Tag: politics

Mr President, if you open Pandora’s box, the only way to survive is to change what’s in it.

Iran has evolved and now realizes it has the ace in the pack: threaten them, and they keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. You sign a peace deal and then move your troops to another area, the Iranians decide they don’t like the deal anymore. They closed the straits. You bomb the power stations and water filtration plants. They do the same to the Arab states. It’s a merry-go-round. I have always said that the only solution is regime change, and it would be amazing if Iran came to think the same. They would gain so much financially, and perhaps it would make the world a better place.

I like America, the amazing music they gave us, and the innovation that is sadly lacking in the UK. We talk about innovation, but it’s only talk .If you go round factories, most are outdated, and only certain ones have access to funding. Its the larger ones who get the funding maybe beacause they have a track record but this is at the detriment of the smaller ones who may have a geat idea but will never be able to fund it. And lots of money goes to charities, or welfare projects, which is great, but they don’t generate any money. Manufacturing in the UK is dying America looks up to people who innovate and they encourage innovation.

But long term the threat to America and most other countries doesn’t come from wars, it comes from China, and the fact that nearly all countries rely on them for products, if they decided not to supply products to a particular country then this could be far more damaging than an invasion. China has a long term stratagy of being the sole supplier which most countries dont seem to realize . Its clever and almost invisible, and I will give DJT credit for the fact that he has tried to bring manufacturing back to the United States I wish the UK did the same thing. But they never will because I doubt any of our MPs have ever made things, except mistakes. Suppose some of them mean well. Well one or two.

That’s the thing 2.5

After months of relentless cold and damp weather, it’s started to get warmer in the UK. The Acer leaves are starting to unfurl, revealing bright red leaves but of course because its the UK the next week there is going to be sleet and some snow at higher levels.

DJT appears to be talking to himself according to the remaining leaders of Iran so despite him stating that a deal is imminent Iran say that they have had no such discussions; if he does talk to himself there must be some terrible arguments and possible self harm.

There appears to have been a massive increase in oil sales fifteen minutes before DJT announced a possible end the the war in Iran and someone made a fortune out of it, wonder who that might be. The following day Trump confirmed that he had ordered diamond encrusted shanderleas for the new ballroom in the White House. Wait a minute, it cant be possible that there is a connection. No its just fake news.

A few weeks ago one of our friends died aged 83. Brian Nattress was a lovely man with the same type of humour as myself, and the same taste in music which was mainly sixties. His obituary stated that if he found anything that was round he could become become excellent at that type of sport, Golf, football, rugby, tennis. We met when we were in Create on holiday and I remember sitting in a cafe with his wife Linda, and my wife Chris and he looked at me and then looked at a shrub close to his wife’s head and on it was large stick insect and we both grinned and never said anything. Funny how somethings remain in your memory when most don’t.

Trying to write a short story called ‘Different’ It may take a while. I wonder if I have a while left?

The Bridgeport milling machine was possibly the greatest basic machine to use in a toolroom in the world and even now they can be found in nearly every part of the world. They were made in the UK and the manufacturer went into Liquidation many years ago. The UK Governments had and still have no idea how important manufacturing can be. There is no direct funding for new innovative ideas, websites are out of date, but like DJT they talk the talk. but cant walk the walk.

Ever milled a block of steel, No, what comes off it is called swarf, and to cool the cutter a liquid called suds is used. it has the most unusual smell. Walk into a factory sometime and you may smell it. Its not quite Channel, but…

Wonder if I start being nice to DJT he will fund my Innovative designs for fasteners, let me have a think about his best qualities. ……Can you come back later.

But if he solves the problem of Iran I may grovel, its one of my best atributes, honed after many years of marrage.

Liz Truss tanked the UK economy, ex-Prince Andrew tanked the Royal family; has Donald Trump tanked the world economy?

It’s starting to get queaky bum time in Eran, oil tankers are still in a log-jam situation, with the threat that if they try to pass through the Straits of Hormuz, they will be hit with missiles. DJT is in trouble. How can he prevent this from happening? The short answer is that he can’t. Even if he destroys all the Iranian navy, they have a series of small high-speed boats armed with short-range missiles. Then there is an unlimited supply of drones, which has totally changed the way war is fought. Tanks are virtually obsolete, and even advanced warships would struggle to stay afloat if a thousand drones were launched directly at them.

Now, Donald Trump has asked for help from the countries he previously thought were insignificant, which include the UK and Europe. Now that is quite worrying. He finds it upsetting at the lack of support, but as far as I am aware non of these countries were consulted, and this isn’t the way to get friendly countries on board.

Apparently, a group of American Marines are arriving soon. Is this a prelude to an assault on Kharg Island? If this happens, it may lead to ground operations, but that is very unlikely when this was a total disaster in Afghanistan and Vietnam. It’s possible to decimate Iran by using military options, but its religious ideology is so deeply ingrained that even a regime change may not be the answer.

Then there is the backlash that the Middle East countries are facing, which won’t exactly make America their best friend anymore. And surely DJT can’t walk away and claim a victory when, within a few years, Iran will be building up its arsenal of weapons again.

So what are the options? Well, I do think America is a great country, and I agree with some of DJT’s decisions. It’s a difficult job to do, especially for someone who is older. But if the President wants a complete victory, it may come down to ground forces, perhaps by the Kurds or Israelis. It would be a disaster if the Americans went in. But the best option may be to strangle the revenue they get from oil exports. Cut off the roots, and the tree dies; cut off the tree, and it will grow again.

Wars are a terrible thing for everyone; there are no winners, only losers.

Donald Trump the fastest gun in the west

Bear with me with this post as I move from fictional heroes to real ones that may not be heroes.

From when I was small, I was always fascinated by the lives of American cowboys, but specifically ones who were gunfighters. Alan Lad, Jean Audry, Roy Rogers, and when I played cowboys and indians from the age of eight, I became one of them, firing my cap gun at whoever got in my way. Even now, at the age of eighty-three, I still have that same interest as I watch YouTube clips of films such as the Fastest Gun Alive, The Bullet With No Name On It, the latter starring Audie Murphy, a real-life hero who was at that time the most decorated American soldier.

I think that this history of becoming a hero and being the best at whatever you attempt in life has made America what it is today, where many of its people try to achieve their dreams, and many succeed.

I think emotionally DJT sees himself as the fastest gun in the west and feels that everyone else is afraid of him, but eventially, someone will come along who is even faster and even if that dosent happen the one great leveler in life is that we all get old, the gun gets heavier, the distance between the hand and the holster seems further away.

So will he attempt to take over Greenland, and will he force the UK to back down in the deal with the Chacos Archipelagos, where there are both UK and US bases? Depends, which side of the bed he gets out of.

So to reality. As I have mentioned earlier, DJT is trying to juggle an awful lot of balls, and it’s inevitable that eventually, he will lose concentration and some will fall to the floor. And at his age, the floor is a long way away. But perhaps he is doing Europe a favour. By bringing them all together. Throw the dice.

The Ballad Of DJT

I am DJT, the fastest gun in the west, simply the best. Better than all the rest. Better than anyone. Anyone I’ve ever met. So many notches on my gun, would have been more, but most of them run. People treat me like I am a king, the biggest bell, a dingaling ding. I have met many great people, but none can compare to my elegant prose and piercing stare. I must be the greatest gunfighter who ever lived, a legend in my own lifetime, the first name in a quiz. Hands so fast, the gun is a blur, most give up and say it just ain’t fair. So next time you see me at a bar getting a drink, and the don’t disturb sign is held by one of my many friends. Count the notches on my gun and don’t speak to me unless I nod in your direction, unless of course you believe in resurrection.

There was once an actor who became a President and a President who became an actor

Only time will tell who made the best career choice but it’s almost certain that they will never become a double-act.

Trump has started to turn the world as we know it upside down and despite having deep concerns about the way he is implementing his policies there are some I agree with.

Europe has relied on America for far too long to be the main supplier of security both in terms of finance and military hardware, now that Trump has withdrawn some of this support Europe is scrambling to plug the gaps, if the Europeans succeed it will give them an independence they never had before with the chance to respond far faster to any future conflicts.

Now we come to finance and this could be a far more difficult problem to solve when even the most astute financial experts could struggle to predict with any certainty what will happen after Trump has introduced tariffs to so many different countries. Even the best jugglers in the world reach a limit to how many balls they can keep in the air at one time and the American President is going for the record.

If Trump gets the finances wrong it won’t only be his country that goes into recession; it will be the whole world.

Ukraine has always been fighting a war that it could not win or even draw without international aid and sadly it appears Trump is withdrawing most of that. It seems that America will take the majority of Ukraine’s mineral rights and possibly allow Russia part of them with all the land they have taken and allow them to expand much further into Ukraine.

Wars show the worst part of humans but I doubt we will ever arrive at a time when we all live together in peace.

I wonder what will happen to America if China invades Taiwan will the European countries support the Americans?

After one of the longest wettest winters in years the UK has just had three days of sun, not that warm about 12 degrees but enough for leaf buds to start to form on the trees and shrubs, blackbirds are starting to build nests, Of course, non of these life forms understand what being alive really means, but neither do we.