BBC News: Reports in its 2.05pm post the following, "No rush on confiscating enriched uranium - Trump "
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The US - Iran deal is WORSE than Munich 1938, it was a strategic blunder equall to Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. Trump is in no rush to get the nuclear stockpile, no wonder he has not released the plan yet, he is afraid of the outcry from the Right of the Republicans, the Democrats will tear it apart. This is a disaster for Trump and the World.
Sky News: Reports in its 3.28pm post the following, " Trump warns Iranian ships will be 'eliminated' if they approach blockade "
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These pasky speedboats can be a dangerous nuisance, they are fast and hard to target in less you are looking for them at sea. US Navy has the technology it needs to thwart such attacks, they only have to be lucky once, to cause problems for the Blockade, the America voters do not support the War, neither does the Liberal press. Trump is in a pickle when it comes to the war, no US President could allow Iran to go nuclear on the other hand after Afghanistan and Iraq the Americans want their Presidents to concentrate on domestic issues, such as inflation. A option is for Trump to declared victory and go home, any Presidential Credibility would be gone.
BBC News: Reports in its 7.28pm post thec following " US is working hard to open Strait of Hormuz, Netanyahu says "
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The US and Israel are working hard to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Allies should have made sure it was not closed in the first place, they should have warned that any such action would lead to the fall of the Regime and US ground troops. The Tehran Regime is still there, and its nuclear stockpile, both must be removed, or the operation is a FAILURE. POTUS needs to understand that end leads the destruction of Presidential credibility. Trump should recalled what happened to LBJ, Bush 43, Obama, and finally his predecessor Biden and Afghanistan.
Daily Mail: Reports " Six American soldiers have been killed by Iran's retaliatory strikes after the US and Israel killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over the weekend. "
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The President has been honest about the coming deaths, War is a bloody event, you cannot control outcomes, at least the Soldiers died in service of their Country. A Noble Death. The Democrats want failure, let's hope they lose in November, the American voter does not want to lose whatever they say IN polls. The failure of the departure from Afghanistan showed that the people are fickle, they might not want to approve of the War, but the want the Troops to win, and depart with Honour, when Biden failed in this his polls never recovered, whatever you think of Trump you want the US to be successful not Iran.
CNN: Reports on the role of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the article notes the following, " Caine has been vocal about the potential downsides of launching a major military operation targeting Iran, raising concerns about the scale, complexity and potential for US casualties of such a mission, according to sources familiar with his advice. "
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These are the ghosts of Vietnam, West Point drills in to the cadets the mistakes of the Vietnam War, from the military to the political, and now they also learn the lessons of Afghanistan and Iraq. The first reaction of the military is to scare hell out the President in the Oval, when they plan a military military action, they tried that with Bush 41 when it came to the First Gulf War, the President was not frightened, and gave the operation the green light, Bush 41 had served in WW2, the youngest piolt in the Navy, the problem with the above in the article is that Trump wants to WIMP out, so the above advice will give him reason to chicken out, its something he wants to do. This as stated in previous post will come back to haunt Trump in 2028 and his VP who will running for Trump's third term.
Guardian: Reports " Marco Rubio delivers rare briefing to top US lawmakers on Iran amid tensions..Secretary of state’s address came as US deploys largest force of aircraft and warships to Middle East since 2003 "
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One does wonder why Trump has done this, is it theatre for the State of the Union, why bother if he is going to WIMP out and take a 2nd hand deal from Iran. Is the Oval really going to do something this time, over Greenland he has wimped OUT and had to retract his comments on UK troops in Afghanistan during the WAR, he changed his policy over ICE, when he is faced by stiff opposition he backtracks, he is frustrated that Iran has not caved, he wants something from the Geneva talks on Thursday, Tehran will play him, they are good at that, so what will POTUS do about Iran's nuclear stockpile and chemical weapons? Time will tell.
BBC News: Reports that Iran has stated the Iranian- US talks on Iran's ambitions are in the US Court.
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The Tehran Regime know that Trump is a TWACO, Trump will always Chicken Out, he does not have Presidential credibility, he likes quick OPERATIONS, no loss of American lives, such as in Venezuela, likes good headlines, also there are elections in November, the Congress is up for elections, he is NO Reagan as mentioned in previous post, also to be honest the MAGA base after Afghanistan and Iraq do not like long and costly wars. The exception is weak Presidents, Carter, Biden, will Trump add his name to weak holders of the Oval Office. Trump's predecessor, Joe Biden never recovered from the mess of the US leaving Afghanistan, image's that are iconic now! So what will Trump do about Iran.
CNN: Reports that President Trump has stated that the Supreme Leader of Iran should be very worried.
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The Trump Oval makes threats but does not carry them out. President Trump stated he would come to the rescue of the protesters on the streets of Iran. The people listened and for shouting for democracy they were killed, that blood is on the hands of the Regime and the Trump Oval, once Presidential credibility is gone it does not come, look at what happened to LBJ during Vietnam, his positive remarks and speeches did not match reality, Obama stated that use of Chemical weapons against the Syrian people by the Assad Regime was a red line, he did not follow through, and no one was afraid of Obama after that event. Then recently there was US leaving Afghanistan under Biden, 13 US military personnel were killed, and the pictures of people trying to get on planes, was a humiliation for the US and Biden, his polls never recovered. A President needs a backbone like Reagn and JFK. Trump is a WIMP, the World does not respect cowardice, a US President needs his credibility for himself and successors, that time has passed for Trump.
Guardian: Reports " Iran is betting that Trump does not have a plan for regime change...Although weakened by airstrikes, sanctions and domestic unrest, Tehran is surprisingly bullish before talks with US "
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The Tehran Regime gets the fact that Trump is not big on challenging Tyrants, or having long wars, the Kidnapping of the leader of Venezuela and the short term bombing of Iran is as far as WIMP like Trump will go, he does not do long term battles or troops on the ground, in that fact he has learned the lesson of IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN. Therefore POTUS has blood on his hands for calling out the protesters to take over buildings, he said he was coming to the rescue and he failed them. Those kind enough to read this blog should not be surprised if Trump a does 2nd hand deal with Tehran, the appearance of getting their nuclear material and walks away, then Iran can carry with its plan to develop nuclear weapons, with the help of North Korea. Let's recall Trump is a reality TV star, builds up the tension, then climax, and Trump gets good headlines for preventing a WAR, and Iran can carry on with its ballistic weapons and funding terrorists in the Middle East.
Daily Mail: Reports that Trump stated the following, " If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,' Trump posted to Truth Social. "
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Is this a real threat from Trump47, he wont send in Delta Force to take out Hamas, the US voter is tired of Middle East War, Afghanistan and Iraq, the Oval might give the Jerusalem Government the GREEN LIGHT to retake the whole of Gaza City. The public executions by Hamas it not good PR for Trump47, he wants PEACE, well the appearance of peace, he does do the complicated part of a real deal, who will disarm Hamas, will the terrorist group give up power to a Western Peace Board with Trump as the Chairman and Tony Blair as his Deputy, the lawlessness of Gaza cannot be allowed to carry on. In the end the Israeli IDF will have to go back in and solve the problem.
The Hill: Reports " Trump blames ‘wokey’ Defense Department for US losing wars in agency rebrand "
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On this issue this blog will give Trump 47 some benefit of the doubt, if his history is a bit Putin in content, in other words WRONG. The US won in the First Gulf War, it removed Iraq from Kuwait, in the 2nd Gulf War the US won the War but lost the peace in Iraq, the failure in Afghanistan was down to President Biden and his obsession with getting out, on the other hand, the US had been in Afghanistan for over 20 years and the Kabul Government fell over the weekend, the Saigon Government survived for two and half years before falling in 1975, and that was the fault of the Democrats in the US, who would not fund a rescue package. Thus the far in the 2nd Trump term, the US has not gone to war, just the be the lap dog to Putin.
BBC News Reports in its 9.23am post that POTUS has bought up the idea of Regime Change in Iran.
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As the article notes Trump has gone further that others in the Trump Administstion in suggesting Regime Change, he came up with MIGA, Make Iran Great Again by getting rid of the theocracy, Trump himself has gone against his own rhetoric on the Campain Trail, he opposes Forever Wars, such as Afghanistan and Iraq. One hopes that Trump know has some respect for Bush 43, Obama if not Biden. One hopes that the Iranian people hear his call for change.
BBC News: Reports that the 47th President, Donald Trump will be inaugurated in the Capital Rotunda, due to the expected Cold weather on the day.
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The Donald will not be happy, he likes big crowds, the Inaugural will follow the format of Reagan's Inaugural in 1985. Lets hope Trump47 is half as good as Reagan, the Gipper was a great President, specially in the 2nd term, ending the Cold War in 1986, there was Iran - Contra, nobody went to jail or was impeached, as Lady Thatcher said in 2004, won the Cold war without firing a shot, this lead to Russia leaving Afghanistan and lead to the downfall of the USSR. We shall see what happens with Trump.
Guardian Reports in its 3.45pm post that President Biden in a foreign policy speech at the State Department stated he had no regrets about leaving Afghanistan.
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As the post states, Biden's job approval went down the toilet after the disaster that was US withdrawal from Afghanistan, it cost the lives of 13 soldiers and showed the US could not be trusted in the long term, thus showed the Russian Bear, in this case Putin, that Biden was weak and could be rolled, also Biden did not stop the invasion of the Ukraine by Russia, and was slow to supply the Ukraine with the forces it needed to counter Russia, thus the stalemate of the War and Trump47 winning in 2024. Afghanistan is the graveyard of Empires and failed one term US Presidents.
BBC News: Reports in its 7.27pm post on the funeral of Jimmy Carter.
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The funeral of Jimmy Carter celebrated his whole life, from peanut farmer, Governor of Georgia to President of the United States, and his decades of work for Democracy to charity work building houses. Quite respectfull, but would Carter give up all the post Presidential work for a 2nd term and to be treated better by historians and history. That is an interesting question.
Guardian: Reports on how former US hostages held for 444 days praise former President Carter for his handling of the Crisis.
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One understands the need to show respect for a DEAD US President, but let's get real, Carter was a failed one term President, the Iranian hostages held for 444 days, the failed rescue attempt, the invasion of Afghanistan by the then USSR. The bad economy, inflation, being nice does not cut it, let's deal with the real world, Reagan was a great President, Carter was deeply flawed and out of his depth, always see the real world reader.
Guardian: Reports in its 10am post that multiple people involved in terrorist attack in US.
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Thus far 15 people have been killed in New Orleans, Louis and and many injured. This blog will not do regular updates, will wait in till Federal Authorities are finished, does not want to report in case there are mistakes, the 24 News Channels will cover the story in detail.
BBC News Reports in its 8.51am post, that former UK PM Gordon Brown has stated that Jimmy Carter was not probably prepared for the Presidency.
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CNN: Reports " Biden comes to grips with a diminished role on the campaign trail...Biden has embarked on some soul-searching, those close to him say, reflecting on both the long arc of his career and its abrupt end – his decades as a beloved party operative and, more recently, persona non grata. "
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As LBJ used to say that they would ram Vietnam WAR up his backside, well future historians will look at the decision by Biden to quit and run out of Afghanistan, at the cost of 13 American Soldiers lives at the point his polls never recovered, when he was Senator and later Vice President it did not matter what he thought, he was against President Obama sending in Sea Team 6 to get OBL, he thought it was a political mistake, foreign policy has never been his thing. After Afghanistan he had signed his own POLITICAL DEATH WARRANT, it was an open sore, and his disastrous debate with the Trump was the end him. Biden will joint the club of one term Presidents, who either did not run because they had lost the Country, as was the case with LBJ OR Jimmy Carter, Bush 41 and finally Trump lost re-election. The one good part of his legacy will be that his successor will be the first female President, the 2nd African - American, VP Harris. As POTUS said to Israel, take the win!
