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Trump Rebukes Starmer?

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mae13 Tue 03-Mar-26 11:42:46

Well, I never!

It seems Sir Keir's efforts as regards Iran just simply aren't good enough for Mister President.

That's gratitude for you.

ChippieUK Thu 05-Mar-26 20:37:42

I wonder if those tax dodgers working in the Middle East and now need repatriating are paying for their flights back?

AGAA4 Thu 05-Mar-26 13:43:52

ChippieUK

It's amazing that a man who 5 times was a draft dodger is allowed to send brave service men and women off to fight. Iran has some of the worlds largest oil and natural gas fields and we are supposed to believe that Mr Trump has dived in because of morality for it's citizens.

Exactly. Apart from Trump and others making huge amounts as the price of oil surges.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 05-Mar-26 13:33:57

At the recent medal ceremony Trump spent more time talking about himself and his curtains and live if gold than he did about the fallen and medal awards.

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ChippieUK Thu 05-Mar-26 13:32:44

It's amazing that a man who 5 times was a draft dodger is allowed to send brave service men and women off to fight. Iran has some of the worlds largest oil and natural gas fields and we are supposed to believe that Mr Trump has dived in because of morality for it's citizens.

Maremia Thu 05-Mar-26 10:38:04

He has never shown respect for the Fallen.
Then again, he is a draft dodger.

StoneofDestiny Thu 05-Mar-26 08:40:32

Trump clearly only cares about those who support him and can make him ( yes, him, not the USA, richer).

Meandrogrog Thu 05-Mar-26 07:40:36

Dickens

Meandrogrog

Iam64

Ridiculous comment Meandrogrog

In your opinion.

... and mine.

😭

Whitewavemark2 Thu 05-Mar-26 07:20:22

I also assume that the USA have, in the past seen Israel being the belligerent party in the region as covering its own interest - oil etc, - but Netanyahu seems to want to go further than what is normal for Israel, so will this impact USA interest detrimentally?

Whitewavemark2 Thu 05-Mar-26 07:16:05

I suppose its debt is in the form of bonds, which I guess are issued periodically.

I don’t know if the funding from the USA has conditions attached. I bet Israel has to buy USA armaments. But is this funding “free”?

Also what is happening to the businesses etc whose employees are off fighting these never ending wars? What is it doing to the economy?

Maremia Thu 05-Mar-26 07:07:36

Don't know the answer to this but when the USA 'funds' Israel, do they add in the costs of armaments used in the defence of Israel?
Curious about this as so much fuss was made about the USA putting more into the NATO pot, in the defence of Europe.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 05-Mar-26 06:51:34

Israel is now fighting on a number of fronts.

I do wonder how on Earth it funds this perpetual war, as it isn’t just the hardware that must be bought, but there must be huge disruption to businesses and their employees who are called up.

Its debt must be enormous.

I do know that the USA funds it by a huge amount, and this is due to run out this year. Presumably Israel is busy negotiating another large level of refund, but we assume Trump won’t do this for nothing.

Wonder what. the taxation levels are in Israel. They are a tiny population comparatively so their ability to cause mayhem throughout the region must be finite I would have thought.

Dickens Thu 05-Mar-26 01:54:54

Meandrogrog

Iam64

Ridiculous comment Meandrogrog

In your opinion.

... and mine.

MayBee70 Thu 05-Mar-26 00:42:45

Happy to be corrected on this but I’ve just listened to TRIP and I’m sure they said that Rubio had implied that Israel were going to attack Iran and Trump thought he’d better get in first and get the credit. Too tired to listen to it again.

Oreo Wed 04-Mar-26 22:22:57

Wyllow3
They aren’t distinguishing between IRG, ayatollahs, the regime there and ordinary citizens when counting dead.

Oreo Wed 04-Mar-26 22:20:20

Nope Maybee70 not worried about Israel at all, they pose no threat to us.Jewish cells aren’t planning to blow us up here in the UK or harm us in any way.

MayBee70 Wed 04-Mar-26 22:13:10

Oreo

lixy

Just so Freyja.
It’s on the same theme of woe betide anyone who sets a toe across our border, but we can march into your country with impunity because, of course, we are right.

It’s not just so at all.
Iran having nuclear power is just too frightening to even contemplate.
It’s bad enough that they bankroll and arm so many different terror groups in the region as well as throughout Europe.

Not worried about Israel, with its war criminal leader, having nuclear weapons, though…?

Wyllow3 Wed 04-Mar-26 22:09:10

UN estimated that now 1000 civilians in Iran have been killed.

Image: "People mourn on Tuesday, the day of the funeral of the victims following a deadly strike on a school in Minab, Iran, on Saturday"

www.cbc.ca/news/world/tracking-deaths-iran-israel-united-states-middle-east-9.7114340

How to "liberate" people from their tyrant leader - by being a crazy tyrant yourself.

Oreo Wed 04-Mar-26 22:03:08

MI5 say they have foiled up to as many as 20 Iranian directed cells and plots here in the UK in the last year.That’s how dangerous Iran is.

Oreo Wed 04-Mar-26 21:59:39

lixy

Just so Freyja.
It’s on the same theme of woe betide anyone who sets a toe across our border, but we can march into your country with impunity because, of course, we are right.

It’s not just so at all.
Iran having nuclear power is just too frightening to even contemplate.
It’s bad enough that they bankroll and arm so many different terror groups in the region as well as throughout Europe.

Maremia Wed 04-Mar-26 21:55:29

How did the US Constitution allow a convicted sex offender to become their President?
Starmer has made mistakes. This is not one of them

lixy Wed 04-Mar-26 21:27:08

Just so Freyja.
It’s on the same theme of woe betide anyone who sets a toe across our border, but we can march into your country with impunity because, of course, we are right.

freyja Wed 04-Mar-26 21:15:15

The elephant in the room to me is that , Trump and Israel attacked Iran on the pretence to
'Stop Iran having nuclear weapons.'
My question is So why it's okay for the USA and Israel to have nuclear weapons, when they are the ones who are equally mad, bad and dangerous? No one is safe

DrWatson Wed 04-Mar-26 19:23:23

How funny that the Orange Baboon and Paedo invoked the 'Churchill' word, and indeed SKS isn't.
However, SKS could have responded with Churchill's likely reply if he HAD been in power right now, given Chump's threats to annexe Canada, and Greenland, and his 'hokey-cokey' Tariff 'policies' (from a colouring book) ruining international trade.
Just as well that USA had a truly great President when WW2 broke out, not the present sexist, racist thin-skinned fraud and liar?

Oreo Wed 04-Mar-26 19:02:11

Other missiles and drones have and do go off target, so Turkey and other countries in the region getting incoming from Iran will be furious.

Oreo Wed 04-Mar-26 18:59:52

GrannyGravy13

Oreo

GrannyGravy13

Oreo

Iran have sent missiles into Turkey now.

The USA has a military base in Turkey, Iran are targeting all US bases within the range of their missiles and drones.

But inevitably some missiles will go off target as they have in other countries targeted by Iran.

Missiles/drones deployed by any country can go rogue for a handful of reasons.

Isn’t that what I just said.