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  1. Ron in Regina

    Iran War. . . USA Up 2-0 in the First Period

    Iran said on Monday it wanted a lasting end to the war with the U.S. and Israel, and pushed back against pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while U.S. President Donald Trump warned the country could be "taken out" if it did not meet his Tuesday night deadline to reach a deal. Responding to...
  2. Ron in Regina

    Iran War. . . USA Up 2-0 in the First Period

    President Donald Trump, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine hold a briefing to update the public on Operation Epic Fury in Iran. I’m just listening to the part where Trump is now talking about taking over...
  3. Ron in Regina

    The Donroe Doctrine

    Has your gas/diesel/natural gas increased in cost since February 28th? It has in the US too….but it affects those closer to that strait first ‘cuz oil (tankers) travels about jogging speed, so Africa and Asia and Europe were affected first…but we’re all affected. Part of Trump’s logic to say...
  4. Ron in Regina

    Iran War. . . USA Up 2-0 in the First Period

    Trump will speak about the ceasefire proposal at a press conference at 1 p.m. ET (1800 GMT), a White House official told Reuters. "This is one of many ideas, and (Trump) has not signed off on it. Operation Epic Fury continues," they said, referring to the U.S. name for the operation against...
  5. Ron in Regina

    The Donroe Doctrine

    The global economy will suffer if it remains closed. It wasn’t closed February 27th. This also affects the US regardless of Trumps claims.
  6. Ron in Regina

    The Donroe Doctrine

    With the war on Iran, US action in Venezuela, and increasingly bellicose talk about Cuba, the Trump administration is reviving the old trope of the Ugly American, but this time without the once obligatory paeans to democracy. That old image of America as a narcissistic and culturally insensitive...
  7. Ron in Regina

    Iran War. . . USA Up 2-0 in the First Period

    On Monday afternoon, Trump is expected to hold a news conference on Iran with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other military officials. He will also be meeting later this week with North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Mark Rutte. Trans-Atlantic ties between the U.S. and...
  8. Ron in Regina

    Iran War. . . USA Up 2-0 in the First Period

    In a social media post, Trump vowed to hit Iran’s power plants and bridges and said the country would be “living in Hell” if the Strait of Hormuz, crucial for global trade, isn’t opened by Tuesday. He ended with “Praise be to Allah.” Trump has issued such deadlines before but extended them when...
  9. Ron in Regina

    Iran War. . . USA Up 2-0 in the First Period

    I was implying the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Thus the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) sticking to the Mediterranean where it has room (& time) to avoid incoming threats.
  10. Ron in Regina

    Gun Control is Completely Useless.

    (YouTube & The CDN Gov't May Know What Guns You Own - Here's How) Not gonna cut it if it wasn’t reported “at that time of loss.”
  11. Ron in Regina

    Iran War. . . USA Up 2-0 in the First Period

    Well, it appears the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) departed Naval Station Norfolk on March 31, 2026 to reach the east end of the Mediterranean would be roughly Wednesday the 8th. Trumps latest latest (latest) Iranian deadline expires Tuesday the 7th. {Can’t see it entering the Suez Canal to the...
  12. Ron in Regina

    Iran War. . . USA Up 2-0 in the First Period

    Iran is also not a "full democracy." It is classified as an authoritarian regime or a theocratic republic, where supreme power rests with a religious Supreme Leader. While Iran holds regular elections for president and parliament, these are not considered fully free or fair because the Guardian...
  13. Ron in Regina

    Trump (not America) threatens NATO again…

    Ok. The US has rescued the missing crew member of the US F-15 fighter jet which was shot down on Friday over southern Iran. US President Donald Trump confirmed the rescue on social media on Sunday morning after the US military "pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations" in...
  14. Ron in Regina

    Trump (not America) threatens NATO again…

    Videos from India news are notoriously notorious with respect to reality or a lack there of.
  15. Ron in Regina

    Trudeau’s Newest New Carbon Tax

    Kick-boxers.
  16. Ron in Regina

    Trump (not America) threatens NATO again…

    President Donald Trump had said Iran couldn't "do a thing" about American aircraft operating over its territory, insisting its air defences had been significantly weakened. His Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also said the US had achieved "air superiority" over Iran. So, Friday's downing of a...
  17. Ron in Regina

    Iran War. . . USA Up 2-0 in the First Period

    When fuel prices go up, everything that arrives on a train or plane or truck…its prices go up also.
  18. Ron in Regina

    Gun Control is Completely Useless.

    ??? It’s enough to get you to open your door to maintain your PAL if someone is on your doorstep demanding entry & inspection…or it’s not, I guess??? Again, just speculating here.