Thoughts and prayers to you, Ytown. You know we all love & support you here.
My mom passed away about 7 years ago. I literally miss her every day. She lived right down the street from me. What a wonderful woman she was. Couldn't have asked for a better mom.
YT my thoughts and prayers are with you. My mom just passed away at the end of September one day shy of her 95th birthday. We took care of her at home for almost 2 years with a caregiver and my family helping. We did everything possible to keep her at home until we couldn't anymore. We did this because she didn't want to go in a nursing home. She unfortunately spent the last 11 days in a nursing home then passed. I miss her very much, but she had a good long life. Tough to go through it.
Trump has kept changing the timeline...................
Shifting Deadlines and Threats (2026)
March 21: Trump threatened to "obliterate" Iranian power plants if they did not open the Strait within 48 hours.
March 23: Following alleged "productive" talks, Trump postponed this strike for five days, a claim Iranian officials denied.
March 26: The deadline was extended by another 10 days to April 6, amid falling stock markets.
April 4: Trump warned that "all Hell will reign down" within 48 hours if a deal was not reached.
April 7: Trump announced an 8 p.m. EST deadline, warning that "a whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran does not agree to a deal, targeting Iranian infrastructure, bridges, and power plants.
Fox News Anchor Says Trump Told Him He's Open to Postponing Iran Attack
President Donald Trump reportedly told Fox News in a phone interview that if negotiations with Iran "move forward" Tuesday, then his planned attack "could change."
Fox News' Bret Baier relayed his interview with the president, saying that Trump told him that his promised attack "is happening" if Iran doesn't agree to open the Strait of Hormuz by his 8 p.m. EST deadline — but that could change if negotiations move forward.
"He said, it is, if we get to that point, there is going to be an attack like they have not seen," Baier said. "Now he's sticking to that at this point. Now he said if negotiations move forward today and there is something concrete, that could change. But at this hour, he didn't want to put odds on it. But he said it is moving forward with the plans that we have. That's a huge deal."
I heard someone say something interesting on the radio today ... essentially the straights of Hormuz is the only pain point Iran can inflict on the USA. That's why they haven't and won't yield. The person also speculated that with essentially nothing to lose (or everything, depending on how you look at it) Iran's tolerance for pain is greater than Trump's .... which is why you hear/see this desperate rhetoric from Trump.
Trump's dug himself a great big mess - daddy's not there to dig him out this time. He either withdraws with his tail between his legs while blaming everyone else for his mess - or he ratchets up the anti and (probably) commits war crimes, makes everything worse for the 90+ million Iranians that have to live in Iran after this has ceased ... and watches the economy tank even further.
Probably some truth in that.
I see people are ringing the power plants. Good. That goes back to what I want. Just knock out transmission lines several miles down range from the plants. Knocking out power isn't all that hard to do. Eventually we will need those power plants when we go in to help the people rebuild after the corrupt regime is crushed. It's easier and cheaper to build dozens of high wire towers than entire power facilities.
The problem we face is the people don't have any weapons to fight back. A good reason and real time example for the 2nd amendment. As it stands, people who stand up are still being hung, stoned, or having their heads chopped off. If people lose the ability to fight back, soon after they lose their voice and the right to information.
I heard someone say something interesting on the radio today ... essentially the straights of Hormuz is the only pain point Iran can inflict on the USA. That's why they haven't and won't yield. The person also speculated that with essentially nothing to lose (or everything, depending on how you look at it) Iran's tolerance for pain is greater than Trump's .... which is why you hear/see this desperate rhetoric from Trump.
Trump's dug himself a great big mess - daddy's not there to dig him out this time. He either withdraws with his tail between his legs while blaming everyone else for his mess - or he ratchets up the anti and (probably) commits war crimes, makes everything worse for the 90+ million Iranians that have to live in Iran after this has ceased ... and watches the economy tank even further.
Karoline Leavitt announced yesterday at the regularly scheduled White House press conference that the Fake news media was at it again! That they had falsely misspelled and misquoted the name of trump's newly formed 'Board of Peace' which changed the context of its entire intent. She said had they have spelled and stated the name correctly its intention would have been clear from the start.
"The media spelled it and claimed the name is 'The Board of Peace' when actually it's 'I'm Bored With Peace'." So far trump has requested 200 billion dollars to fund it.
Trump says "a whole civilization will die tonight" if no deal is reached with Iran
Washington — President Trump said a "whole civilization will die tonight" unless a deal is reached with Iran by his Tuesday night deadline.
"I don't want that to happen, but it probably will," the president said in a post on Truth Social Tuesday morning.
Mr. Trump has given Iran until 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday to agree to a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, or else he says he will order attacks to destroy all of the country's power plants and bridges. He said on Monday at the White House that "the entire country could be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night."
In his post Tuesday morning, the president also suggested that something "revolutionarily wonderful can happen," arguing that "different, smarter, and less radicalized minds" are now leading Iran.
"We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World," Mr. Trump said.
The deadline comes amid a renewed diplomatic push. Mr. Trump told reporters Monday that Iran had made a "significant" proposal, which he called "not good enough" but a "very significant step." He also said he believes the Iranians are negotiating "in good faith."
He called Iran an "active, willing participant" in ongoing negotiations.
A U.S. official on Tuesday morning confirmed that American forces had conducted new strikes on military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, a vital location for Iran's oil exports.
The official said that, as with similar attacks launched in mid-March, oil infrastructure was not targeted in the overnight attacks.
BTW, your post reminded me of this because I just watched it Sunday. This piece was funny. The whole special is hilarious, one of my new favorite comedians.
There was an addition put on this house long before we owned it and I cannot figure out how a mouse gets in here... but's it's like clockwork, one in the spring one in the fall.
Last year, my wife bought one of those humane traps on Amazon. The one where they walk into a tube and cross the "pendulum" that triggers the door closing. We caught the mouse. Then she informed me I needed to drive it at least three miles away. I looked at her like she must be on some new experimental drug. Nope. They'll find their way home.
I told her that will be the last time Driving Miss Minnie.
Growing up in Cleveland in the 70's, those rats would take a trap like that and just use that crossbar to do bicep curls. Different beast up that way!
Here is the very title of your article you posted as your source...
America’s Regime Change Wars Created Europe’s Refugee Crisis
While trump is once again trying to install a regime change. So make the problem worse by doing the same thing that caused the problem in the first place? Even though it has nothing to do with the decisions of NATO.
I know that Hegseth and Trump like to think they are above any norms or international laws that govern conflict and war - but much like a country itself, a world without laws ... and more importantly a world where the countries that have signed up and agreed to those international laws do not obey them - then anarchy reigns.
If the US attacks and obliterates infrastructure, electric power plants etc - it is not a military objective. Those attacks would be classified as war crimes. All it does is hurt the people more. The ones that at one time Trump claimed to be going to help.
I am not in favor of knocking out utilities in mass. Maybe one here and there just to make the point. Just keep hammering away. Obviously, they have a few resources hidden away. Keep the eyes open and hammer them when they show up. They don't have many.
We need to get the other Nato countries involved in opening the strait. I do understand their reluctance; they are infested with radical Muslims in their countries. They have a big Muslim problem and are afraid they will rise up internally.
We need to get NATO involved,,, WHY THE HELL WOULD THEY HELP US? Tell me Peen,,, WHY?
We have an IDIOT in the white house that constantly berates them to no end. He places TARIFFS on them that they JUST laugh at because they know they are going to pass those tariffs on to the Americans that buy their products.
He's constantly threatening to take over Greenland. A country I might add that has said time and time again, that we have all the freedom we need to use them as a base of Military Operations... But this dumb moron can't figure out what that means.
If I'm a NATO nation, I tell Trump that he started this, you fix it.
As for Muslims, Most are peace loving folks... It's just the radical among them that are a problem as you said.... Much like the Republican Party in America. The MAGA wing is largely less smart... I know that because Trump himself said, Smart People Don't Like Him! so those that support him aren't all that smart.
[quote=mgh888]I do understand their reluctance; they are infested with radical Muslims in their countries. They have a big Muslim problem and are afraid they will rise up internally.
This is just flat wrong.
Your article does not support the statement you just made here even though it is from a right leaning organization.
Is there a growing Islamic presence - yes. Is it an infestation? No. Is it influencing NATO decision making. No.
Do you know WHY there is a growing immigrant Muslim presence throughout Europe? . . . The same reason there will be another wave soon when they all flee Iran.
That is a fair point and why I am not in favor of simply flattening the entire country. As I said earlier, maybe a few targeted strikes just to make the point. As an example, I wouldn't destroy an entire electric production plant. Just knock down a few high wire towers leading away from the plant. Something to cause disruption, but nothing that couldn't be fixed over a fairly short period of time. Then do it again if need be.
As to infestation, maybe you don't like the word or consider it offensive. Fine, we can work on finding another word. Until then, I'll stick with my word.
[quote=mgh888]I do understand their reluctance; they are infested with radical Muslims in their countries. They have a big Muslim problem and are afraid they will rise up internally.
This is just flat wrong.
Your article does not support the statement you just made here even though it is from a right leaning organization.
Is there a growing Islamic presence - yes. Is it an infestation? No. Is it influencing NATO decision making. No.
Do you know WHY there is a growing immigrant Muslim presence throughout Europe? . . . The same reason there will be another wave soon when they all flee Iran.
I disagree. Iran has been a world issue for a long time. Pit thinks everything was just fine with Iran. OK....sure. That is a DAV (Dumb Ass View)
Was Ukraine our problem? Directly, no. Indirectly, yes. Europe should be funding the lions share of the goings on in Ukraine. I ran was a bigger threat to the world way more than Russia taking parts of Ukraine.
Europe is funding the lions share in Ukraine. Just like Iran - Ukraine is not a NATO issue.
You made an entirely erroneous and ignorant statement that NATO countries have a radical Muslim infestation. That goes beyond ignorant. It's willfully ignorant and borders on a bigoted statement, not least because it is simply not true. I expect ignorance and bigoted statements from Musk - not from you.
Nothing bigoted in my statement. Radical Isalm is a growing problem around the world. I just pulled up one article about the growing problem in Europe. You can look up many others if you want.
