings dem dey count like flies sooooo. Very painful. |
dermmy:It's because they have the capability to put that armada out of use. |
WriteerNg:Persia not backing down, calling the US bluff. |
LordAdam16:That Bessent guy will go bunkers seeing this Kaja railings. It's amusing how these supposed allies are getting at each other's throats diplomatically. Trump should follow up with a hit-back twit anytime from now. Clowns. |
LordAdam16:There’s a brutal internal logic one can seduce from what you’re saying — and that’s exactly why this moment is so eerily dangerous. Once senior figures openly float assassination, decapitation strikes, regime change, and balkanization, the issue stops being “policy disagreement” and becomes existential. At that point, states don’t think in terms of proportionality or market stability; they think in terms of survival and sanctity. History is very clear on that. From Tehran’s perspective, that kind of rhetoric vaporizes the old arguments against escalation. If the endgame being advertised is the destruction of Persia as a civilizational entity, then deterrence moves from restraint to shock. The Hormuz card stops being “reckless” and starts being the last non-nuclear lever available. And you’re right about the hypocrisy downstream: --- China enjoys discounted oil and strategic patience — until supply is no longer guaranteed. -- Russia can posture, but capacity limits are capacity limits. -- Europe talked loudly about regime change, then suddenly remembered it has economies, not bunkers. That said, there’s a thin line between projecting ungovernable resolve and triggering a coalition that even existential logic can’t manage. The most effective deterrence historically hasn’t been chaos for its own sake — it’s been controlled unpredictability, enough to make planners lose sleep without forcing everyone else into a corner where they think escalation is their only option too. This is why China's continuous pacifism scares me. What's going on in Panda’s mind? Will he sees this occasion as an escalation too far to tolerate and unleash the dragon as a last option? We are on the brink of WW3. You’re absolutely right on one thing though: this is no longer a “manageable crisis.” Once existential language enters the arena, normal rules stop applying. States that pretend otherwise are usually the ones most shocked by what comes next. The tragedy is that everyone involved seems to understand this — and is still gambling that the other side will blink first. |
LordAdam16:Oh, boy!!! This is exactly how quiet deterrence looks — lots of laughter on the surface, very serious math underneath. MbS saying “not our airspace, not our territory” isn’t theater; it’s Riyadh protecting itself from becoming a first-wave target. Same with the UAE. Once Gulf states start publicly fencing off their skies, the message to Washington is blunt: don’t assume regional basing is automatic anymore. And you’re right — once Saudi and UAE step back, the rest fall like dominoes: -- Qatar can’t risk Al Udeid becoming ground zero -- Kuwait still remembers 1990 a little too well -- Oman has built its entire foreign policy on being the fire extinguisher That leaves Bahrain and Jordan, both structurally dependent and militarily exposed — which is exactly why they’re being watched so closely. Silence itself becomes a signal. Your point about Iran’s restraint is key. Tehran isn’t rushing into pre-emptive strikes because the board is still rearranging in its favor. Every public refusal narrows US options, clarifies coordinates, and reduces ambiguity — and ambiguity is what planners hate most. Why strike early when: --- opponents are isolating themselves for you, and --- potential launch corridors are shrinking by the day? This is classic Persian statecraft: patience, positioning, and letting others declare first. Honey works better than vinegar when time itself is doing the work. People mistake calm for weakness in geopolitics. In this case, it looks more like confidence that the geometry of the war is changing, and not in Washington’s favor. Notwithstanding, here is a big BUT... What if Washington calls their bluff and launch attacks from their territories anyway? Till then, fingers crossed. |
LordAdam16:The drones are mapping coordinates to be fed to hypersonics and anti ship missiles. |
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LordAdam16:Dude is just beating ghosts in the air. He doesn't want to accept that the days of US primacy are over. East is where contemporary economic changes are happening. And the rest of the globe are pivoting there. Let him keep wallowing in his make belief world. |
LordAdam16:There’s a lot of truth in this, especially the divergence in war aims, but a few realities are worth layering on top. You’re right that Hormuz is Iran’s nuclear option short of nukes. Tehran doesn’t need to “close” it Hollywood-style; partial disruption, insurance spikes, and sporadic hits are enough to send prices screaming past $150–$200. That pain wouldn’t just hit the Gulf monarchies — it would hit Europe first, then Asia. And yes, at that point the loudmouths suddenly rediscover diplomacy. However, we must not forget that Hormuz is a mutual-assured-pain card, not a free move. Iran would take serious heat too — economically and militarily — the longer it stayed disrupted. Tehran knows this, which is why it’s a deterrent threat, not a button you press lightly. On China, the rail link through Central Asia helps with strategic goods, not oil volumes. It’s great for sanctions evasion, weapons components, drones, spare parts — but it doesn’t replace tankers. China still needs the sea lanes calm enough to function. So Beijing’s interest is escalation control, not apocalyptic closure. Where you’re dead-on is the war psychology gap. ---The US thinks in “rounds”: degrade, pause, signal, reset, elections, move on. ---Iran thinks in “settlement”: once this crosses a threshold, end it decisively or die trying. That’s why Washington talks about precision strikes, decapitation, and messaging. And Tehran talks about jihad, martyrdom, and regional ignition. Those aren’t just words — they reflect fundamentally different assumptions about what war is for both parties. The real danger isn’t that Iran can’t hurt the US. It’s that the US may miscalculate how much pain Iran is willing to absorb to impose a new regional reality. Empires hate total wars. Civilizational states sometimes embrace them. Moreover, China is the big elephant in the room whose potential reaction the US might also be miscalculating right now. That gap — more than Hormuz, railways, or oil prices — is where things go sideways. |
LordAdam16:The deal just dey make me laugh. It's a win-win for all involved. |
WriterrNg:The Russians wins again. What's good for India - EU trade is good for the Russians. If you know, you know. ![]() |
WriterrNg:Another great deal for the Russians. DT must keep bringing in the excuses while putting more nails on the coffin of the Republicans chances in the incoming Midterms. |
OkpaNsukkaisBae:That thought actually cuts closer to reality than most people are willing to admit. Yes, Ukraine functions as a strategic holding action for Europe — buying time while EU states rearm, rebuild depleted stockpiles, and try to regain military relevance they outsourced to the US for decades. But the assumption behind it is deeply flawed. No, Russia is not going to fight Europe in a neat, conventional tank-on-tank NATO fantasy war. If Russia ever faces an existential conflict with the EU/NATO, the playbook changes immediately: * Asymmetric escalation before conventional war: Cyberattacks, energy infrastructure sabotage, undersea cables, satellites, space assets — Europe is far more vulnerable here than it likes to admit. * Long-range precision strikes: Russia would lean heavily on missiles, drones, and airpower to cripple logistics, ports, and command nodes long before massed ground combat. Recently, the Europeans have admitted that there is no escaping the Oreshnik, and that's just one part of the large array of Russia's standoff capabilities. * Nuclear caveat — established Russia’s doctrine explicitly allows use of tactical nukes if state’s survival is threatened. Europe pretends this clause doesn’t exist because acknowledging it collapses the whole “we’ll eventually fight Russia” narrative. * Political warfare inside Europe: The cracks are readily visible. Fragmented publics, weak governments, economic strain, migration pressure — Europe would be fighting itself as much as Russia. The irony is that Ukraine is being used to delay a confrontation that Europe is structurally unprepared to fight, while Russia is adapting its military, economy, and society for long-term confrontation right now. So the real question isn’t whether Europe/NATO thinks Russia will fight conventionally. It’s whether Europe has convinced itself that Russia will play by rules Europe itself abandoned long ago. History suggests that’s a dangerous illusion. |
LordAdam16:The man is just falling in all indices. |
WriterrNg:See this one that's living at the mercy of the Russian top brass. If not that the Kremlin is waging a "clean war," this clown would have been dead long ago. Here he is talking about regime chang in a neighbouring country, when he should be grateful that his own life was spared by his enemy. Clown. |
WriterrNg:The midterm will turn out to be a disaster for the Trump based Republicans. |
LordAdam16:See the yankee that just said China is no longer the main threat to the US. They couldn't even wait 24 hours before betraying their real intent. Clowns. |
WriterrNg:They actually believe in their own lies that their rivals will buy such mendacious policy statements. If we can see through the smokescreen, China and Russia sees way beyond it. When you surround yourself with apostles of mendacity, you're liable to believe your own folly. Trump and his belligerence cabinet are the worst mendacious figures ever to grace the White House. Policy makers in Russia and China go just they shake their heads they laugh. Very childish. |
LordAdam16:I sometimes wonder whether US policy makers thinks the rest of the world, especially their rivals, are fools. China is no longer the major threat but your seabased armada of offensive capabilities are pronging towards Iran in a bid to cut off the Chinese oil reach, same way you're creating rancour with Greenland---the target being the newly established Russia-China alternative artic maritime route that effectively bypassed all western dominated and influenced waterways. Well, I like how they have exposed their own folly to the rest of the world, especially to their own allies, betraying their words with clear push on the ground. No one is fooled by this antics. |
WriterrNg:Smokescreen. |
Kingsnairaland:That guy is a clown. |
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