Trump address to the nation this evening - ground assault or ‘mission accomplished’?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c36r5p1l7w3t

A huge blast at an Iranian missile base.

LOL thanks! It was the only way to stay remotely sane listening to that man and not throwing stuff at my screen! 😂

I would say Israel will carry on clearing out as much of Hezbollah as they can from Beirut. Seems like they have tunnels and weapons there as well, it really is awful what the local Lebanese population are having to endure firstly from having terrorists in their midst and then having to deal with being made homeless and all the stress that entails. I expect Israel will carry on for as long as possible, potentially even after the US withdraws (which we can't even see on the horizon for now). Trump's 2-3 weeks doesn't reassure me much.

I continue to listen to military commentators (who pretty much think Trump isn't in anything like the good position he says he's in) to try to get some insight.

Did anyone see that he attended the Scotus hearing on the birthright matter?

Simply to try to intimidate the justices.

This is the man that Americans voted for.

People were able to look away from all the qualities that made him wholly unfit for office and dangerous. They had enough evidence from his first term.

Some gave the COL crisis as the reason, others gave various ideological reasons.

Whichever the case, to vote for him was irresponsible in the extreme.

Has anyone seen the latest? He is now threatening to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine if Nato do not help to open the SOH. Putin will be pleased.

His 'Big announcement' has resulted in more confusion than clarity. It really was a load of shite.

I did enjoy reading @GentleSheep summary of it 😄. You summed it up quite well.

He has always shone a light on the greatest democracy in the world and demonstrated that it is anything but.

Trump following Father Ted's approach to sorting out a problem.

He really is making our leadership here look incredibly competent in comparison.

Americans who voted for him must have been lobotomised. I can’t think of another explanation for why they thought he and his band of sychophants are capable of making America great in any way, shape or form. He’s completely destroying their global standing.

He didn't really have anything new to say did he?

Re Israel, they will have to stop at the same time Trump does as that will be part of the deal presumably.

They might be allowed to carry on fighting Lebanon only, but I doubt it. On the 26th March I made a post about Tehran's conditions for a ceasefire which include an end to all attacks and assassinations, compensation for war damages, and a halt to fighting across all fronts – including between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Not sure they will get all their demands but who knows.

The speech is a game to bring down oil prices @TooBigForMyBoots

They hit an all time high in the US yesterday ( U.K. time that is )

As it is prices have just dropped

But what the hell is Israel doing. Are they going to stop if and when the US do?
Will they leave Lebanon ?

T'was a load of shite and nothing.

I've no idea why he called this.

Offering to sell his US oil 🤣

Meanwhile the markets are buzzing
and Trumps making money

I found his address sickening. When you hear the leader of one of the most powerful nations on earth talking like that, it’s hardly surprising that the USA is hated by so many around the world.

Yes I caught that! At least he didn't keep going on any longer. None the wiser what he will do next, perhaps even he doesn't know.

20 minutes of hot air, contradiction, lies, and precious little else. In other words, exactly as predicted.

Oh, managed to squeeze in a dig at Barrack Hussein Obama though, emphasis on the middle name of course.

He's yet to talk about the Iranian people and how he is supposed to be helping them? He's just non-stop bragging.

Iran decimated economically and militarily.
Other countries must cherish the Strait of Hormuz!!
Those who refused to get involved - buy oil from the US! Build some delayed courage and take the Strait and protect it! The hard part is done so it should be easy.
Prices will go back to normal!
We'll continue Epic fury till we've achieved all objectives, will happen soon, we'll bring them back to the Stone age. 2-3 weeks hard strikes next.
No deal - we'll hit all electric generating plants!
US is unstoppable militarily.

There's the promise of War Crimes, again.

Memorial for 13 US soldiers who died.
We're going to finish this mission.
Short term increase in oil prices entirely due to Iran, not the war!
US has the strongest economy in history, it went from dead in the last administration to record-setting investments in this one!! Woohoo!
Drill baby drill program has give the US so much gas!!!
We have more oil than the Saudis and Russians combined!!
The US is in great shape for the future!

And on he goes...

Can't argue with his description of the IRGC though.
Iran situation should've been handled by previous Presidents (but of course I have done it far better than they would!)
Trashes Obama's Iran deal - so proud to do that!! Go me!
Midnight Hammer operation - no-one's ever seen anything like it!
Iran were building a nuclear weapon bigger than anyone had seen before! But we took them out.
Eliminated Iran's navy.
Annihilating their industrial base.
Crippled Iran militarily.

Artemis success - check!
Strongest military in the world - check!
Venezuala all going so well and giving loads of oil - check!

Here we go with the predictable "biggest, swiftest, most total victory in the history of warfare" nonsense. 😂

.From cnbc.com. News
This will give you all a laugh 😆

‘ Trump earlier in the day told attendees at a White House Easter lunch that 'I'm going to tell everybody how great I am" during his speech to the nation, according to a video that the White Houseappeared to upload and then make private.
The video, however, continues to circulate online, including one broadcast of the event from .
"And tonight I'm making a little speech at 9:00 and basically ... I'm going to tell everybody how great I am," Trump said at the lunch, which was closed to the media.
Trump also said "the war's going to be over in three days," during an aside about the lack of support from the U.K. and other NATO allies.
"We're sort of pretty much winding that up," Trump said of the war. "Have to take a few more hits."