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Danger man Trump strikes again

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BlueBelle Fri 03-Jan-20 08:33:55

Two days into the New Year and Trump sets the whole of world peace into jeopardy There will be huge repercussions

phoenix Fri 03-Jan-20 18:48:46

This may offend, you have been warned!

Donald Trump: "yeah, we've killed Qasem Soleimani! I, the Donald, have saved you from a possible terrible, terrible fate." , (that should distract from the impeachment!" )

Trump Supporters/Red Necks : , "Yay! Never heard of the guy, but he sure sounds like one of those rag head terrorists, way to go Donald!"

trisher Fri 03-Jan-20 18:51:30

Apparently no one from the US bothered to tell Boris about the attack. Shows you how close the special relationship is. I bet Boris is thinking "What the F* did I want this job for." Still no comment from him.

Urmstongran Fri 03-Jan-20 19:36:11

The US administration didn’t tell the Democrats either ahead of the strike!

Iam64 Fri 03-Jan-20 19:40:15

This Is not the action of a strong stable president. It's the reaction of a man who believes his way is the only way and the right way.

I was relieved to see Dominic Raab calling for calm.

inkycog Fri 03-Jan-20 19:57:38

The Iranian supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, ordered three days of mourning and declared that the US would face “severe revenge” for the killing of Suleimani, who ran Tehran’s military operations in Iraq and Syria.

The incoming commander of the Quds Force, Esmail Ghaani, was quoted on al-Jazeera as saying: “We tell everyone, be patient and see the dead bodies of Americans all over the Middle East.”

inkycog Fri 03-Jan-20 19:59:08

So yeah, a good day .

Urmstongran Fri 03-Jan-20 20:15:15

Channel 4 news has just said the American attack will make Iran hate the United States.

Haven't they burned the American flag every week for the last 40 years?

inkycog Fri 03-Jan-20 20:22:28

" they"?

varian Fri 03-Jan-20 20:26:49

We are just about to travel to the Middle East and we would rather like to come back safely, without being mistaken for Americans and becoming targets for revenge.

MerylStreep Fri 03-Jan-20 20:32:25

Urmstongran
Yes, 'they'? burn the US flag every week. I didn't think 'they' could hate them anymore than they have done for how long?

Urmstongran Fri 03-Jan-20 20:32:30

By ‘they’ I meant Iranians inkycog. Who did you think I meant?

You’re brave varian you couldn’t pay me to go there.

lemongrove Fri 03-Jan-20 20:35:42

Exactly Urmston..... are Channel 4 really so ignorant?
Depends where you are going ( Middle East) varian as to how safe it will be for you, either as British or American ( at any time)!

inkycog Fri 03-Jan-20 20:40:11

they....all of them, some of them? Every week in school, every day whilst shopping?

lemongrove Fri 03-Jan-20 20:43:18

hmm

Alexa Fri 03-Jan-20 20:47:31

Urmstongran wrote; "A very clear message has been delivered."

Yes, but what will happen next because of the nature of that message?

inkycog Fri 03-Jan-20 20:51:43

lemon , thanks for the little face, always a useful contribution.

Who are these Iranians that burn the flag? All of them....some of them....the ones on their way to work, the ones at home with toothache, the ones having their hair done, the ones in school, the ones driving taxis, the ones who work in hospitals, the ones who sweep the streets....?

Chewbacca Fri 03-Jan-20 21:09:38

These perhaps inkycog?

Iran news latest: Thousands of protesters march in Tehran chanting 'death to America' and burning USA flag

www.standard.co.uk/news/world/iran-tehran-protests-general-qasem-soleimani-death-us-donald-trump-a4325826.html

lemongrove Fri 03-Jan-20 21:13:29

The hmm face means exactly that inky ....your comments are either sarcastic ( why?) or faux naive ( again, why?)

inkycog Fri 03-Jan-20 21:20:31

My comment is sarcastic. How on earth can anybody say that an entire nation is burning a flag? Thousands and thousands of Iranians are going about their business.

Do we refer to the whole of the UK as acting as one? No.

Chewbacca Fri 03-Jan-20 21:23:38

Ah! Sarcasm! That's why it escaped me then. hmm

Yehbutnobut Fri 03-Jan-20 21:27:40

I thought it was widely believed that Trump’s impeachment would actually strengthen his support rather than to have a negative effect on it

Where on earth do you get these odd ideas from JE? Do you perhaps watch Fox News!

inkycog Fri 03-Jan-20 21:31:47

Oh for Gods sake who on earth would claim that the entire nation of Iran was flag burning and then think a little puzzled face emoji was a suitable reply.

Wake up . the whole of Iran is not burning a flag, no more than the whole of the US is cheering.

Chewbacca Fri 03-Jan-20 21:31:59

Iran marks 40 years since US embassy takeover with flag-burning rally
Thousands of school pupils and university students attended the anniversary event chanting ‘down with the US’ and condemning the ‘Great Satan’

State-organised rallies were taking place across Iran on Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran.
Thousands of school pupils and university students attended the anniversary event in the country’s capital, which took place outside the former US embassy.
Banners were seen emblazoned with the words “Down with the US” and condemning the politics of the “Great Satan,” as the United States is frequently referred to in Iranian propaganda.

Source:South China Morning Post 04.11.2019

So it's fairly widespread, apparently inkycog.

inkycog Fri 03-Jan-20 21:34:41

Population of Iran is 83 million if that helps.

Not that widespread.

Chewbacca Fri 03-Jan-20 21:38:42

Ok inkycog; you're right and everyone else is wrong. wink