Sounds like they are preparing for a strike on Iran which might result in counterstrikes by Iran in Israel and Lebanon
this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2026
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That or all out war between Israel and Lebanon.
It's honestly hard to keep up with what Trump is up to, it's something new every day.
That’s the entire point of the “flood the zone with shit” strategy
People need to realise it's not all Trump. He is the face of an organisation. He is a spokesperson. Yes he has power but he is not some puppetmaster pulling all of these strings.
Yes, but saying “Trump” is shorter and often clearer than “the loosely defined group of people of which Trump is the spokesman”
That's fair, I just hate this idea that he's some mastermind behind everything that's happening, when really he's just an old, weak man who says words that right wingers love.
We know it's Miller
Concern grows as host of US military planes descend on UK bases.
Unfortunately, war seems to be the only thing that gets the news cycle off of his child trafficking empire. So expect lots more of it in the next few years.
What was that one dudes name…Schlepstein, something er other. I dunno.
I thought Mexico was next but Iran it is
Mexico, Iran, Colombia, Canada, Greenland, Panama... there are so many for him to choose from for his next unwarranted attack!
And don't forget his other favorites: Nipple, Aberbaijan, and Thighland!
They’ve started ‘surgical strikes’ on ‘cartel members’ in Mexico too.
War with Mexico is going to result in terrible consequences for the lower 48. Not sure what the elite see in a war with a neighboring country.
Owning the hemisphere within the next 5-15 years and stripping it for resources ?
Why not both?
HOUSE!
Why is trump doing something I've advocated that the US should be doing (removing embassy staff from Israel) suddenly so ominous? Goddamnit I hate this fucker.
So they don’t get killed when Iran retaliates to whatever the fuck is about to happen next
Then why Lebanon too?
Iranian citizens are rising up. If the US bombs Iran, I fear that momentum will stall or reverse. This might be what the US wants as it maintains the status quo, but that's just me theorizing.
Born just in time to invade the middle east.
First time?
So thats why Iran's goldreserves are flown to Russia.
Didn't Rusia do The same like yesterday?
Unconfirmed reports to the Canary suggest that the US is withdrawing non-essential staff from its embassies in both Lebanon and Israel.
I certainly wouldn't be surprised if it ended up being true, but I'll wait for confirmation.
WW3 at long last?
Would Russia let themselves get called into a war with the US over Iran?
I'm not sure if they would, but I know that they can't. They're already getting to the dregs of their stockpiled soviet munitions. Another war front will have them back to a 'pick up the dead guy's gun' situation.
A couple years ago, they couldn't even provide the token military support for a long-time ally, almost-neighbor, and main stronghold in the Caucasus - Armenia - in what was basically a more-or-less righteous (even if legally dubious) defensive war against Azerbaijan. Instead the few russian troops already stationed there just withdrew in an orderly fashion. This resulted in quite a serious anti-Russian shift in the country, so much so that they basically withdrew from CSTO, and are starting to consider leaving the EEU and joining the EU.
Do you seriously think they would be able to provide meaningful support for Iran, against the US?