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johnycomelately's avatar

One wonders if Putin trusts the internal cohesion of Iran after the Syrian debacle.

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Steghorn21's avatar

For a look at what the monsters among us think, one can do no better than read this:

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/03/mike_huckabee_and_a_turning_point_is_us_israel_relations.html

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Steghorn21's avatar

This is all becoming very surreal. At the end of Orwell's "Animal Farm" the reader can no longer tell the difference between the pigs and the farmers who they supplanted. When I listen to Hesgeth, Waltz and Gabbard, I hear little difference between them and Hillary cackling over the killing of Gadhafi. They are starting to look and sound Deep State. Even Sleepy Kash Patel was ranting on about Iran the other day as if destroying the mullahs was part of the FBI job spec. I hope Putin twists the knife and keeps Trump and the Euros bogged down in Ukraine as long as possible. It's the biggest help he can give to Iran apart from giving them advanced missile technology.

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Mark Wauck's avatar

"Sleepy Kash Patel was ranting on about Iran the other day as if destroying the mullahs was part of the FBI job spec."

Yeah, next thing you know the Sec of Ed will be doing likewise. They've obviously received their Israel orders, via Trump: Steady drumbeat for war.

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TomA's avatar

My guess is that someone on Waltz staff included Goldberg on the chat as a means of conveying this information to Mossad in real time. He or she never assumed that Goldberg would blow his cover by going public with it. It was intended to be reassuring to Israel that they are being kept in the loop on such matters, but it's likely that Goldberg was given permission to go public with the story as a way of demonstrating to the world that the US is just as coldblooded and bloodthirsty as the Israelis.

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Mike richards's avatar

Just over two months in, and a mention of war crimes for the new Administration? They’ve hardly got their feet wet and … oh. It’s blood.

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Joe's avatar

I asked GROK what the war cost Israel up to January 1 2025

was 100 Billion a fair estimate 40 billion military 60 billion economic losses

both military costs and losses economically eg: from tourism, investment to housing refugees from west bank

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Ask GROK :

"Conclusion

Yes, $100 billion USD by January 1, 2025, is a fair estimate—possibly conservative if Lebanon’s toll or economic ripple effects exceeded expectations. A range of $90–110 billion USD better captures uncertainty,..."

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I think a fair conclusion:

Trump is Desperate to Get Israel $$$$$

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Richard C. Cook's avatar

Thank you for nailing these despicable people and their hideous crimes.

MAGA--riiiight.....

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Joe's avatar

OT Trump Tariff Note

I opine It appears abundantly clear Trump needs Tariff revenue badly

to give the money to Israel

Israel economy is devastated and any loans Israel is able to obtain

are only given because the US is the Guarantor on Every Loan

so the US is on the hook anyway

and the US and Israel do not want ' Israeli loans called in' ' or Israel noted in

' Default on Loan ' - too embarrasing

Trump gotta dump Ukraine Trump gotta raise money for Israel

billions and billions are needed

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Joe's avatar

Correction I looked it up and it was reported US does not guaranty every loan I had read earlier they did but apparently not however, US AID to Israel was reported to have been approx 17 Billion in 2024 above the typical 3-4 billion Israel is given yearly

Israel used > $25–30 billion USD for military expenses alone in 2024.

Civilian and Economic Losses: The Bank of Israel estimated $66 billion USD estimate through 2025

So Israel end of 2024 war costs were estimated at least 100 Billion USD

And now Israel has 2025 with Lebanon and Syria Yemen and Iran

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Suffice it to Say Israel will likely need 100 Billion for 2025

And I think it fair to state Trump is desperate to get them the money

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Joe's avatar

So much going on thankyou

The texting is literally immature and high school like with these fist pump imogees and the like embarrasing Im embarrased

As you has stated Trump needs to dump Ukraine quick the statements of Witkoff on Tucker Carlson are so revealing, I have to believe he is kicking himself for revealing the US plans in an even more specific manner - Trump must be pissed at that too I was surprised Witkoff duties were not curtailed - perhaps they were

How can Witkoff lead a negotiation when he has clearly played their hand

" We're going to need stability on Gaza, Stability on Gaza could mean Some People Come Back, it could mean Some People Don't Come Back "

"You want better for your kids, I want better for my kids. I want them to have, to go and get an education, to be self-sufficient. I don't think Gazan people have ever really feel that way about, we have, feel that way."

Witkoff is making it abundantly clear the Trump Administration intends to remove all Non Jewish people of Palestine - and - maybe maybe let some back in - the rest are subhuman compared to you and I in ways that makes them unworthy

"Some People Come Back" well you have to be removed to come back, so that appears the clear intention, the completion of the ethnic cleanse disgraceful

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Mark Wauck's avatar

Yeah, makes total sense. It may be a Uniparty state we live in, but that doesn't mean you can trust just anyone.

NEW: Though Waltz insists, “I wasn’t talking to [Goldberg],” a US intel official told me **Waltz was a source for Goldberg while on HPSCI.** “There’s no need for an investigation to figure out how he was added to the chat.Goldberg was in his address book b/c he’s been talking to him”

— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) March 26, 2025

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susan mullen's avatar

All cringeworthy. I've seen recent reports that Trump is considering buying Ukraine power plants. Since US is/controls NATO, that would put NATO on Russia's border.

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NFO's avatar

Russia's Foreign Ministry said just this week that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe's largest, was legally (by popular referendum taken earlier in the conflict) a Russian facility, such that transferring control of it to Ukraine, US or any other country would be out of the question. Given the interoperability of the grid there, I doubt we'd be successful in buying any NPP in UA without Russian cooperation.

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susan mullen's avatar

Good to know.

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