tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post2446600317926496737..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Donald Trump, James Comey, and the Coming War With IranSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-11287731409844482372017-06-07T23:17:00.999-04:002017-06-07T23:17:00.999-04:00Pay attention to him on North Korea, he has been u...Pay attention to him on North Korea, he has been urging calm. He is almost doubling as Secretary of State sometimes, which is scary for an ex general.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-15960395213502778432017-06-07T22:26:46.385-04:002017-06-07T22:26:46.385-04:00hi anon...I don't disagree with anything you s...hi anon...I don't disagree with anything you say. Mattis is a cut above most U.S. generals, a very interesting man, and we must take what we can get. But then of course I dare not say anything else, or my marine cousins in Maine would kill me... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-9583751468059013542017-06-07T22:21:55.445-04:002017-06-07T22:21:55.445-04:00hi jrkrideau...yes, the facts of this latest hacki...hi jrkrideau...yes, the facts of this latest hacking seem even murkier than usual. But there can be no doubt that the Saudis have been emboldened by Trump to go after Qatar. They hate that country for sharing the largest LNG field in the world with Iran, for supporting Hamas, and above all for owning Al Jazeera which frequently criticizes the corrupt ruling families in the region. The Saudis and their fellow Sunnis have been trying to drag the U.S. into a war against the Shia for a long time. And now with Trump in power they may finally succeed. Which needless to say can only make our world even more dangerous...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-47003579237440425412017-06-07T22:11:18.987-04:002017-06-07T22:11:18.987-04:00Fuck Russia.Fuck Russia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-3802953652485281862017-06-07T22:10:51.511-04:002017-06-07T22:10:51.511-04:00Simon, there are problematic things about Mattis b...Simon, there are problematic things about Mattis but he is much deeper than the "Mad Dog" tag. The man is a brilliant soldier and intellectual. <br />The biggest issue with Mattis is Iran, but the good news is that he supports the Iran deal. <br />For now I will take what I can get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-1012763371889751612017-06-07T21:51:37.535-04:002017-06-07T21:51:37.535-04:00hi anon...I don't know if the Dolphin Hotel is...hi anon...I don't know if the Dolphin Hotel is owned by Trump. But what I do know is that in King's story, the breakfast menu in the haunted room 1408 does change from French to Russian and then into a picture of a wolf eating a small boy. And when the writer finally manages to escape the fiery inferno that room 1408 has become, he sleeps with the lights on to try to forget the shade of yellow and orange that reminds him of 1408. When the Trump nightmare is finally over, I imagine a lot of Americans will be sleeping with their lights on to try to ensure that a nightmare like that one never happens again... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-27690341717311410422017-06-07T21:40:31.826-04:002017-06-07T21:40:31.826-04:00hi anon...I don't know if Comey is going to pe...hi anon...I don't know if Comey is going to perjure himself, but I do think he must feel at least partially responsible for Trump's victory, and will do what he can to overcome that unfortunate legacy...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-10574087722148882572017-06-07T21:38:00.271-04:002017-06-07T21:38:00.271-04:00hi Steve...I honestly don't believe that Trump...hi Steve...I honestly don't believe that Trump has any idea what he is doing. The Saudis gave him a reception fit for a king, and it seems to have gone to his head. Even though as everybody knows, the Saudis are the nexus of terrorism...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-32417235767239385832017-06-07T21:36:15.082-04:002017-06-07T21:36:15.082-04:00hi anon...it now seems that while the hackers may ...hi anon...it now seems that while the hackers may have been Russian, it's not clear they were working for Putin. They could have been hired by Saudi Arabia or some other Sunni state to discredit Qatar. But of course, whoever paid those hackers does play into the hands of Putin, for it threatens that big U.S. base. And if Saudi Arabia now feels it can target Qatar so blatantly, it's only because the idiot Trump has emboldened it and the other members of the Sunni conglomerate. And somehow managed to make the Middle East even more unstable...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-42792091589223365702017-06-07T21:28:35.672-04:002017-06-07T21:28:35.672-04:00hi anon...I too take some comfort in the fact that...hi anon...I too take some comfort in the fact that Jim Mattis is there to restrain Trump, or act like an adult in the situation room. But unfortunately the man they call the Warrior Monk or Mad Dog can't be trusted to moderate Trump when it comes to Iran. And the reason for that is he is said to carry a grudge dating back to the attack on the marine barracks in Beirut in 1983, which killed 241 people. An attack which Mattis believes was carried out by a suicide truck bomber trained in Iran. So let's hope history doesn't come back to haunt us... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-52914235238714660162017-06-07T18:20:16.086-04:002017-06-07T18:20:16.086-04:00Didn't Stephen King set 1408 at one of Trump&#...Didn't Stephen King set 1408 at one of Trump's haunted hotels? The ghosts of bankruptcies past, present, and future...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-2375571454059538502017-06-07T14:07:22.219-04:002017-06-07T14:07:22.219-04:00Comey is going to perjure himself. He doesn’t have...Comey is going to perjure himself. He doesn’t have any choice at this point. He has already perjured himself, so to not do it this time, he would be admitting to having done it the last time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-61024552384721053632017-06-07T10:50:44.341-04:002017-06-07T10:50:44.341-04:00While possible, we have to remember the USA sees R...While possible, we have to remember the USA sees Russians everywhere. Tornado in Oklahoma? Russian secret weather hacking. Forest fire in California? Russian arsonists. Hacking in Qatar? Russians. <br /><br /><i>Somebody should let Donnie know that Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base is home to some 12,000 US military personnel. </i><br /><br />Even if they did, do you think he would retain that fact for more than ten minutes? One cannot expect miracles.<br /><br /><br />I'd, also, be very suspicious of some of the other Arab states or Israel. Qatar is a bit of a loose cannon but it supports Hamas ( and the Muslim Brotherhhood and Al Jazzera drives other local dictatorships crazy. <br /><br />Israel or Egypt might be likely candidates for example as state actors. I rather discount the Maldives and Libya. And it does not have to be a sovereign state actor. jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-45368081707836889382017-06-07T10:31:53.894-04:002017-06-07T10:31:53.894-04:00Is Mattis that sane? I guess we can hope so.Is Mattis that sane? I guess we can hope so.jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-52914922813337945812017-06-07T08:22:40.609-04:002017-06-07T08:22:40.609-04:00His first move is Qtar, I wonder if the Prince of ...His first move is Qtar, I wonder if the Prince of Darkness will be a multi billion wet work contract for both sides.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-89935087482109643422017-06-07T08:16:48.027-04:002017-06-07T08:16:48.027-04:00As usual, it looks like Trump is doing Russia'...As usual, it looks like Trump is doing <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/06/politics/russian-hackers-planted-fake-news-qatar-crisis/index.html" rel="nofollow">Russia's bidding</a> with his tweet on Qatar:<br /><br /><i><b>Washington (CNN)</b> US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar's state news agency and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US' closest Gulf allies, according to US officials briefed on the investigation.</i><br /><br />Somebody should let Donnie know that Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base is home to some 12,000 US military personnel. MAGA, MAGA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-12142671955773892482017-06-07T07:18:44.670-04:002017-06-07T07:18:44.670-04:00The only thing that helps me sleep at night is the...The only thing that helps me sleep at night is the thought that Mattis has a similar set up with the military that Kissinger had during Nixon's drunken Watergate days. "Do not launch unless I ok it". Entirely unconstitutional, entirely responsible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com