Sweden 🇸🇪 pic.twitter.com/FJDCISdYzl
— Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld_) October 14, 2023
Sweden 🇸🇪 pic.twitter.com/FJDCISdYzl
— Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld_) October 14, 2023
Do all who call themself a Christian (Protestant, Catholic, Reformed, Orthodox) who die in 2023 go to heaven or hell?Realitybites said:
Does a Jew (Orthodox, Reform, or Conservative) who dies in 2023 go to heaven or hell?
No argument about Matthew 24, it describes the second coming not pre or mid tribulation rapture.
There used to be a rule of thumb, I don't remember the exact percentages, but it was something like, if you have <1% Muslim population, they are very peaceful. When they get above that, they start to get more and more demonstrative. Once you get to X%, it is too late. You are done. A lot of Europe is in a bad bad place now. We saw the riots in France just a few weeks ago. I haven't checked in on them lately, going to see what I can find.Jack Bauer said:Sweden 🇸🇪 pic.twitter.com/FJDCISdYzl
— Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld_) October 14, 2023
Actually I understand the need for the 2nd carrier group.Realitybites said:
Absolutely. Sinking two carriers out there is not what we need right now.
Have you seen our new US Trans Military? They are pretty devout themselves. I mean, you have to be really committed to cut of your ****. But I concede to your point. Advantage: Islamnein51 said:
At best we are headed to a Christian vs Muslim holy war at some point. That's wildly problematic because Muslims are much more devout in their beliefs (on the whole).
Translation:boognish_bear said:Iran sent a message to Israel on Saturday stressing that it does not want further escalation in the Hamas-Israel war, but that it will have to intervene if the Israeli operation in Gaza continues, two diplomatic sources with knowledge of the situation.https://t.co/Dpfw69Xkom
— Axios (@axios) October 14, 2023
Just like AggiesBearN said:There used to be a rule of thumb, I don't remember the exact percentages, but it was something like, if you have <1% Muslim population, they are very peaceful. When they get above that, they start to get more and more demonstrative. Once you get to X%, it is too late. You are done. A lot of Europe is in a bad bad place now. We saw the riots in France just a few weeks ago. I haven't checked in on them lately, going to see what I can find.Jack Bauer said:Sweden 🇸🇪 pic.twitter.com/FJDCISdYzl
— Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld_) October 14, 2023
Lol, I was thinking the EXACT same thing, but didn't add it because I didn't want to distract from the point. It must be a cult thing.DioNoZeus said:Just like AggiesBearN said:There used to be a rule of thumb, I don't remember the exact percentages, but it was something like, if you have <1% Muslim population, they are very peaceful. When they get above that, they start to get more and more demonstrative. Once you get to X%, it is too late. You are done. A lot of Europe is in a bad bad place now. We saw the riots in France just a few weeks ago. I haven't checked in on them lately, going to see what I can find.Jack Bauer said:Sweden 🇸🇪 pic.twitter.com/FJDCISdYzl
— Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld_) October 14, 2023
BREAKING: France has banned pro-Palestinian protests.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 12, 2023
historian said:
France gas gas demonstrations thus week too. I don't know if they were riots but the government clearly is concerned.
Meanwhile 100 year old Henry Kissinger has commented on his foolish it was for any country to bring in large numbers of immigrants with a different culture. Most of Europe has done that & their leaders are too stupid or woke (same thing) to realize it was a mistake. Biden is trying to do that now here in the U.S. with the open border.
Watch the moment attendees of today’s Palestine London rally spot a person carrying an Israeli flag in Whitehall. The mob immediately chases him. The man is saved by police, who quickly mobilize to push the angry mob back. Video by @IncMonocle: pic.twitter.com/O15qKTJuvW
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) October 14, 2023
BREAKING: The IDF just released these photos of roadblocks Hamas set up in Gaza to prevent civilians from evacuating.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 14, 2023
One side is doing everything they can to avoid civilian casualties.
The other is ensuring as many get caught in the crossfire as possible. pic.twitter.com/BmaInMqWS0
BearN said:Do all who call themself a Christian (Protestant, Catholic, Reformed, Orthodox) who die in 2023 go to heaven or hell?Realitybites said:
Does a Jew (Orthodox, Reform, or Conservative) who dies in 2023 go to heaven or hell?
No argument about Matthew 24, it describes the second coming not pre or mid tribulation rapture.
BearN said:Do all who call themself a Christian (Protestant, Catholic, Reformed, Orthodox) who die in 2023 go to heaven or hell?Realitybites said:
Does a Jew (Orthodox, Reform, or Conservative) who dies in 2023 go to heaven or hell?
No argument about Matthew 24, it describes the second coming not pre or mid tribulation rapture.
EatMoreSalmon said:Translation:boognish_bear said:Iran sent a message to Israel on Saturday stressing that it does not want further escalation in the Hamas-Israel war, but that it will have to intervene if the Israeli operation in Gaza continues, two diplomatic sources with knowledge of the situation.https://t.co/Dpfw69Xkom
— Axios (@axios) October 14, 2023
"We overreached on this and we are making noise to feign support for our puppets, and we really don't want you to do what it looks like you are going to do. Now stop it, or we will taunt you a second time."
Being LGBTQI+ in Palestine means:
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) October 14, 2023
1) Up to 10 years in Prison for being Gay
2) Physical violence including beheadings, assault & torture
3) No civil laws protecting LGBT from discrimination or harassment
4) LGBT groups are banned from holding any events or parades
Sources:… pic.twitter.com/dfKt9fo1kN
I'm answering a question with a question, grasshopper. Stretch your mind. Maybe you will learn something.Realitybites said:BearN said:Do all who call themself a Christian (Protestant, Catholic, Reformed, Orthodox) who die in 2023 go to heaven or hell?Realitybites said:
Does a Jew (Orthodox, Reform, or Conservative) who dies in 2023 go to heaven or hell?
No argument about Matthew 24, it describes the second coming not pre or mid tribulation rapture.
That wasn't the question. The question is if practicing Judaism in the current age can get the practioner to heaven when they die. It should be an easy question to answer.
It looked like somebody got konked in the head with an "Islam is a Religion of Peace" sign.Jack Bauer said:historian said:
France gas gas demonstrations thus week too. I don't know if they were riots but the government clearly is concerned.
Meanwhile 100 year old Henry Kissinger has commented on his foolish it was for any country to bring in large numbers of immigrants with a different culture. Most of Europe has done that & their leaders are too stupid or woke (same thing) to realize it was a mistake. Biden is trying to do that now here in the U.S. with the open border.
All these white people bitvhing about Western Civilization sure will miss it...Watch the moment attendees of today’s Palestine London rally spot a person carrying an Israeli flag in Whitehall. The mob immediately chases him. The man is saved by police, who quickly mobilize to push the angry mob back. Video by @IncMonocle: pic.twitter.com/O15qKTJuvW
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) October 14, 2023
Jack Bauer said:
"Chickens for KFC!!!"— mzpincali (@mzpincali) October 14, 2023
agreed. we know who bankrolls Hamas.boognish_bear said:CNN: “You are saying, that you want the United States and Israel to bomb Iran even in the absence of direct evidence of their involvement in this attack?” LINDSEY
— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 14, 2023
Graham: “Yeah” pic.twitter.com/E1cWpSu2jH
FIFY. Bombing them into the stone age will usually suffice.historian said:BearN said:First of all, he went in to quite a bit of detail explaining that Iran provides the primary financial support for Hamas and Hezbollah and that no more evidence on that is needed. All parties have provided substantial evidence and testimony that is true. I 100% agree with that. So Graham's answer was ultimately affirmative. However, the tweet and the quote "Yeah" is completely misleading. He was not being glib, as that poster is trying to show. I don't know if the tweeter is stupid, or trying to be intellectually dishonest, but the "yeah" was clearly a filler word, acknowledging the question, while he was gathering his thought to give the full answer.boognish_bear said:CNN: “You are saying, that you want the United States and Israel to bomb Iran even in the absence of direct evidence of their involvement in this attack?” LINDSEY
— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 14, 2023
Graham: “Yeah” pic.twitter.com/E1cWpSu2jH
All par for the course with CNN & other Leftist propaganda outlets but Graham is wrong. He seems to think the solution to every foreign policy issue is for the U.S. to bomb somebody into the Stone Ageand invade.That's insanity and one reason so much of the world hates us.
I agree, so far. Such is all the more impressive given that the majority opinion in the Democrat party is that Israel is an colonizer state which deserves to be destroyed.J.R. said:you are insane. Carter was way worse. I guess you are too young to live it. 18% interest rates. Gasoline rationing and gouging. Great man, terrible pres. I'm not a fan of Biden's tax or green polices. I think Biden has done a reasonable job with this Israel/Palastinian disaster.historian said:
That makes no sense. Biden had been a disaster in EVERYTHING. He is by far the worst president we have ever had: worse than Obama, Carter, Buchanan, etc. I challenge to name one who was worse.
I get it. You hate Trump. At least his policies made for a growing economy (despite covid), the border was far more secure, the nation was more secure, etc. He made his share of mistakes but he's one of the better candidates running and you might as well accept the fact that he will probably win. The only the Leftists pro-Hamas crowd can prevent that is to steal the election with more fraud than they perpetrated in 2016 or 2020. Unfortunately, that is possible.
Those who defend leader McCarthy and think we need more compromise to avoid government shut-downs should focus on that part in bold and ponder harder.historian said:J.R. said:you are insane. Carter was way worse. I guess you are too young to live it. 18% interest rates. Gasoline rationing and gouging. Great man, terrible pres. I'm not a fan of Biden's tax or green polices. I think Biden has done a reasonable job with this Israel/Palastinian disaster.historian said:
That makes no sense. Biden had been a disaster in EVERYTHING. He is by far the worst president we have ever had: worse than Obama, Carter, Buchanan, etc. I challenge to name one who was worse.
I get it. You hate Trump. At least his policies made for a growing economy (despite covid), the border was far more secure, the nation was more secure, etc. He made his share of mistakes but he's one of the better candidates running and you might as well accept the fact that he will probably win. The only the Leftists pro-Hamas crowd can prevent that is to steal the election with more fraud than they perpetrated in 2016 or 2020. Unfortunately, that is possible.
Totally sane here. I was a child but I do remember the terrible economy under Carter. I also understand the economic & historical implications.
Biden has not done ANYTHING reasonably well. He has been an unmitigated disaster. I'm looking at the big picture, not just the economy. Biden still has over a year to make the economy as bad as what Carter did, which he seems to be trying to do. Also, Carter was the culmination of a decade of terrible economic policies. Nixon ("We're all Keynesian's now!") was in office with the first oil crisis of the 1970s (which he did not cause but did help end) and gave us price controls and continued the terrible spending policies of his predecessors, which have only grown dramatically in the 50 years since.
Carter appointed Paul Volcker to the Fed and he was the one who eventually brought inflation under control.
Under Biden the deficit has doubled & is about $2 trillion!!! That is insane.
It's not about "devout." It's about "beliefs."nein51 said:
At best we are headed to a Christian vs Muslim holy war at some point. That's wildly problematic because Muslims are much more devout in their beliefs (on the whole).
They have a lot more than "face" at risk here. We have a carrier battle group (CBG) in the eastern Med (Ford), with a second (Eisenhower) on the way. Off the radar is the 5th fleet in the Indian Ocean which also has another CBG. That's 180 4th & 5th generation fighter aircraft gassed up & ready to go (which by itself equals the entire French Air Force, 10th largest in the world). There are also several assault carriers (mostly Wasp class) available in all three fleets which can carry up to 20 USMC F-35s (although to to load up F-35s like that would reduce the number of Ospreys required for troop assault capacity.) We ordered a Fleet Marine Force (FMF) to the eastern Med this week. That's a full division of US Marines, fully loaded for battle with self contained air and logistics capability.*KaiBear said:EatMoreSalmon said:Translation:boognish_bear said:Iran sent a message to Israel on Saturday stressing that it does not want further escalation in the Hamas-Israel war, but that it will have to intervene if the Israeli operation in Gaza continues, two diplomatic sources with knowledge of the situation.https://t.co/Dpfw69Xkom
— Axios (@axios) October 14, 2023
"We overreached on this and we are making noise to feign support for our puppets, and we really don't want you to do what it looks like you are going to do. Now stop it, or we will taunt you a second time."
Maybe Iran is bluffing; maybe not.
Iran loses a lot of 'face' within the Muslin world if Israel successfully invades the Gaza Strip.
All depends on how much support Iran can get from enemies of the US.
whiterock said:They have a lot more than "face" at risk here. We have a carrier battle group (CBG) in the eastern Med (Ford), with a second (Eisenhower) on the way. Off the radar is the 5th fleet in the Indian Ocean which also has another CBG. That's 180 4th & 5th generation fighter aircraft gassed up & ready to go (which by itself equals the entire French Air Force, 10th largest in the world). There are also several assault carriers (mostly Wasp class) available in all three fleets which can carry up to 20 USMC F-35s (although to to load up F-35s like that would reduce the number of Ospreys required for troop assault capacity.) We ordered a Fleet Marine Force (FMF) to the eastern Med this week. That's a full division of US Marines, fully loaded for battle with self contained air and logistics capability.*KaiBear said:EatMoreSalmon said:Translation:boognish_bear said:Iran sent a message to Israel on Saturday stressing that it does not want further escalation in the Hamas-Israel war, but that it will have to intervene if the Israeli operation in Gaza continues, two diplomatic sources with knowledge of the situation.https://t.co/Dpfw69Xkom
— Axios (@axios) October 14, 2023
"We overreached on this and we are making noise to feign support for our puppets, and we really don't want you to do what it looks like you are going to do. Now stop it, or we will taunt you a second time."
Maybe Iran is bluffing; maybe not.
Iran loses a lot of 'face' within the Muslin world if Israel successfully invades the Gaza Strip.
All depends on how much support Iran can get from enemies of the US.
Against all that, Iran can launch a couple dozen F-4s and F-14s left over from the Shah days. There are no spare parts available, so any aircraft that manage to return to base will have to be refitted with cannibalized parts from other airfames. Iran will get one small sortie with their Air Force, and then it's done. Hizballah is well-kitted with surface to air missile systems, which are a threat to our aircraft. But that's what the F-35 is for....to fly invisible and take out the AAA, opening the door for all the Hornets to do their business. I understand we are doing elephant walks with B-52s around the world, too. (they have a combat radius of 5000 miles.)
We are making a VERY strong statement here. the US Navy is the 2nd largest air force in the world, and we have a THIRD of it aimed at Iran.
If Iran decides to loose Hizballah into Israel from the north, Hizballah will go the way of Hamas.
*We keep two FMFs on the water at all times - one in the Pacific, one in the Atlantic. There is no bigger can of whoop-ass than a CBG escorting a FMF. That's a dispositive amount of force. We have three CBGs and an FMF in position to strike Iran right now. If Iran cannot miss the implications.
KaiBear said:EatMoreSalmon said:Translation:boognish_bear said:Iran sent a message to Israel on Saturday stressing that it does not want further escalation in the Hamas-Israel war, but that it will have to intervene if the Israeli operation in Gaza continues, two diplomatic sources with knowledge of the situation.https://t.co/Dpfw69Xkom
— Axios (@axios) October 14, 2023
"We overreached on this and we are making noise to feign support for our puppets, and we really don't want you to do what it looks like you are going to do. Now stop it, or we will taunt you a second time."
Maybe Iran is bluffing; maybe not.
Iran loses a lot of 'face' within the Muslin world if Israel successfully invades the Gaza Strip.
All depends on how much support Iran can get from enemies of the US.
Don't know about that.FLBear5630 said:KaiBear said:EatMoreSalmon said:Translation:boognish_bear said:Iran sent a message to Israel on Saturday stressing that it does not want further escalation in the Hamas-Israel war, but that it will have to intervene if the Israeli operation in Gaza continues, two diplomatic sources with knowledge of the situation.https://t.co/Dpfw69Xkom
— Axios (@axios) October 14, 2023
"We overreached on this and we are making noise to feign support for our puppets, and we really don't want you to do what it looks like you are going to do. Now stop it, or we will taunt you a second time."
Maybe Iran is bluffing; maybe not.
Iran loses a lot of 'face' within the Muslin world if Israel successfully invades the Gaza Strip.
All depends on how much support Iran can get from enemies of the US.
They are going to flatten Gaza and rebuild it as a secure Israeli city. Gaza is about to be wiped clean by the wrath of God..
.
KaiBear said:Don't know about that.FLBear5630 said:KaiBear said:EatMoreSalmon said:Translation:boognish_bear said:Iran sent a message to Israel on Saturday stressing that it does not want further escalation in the Hamas-Israel war, but that it will have to intervene if the Israeli operation in Gaza continues, two diplomatic sources with knowledge of the situation.https://t.co/Dpfw69Xkom
— Axios (@axios) October 14, 2023
"We overreached on this and we are making noise to feign support for our puppets, and we really don't want you to do what it looks like you are going to do. Now stop it, or we will taunt you a second time."
Maybe Iran is bluffing; maybe not.
Iran loses a lot of 'face' within the Muslin world if Israel successfully invades the Gaza Strip.
All depends on how much support Iran can get from enemies of the US.
They are going to flatten Gaza and rebuild it as a secure Israeli city. Gaza is about to be wiped clean by the wrath of God..
.
Israel just announced another delay on their attack due to 'weather'.
Possibly Israel is having 2nd thoughts on the wisdom of trusting the US too much.
That part in bold is a valid concern, and I cannot speak to it terribly authoritatively. The Navy is aware of the drone threat and has been developing its own swarms, above and under the water. I would assume that much of what Ukraine has done in the Black Sea was with our help. Presumably, if we are building such capabilities ourselves, we are aware of the nature of the threats and have some counter-measures. Most of all, though, remember that Hamas was focused on Israel. It's maritime operations were aimed primarily at infiltration and disruption of Israeli patrols. They could not afford, given their situation, to devote a lot of resources to attacking the US Navy over the horizon. Same dynamic would be at play for HIzballah, except that they have been on the receiving end of US Naval bombardment (after USMC barracks bombing in Lebanon), so may very well have some kind of limited capabilities. But again, they are kitted up primarily for Israel, so they will not have deep inventory to launch at our ships.KaiBear said:
A. Yes a 2nd carrier group is an important part of a deterrent.
B. However Ukraine has already proven how missiles and drones can successfully destroy naval units.
C. Can Israel really count on the US to go to war with Iran if Iran attacks them. If you were Israel would you really trust an 80 year old dementia case to follow through ?
D. And if the US goes to war with Iran what will Russia, Syria, Egypt and especially Turkey do ?
This could very easily escalate into a regional war.
However unlike the Ukrainian nightmare the US did not manipulate this problem involving Hamas.
Iran did.
Hope our Navy is on a war time status. They better be.
If Israel goes into the Gaza Strip, Hamas will sacrifice their civilians to bring on the biggest war in the Middle East since the Iraqi - Iran blood fest .
whiterock said:It's not about "devout." It's about "beliefs."nein51 said:
At best we are headed to a Christian vs Muslim holy war at some point. That's wildly problematic because Muslims are much more devout in their beliefs (on the whole).
islam teaches that infidels, by refusing to adopt islam, are at war with Allah.
Muslims are genuinely sincere when they say "islam is a religion of peace," but that statement does not mean what the western mind hears. It means, muslims are at peace with Allah (and everyone else is at war with Allah). Remember, the Arabic word "islam" means "submission." It's a very manichean context - one must submit to Allah, or you are at war with him.
And to their credit, muslims are sincere about accepting converts as equals, no matter race, creed, language, etc... It's a very egalitarian faith in that regard. But never forget this - islam does not accept infidels as equals. They are not equal to Muslims in the eyes of Allah, nor in the eyes of the Ummah, nor in the eyes of Shariah. Infidels are essentially sub-human. "Peoples of the Book" (Jews, Christians) get special consideration, but "polytheists" are hated with an intensity that is hard to covey.
My Jordanian diplomat friend used the words "bugs or dogs" in explaining that to me.
KaiBear said:
A. Yes a 2nd carrier group is an important part of a deterrent.
B. However Ukraine has already proven how missiles and drones can successfully destroy naval units.
C. Can Israel really count on the US to go to war with Iran if Iran attacks them. If you were Israel would you really trust an 80 year old dementia case to follow through ?
D. And if the US goes to war with Iran what will Russia, Syria, Egypt and especially Turkey do ?
This could very easily escalate into a regional war.
However unlike the Ukrainian nightmare the US did not manipulate this problem involving Hamas.
Iran did.
Hope our Navy is on a war time status. They better be.
If Israel goes into the Gaza Strip, Hamas will sacrifice their civilians to bring on the biggest war in the Middle East since the Iraqi - Iran blood fest .