Attack on Iran

[Minimalist]

Ah, TheOnion.  Still at it!

https://theonion.com/trump-warns-iran-to...ultimatum/

Trump Warns Iran To Accept His Ultimatum Or Face Wrath Of Next Ultimatum

[Fireball]

Ah, TheOnion.  Still at it!

https://theonion.com/trump-warns-iran-to...ultimatum/

Trump Warns Iran To Accept His Ultimatum Or Face Wrath Of Next Ultimatum

"I have a concept of a plan for my next ultimatum!" If the VP and the Cabinet weren't so busy kissing his mushroom, they'd Article 25 the crazy bastard.

[SYZ]

Thanks for this... my deepest belly laugh of the week!   

[brewerb]

U.S. strikes Kharg Island, official says; Trump warns 'a whole civilization will die tonight' if Iran doesn't make a deal

The U.S. military struck dozens of military targets overnight on Iran’s key oil export hub, a U.S. official told NBC News. It comes hours ahead of the president's deadline for Tehran to agree to a deal or face massive strikes on key civilian infrastructure.

TRUMP'S DEADLINE TONIGHT: President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb all of Iran’s power plants and bridges if the country does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. ET today. "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again," Trump warned. He framed it as "one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World."

U.S. STRIKES KHARG ISLAND: Even before Trump’s deadline, an intense wave of strikes were reported on bridges across Iran and on Kharg Island, the country’s key oil export hub. The U.S. military struck dozens of military targets on the island overnight, a U.S. official told NBC News.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-...rcna267039

I hope we get.....

[Fireball]

U.S. strikes Kharg Island, official says; Trump warns 'a whole civilization will die tonight' if Iran doesn't make a deal

The U.S. military struck dozens of military targets overnight on Iran’s key oil export hub, a U.S. official told NBC News. It comes hours ahead of the president's deadline for Tehran to agree to a deal or face massive strikes on key civilian infrastructure.

TRUMP'S DEADLINE TONIGHT: President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb all of Iran’s power plants and bridges if the country does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. ET today. "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again," Trump warned. He framed it as "one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World."

U.S. STRIKES KHARG ISLAND: Even before Trump’s deadline, an intense wave of strikes were reported on bridges across Iran and on Kharg Island, the country’s key oil export hub. The U.S. military struck dozens of military targets on the island overnight, a U.S. official told NBC News.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-...rcna267039

I hope we get.....

It's Taco Tuesday!

[Thumpalumpacus]

U.S. strikes Kharg Island, official says; Trump warns 'a whole civilization will die tonight' if Iran doesn't make a deal

The U.S. military struck dozens of military targets overnight on Iran’s key oil export hub, a U.S. official told NBC News. It comes hours ahead of the president's deadline for Tehran to agree to a deal or face massive strikes on key civilian infrastructure.

TRUMP'S DEADLINE TONIGHT: President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb all of Iran’s power plants and bridges if the country does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. ET today. "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again," Trump warned. He framed it as "one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World."

U.S. STRIKES KHARG ISLAND: Even before Trump’s deadline, an intense wave of strikes were reported on bridges across Iran and on Kharg Island, the country’s key oil export hub. The U.S. military struck dozens of military targets on the island overnight, a U.S. official told NBC News.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-...rcna267039

I hope we get.....

The final line in this article says it all:

As of Tuesday morning oil trading was at $113.40 per barrel, which is $2.15 more than Monday morning’s level.

And to follow up on that:

Some Republican lawmakers are growing wary about the military conflict in Iran, which has entered its sixth week and could escalate further after President Trump urged Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face “all Hell.”

The Iran operation is unfolding at a politically precarious moment for Republicans, as the midterm election season ramps up and segments of the MAGA base grow increasingly restless over a perceived drift away from the “America First” agenda. While Trump initially projected the operation would only last for four to five weeks, he has since escalated tensions — most notably by threatening strikes on Iran’s infrastructure over the weekend — and hasn’t ruled out U.S. boots on the ground, moves that risk a longer, more entangled conflict.

GOP lawmakers were almost in lockstep behind Trump when he launched the strikes in February, but some now say they want Congress to step in and assert its authority if the conflict extends beyond 60 days.

“Constitutional limits are in place to temper the president from unilateral authority. I support the president’s actions taken in defense of American lives and interests. However, I will not support ongoing military action beyond a 60-day window without congressional approval,” Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) wrote in an op-ed for Deseret News on April 1, adding that the War Powers Resolution of 1973 limits the president’s period of time to respond to “emerging threats.”

A 60-day period is “a fully sufficient window for presidents to take emergency measures in response to a national threat and then remit a decision to the duly elected representatives of the people as to whether a state of war should in fact be declared and continued,” Curtis wrote.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) told The Hill on Monday that he’d consider a vote on a war powers resolution if the conflict extends past 60 days.

“I do think Iran has been a threat for 47 years, and they’ve killed roughly a thousand Americans. But I’d consider the resolution,” he said.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/58186...gop-trump/

I have no doubt the rising cost of energy has Republicans worried about November, and so even they are wanting to limit Trump's power. Lots of things can happen when Congresscritters fear losing office.

[brewerb]

2 weeks.

[Minimalist]

I don't eat Mexican food so I'll defer to those who do but....is chicken a prime ingredient of a taco?

[epronovost]

I don't eat Mexican food so I'll defer to those who do but....is chicken a prime ingredient of a taco?

No, it's the main ingredient of the fairly similar fayitas.

[brewerb]

I don't eat Mexican food so I'll defer to those who do but....is chicken a prime ingredient of a taco?

[Dānu]

I don't eat Mexican food so I'll defer to those who do but....is chicken a prime ingredient of a taco?

You can make tacos with chicken, just like you can with fish. Ranch chicken tacos are pretty common.

[Minimalist]

[Thumpalumpacus]

I don't eat Mexican food so I'll defer to those who do but....is chicken a prime ingredient of a taco?

No, it's the main ingredient of the fairly similar fayitas.

Actually chicken is one of the major ingredients for tacos, burritos, fajitas, tostadas, tamales, and many other Mexican/Central American dishes, alongside variants featuring beef or pork. You can make any of the above dishes with any of the listed meats.

[Fireball]

No, it's the main ingredient of the fairly similar fayitas.

Actually chicken is one of the major ingredients for tacos, burritos, fajitas, tostadas, tamales, and many other Mexican/Central American dishes, alongside variants featuring beef or pork. You can make any of the above dishes with any of the listed meats.

Not to mention seared ahi tuna, etc.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Actually chicken is one of the major ingredients for tacos, burritos, fajitas, tostadas, tamales, and many other Mexican/Central American dishes, alongside variants featuring beef or pork. You can make any of the above dishes with any of the listed meats.

Not to mention seared ahi tuna, etc.

Right, but I generally don't care for seafood so I ignore that side of the house.

[Deesse23]

Strait of hormuz open.
Iran accepts terms of uncond....oh, wait , it's a ceasefire
Stockholm: peace Nobel price award for trump. Zelensky didn't make it. Nobel committee argued that, unlike trump, he didn't end a single war he started

[epronovost]

Strait of hormuz open.
Iran accepts terms of uncond....oh, wait , it's a ceasefire
Stockholm: peace Nobel price award for trump. Zelensky didn't make it. Nobel committee argued that, unlike trump, he didn't end a single war he started

The ceasefire is immediately violated by both Israel and shortly after Iran... looks like this was just a big old nothing burger.

[Szuchow]

Strait of hormuz open.
Iran accepts terms of uncond....oh, wait , it's a ceasefire
Stockholm: peace Nobel price award for trump. Zelensky didn't make it. Nobel committee argued that, unlike trump, he didn't end a single war he started

The ceasefire is immediately violated by both Israel and shortly after Iran... looks like this was just a big old nothing burger.

israel apparently didn't felt bound by the ceasefire:

Israel made it abundantly clear on Wednesday that it does not consider Lebanon to be protected by Tuesday night’s ceasefire that halted hostilities for two weeks between the US and Iran.

Hours after the ceasefire was reached, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it had begun “the largest coordinated strike across Lebanon,” since it began its assault on the country in early March, with bombardments on what it said were Hezbollah targets across Beirut, Bekaa, and southern Lebanon.

Other side however acted differently: Hezbollah reportedly held its fire against Israel after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who mediated the agreement, said on Tuesday that “Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire everywhere, including Lebanon and elsewhere, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.”

If israel criminal in chief really needs war to not be prosecuted then I'm not at all surprised.

[brewerb]

Strait of hormuz open.
Iran accepts terms of uncond....oh, wait , it's a ceasefire
Stockholm: peace Nobel price award for trump. Zelensky didn't make it. Nobel committee argued that, unlike trump, he didn't end a single war he started

The ceasefire is immediately violated by both Israel and shortly after Iran... looks like this was just a big old nothing burger.

The US stock market is loving it. How much do you think insiders are making this time?

[Thumpalumpacus]

The ceasefire is immediately violated by both Israel and shortly after Iran... looks like this was just a big old nothing burger.

The US stock market is loving it. How much do you think insiders are making this time?

"Buy low, sell high" has never worked so well as when they've installed an American president who's fine with innocents dying, so long as his cronies are making bank.

[Minimalist]

[SYZ]

Double post..... grrrrrrrrrr

[SYZ]

Donald Trump has shrugged off a question about whether
he was worried about committing a war crime by threatening
to bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran such as bridges and
power plants.

He was asked if he was concerned the attacks would constitute war crimes.

"I'm not worried about it," he replied.
"You know what's a war crime? Having a nuclear weapon.
"Allowing a sick country with demented leadership having a nuclear weapon."

Doesn't that precisely define the United States right now?   

[Szuchow]

Donald Trump has shrugged off a question about whether
he was worried about committing a war crime by threatening
to bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran such as bridges and
power plants.

He was asked if he was concerned the attacks would constitute war crimes.

"I'm not worried about it," he replied.
"You know what's a war crime? Having a nuclear weapon.
"Allowing a sick country with demented leadership having a nuclear weapon."

Doesn't that precisely define the United States right now?   

Surely you're not surprised. I mean since when fascists cared about war crimes?

[Minimalist]

When they are facing the gallows.