Shawnster

People = everybody. Why shouldn't they? I guess for the same reason as "why should they"? People say they don't trust the man. That's fine. But why trust him when he says crazy things like wiping a civilization off the face of the earth? I'm not saying the conclusions are wrong. But history has shown that reality is not nearly as grandiose as what Trump makes it out to be. He's full of bluster. On the other hand he's a loose cannon. You can't trust what he says or trust he's going to do what he says he's going to do. If you shake hands with him make sure to count your fingers after you are finished. Huh. Whatta ya know. Almost like he's playing a game with everyone and keeping the world literally off balance. No, thank you. That would affect my neutrality more than it already is. I hear comments from others who do watch the news and it's clear they've formed opinions. I've said too much non neutral comments the way it is.

Beyond some hyperbolic statement that had caused people to jump to a conclusion, what had he actually said he's going to do?

Throughout history presidents and leaders have done this. Invoking God in times of war is very common. I can understand that, since Iran identifies closely with a certain branch of Islam, many people have concluded this is a war on religion. If that is really the case, though, do you think the war would be limited to just Iran or wouldn't all Islamic countries be fighting the United States? Notice from this article how many Islamic nations are supporting the US in this war against Iran. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/world/gulf-allies-privately-make-case-to-keep-fighting-until-iran-is-decisively-defeated If this was a religious war, a war against religion, would these Islamic countries support the US?

I'm curious whether there have not been any new refineries built in the US by anyone or just the US. There may not be any. I'm just curious if there is any spin involved in how these are worded.

Where's @Tortuga? Maybe Richard can offer insights.

Yes. How does using this expression make it a religious war? What is a religious war and how is that different than other wars?

What does that mean? What do you mean when you say religions war?

This really isn't fair. The mainstream media has seemingly infinite news output. Reading about these toilets is less emotional for some than reading about the war.

AI is gonna AI

Day for a year. See, he does read his Bible

I don't understand. Could you please say it again?

2026 NFL Champions Seattle Seahawks lost 3 games in the regular season. The Bible does not say the Kings of the North and South must win every war they engage in. They are kings, or world powers because they are the most dominant nations (or allied nations) on Earth at this time. The US not achieving its military objectives (whatever those are) in Iraq won't suddenly topple the US/UK from its position of dominance. It's not like Iraq is suddenly going to be a superpower. Plus, as absolutely horrible as this current situ is, it's not the type of war that results in the loser fading in obscurity. The US was never planning on taking over Iraq and ruling it. Likewise, Iraq is never going to defeat the United States. It might resist, but won't defeat. You yourself said it. A king does not need to win every fight. Tell me this, what, exactly, would a US victory look like?

Trump’s address: President Donald Trump used familiar talking points in his first address to the nation on the Iran war, telling Americans the war is “nearing completion” and projected another two or three weeks of involvement. However, Trump signaled that the US is prepared to intensity its military response in the remaining time period and threatened to bring Iran “back to the stone ages.” https://www.cnn.com/webview/2026/04/01/world/live-news/iran-war-us-trump-oil?cid=android_app

On that note https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/31/politics/strait-of-hormuz-open-trump?cid=android_app President Donald Trump and his administration increasingly believe that they can’t promise to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as a prerequisite to declaring “mission accomplished” in the war with Iran, sources familiar with the discussions tell CNN.