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31st March 2025, 04:02 AM
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Isnt Trump,wanting or threatening to do the exact same or very similar antic as Putin in invading the Ukraine , by wanting to take over Greenland or is it Iceland ? Does he not realize how he appears to the world , or is he deranged and not liable for his actions ? Or is he late in going through his male menapause ? Khengis Khan is alive and well in today’s world. JS
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31st March 2025, 05:42 AM
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Our Donald may not be as stupid as it appears.
Greenland is in a part of the globe where it would be easy for Russia or China to move in.
But China is not the China we knew of long ago.
It is now a modern and to much extent westernized.
No longer riding on bikes they now drive quality cars made under license in China.
Have a mate married to a Chinse lady, they are currently in China, and some of what he tells me shows just how far China are in their effort to be come top nation.
Do not underestimate their resolve, slowly, slowly is the way for them so our Donald and others need to keep a sharp eye open.


Happy daze John in Oz.
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31st March 2025, 08:05 AM
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On the news last night the Donald said he will look at ways to enable him to run for a third term, so basically he will either tear up the Constitution or as I have just been reading revoke the 22nd amendment
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/...22nd-amendment
Oh he also mentioned he was very very angry that President Putin will not do as instructed by him regarding the Ukraine ceasefire
Concerning China, the bicycle is still the most preferred mode of transport, not everyone drives a Ferrari, Traffic in Shanghai certainly in 2013 was worse than the M25 during rush hour . One thing that I do remember we used to get driven down to the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co everyweek day. More than once there would be a bunch of tiddly winks in the middle of the road knocking lumps out of each other, our chinese driver just slowing drove through them. He was not slow either of getting out and with a baseball bat in hand clear the way.
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31st March 2025, 08:20 AM
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His actual words as reported by the TV news, that he as "very pissed of the Putin, for not doing as he (Trump) said.
Very diplomatic.
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31st March 2025, 08:46 AM
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One thing Trump has got right though, he's got everyone in the worlds attention. Every single nuance he utters is talked about, written about, and worried about. He's got countries preparing for all kinds of mayhem. They're getting all stocked up in France for some disaster or another.
I've cleared out under the stairs ready for whatever.
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31st March 2025, 08:51 AM
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#22. Just as easy John , for Putin to Claim that Alaska was sold to the US by a big con , and not legal , and now wants back. JS
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31st March 2025, 09:32 PM
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He has disgraced the office of president him and the muppets he put into run the country. He tried to bully President Zelensky, ranting at him he would start a 3rd world war. Trump has been made a fool of by Putin. Europe needs to seriously ramp up Arms production, we are on our own.
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1st April 2025, 05:37 AM
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But it was the words of Donald that got the EU countries and UK to bind together to do some thing.
Macron has been saying for a number of years that something must be done, Germany and Poland were no so interested, but now change their tune.
Too many countries world wide rely on USA to get them out of strife but contribute nothing to the cost.


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1st April 2025, 08:24 AM
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Apart from the Civil war I cannot think of any war the US has won on it's own. A bunch of gooks in black pyjamas kicked their ass no matter what the US threw at them. Henry Kissenger said we have achieved Peace with Honour. Take away their Nukes and they are just another nation , with the nukes they are Bully boys same as Russia.
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1st April 2025, 01:33 PM
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no wonder Russia calls uk chihuahas.we cant fight wars on or own, fact
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