The infinite might of the United States is unable to hold and defend a 24-mile wide body of water.
Think about that for a second.
this post was submitted on 14 Mar 2026
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The sad thing is that they just might. The Brits (and the rest of Europe) need lower energy prices
Fuck off loser.
Dear UK, do not help pedophile rapist out!
- America
“That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer — But we will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!”
Huh.
My god he is such a fucking idiot. He just insulted them and told them their help wasnt needed. Just a stupid, pathetic, hatefull asshole.
Does he mean the strait that is only insecure because HE made it insecure ? Good job by the way !
I thought he didn't need our ships for a war already won.
Why would they join the war that is already won?
Victory has many fathers. Defeat is a gosh gallop of roping in allies, obscuring facts and blaming Joe Biden.
*gish
*god
To win the war he already won. How is that confusing?
But he just said he doesn't need them! What happened? Was he wrong?
"It's both"
In what appeared to be an appeal to the UK and other nations, he added: “Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint will send ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a nation that has been totally decapitated.”
China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK…wut?
Would love for a country to just ask a billion dollar per day, paid in advance, for any help. Art of the deal and all that.
The only official response to him from the UK should be the direct quote about not needing the UK. No additional words. Don't take any words out. Just the exact quote.
Starmer will say no, only in defence, then give Trump everything he wants.
Those wealthy elites know a thing or two about class solidarity. It means a few hundred extra poors to the chopping block, they'll take it!
Then the UK has a problem to deal with as well.
Ready in Canada if our government decides to help Trump out. Don't care which team he's on.
We should really call a vote of non confidence if they do. Regime change should always start at home.
It's still a minority government.
Donald Trump is just trying to drag everyone down with him.
He does command the - by far - biggest navy in the world. If he can't fight the war he started to distract from the Epstein files, he calls others, who have nothing to do with it, to do his dirty work and get the blame.
“We have already destroyed 100 per cent of Iran’s military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close-range missile somewhere along, or in, this waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are.”
In what appeared to be an appeal to the UK and other nations, he added: “Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint will send ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a nation that has been totally decapitated.”
Mr Trump struck a markedly different tone from when, earlier this month, he accused Sir Keir of joining the conflict after the US had already claimed victory, suggesting the US no longer needed UK assistance.
“The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East,” Mr Trump wrote earlier in March. “That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer – But we will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!”
"The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the greatest of them all"
Daddy Bibi gonna be mad about this one.
You think Bibi doesn’t know, nd love the fact, that Trump is an idiot?
I don't have a lot of faith that a worm like Kier Starmer won't fold after Trump yells at him a bit.
after trump just threatened all of EU for not supporting him too.
There's no way Starmer pulls us into this war, given the current political climate in the UK.
The two far-right party leaders called to join the war in Iran as soon as it started - they've both had to backpedal now due to the UK public categorically not supporting the war.
It's given Starmer some much-needed good press. His actions on the world stage have been consistently brilliant and I don't see that stopping yet. He should be able to keep our noses clean during this, but I suspect we'll be hit with the recession regardless.
You forget that Starmer loves shooting himself in tbe foot and hates good press
And he could try the whole "no elections during wartime" strategy if he really wants to end up even more hates than he already is
Don't know that much about him, but it would be epically spineless of him if he did.
Starmer ain't Blair.
The stupid orange fuck can sod off, he had his chance and blew it in typical fashion.
Only STRONG ~~Pedophiles~~ Leaders BEG other Countries to Help them ~~coverup their Child Raping!~~ ~~do Israel's Bidding!~~ not Embarrassingly LOSE a War Bigly!
Why? Because the U.S. decommissioned most of its purpose-built minesweepers?
Because Israel and USA run out of ammo if Iran doesn't surrender soon and then they're really up shit creek.
iran maybe the "key" to slowing or stopping israels aggression in gaza.
Precision guided weapons, yes. Dumb bombs and munitions, no.
Trump can eat dick all day long
I’m unsure if that’s supposed to be an observation or a retort.
America First. Remember?
So maybe all those allies weren't so bad to have anyway?
But I sincerely hope nobody will come to the aid of USA in this. They made the mess together with Israel without consulting allies, and they need to clean it up themselves.
If they had consulted allies, I am pretty sure they would have been told unanimously to NOT attack Iran. They even had a clear deal on the nuclear thing, that Iran would stop completely to produce enriched uranium, not just for nuclear bombs, but stop COMPLETELY! Then Israel and USA attacked!!
Well yeah; if that agreement had gone through, Israel and the US would have lost all leverage over Iran. They had to stop it at any cost.
Plus, it distracts from Epstein and Netanyahu’s current troubles.
yes it was the intended point, also it gives an out for Russia, AS THEY just lifted sanctions on thier oil too.