This is the “Venezuela model” which he thought would work in Iran; just kill or kidnap the top guy and make a deal with the #2 that lets him call it a “win” without actually changing the regime in power.
Maybe it could work in Cuba, but I can tell 'ya, this is not what the expat Cuban-Americans in the US want. They want the whole Castro legacy regime gone, and that can’t happen without US boots on the ground. This is shaping up to be another political Kabuki theater move like Venezuela.
all of my critters get along famously! Even Candy Dog ! Tho my oldest cat Nosey has never liked any other cat since her buddy One Eyed Lucky was killed by the savage dog over a year ago
Apropos: Hormuz blockade. Reuters is reporting that Fujairah, a port outside the Strait of Hormuz, has been hit by drones. Are these reports credible, given the fog of war? Is this why President Trump was projecting those turbulent and angry tweets last night? Will these economic damages be recouped from insurance companies?
That’s a better surprise than what my family got back in the day when Hernando* gave birth to a litter of kittens.
*named for the song Hernando’s Hideaway which turned out to be accurate.
When we adopted a cat we named Baldur, the rescue org had it listed on papers as male.
It wasn’t until two years later, when it developed bladder stones and had to go to the vet for surgery, that we learned “Baldur” was actually female. We ended up changing her name to Baldura.
I plead Extremely Fluffy Butt. Also, cat-butt voyeurism is not one of my kinks.
“Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions — also known as the fake news — have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up,” Carr wrote in a Twitter post on Saturday.
And…again…the only appropriate response by any US broadcaster is:
This is the earliest picture of Noel& littermate Zorro. Found tied in a sack along the creek by my house. There was a 3rd kitten in the sack but it had already died. It would have been so tragic to lose him now
I mean who wouldn’t give up spending their final days with their family to spend time with TRUMP. TRUMP is just being kind to the guy so that he can live out his final days with his fellow MAGAts rather than his family (likely MAGAts also, but at least the give a shit about him).
A tanker was hit with minor damage at that port, a reminder from Iran that they still control the Strait and adjacent areas. They consider the UAW a legit target as a US ally.
A tanker anchored off the coast of the United Arab Emirates near the Strait of Hormuz was hit by a projectile early Tuesday, the first such strike in and around the vital waterway in five days, a British maritime monitoring agency said.
The tanker was hit near the port of Fujairah, at the southern end of the strait, and sustained minor damage, according to United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. There were no reports of injuries and the authorities were investigating.
I don’t know if insurance would cover the damage. Many insurance policies have an "act of war’ exception, and I read recently that shipping insurance for that area also has no coverage for economic and environmental damage from an oil spill.
Rupar’s version has the ring of truth to it–altruistic acts aren’t in his behavioral repertoire.
Congresscritter Dunn is a physician himself–a urologist, if I remember correctly. But in any event, the medical community is connected in a way few others are. I’d be surprised if Trump had much to do with his improved prospects (other than ego-stroking TCF).
Dunn is not running for re-election, so there’s another open seat the GQP needs to hold.