"A million deaths for NATO and they can't even Join.
How Dumb is that?"

#2 | Posted by Effeteposer

I don't think that's the reason.

ZED @ #10

"The status quo favors Iran. They can afford to sit on their asses."

It was a trap and Trump walked into it with his eyes closed shut.

with Hegseth following behind like a whipped puppy.

WOMP WOMP

Oh curses. Foiled again!

I'm going to presume that it's up to the Secret Service to take these decisions, not Donald Trump, although it's well known that Trump is a clinical narcissist who thinks of nobody but himself and is quite capable of shoving anything or anybody out of this way to save himself.

Of course, he could have arranged some excuse to keep the Old Air Force One on the ground until it was announced that he was safely back in U.S. Airspace but that would be expecting a lot from someone with Trump's voluminous mental flaws.

I am highly suspicious of any "deal" Trump makes, or claims to be making.

Trump's "deals", much like his campaign promises, seem to be made with vanishing ink.

Pardon my confusion, but now that they've formed their own mini-NATO, (right under Trump's nose) where does this leave the delusional warmongering Trump administration, currently militarily weakened and backed into a corner and with impeachment hanging over the precipice?

The truth being, Iran has cleverly let Trump put himself over the proverbial barrel so who can blame them for giving Trump, or his like-minded chosen successors, including the Vice President, the whipping of their lifetime and one they'll never forget.

Trump's delusional incompetence has caused the United States great economic pain. Impeachment is the only answer. That, of course, is no secret. It's up to the midterms.

Once the Trump administration has been disseminated, Iran will likely be open for normal business again.

Let's don't forget the golden words of President Dwight D. Eisenhower . . .

"Beware of the industrial military complex."

Plus . . . IF there's a $275 Billion military contract in the tube, you can bet that one of Trump's sons will suddenly go into the warship shipbuilding business.

DBT2

I know exactly what you mean. I bought ten rolls of quarters (at the drive through) the other day. The teller put them in a bag. When I got home, there were only 9 rolls.

New rule, TRUST NO ONE!

Thanks everybody for your support. I'm nothing if not tenacious. I can't beat this eye problem but I can certainly find creative ways to compensate. The one thing I do worry about, not for just for myself me but for everybody, are Trump's cuts to Medicare that will go into effect after the midterms.

God help us all.

REDIAL

"That sounds like it sucks. "

It's not unbearable. It takes a series of injections. I'm betting my second injection tomorrow. The worst thing right now is that I'm not a safe driver. The white lines on the highway keeps jumping around all over the place.

But I'm not a quitter. No matter what. Even a transplant.

I'm wondering how I'll look with one blue eye and one brown eye - LOL

REDIAL

Thanks. I've been preoccupied lately with an unexpected eye problem called macular degeneration. I've partially lost my binocular vision which has been raising hell with just about everything I like to do. I'm considering getting on the list for a transplant. Surgeon is working on it. Right now I'm just getting injections directly into my eyeball to try and stop the growth on the retina.

REDIAL

"Troll"

No troll. A female Executor is called an Executrix.

Hmmmmm, Redial not know that?????

DBT2

You're not alone. I've had several run-ins with banks over their petty shenanigans.

Bank of America was (past tense) the worst. I have a "three strikes and you're out" rule. That little five dollar gouge cost them not only my personal accounts and direct deposits but also the $300,000 held in Trust for my mother's estate, of which I was the Executrix.

As I understood when this happened in Florida, the bank had to pay the debit card company a fee every time a debit card was used. It didn't work here either. To offset, the banks then tried to charge account holders a monthly fee of $5.00. It didn't take long for that scam to bite the dust either.

I seem to recall that President Obama stepped in and reduced the $0.48 per use to $0.25 per use. That seemed to be an acceptable solution for all.

At least, that's the way I remember the fracas. It was a long time ago. I'll stand corrected if anybody has a better memory.

Let the finger pointing begin. Nothing surprises me in MAGA politics or child-custody cases.

Both are breeding grounds for nerve-wracking frustration, violence, scapegoats and whipping posts.

Take Trump for example. He uses all of the above and uses helpless immigrants as his whipping posts.

I'd like to see an MRI of Trump's brain to find out what demons are guiding his long and troubled history of bad decisions.

Paraphrasing a bit but I think they said something like 'blow it out your butt.'

LAMP

Don't hold your breath. #6 is just howling at the moon.

DOC

That doesn't surprise anyone. Trump is clever enough to know that the wounded survivors of his illegal war weren't going to be thanking him.

Another point of view: It's possible they might even have refused a visit.

LEGALLLY

"swinging from the gallows"

Only if Trump kicks the bucket before he gets a chance to issue a blanket pardon.

Trump doesn't count the deaths of any soldiers who got killed during a cease fire.

As usual, it's not his fault. Like a spoiled 2-year old, nothing is ever his fault.

It's not the money. It's the principle. Trump hates losing.

So, such it up lewser!

"In legal terms, a Hail Mary is a desperate, very low-probability last resort"such as a long-shot petition or argument made to the U.S. Supreme Court when all standard appeals have failed and the odds of winning are overwhelmingly against the filer."

Anybody want to give odds on this?

I'm surprised that Trump's bootlicking legal team didn't warn Trump about the perils of "Discovery" before they went forward with this lawsuit

Or, maybe they did and he didn't listen. . . as usual. Considering Trump always thinks he's smarter than his lawyers
anyway.