Cable Forum - President Trump 2.0

The fun thing with this is watching all the Trump fans who lectured everyone about Trump being anti-war rationalise why this is a good thing.

To be fair, some of them have broken from Trump over stuff like this and Iran. But some are loyal to the end.

thenry

03-01-2026 11:38

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Is Trump not stopping a breakout of all out war by disabling Iran? Iran have gone awfully quiet since the airstrikes.

Drug trafficking causing all kinds of antisocial behaviour on homeland territory which is affectively war on the streets of America.

The only part I disagree with is destabilising a country for better democracy.

1andrew1

03-01-2026 11:47

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36208436)

Maybe another strike on Iran? Or would that be too useful to be likely?

Depends on how much people are talking about the Epstein files. 😉
That being said, I do favour the protestors in Iran so if this helps them it could be a good thing.

papa smurf

03-01-2026 12:09

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Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36208443)

you have to look at the biggly picture, how much money will the Trump family make out of this

1andrew1

03-01-2026 12:40

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36208440)

Now let’s see how Starmer gets on when he’s put on the spot by journos. indeed any of them. Farage needs to be careful, though.

Yes, Farage normally takes his cues from Putin so I expect him to say little on the subject. Not something I expect Starmer to devote much time to either.

Sephiroth

03-01-2026 13:24

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36208447)

Yes, Farage normally takes his cues from Putin so I expect him to say little on the subject. Not something I expect Starmer to devote much time to either.

Interesting. Many people would say that Farage takes his cues from Trump.

As it happens, Farage is now reported as condemning the Venezuela strike.

Sirius

03-01-2026 13:25

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36208438)

I can't believe a FIFA peace prize recipient would do this...

<Greenland and Panama Canal look nervously over their shoulders >

Do they have lots of black gold by any chance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_reserves_in_Venezuela

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The proven oil reserves in Venezuela are recognized as the largest in the world, totaling 300 billion barrels (4.8×1010 m3) as of 1 January 2014

Anonymouse

03-01-2026 13:33

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36208438)

I can't believe a FIFA peace prize recipient would do this...

Oh, I can. Coming from a bloke who can't even recognise his home country's national bird...

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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 36208449)

Do they have lots of black gold by any chance.

<cynicism on>Yes, the good ol' Texas Tea. As Vimes rightly said, follow the money. </cynicism off>

thenry

03-01-2026 14:02

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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 36208449)

Do they have lots of black gold by any chance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_reserves_in_Venezuela

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The proven oil reserves in Venezuela are recognized as the largest in the world, totaling 300 billion barrels (4.8×1010 m3) as of 1 January 2014

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Timothy Marshall, SkyNews, they have about 17% of the worlds reserves but it's pretty rubbish oil, it's sludge. Cuba's oil could be cut if theres regime change.

Not a lot will change as it's effectively just cutting the head off the snake. The defence minister is still in place. The vice president she is still in place. The Bolivariana milicia tens of thousands of them are still in place. The colectivos tens of thousands of them small political units, thugs most of them. All of them don't want to go down with the president there's too much money they will lose. So the regime is still in place.

Snakes can still give a kiss of death when cutting their heads off. Snapping their neck is the way to go but the last time America involved itself with such acts Iraq happened :no:

Hugh	03-01-2026 14:21

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Interesting. Many people would say that Farage takes his cues from Trump.

As it happens, Farage is now reported as condemning the Venezuela strike.

"condemning"?

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...4&d=1767445707

Could someone explain the logic of "one large country attacking a smaller country and capturing its leader" could make two other large countries considering doing the same to, maybe, Taiwan or the Baltic States "think twice"?

thenry

03-01-2026 17:46

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Trump: USA will run Venezuela for the interim.

God damn! Those plastic gangsters don't look so tough now big Don has intervened

Chris

03-01-2026 17:59

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Unless they’re able to put their own army in as a police force, and civilian administrators in to take over the civil service, it’s hard to understand how exactly the USA means to run another country. Its control of Iraq was never entirely complete and they had actually over-run the place, with significant international co-operation.

Pierre

03-01-2026 18:00

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I don’t think the Venezuelan people will be too upset with Uncle Donald’s intervention.

https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/...ort-venezuela/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_in_Venezuela

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/venezuela-crisis

And regardless of anything else, they’re the ones that matter.

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