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TriTorch's avatar

Shakespeare cracked this case hundreds of years ago:

All the world's a stage...

LaliLand's avatar

He’s a convenient leader for Israel, bc he allows the Israeli military to keep the territory they invaded in southern Syria at the fall of Assad. Israel invaded and is currently occupying 10 military bases there, inching them closer to their Greater Israel (Nile to Euphrates) promised in the Talmud. Since this administration, like all the administrations of the last 40 + years, is mostly Israel 1st - they will forgive Sharaa. Should Sharaa double cross the Israeli’s, he’ll go back on the terror list. See, our elites don’t care about maimed and killed American boys, they only care what their Israeli bosses want.

Lois Lassiter's avatar

I am OK with people switching sides. If we are to be forgiving, we have to be forgiving of everyone. Not that I want the guy at my house, because I'm a woman and I don't trust him totally, but you have to start somewhere.

We can't weep for the soldiers killed and then turn away someone who CLAIMS to be somewhat reformed in some way.

The thing is this, they are all going to lie to the US to see what they can milk out of us. Some MAY be sincere. Welcome them in, but watch them like a hawk.

I don't really trust any Muslims at this point....but I know in my heart that there have to be good Muslims that don't agree with the beheadings and burqa's etc. Remember, just like we only get to see the crazies, so do they.

For ANY Muslim to reach out to us is a start......

Also, keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

TiredCitizen's avatar

Remember that while you keep being lied to that there are "peaceful muslims." They don't exist. Never have and never will. They go by their koran. Period. There isn't anything called a "reformed muslim." Go read their koran. Just like the Bible. You can't cherry pick.

Benj's avatar

I'm certain there are Muslims who would only want to live peacefully, without violence or enmity. Thing is, I don't expect that they will come to our aid when the violent ones do start attacking.

TiredCitizen's avatar

There is no such thing as a peaceful muslim. That is CAIR propaganda. Here is something to read: Phillip Haney's book "See Something. Say Nothing". Then look up how he died.

Medical Truth Podcast's avatar

Exactly, They refer to ALL Non-Muslims as Infidels which is the lowest form of human existence!! They have made it clear that they want to wipe out ALL non Muslims from the face of the earth- Nice People-NOT!!!

Herbert Jacobi's avatar

Read about the Sufi's. Also the followers of the Aga Kahn. The problem is people just hear about the Shia and the Sunni. Islam has a lot of splits , just like Christianity and Judaism . You just don't read about them.

TiredCitizen's avatar

Not sure who you are talking to. I know what the KORAN says. There is only one book. Sorry.

Herbert Jacobi's avatar

You can say that about the Bible too. (well actually two books). It's how people interpret them.. Or rewrite them. The Mormons kind of did that. Thomas Jefferson used a razor and cut out all of the references to miracles in the New Testament. You can buy The Jefferson Bible on Amazon. The Greek Orthodox and The Russian Orthodox churches have their own interpretations.

SomeDude's avatar

the ability to rewrite, retranslate, and edit particular Holy Books to suit the goals of one's own particular religious schism really enhances the Divide and Conquer algorithm. it also increases the ability to camouflage a schism movement under an existing "trusted" name while reworking basic tenets.

and religion is a well recognized prime mover for both organizing AND justifying war and violence.

SomeDude's avatar

also you forgot about all the violent nastiness in the Talmud aimed at nonbelievers. that is one of the prime reasons I distrust the following of the religion it's tied to just as much as the religion tied to the Koran.

really, the Old Testament Bible translations are the same way, full of "kill stone enslave and steal" for other unapproved groups with other religions.

TiredCitizen's avatar

No, it isn’t how people “interpret” them. There is the Greek language and Hebrew Language. And who said Thomas Jefferson got everything right? I didn’t. but then I don’t spend time on people like you that will offer up what ever side is going to fit your argument. Cherry pick all you want. You either decide to believe it all or you believe none of it. Good luck. Sounds like you will need it.

AwakeNotWoke's avatar

In some ways, such as in attitudes to pedophilia, Americans are far worse than Moslems and their fictional prophet Mohamme, who never existed. I detest how women are treated in Iran and have no problem with Americans laying down their lives for Israel, and to cleanse the global gene pool, although the launching by the US of a precision strike on 168+ schoolgirls is a bit sickening. But, as regards pedophiles, the Ayatollah never hung out with Epstein.

Furthermore, in Iran, under the Law on the Protection of Children and Juveniles (enacted originally in 2002 and updated in later years), acts of sexual abuse or exploitation of persons under 18 are criminalized and carry imprisonment terms if they do not fall under harsher religious “hudud” punishments. Regardless of the sickening story in the Qu'ran about a fictional Mohammed marrying a 9 year old in medieval times, modern Moslem countries don't allow pedophilia.

In contrast, in the US, today, under Article 120b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (10 U.S.C. § 920b), sex with 12 year olds is lawful for Americans who join the US military and marry or  are married to the young boy or girl. If you don’t  believe me look it up. There’s even a Wikipedia entry about it. Child marriage is legal in 2/3 of US states.

The Iranian government refers to the US government as " Epstein’s gang" and " the Epstein coalition." In the US, several prominent members of the current government (POTUS Trump, Commerce Secretary Lutnick and RFK Jr)  had close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

AwakeNotWoke's avatar

I believe this guy, except for his suggestion it wasn't an intentional attack by the US on schoolgirls:

Retired Master Sergeant Wes Bryant spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, where he called in airstrikes and led targeting cells and then worked in the Defense Department's Civilian Protection Center until the Trump administration reduced its size.

Bryant says this satellite image from after the attack shows six precise strikes inside an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy base. The seventh hit the school adjacent to the base's northwest corner. ...

A look at evidence linking U.S. to Iranian school strike | PBS News https://share.google/ZxxlEVFQWDl47AkGm

RoseMartyn's avatar

I don’t think RFK jr is in the files. Ditto on Michael Jackson. Ironic.

TiredCitizen's avatar

And our country is being taken down from within which was a socialist's plot started in the early 1900's. They have infiltrated every aspect of our country. But don't you dare try to even compare and hold superior Iran vs us. And Mohammed didn't just marry a 9 year old girl. HE RAPED HER and others. Go look up the website Voice of the Martyrs. Don't paint with a broad brush.

AwakeNotWoke's avatar

I need to correct what I said about a fictional Mohammed marrying a 9 year old.  The traditional Sunni view is that Aisha was married to him at 6 and the marriage was consummated at 9. However, many Shia (e.g., Iranian) interpretations are that she was possibly mid-to-late teens at consummation. Many historians think that Mary, mother of Jesus, was probably about 12 years old when married to Joseph.

Look, the facts speak for themselves, The Ayatollahs did not hang out with Epstein. POTUS Trump and Lutnick and RFK Jr did. That’s a FACT!

POTUS Trump said that everyone knew for ages what Epstein was up to. (He talked to the Palm Beach cops when Epstein came under investigation and the heat started closing in and POTUS Trump would have known the gig was up. That’s a FACT!)

The weight of the evidence is that 168+ Iranian prepubescent schoolgirls were killed in a precision strike by a Tomahawk missile, and only the US and two other Western countries possess them. Only the US was there when the killing occurred. The US has precision targeting capabilities and superior intelligence, which are inconsistent with incompetence or a "mistake."

Targeting kids is sick. That's a FACT!

The lives of each one of those 168+ girls who were most likely killed by the US is worth as much as a Jocelyn Nungaray. Killing Jocelyn was sick and so was killing the Iranian schoolgirls, multiplied by 168+. That’s  a FACT!

2/3 of US states allow child marriage and the  US allows marriage to 12 year olds. Moslem countries, including Iran, don't. That's a FACT!.

The US, under 10 U.S.C. § 920b, allows troops to f*ck 12 year old boys, and girls, provided the American marries his or her victim. No other country in the world, including Iran, allows this. That's a FACT!

These are FACTS. It you think being a nation of kiddie f*ckers, or killing 168+ kids, in a precision guided attack,  makes Americans morally superior to Iranians or Moslems today who prohibit kiddie f*cking, that's your prerogative. You're allowed to think that. I won't agree with you though.

TiredCitizen's avatar

I go by what the Bible says, but that is why the other religions are false. They have to make up stories to fit their narrative. Look up Mohammed’s initial dealings with Jews and then what happened. And Joseph didn’t rape a 12 year old Mary. Now go back to your TDS and get some true help. I don’t waste time with people like you anymore.

Rosa's avatar

Why not start at your house, TiredCitizen?

Rosa's avatar

Sorry, TiredCitizen! I meant the comment for Lois.

TiredCitizen's avatar

Please delete and repost because you almost had me firing off a verbal grenade at you.

Chris N's avatar

I’m sure the Epstein elites will keep you protected 🙄

SteelJ's avatar

What's wrong with fighting against an occupying force? Isn't that what we should do right here, if it came to that? It's sad American soldiers suffered. They never should have been there.

Medical Truth Podcast's avatar

I guess you never read the short story about the little boy who rescued the injured snake on the side of the road and nursed the snake back to health!! Matthew 7:6 Don't waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don't throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn around and attack you.

Mary Ann Caton's avatar

Hate the sin, love the sinner.

Bill Bradford's avatar

"Hate the sin, love the sinner" still breeds hate....

Lilo Bauer-Freitag's avatar

I think it's rather the other way around. We love sin or would love to sin, on the inside. But on the outside, we play the moralists. We even pretend "moral superiority" when we "forgive" (temporarily). It is not true forgiveness, since it can be reversed again without notice. This love-hate relationship with sin makes us incredibly fickle.

Lilo Bauer-Freitag's avatar

And...sin or no sin, we are undeniably ourselves obsessed with blowing things up. Our cartoons, video games and many, many blockbuster movies testify to this obsession. And we obviously support our own leaders who love to blow things up, whether or not we are forgiving Christians who are obliged to always clean their own house first.

Bergamotte's avatar

Lois, you said: “If we are to be forgiving, we have to be forgiving of everyone. Not that I want the guy at my house, because I'm a woman and I don't trust him totally, but you have to start somewhere.”

Okay; let me get this straight; in the spirit of forgiveness, America has appointed a former terrorist responsible for the killing of American troops, to lead the (sovereign? Really?) nation of Syria. This is cynical and insulting to the good people of Syria. One of the ways that the Epstein class spits on the 99% is to choose inappropriate puppet leaders who do not put their own nation’s interests first. What bigger insult to Syria than to place it under the dominion of a person who had been on America’s payroll to help destabilize the Middle East—not unlike Osama Bin Laden, who initially had been a CIA asset (this is well known) and then, as part of Al Qaeda or more properly Al-CIA-duh, became America’s poster bogeyman. Both these people are bogeymen created by America and were, behind the scenes, TRUSTED snd USED by America.

This terrorist will ensure that Syria will grovel to the Empire while a cultural, spiritual and economic renaissance, with festivals and banquets and freedom and prosperity for all, is granted by the magnanimous emperor. Sorry for the sarcasm. Syria’s people will remain hungry, intimidated and voiceless under the puppet regime and will continue to be bombed regularly while their land mass and resources are stripped by the Epstein class. I would love to be wrong about that, but I believe it is what we will see moving forward if we have access to something other than mainstream news.

In the doctrine of Trump and the Epstein class, the terrorist was the best person for the job. There was not even a pretense of helping the Syrian people find a true statesman, someone with appropriate knowledge and experience. Obviously, a strong statesman would not dance to the tune played as a duet by America and Israel.

Lois Lassiter's avatar

Have you not read world history?

This is why you have to have beliefs beyond the physical realities.

Yeah, life sucks.....it has ALWAYS sucked. It has ALWAYS sucked more for some than others. ALWAYS.

This time is no different than any time in the past.

Those who have power, use it.

I know you and I are both PERFECT and would never, ever give in to the pressures of power and influence.

Get real. Humanity is doing what you can when you can.

The 'Epstein Class,' that's a laugh. Like this wasn't going on before? Like past governments didn't do horrible things.

All you can do is control what you do.

Trump is trying to rearrange things, but he can't fix all the damage. At some point, the people have to do it themselves.

I don't know if you are a Christian or not. Christians believe in redemption.....even the WORST can be redeemed. Maybe that sounds naive, but it is possible. If you don't believe it's possible, then all is lost anyway.

Suzy Cue's avatar

Lois, it’s difficult to know how to respond to your comments, as they’re awfully wish-washy, contradictory, vague, and, well…flaky.

TiredCitizen's avatar

Sadly there are so many (Christians too) who think the same thing because they have bought into the muslim and CAIR propaganda. That is what they are supposed to do. Look what freaking NYC did! Spit on the graves of 9/11 by electing a monster for a mayor.

Rosa's avatar

Why not start at your house, Lois.

Joewrite's avatar

We forgive if there is sincerity, change and most important the person asks for forgiveness. Islam is not a religion of peace.

We don't have to be forgiving to everyone. How absurd.

TiredCitizen's avatar

Let me guess: You believe in the completely taken out of context "don't judge" propaganda too?

Ches Crosbie's avatar

Facts are facts and need to be stated.

TiredCitizen's avatar

And what FACTS are you speaking of?

Ritablittle's avatar

John... the only thing I would say is that Trump is no idiot. He is a top negotiator and businessman and what you see is not necessarily what is true and what is his motive. I believe he is America first and has not deviated from that. He does not show his hand. I think it is premature to make drastic assumptions.

On a side note I seriously doubt Lindsey Graham has any real influence on Trump. Keep your enemies close is Trumps' mantra. Lindsey Graham is rather ineffective at this point and everyone knows it.

Medical Truth Podcast's avatar

That is BS, Trump is in on the whole Globalist agenda!! Still pushing bioweapon vaccines, approves Glyphosate, Quit investigating and prosecuting what he unveiled with DOGE, Says let's move on with the Epstein case; Trump, the DemonRats, and Repubturds do not have our best interest!!

TiredCitizen's avatar

Just another Always Trumper

annademo's avatar

Are you saying you preferred Heels Up Harris?

SteelJ's avatar

Right. America first? She's gotta be kidding.

Texas Evan's avatar

John, I assume you know Sun Tzu, and "The Art of the Deal". With those assumptions, you should be aware that negotiation is the art of getting what you want at an acceptable price, and to make that price as low as possible for the actual value received while also creating perceptions for future and more important negotiations. We really don't know anything except what Trump wants everyone to think, which is potentially the point of the entire public narrative for use in the future. What should be obvious is that Trump negotiates at a level of chess that we should all master. It is the height of arrogance to think that anyone could knows all the pieces on the table. Wise observers have learned to watch to see how everything plays out over time before we can make any kind of judgement.

Rosa's avatar

hmmmmm.... Wonder what the injured U.S. service personnel and the survivors of the deceased U.S. service personnel think about Sun Tzu (The Art of War) and "The Art of the Deal".

Texas Evan's avatar

Iran was funding domestic terrorism, human trafficking, and the spread of hostile Islamic Shara Law all over the USA, paying our corrupt politicians to allow it in every state and city. (Witness Europe's struggle with Sharia to see where the USA is going) Much of their funding came from the Obama-Biden regime. The military is undoing 12 years of funding enemies to destroy us. Iran were using their oil sales to continue our destruction. They were threatening to shut off the straight of Hormuz if anyone tried to stop them. Iran's Islamic maniacs murdered 20,000 of their own citizens to date with no end in sight, including thousands of Christians. The military sent a message to all other nations funding our domestic destruction: We know who you are and this is what waits for you if you don't stop. All the service people volunteered for this.

Antonia Lhamo's avatar

TEXAS,

You might try looking at history instead of funny papers, what you have written here is NOT facts.

Texas Evan's avatar

Facts are always good, because facts are true regardless of the observer, like God's word is true whether you read it or not. So please provide facts, respectfully, so we can judge them by their merits.

Rebecca Beck's avatar

Lhamo..facts? Where do you get your news CNN? Texas Evans speaks facts you can access anywhere you get REAL news. Try listening to Hegseth himself. Its absurd to call these facts funny papers.

Texas Evan's avatar

Thank you. Please provide facts.

Rebecca Beck's avatar

TX Evan. No one mentions we were lied to about justification to start the Iraq war. Military just following orders that were nothing but politics. I Blame our own leaders for the the killing of so many of their own people. Why do you think bush took up painting. He needed therapy as his own conscience got to him. He knew he lead them into that unjustified long lasting atrocity.

Texas Evan's avatar

Then I will mention it. The Iraq War, like every war started by Bush, Clinton, or Obama, was only about the satantic globalist agenda: More power and money to continue funding their crime network of money laundering, weapon sales, human trafficking, drug trafficking, population replacement to vote for evil, and depopulation. They are all criminals who should be publicly executed. DNI Tulsi Gabbard has laid out many facts on Obama, for example.

Nasty1's avatar

Well said…I’m right there with you watching…wondering if John can “get it”? Appears to have exited stage left?

Texas Evan's avatar

It's very difficult for people to understand the depth of the evil that played out under our noses. We ignored the signs, and continue to choose not to believe it. We trusted people with power too easily. We allowed God's truth to be replaced by lies. It's much easier to listen to CNN and believer whatever they say, than to assemble the puzzle of evidence and face the horror of what the satanic globalists have been doing with our permission. Casting out demons starts with revoking permission and agreeing with God instead of listening lies. We are all suffering from the same rebellion that Adam and Eve chose instead of the Tree of Life. We must gently and respectfully lead people to discover reality.

Texas Evan's avatar

Yes, both are required reading to understand negotiating with a hostile opponent.

David 1260's avatar

This visit is a fitting reminder that the U.S. created the mujahadeen, ISIS, Al Nusra and all the other horrible terrorist groups. The Military-Industrial Complex can't survive without enemies, even if it has to create and then demonize them...

Bill Bradford's avatar

As true as it may be, that "the U.S. created" them, the U.S. did not force them to become warrior-killers....

David 1260's avatar

Come on. That was their job!

Bill Bradford's avatar

Whose job?.... Which job?....

annademo's avatar

Assad was toppled while *President Potted Plant was still snoozing in the Oval Office. President Trump has to deal with the leaders he got. This guy is now President of Syria. If President Trump can work with him, it'll be fine. If he can't, I suspect he won't be Syrian President for long.

Allie's avatar

I agree with you, annademo. Additionally, Trump is a superb negotiator. He often uses flattery with our adversaries which is a tactic. How successful would he be if he insults the adversary? He has world leaders who can’t figure him out. This gives him power. Even if the current Syrian president was a terrorist, if he is willing to work with us and maintain peace, that is certainly preferable to waging war on Syria.

John Ost's avatar

He's been a US/Israeli asset since his release from prison.

earl's avatar

I believe you, but how do you know that?

LaliLand's avatar

He allowed the Israel’s to occupy the southern regions of Syria, and they are still there today since the fall of Damascus. They have taken over 10 military bases and intend to stay. It brings them one step closer to their greater Israel Talmudic promise.

SteelJ's avatar

We have no business occupying ME countries, and meddling in their affairs. So, as far as fighting Americans by any means available, in their own land, he's on firm ground IMO. If we can believe what we've been told, which we cannot, ISIS consists of tyrannical savages who abuse their own native populations. But one thing I've learned is believe nothing the government and MSM say. I had a draft number of 9 in the Vietnam days, so I joined the navy to stay out of the jungles. It was clear to me facing off with Charlie was a sucker move even back then, so that's the place I come from. So my opinion is I don't know about him, can't know about him, but do know nothing the feds do is connected to the welfare of the citizens of the USA. Except when necessary for optics to get elected. I see no reason to care much about this meeting.

Texas Evan's avatar

John, I'm seeing a trend in your posts about world events in general and Trump specifically. You would do better to react less and thoughtfully respond more. Reactivity is characterized by emotion, impulsiveness, attacks, stress, narrow/binary thinking, and venting, at the risk of creating regrets and triggering similar reactions from others. Thoughtful response is characterized by pausing to gather more information, observing yours and others emotions, intentionally choosing a response by engaging the rational brain with a wider perspective, motivated by the best long-term outcomes. Another way of saying it is to avoid sounding like the mainstream media who constantly create division and fear. Instead, be a thought leader to help others process the world with courage and conviction.

Carol Haas's avatar

Texas, how can one who violates the leading of his own conscience possibly be trusted to lead others?

Lilo Bauer-Freitag's avatar

Funny, I thought this is what this entire post is for, i.e., a very thoughtful way of more information gathering.

Lisa Runquist's avatar

I found it totally reprehensible when it occurred, and I still find it reprehensible. I also find it reprehensible that we have allowed the massacre by him and his hordes, of Christians, Kurds, and Druze. Totally inane.

Allie's avatar

Perhaps you would prefer that the US go to war with Syria, John. You obviously don’t believe that Iran was any threat to the US, despite their work on developing long range nuclear weapons. After observing the numbers and ranges of the missiles they’ve launched in the past week and a half that, so far, can reach Europe, and the chants of “Death to America,”. I have no doubt that Iran was a threat to America. Wake up, John.

John Ost's avatar

The US was at war with Syria from 2011 until it succeededi overthrowing Assad.

evergreen's avatar

Among other roles, Trump is president of the USA. As revolting as it may be to some, he has to walk a path of greatest good for the USA.

That means that if he has to shake hands with what has been a mortal enemy in order to secure whatever is desired that tomorrow brings, he may have to let bygones be bygones.

Have your relatives fought in combat yet walked away from the combat spirit once peace has come around? How many Viet Nam vets have traveled back to Viet Nam and met with what was former enemy only to hug, cry, and move forward?

You need to step back and reflect.

grahamlyons's avatar

"A handsome man" sponsored by the US, UK and Israel, aka AngloZion.

Kim Hayes's avatar

This one is easy.......he's CIA trained, so just another CIA place holder. Sock Puppet, does as told!

Vi W.'s avatar

"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" it is a strategy.

Or is it part of the Art of the deal?

Mary Ann Caton's avatar

Trump graciously welcomed Mamdani to the White House. It was a wise gesture.