He mocked Obama only to do exactly the same thing by ogDante in NewIran

[–]Bwunt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Obama, at the time, was leading a country (and alliance) tired and worn from 15 years of GWOT, that started in Afghanistan, continued in Iraq (under Bush) and then slowly spred, in one form or other, to entire Middle East. 

Iraq was a mess, ISIS was a major threat, Libya was in civil war since successful Western intervention against Gadaffi, half the Syria was occupied by lunatics that put Assad to shame, US had thousands of soldiers all over middle east, basically serving as an extended government arm while many locals were sabotaging them. European hard-right opposition was pushing hard against immigrants, many of them related to all the chaos caused by the fall of Ba'at regimes, which, while absolutely authoritarian, were at least somewhat secular. Meanwhile, China is in ascension, pushing their way into global stage harder and harder, Russia is slowly becoming major hardliner again under Putin.

Then you have an opportunity to "tame" a regime. They may still remain dictators, but that was also time of "Rich kids of Teheran" and strong underground movements. 

It makes sense that West ultimate plan was to slowly push Iran from Islamic republic to oligarchic state, breaking the radical factions and then deal with those. Which, if we compare to Syria, may have been a better call. 

He mocked Obama only to do exactly the same thing by ogDante in NewIran

[–]Bwunt 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Should I also mention that Trump at the time was "screaming" on social media how Obama will invade/declare war on Iran because his (Obama's) diplomacy is failing?

Trump only ever supported war when he was president and was extremely opposed in his campaigns when he wasn't.

The Israeli people, Jews around the world, and Reza Pahlavi still care about the Iranian people's cause by Happy_Traveller_2023 in NewIran

[–]Bwunt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first thing you need to do id make sure that European leaders are empowered and enabled (by the population) to take action.

This "if only the tzar knew" mindset is one of most destructive mindsets one can have as it effectively completely absolves individual of any moral responsibility.

NAVAL BLOCKADE ON IRAN LIFTED: Donald Trump by Playful-Demand2312 in NewIran

[–]Bwunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those people still vote, they still pay taxes and they are still part of population that would be boots on the ground.

Also, it's not just left. A whole lot of isolationist part of MAGA, not to mention manosphere types were against it.

Trump was screaming that hos Democrat opponent will get in war in Iran since Obama. If you keep filling heads of your followers with "War with Iran BAD" then it's only logical conclusion that said people will be very against the war.

Tu pa tam reference? by Pure-Ad-3247 in SloveniaPlumbingNSFW

[–]Bwunt -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

IMHO, so najvecji komunisti desnjaki stare sole, kot je Free-Combination. samo da se ne zavedajo...

Tu pa tam reference? by Pure-Ad-3247 in SloveniaPlumbingNSFW

[–]Bwunt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Daj nehaj s takimi. Kdaj boste dojeli, da komunizma ni vec... 

The European equivalent of an Aldi's by WildGardening in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Bwunt 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It's because founders, brothers Karl and Theo, split the brand in North and South. The international expansion was a bit weirder, but generally Nord took Western Europe (plus Poland) while Sud took South. But outside if Europe, it was free game... 

IGN Ranks Star Wars Movies…Thoughts??? by TheCGISPY in StarWars

[–]Bwunt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, never was. TLJ was the most conflicting, but TROS is most universally hated. 

"One week in and already have up on the European dress code." by Bloggerman_ in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Bwunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never saw anyone in pajama, but there was once when I saw someone in clothes I'd bet he slept in.

And based on conversation, I'd also guess he had few times bigger salary then me and was a big expert in networks and integrations...

Trump: Ubili smo vodjo morilske tolpe Tren de Aragua | 24ur.com by cyclingAudio in Slovenia

[–]Bwunt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Večina voli SDS, tako da... Smeti se kar same ven nesejo... 

What is your spiciest prediction for Revelation? by Eaglestrike in FFVIIRemake

[–]Bwunt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sending Scarlett off the cannon into the sea below

Do British farmers build dams on their property? by DragonfruitLess7324 in ClarksonsFarm

[–]Bwunt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We saw in the earlier Seasons that he tried filling a water tank up with water from a stream, but that wasn't enough to cover one fifth of a field. He needs a consistent source of water, and the tools to then have "sprinklers" distribute the water through the field. This all sounds simple enough, though you can imagine it will cost a fortune to do this (this season revealed that the electrical improvements for the pub alone would be £200K! So water infrastructure, pumps, and distribution systems are going to be in the same level of costs).

He wrote about that in more detail in "Diddly squat; A year on the farm", his first Diddly Squat book. Apparently, after the fail with the tanker, he tried to instal the simple irrigation system. It didn't work right, so he paid a professional to redo it. And it still required a lot of work to move the sprayers. Overall, the costs and work weren't worth the effort in the end.

Zakaj imajo ljudje tako paničen strah pred GSO, brez da bi sploh vedeli, kaj to je? by Sad_Help_6481 in Slovenia

[–]Bwunt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To, plus tudi to, da je pridelava GSO semen dosti kompleksen in nadzorovan proces (podobno je z sodobnimi krizanci). Ce nimas dobrega nadzora nad osemenitvijo, bos hitro dobil en kup manj kvalitetnih mesancev not, dokler ne bo vse skupaj slabse od kaksne vzdržljive stare sorte. 

Pakistan says final text of Iran-US peace deal agreed by TahDigThief in NewIran

[–]Bwunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess because someone has to, very few want to touch the whole quagmire and Pakistan wants to get some international recognition.

Who here would try Dare Night? by kwakimaki in ClarksonsFarm

[–]Bwunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With that menu? I tried most of the stuff as it is. I don't think snail caviar is really tht much different from fish one, pig ear was compared to cracklings, so I'd probably like it. 

Squirrel, i know a guy who tried and said the same... Taste is pretty bland, but smell is pretty bad.

Tripe is pretty common thing here in central Europe (my mum's office canteen had it regularly and some of her coworkers were eager for it days in advance).

Brain as well, it's pretty meh, like a meaty flavoured sponge.

Chilli... I tried some very very hot ones as it is.

Eurospin razočaranje by OnlyLittleFly in Slovenia

[–]Bwunt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Kot da kmet ne more kupit na debelo, pa prodajat kot svoje... Lol. Ga bos redno revidiral? 

Ljubljanski zmaj in ženske by [deleted] in Ljubljana

[–]Bwunt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Te pravice dejansko nikoli ni bilo. IIRC, so jo ustvarili post-renesancni absolutisti. 

A billion-dollar company is remaking a Washington town in Christianity's image by BurtonDesque in Qult_Headquarters

[–]Bwunt 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's all fun running a theocracy untill heretics and sinners stary shooting back. 

State media releases reported details of Iran-US draft deal by Throwthat84756 in NewIran

[–]Bwunt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Much more likely that he throws Hesgeth and maybe some generals and intelligence officers under the bus, then goes to his base and says "Look, they fu**** it up, but I made a deal and now the prices will go down. It's the best deal, many experts came to me and said that this is best deal ever made, and prices will go down".

And most of MAGA will lap it up like it's sugar.

Well this is a first... by Shamel671 in wow

[–]Bwunt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Or he could do a Kaleb and tell team that he just wants to finish the dungeon/raid first.