dermmy:


China understands what it is doing. It is a deliberate attempt to scare the Japanese public so that they can exert more pressure on their government to close the U.S military base at Okinawa. Okinawans have been calling on the government for years to close that base because they see it as a flash point for U.S and China's war in the future and they don't want Okinawans to be caught in between when the war breaks out.

Japan is under U.S nuclear umbrella under U.S policy of Extended Deterrence & Allied Assurance . I doubt if China would do that even if a war breaks out between her and Japan. This threat is part of China's competitive coercion.

Absolutely, you are correct. Thumb Up

advanceDNA:


You die becos of a woman’s action...??
Nigga pleeeeeease...are you that weak or just interested in dying...

I’m always prepared for the worst case scenario...nothing can hit me by surprise..
My imagination is so wild I have a protocol for alien invasion or zombie apocalypse....

You cracked me up with laughs

This one strong o, make we dey watch as he dey unfold

Chairman you sabi.. Correct analysis

ogbonti:


Very true - that is gross pay, what of taxes? what about social security, medicare ? what about nuclear family bills? immigration bills? child support garnishment nko ? student loans repayment? alimony? legal expenses? rent / mortgage? energy bill? water bill? cell phone bill? trash collection? gas bill? car note bill? medical insurance bill? dental and vision bill? car insurance? medical bill? rental insurance bill nko? traffic ticket bills? food/ groceries nko? clothing nko? car repairs and maintenance nko? annual car registration nko? credit card bills nko? before you come send money to unappreciative relatives back home in Nigeria


when you survive paying SOME of these bills that apply to you or ALL of them that apply to you as stated above - you no go get power self reply this useless thread

After you will call your brother in America wicked for not sending you at least 300 USD from the 1,400 USD check - na wetin go chop all that money I don list above so - make una get sense for that Nigeria oooo ENUFF SAID!!!!!

yaki84:
I cant come and cry more than the bereaved.
Those who are mourning said the situation currently is far better than what was obtainable in previous govt.
He said na just 43 farmers they killed, compare to 2000 that lost their lives in single attack.
Please lets focus on how to manage these plenty rice and beans plus onions we r seeing.

infact, you don talk correct talk for here. on point.

Following Thread

Arrewa:
Ndume!!

As weak as Buhari!

As incompetent as Buhari!!

As cluesles as Buhari!!

He is still 1000 times better than Jonathan!

I still have not forgotten how Bokoharam took over the whole of a north East.

Abuja was not safe! Bombing here and there!

Kano was not safe bombast here and there.

Gombe, bauchi, yobe were all not safe under Jonathan.

More than 20 local government were under Bokoharam... Military barracks were not safe back then.

No state in the whole of 19 northern state is safe!!

There's no week that Bokoharam don't bomb and kills people in the north back then!!

Buhari has failed in stopping banditry in Kaduna, kastina and zamfara villages.

Buhari is just a failure just like Jonathan... But comparing them is foolish!!

Buhari is by far better than Jonathan!

The north would never forget!!

My Guy, you have very good memory. Although, I did not agree with you that Buhari is 1000 times better than Jonathan. None of the two is better. I only quoted you due to all the Boko Haram adventures you outlined which I could also recalled. I did not like this Buhari's administration. Infact, I dislike everything about his administration in the first 6 months of his first term as President. I actually supported Buhari in 2015 to oust out Jonathan, hoping for a beautiful change under Buhari administration, I lost interest after seeing his first 6 months performance. One thing that baffle me about we Nigerian is that we have a very short memory. Imagine during Jonathan's administration, when Crude Oil was around $150 per barrel due to the economic sanction on Iran, yet nothing to show for it.

Imagine when Boko Haram was having field day as you have written above. Infact during Jonathan's time, there were several bad occurences in various part of the country, even that people changed his name to Badluck Jonathan. Was he now the same Jonathan people now preferred? Neither do I even like Buhari's administration a bit, since Snake children are the same, no kind one. If Jonathan had performed well during his tenure, there is no doubt, he would have won the second term even with wide margin. Even in his time, his Presidency replied everyone that criticized him, that's why I won't be surprised by 2023, when people will start shouting Tinubu, Sanwo Olu, APC and forgetting 2020 EndSars incidence. It shows how Nigeria have tendency of forgetting past administrations saga. The only preffered situation in Jonathan's adminstration compared to Buhari is freedom of speech, and nothing more. I did not even expected that Buhari will be voted the second term, I actually thought we will bring in someone else. One thing we don't realize is that no administration deserve any second term. And guess what, after their first term, while they hope for the second term in election, and if they loose, its a very painful thing for them. See Jonathan as example, they always feel so sad and dissapointed. That's how we suppose to have realized that, any administration not peforming in the first term should be voted out. Even those that performed should be carefully examined whether they deserve second term.

To whom much is given, much is expected. Jonathan has the opportunity to change Nigeria situation or lay a good foundation, but he failed, and only follow PDP party celebration up and down. Buhari administration is even off key, lets not talk about that. So we don't need to prefer anyone of them, Ex-President are always the best. It shows how Nigeria is getting to point of no return. God help us.

Depending on what you want to use it for

humilitypays:
Finally, the stubborn man is gone


For those supporting Donald Trump on the guise of Christianity, let me tell you guys what you don't know....


Nobody can fight for God Almighty. God is God because He can fight and defend Himself. God does not need any man or any President or King or Prophet or mob to fight for him or defend His words! The living God that we Christ lovers and believers serve is not a docile God nor a powerless god that requires some strong men or militants or irate youths or rampaging extremists to defend His cause. God can do and undo! God can raise a warrior anytime if He needs one for any reason.

God is love! Christ is love! Being a true Christian is all about spreading love not hate! Love your neighbors! Don't fight anybody condemning Christ or Christianity, don't be like the other religions who fight for their prophets and gods......the living God that true Christians serve is powerful enough to fight His battles and win!

Donald Trump *may have become President out of God's will to achieve something only God alone knows....but remember, even in the Holy Bible, there were kings whom God anointed to become kings to save the people but these kings got carried away by power and derailed from the original plan God had for them, and what happened to such kings God caused a situation to happen to ensure such incalcitrant kings are dethroned and disgraced before the people.


Almost all the people occupying the country called United States today are migrants or immigrants......including Donald Trump; whose great grandparents migrated from Europe - Germany I guess.....and even Donald Trump's wife Melania Trump migrated to American from Yugoslav Republic of Slovenia....yet Trump don't want other migrants who are facing challenges in their home countries for several reasons beyond their control to come to America to achieve their own life's dreams.....he wants them to remain and die in their home countries where they have limited opportunities to survive, isn't that man's wickedness to fellow human Is that how someone that loves God behave


You don't want black people from Africa to come to United States, you want them to go back to their countries in Africa to fix it, how What have you done to sincerely help African nations catch up with development; did you ever make serious efforts to confront the useless, failed African leaders to fix their countries and stop human right abuses and give all their countrymen and women equal opportunities to survive; yes you can do it if you truly care.....you have the influence to do this, and if truly you love God, you ought to love all humans and also help other humans to succeed and fulfill their God's destiny here on earth irrespective of their skin colors.


No man chooses his race!

No man chooses his skin color!

No man chooses the country he or she is born! All these were chosen by forces beyond our control.....so why can't you help the black African nations catch up and stay in their home countries if you truly care You watch idly as black African leaders like President Buhari and co supervise the massive killings of their own citizens by all forms of gun wielding militants and terrorists, you have the power, you have the might, you have the influence to caution him and in fact order him to stop such atrocities which was the one major reason Igbos supported you massively in 2016 and thereafter, yet you never offered any help only minor talks and tweets that made no impact!


Donald Trump go and rest! You failed the mission God sent you! You failed humanity!


You watched Mexican, Cuban, etc kids starve and die in immigration camps while struggling to come into US to look for a greener pasture with their suffering parents. Is that the heart of a man that loves God


Yes you tried in clamping down on Islamic terrorists, but they are not the only pressing issues......your hatred for black nations and immigrants from Africa, South America, etc brought your downfall!


Many of you didn't know Trump stopped American citizens from filing to bring in their spouses into America since the beginning of this year, and he even have a new immigration policy he was warming up to pass into law after he wins reelection which will allow only Europeans to immigrate to America.


What a heartless man, please go and make peace with God, you failed your mission!!



To all the Christians praying for Trump to win at the court, stop wasting your prayers......God cannot be mocked! Nobody can fight for God! Trump cannot fight for God! If God needs another US President to do what He wishes, He would change Joe Bidden to start doing what pleases Him. That is who God is.


God can raise a stone to worship Him if all humans fails to worship Him!


God is so powerful to fight and defend His own!

I respect you. You digged deep

techmo:





Big wahala for Putin .. he must have been wondering why he selected an Idiot like Trump , now Democrats aka world police are back

Ukraine would suddenly start carrying shoulders to a whole Russia again

NATO would start getting 100% funding to intimidate communist Europe and Asia countries

Climate change advocacy would start and green energy would start gaining traction and putting Crude oil producing countries in more gbese

World health organisation getting 100% funding for research while Russian vaccine remains unsold


When Righteousness89 was screaming like a sheep without a Shepard you think he doesn't know what would happen with Democrats taking over....

World Police are back,

Gen Abacha

Osama bin Laden,

Col Gadaffi

Saddam Hussein


.

Guy your comment got my respect. You na chairman.. Twale

That's exactly what should be done. But our govt ehn

lexy2014:


I honestly don't see what she's bragging about, talking about how d guy migrated to earn a living. That's so shallow considering d fact shes d descendant of an African slave. If her ancestor wasn't sold, she would have been in Africa languishing

Guy, your comment deserves an accolades. You represent my thought here.

Eleyiii gidigahn ooo

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=675711796512947

Also, very nice stats from CNN

(CNN) The Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment Wednesday, marking the inevitable and historic end to a bitterly fought, divisive impeachment trial that will reverberate into the 2020 election and shape Trump's presidential legacy.

But the final day of the Senate's impeachment trial was not without suspense: Sen. Mitt Romney, a Utah Republican, found the President guilty of abuse of power, becoming the first senator in US history to vote to remove from office a president from the same party.

The third Senate impeachment trial of a sitting president in US history concluded Wednesday afternoon with votes finding the President not guilty of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, the impeachment articles the House charged Trump with in December. Romney was the sole Republican to vote to convict the President on the first article of impeachment, abuse of power, joining with all Senate Democrats in a 52-48 not guilty vote. Romney voted with Republicans against the obstruction of Congress charge, which fell along straight party lines, 53-47 for acquittal.
The acquittal verdict was the final act of a four-month impeachment that inflamed the partisan tensions simmering throughout the course of the Trump administration, tensions that boiled over during the State of the Union even though Trump left impeachment out of his speech. While Wednesday's vote marks the end of the formal impeachment process, Trump and his Democratic detractors are sure to take up the fight over the ultimate significance of the President's impeachment as the presidential campaign heats up.

Though Trump is likely to claim victory and vindication with the Senate's vote, Romney's vote denies him a purely partisan outcome on impeachment. Every Democrat, including fence-sitters like Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, voted to convict the President, meaning the acquittal vote was not bipartisan like it was in the House.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whose icy exchanges with Trump during the State of the Union only underscored the acrimony of the impeachment process, has been quick to remind Trump he's now been "impeached for life" by the House. Democrats have dismissed the Senate trial as a cover-up for the President after Senate Republicans refused to consider new and important evidence.
The ultimate impact of Trump's impeachment will remain murky until November, when voters will have their say on whether an impeached President will receive a second term.

In his Senate floor speech announcing his vote, Romney choked up while explaining how his faith helped guide him to what he described as "the most difficult decision I have ever faced."

"Corrupting an election to keep oneself in office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one's oath of office that I can imagine," Romney said in explaining his vote.

The groundwork for the third impeachment of a US president began in September when Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry following an anonymous whistleblower complaint alleging Trump sought election help from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a July 2019 phone call. The House's whirlwind investigation that followed uncovered a months-long effort in which Trump and his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani pressured Ukraine to announce investigations into the President's political rivals while $400 million in US security aid to Ukraine and a White House meeting were withheld.

The House voted to impeach the President on two articles in December, backed by all but two Democrats. Republican-turned independent Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan also voted in favor. Every Republican voted against it, and one of the Democrats who joined them in opposition, Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, switched parties soon after.

Senate trial focused on witnesses

In the Senate, Democrats knew the votes were never there to remove the President. So they focused their efforts on pushing for the trial to include testimony from witnesses and subpoenaing documents that the White House blocked during the House's impeachment inquiry.
The witness vote would be closely contested, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell included a request from his moderates in the trial rules to have a vote whether witnesses should be called after opening arguments and senator questions.
The week of the vote, a bomb was dropped on Republicans working to defeat the witness vote — new revelations from the draft book manuscript of former national security adviser John Bolton alleging the President told Bolton US aid was conditioned on Ukraine announcing investigations into Democrats.

The revelations upended the Republican efforts to lock up votes to defeat the motion for witnesses, and Democrats argued that Bolton's claims and willingness to testify required the Senate to hear from him. McConnell urged his caucus to "take a deep breath." Republicans warned that calling Bolton could spark unintended consequences and an indefinite extension of the trial that had ground the Senate to a halt, while the President's attorneys told senators that what Bolton alleged, if true, still did not constitute an impeachable offense.

Two Republicans, Romney and Susan Collins of Maine, signaled they would support witnesses. A third, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, was on the fence. But the potential key swing vote, Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, was convinced by the Republican argument, concluding the House proved its case but it didn't warrant impeachment.

"The question then is not whether the President did it, but whether the United States Senate or the American people should decide what to do about what he did," Alexander said Wednesday explaining his vote.
Murkowski also sided with Alexander, leading to a 49-51 vote against witnesses on Friday. She said she believed that all sides failed in the impeachment process: the House, the Senate and the President.
After the failed witness vote, the trial was headed to a quick end, and the two sides reached their only agreement of the trial: the trial would break for the weekend and the final vote would come Wednesday after closing arguments and three days of senator speeches to explain their votes.

'For all of history'
In closing arguments on Monday, Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the lead impeachment manager, urged senators to consider history as they cast votes of guilty and not guilty. The outcome may have been certain but not every vote had been accounted for.

"If you find that the House has proved its case and still vote to acquit, your name will be tied to his with a cord of steel and for all of history," Schiff said. "But if you find the courage to stand up to him, to speak the awful truth to his rank falsehood, your place will be among the Davids who took on Goliath. If only you will say enough."

One by one, however, the Republicans who may have been on the fence about voting to convict the President said they would render a verdict of not guilty — until Romney's announcement on Wednesday.

"Were I to ignore the evidence that has been presented, and disregard what I believe my oath and the Constitution demands of me for the sake of a partisan end, it
would, I fear, expose my character to history's rebuke and the censure of my own conscience," Romney said.

Democrats praised Romney for standing up to his party, but the backlash was swift in Republican circles. Romney's GOP Senate colleagues said they were disappointed, downplaying the significance of his vote, while the President's son Donald Trump Jr. called for Romney to be expelled from the Republican Party.

Among Democrats, the impeachment managers' case convinced any wavering senators that Trump's actions did not warrant removal. The biggest Democratic wildcard was Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who said all week he was struggling with the decision. But both Manchin and Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama, the most vulnerable Senate Democrat up for reelection in 2020, said they reluctantly voted guilty.

"I cannot and will not shrink from my duty to defend the constitution and to do impartial justice," Jones said.
This story has been updated with additional developments Wednesday.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/politics/senate-impeachment-trial-vote-acquittal/index.html

Roon9:


That daft of a lady ChiefAzubuike no1

So biased and terrible (KingAzubike) writing rubbish on every thread since the beginning of this Iran palava

sotall:
Just imagine!

I am really shocked that this is true.

Which kain yeye mistake be that?

You only have ballistic missiles now and you are mis-firing, what about when you now have nuclear weapons?

I wonder o.. And they denied it. If they (Iran) cannot differentiate between passengers aircraft, its a shame. Technology has evolved beyond 1988 with regards to defence. And moreover, how can't their defense radar didn't picked that it would be passengers aircraft flying at Mach 0.8 which is the highest subsonic speed for commercial aircraft (whereas the aircraft is still climbing and by then even less than its maximum speed). Also, flight paths are always provided for pilots to follow before taken off. And they often communicate with Air traffic controller until they are out of range and by then plane transponder takes over. And since the plane is still inside Iran, it can't miss its way. There is even a protocol before taking action. You either scrambled a fight jet to double check or radio to the unknown/unidentified aircraft to either change directions away from military installations or confirm his identity. Which I believe the pilot will respond knowing the current situation of Iran with US. Iran are inexperienced. Let them not make mouth to the US.

Rgade:

Where are all the anti US war experts here on Nairaland that swore that Iran didn't shoot down that plane.?
Even that annoying KingAzubuike that went so far to claim that it was the US that shot it down.
I wonder how it wasn't so obvious that Iran did it with all the live anti aircraft missiles they had lying around.
Engine failure indeed, both engines failed at the same time and burst into flames... and nairalanders were running with it like Dumbo's in here.
Everyone now loves Iran, the same Iran they accused of sponsoring Shiite "terrorists"
Nigerians are a messed up people.

That guy Kingazubike is on the opposite side of the truth. And confidently typing and analyzing rubbish here on foreign politics.

KingAzubuike:

The direction of those missiles fired wasn't in anyway close to Tehran. Iran must have even gotten enough Intel to know that was a passenger carrier and not a military jet. Moreso, they'd never had made such silly mistake knowing fully well that they had their citizens on board. The US had no casualties at all, Iran had the most. I want to believe it was a deliberate attack by the USA to tell the whole world and the media that Iran is the vilian in all of these brouhaha

https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2020/01/11/615871/Iran-Ukraine-plane-crash

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/us-iran-news-intl-01-10-2020/index.html



That's why from the day I started reading your comments on Nairaland regarding foreign politics, I know that you are novice in those topics coz of your sentimental analysis. You have really spilled alot of thrash on NL from thread to thread regarding international politics. You really need to apologise to all NL here. Now am justified.

RPirez:


Wikipedia is written by regular folks like you and I. Believe it at your peril. Go and read genuine and quality stories about the WWII and stop going about spewing rubbish like you've been doing. The war already ended when the Soviets defeated Hitler and, the Japanese knew it which was why they were planning to surrender before they were lured by the U.S to lay siege on Peral Harbor.

Again, get your facts straight and STOP reading too much Wikipedia. Read quality facts!

Bro... You are extremely wrong.

K00da:
Free ticket to Iran..contact me if u are interested

Abeg give one to KingAzubuike.. He wan visit hin ancestors wey dey live for Iran

Roon9:
Where's that kingAzubuike spewish trash from a hole?

Omo that guy tire me ooo... He don make another incorrect comment on page 8 of this topic/thread. That guy no dey get the point right jare

KingAzubuike:

Lol they told you they forgone 95% of it's uranium and you believed that cheap lie ? It's people like you that are usually brainwashed by these pastors.

Mr Oga.. Just be glued to your Ignorance. That should be enough for you. You even derailed from the whole point. Am done with you. No more response. Enjoy your Ignorance

KingAzubuike:


Stay there dey do like zombie. Even their neighbors knows this. I wonder why you people don't reason with your number six.. so you really thought Iran would give up on their nuclear ambition just like that? Same people that were saying Kim halted the North Korean nuclear program because of a treaty they signed with the world powers lol.. better use your head. This Iran I'm seeing already has a nuclear war head. They were just deceitful with the world and the media. Stuffs like that are secretive, highly classified ad confidential .

A claim is now a fact to you. Just stop jumping from one link to another. Everyone knows Israel is an alarmist nation. and they does that so that the World can react to Iran by whatever means. And why does Iran says there is no more limit to Enrichment. Help yourself with this

KingAzubuike:

Pls be educated. You are embarrassing yourself.

https://www.iranwatch.org/our-publications/weapon-program-background-report/history-irans-nuclear-program

So with one link and stories you have exonerated and defended your confusion. What exactly do you wants to bring out here. That they already have Nuclear weapons?? No source have ever quoted Iran having a Nuclear weapon.. Not even one but rather they are close to having one. And by the way, their recent acceleration in Nuclear facilities are due to Russian assistance. And you claim they already have one which I think you are the one keeping it for them. Go and sleep please

KingAzubuike:

Yes my personal judgement beclouds my reasoning. What about yours? Illiteracy beclouds your own reasoning.

And that was the reason you concluded they already have nuclear weapon not even reasoning that Nuclear research can also be for energy and medical purpose. Just your own thinking that any nuclear facility was for an atomic bomb. How about Japan? Did they now have Nuclear Weapon? that's where you are short-circuiting your reasoning.

Richdad50:


Some idiots are saying Iran bypassed US defense system. How would you know when you dont read wide but narrow. There were no missile defense system in the bases. Even the warning system was from US homeland Mississippi. They only had bunkers were the few military personnel went into the moment the alarm was triggered. Mind you that satelite and heat sensors were able to track the projectiles of the missiles. If it were coming to the base that houses over 5000 US personnel, all these talk would not be happening now. Iran would have a rumble of dust by today.

Peace is projected through strength. Trump has achieved his aim by killing Soleiman but would have done more if any life of US soldiers were lost. 'America First' is now a conciousness in the heart of every terrorist and sympathizers.

It will take US according to analysts 30 minutes to destroy 90% military Architecture of Tehran. How do you even compare US military might with that of Iran in open warfare.

Richdad

Well informed.

KingAzubuike:
They know what Iran is capable of and the surprises up their sleeves. A country that deceived the whole world some years back about stopping their nuclear program. A nuclear program they started in the 1950s and you think they would just abandon it thats if they've not developed weapons of mass destruction yet. I only pity two countries if this situation should escalate. Iraq whose soil will no doubt be turned into the battle ground and that tiny, weak and cry baby country called Israel that relies so much on military support from the us , Europe and all her other allies. Israel would have been a long forgotten country all these decade if not for their sugar daddies in the west that always come to their aid whenever they're in trouble..

You have been very biased in your details from thread to thread. For people that believes your write-up are those who are not exposed to foreign policy or sentimental like you. When you quoted 1950 for the beginning of Iran nuclear program or research, I concluded that your personal judgement beclouded your reasoning. I don't just want to make mouth. Am very versed in international politics. I could have helped you more for any topics you would need but you are brainwashed by your own beliefs.

Trump addressed the nation and backed down not mentioning retaliating Iranian strike. But he promised more sanctions against Iran.

This I think is a good idea.

Eleyii gidigan oo

KingAzubuike:

You're just wasting your time on these people. They've been polluted by their pastors and the Bible. I'm a Christian but that doesn't mean I won't say the truth. Religion is the cause of all these illiteracy. US scientists are Israelis, Russia begs them for technology, they are more advanced by China, they can never lose a war, they fought a 6 day war against countries like Lebanon and Jordan in the 20th century so they can do it again against Russia and USA combined in the 21st century, they have a covenant with God and they cannot lose any war.


You've heard enough, just leave those people alone.

Oga, you are a slow poke and believing in your opinion. Have you read the same Israel you underestimated how she destroyed Syria and Iraq Nuclear Power plant suspected of developing Nuclear weapon?? Even the same Israel has red line for Iran. Just watch how their Nuclear sites will be destroyed in a matter of months since they have decided to enrich Uranium beyond 90%. Do you think Egypt and Turkey including Saudi wants Iran to acquire Nuclear weapon?? Just because Israel is the one shouting the most.. Even the same Iran went and bombed Iraq Nuclear Site under Sadam Hussein. Go and educate yourself properly on International Relations Mr Oga.

kirkstin1:
I guess this information u have about Israel is from your village news paper. Please go online and get updated about Israel, starting with how they conquered there Arab neighbours in 1 week and their military capabilities. You are not as informed about Israel as the people you are trying to mock

Oomoo make una no mind dat azubike of a guy.... He just dey rant from thread to thread like say na him brother then kill. Make he go read this thread
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/soleimani-anti-imperialist-hero-200105211451136.html