Trump's favourite game is called TACO

Trump did impose ban on Canadian oil earlier, but now chicken out as usual and in fact demanded that Canada sells more crude to USA. He thought Canada had no cards to play, but Mark Carney holds the trump card with his diversification of crude exports to other countries including China.

Trump's Art of the Deal is all based on empty threats and when countries fight back with alternatives, he caves like a house of cards. Trump does not know that the cards he holds are now basically all printed by others and they know what kind of card he holds and what sort of player he is. Those that he can bully, he will swallow them whole, flesh, bones and hair, like Japan and South Korea. Now the Europeans have also seen through his Art of the Deal and are retaliating. Trump's latest threat of a 25% tariff on European cars instead of the 15% is going to start another tariff war that will push the Europeans towards Asia, just like Canada. Trump will TACO as usual. Just watch. But sometimes, TACO is too late.

As I said before, this is no longer the era of the twentieth century where countries have no alternatives but to succumb to USA threats, having to rely largely on the USA market. That is no longer the case. When one door closes another open for them.


Anonymous

American devils - want peace must have war, want Hormuz to open, must close it, want.....

When you have friends like the Jews and USA, there is no need for enemies. You can say that again because, according to Henry Kissinger, being friends of the USA is basically courting death worse than its enemies.

Pete Hegseth is now saying that Trump needs to close the Strait of Hormuz in order to open it again. This is also identical to the saying of, I believe, another USA leader who said that in order to have peace, we need war. Where do these sub-humans come from, I just wonder.

Oh, I almost forgot the other great military genius who probably thought he had to tear up the nuclear deal made with Iran by someone else early, in order to get another nuclear deal under his name.


Anonymous

When fossil fuel runs out

Many people are now talking about the falling importance of fossil fuel in the age of renewables that is to come. How long it is going to last regarding the global dependence on fossil fuel is anybody's guess. Even Middle East oil producers have more or less seen the woods from the trees now.

UAE did not build Dubai as a tourist destination, in an almost desert environment, on the spur of the moment. It was a safety measure, possibly the only alternative available, knowing that the inevitable will happen when oil runs out. Oil is not a finite gift to the Arabs but is exhaustible. Then what?

Saudi Arabia is building its most prestigious NEOM mega project to transform its economy that had been dependent on oil. If oil is unlimited, the Saudis do not have to diversify. More than that, the Saudis are building a nuclear power plant in anticipation of demand for energy. Imagine a country said to be floating on oil having to build nuclear power plants for energy. But I believe the Saudis also saw the woods from the trees and are not putting all its eggs in one basket.

China will be the one country that will show the world that it is possible to live without relying totally on fossil fuel. Chinese renewable energy harvesting is still at its initiation stage and big projects in dam building, nuclear power station building, solar panel fields and wind power projects expansion carried out onshore, offshore and in desert areas are ongoing. China's demand for energy is almost insatiable for its factories. But China has already cut down its transportation system relying on fossil fuel to migrate totally to electrification. You can be sure that what China embarks on is no half-hearted measures taking decades to fulfil.

Having said that, which country is going to be at the forefront when global demand for renewable energy equipment goes ballistic? China will be there and China has the capacity to do that on scale that no one else can match. That is what overcapacity is for.


Anonymous

Terrorist Trump wants to protect ships from American pirates...What a silly joke from this lunatic!

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Sunday (May 3) that the United States was conducting "very positive discussions" with Iran, as he outlined a plan for US forces to escort ships through the blocked Strait of Hormuz beginning Monday.

He said the new maritime operation, which he dubbed "Project Freedom," was a "humanitarian" gesture for crews aboard the many ships swept up in the blockade and which may be running low on food and other crucial supplies.

"We will use best efforts to get their Ships and Crews safely out of the Strait. In all cases, they said they will not be returning until the area becomes safe for navigation," Trump said in a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform. ...

Trump said "countries from all over the world" had requested American aid in navigating through the key waterway and out of the Gulf.

"For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business," Trump said. CNA

Can anyone believe what this lunatic Trump just said above?  Why is there a need to escort and protect ships coming out from the Persian Gulf? Who is stopping the ships from coming out by blockading the Strait?  This is standard American sophistry, create a strawman as the threat and offer to protect against the threat from the strawman.

But not to worry, many gullible will come out in praise of lunatic Trump for such a brilliant idea. And they will thank Trump for bringing them out safely from the Persian Gulf, protected from being attacked by American pirates. Caveat, how much will American terrorists be charging for this great humanitarian service?

Iranians beware, American ships cannot get close to the Strait of Hormuz or inside the Persian Gulf even with the temporary truce. Would the Iranians be duped into letting the American terrorists and pirates to sail into the Persian Gulf on this silly excuse, to get near to Kharge Island or Iranians ports? For the moment, no American warship or warplanes and troops can get near to Iran to invade Iran...and Iran is safe....

'In a post on X, US Central Command said starting Monday, its forces would begin supporting Project Freedom with guided-missile destroyers, over 100 land and sea-based aircraft, multi-domain unmanned platforms and 15,000 service members.' CNA  This is the real vicious lie, to bring in American warships and warplanes, and 15,000 troops for the invasion of Iran, right outside the door of Iran, with permission from Iran to attack Iran and Kill Iranians.

Dunno want to laugh or cry if Iranians allowed this to happen to them, to be wiped out as a civilisation by the American terrorists? The massing of troops and war machines are increasing daily, non stop for this to mission. Surely the Iranians are not that stupid. Maybe I am wrong. Trump is so smart to hookwink the Iranians to let him wipe them out from the face of the earth.

I cannot believe I am hearing this.

Dear Leader Trump's photos, statues and images to be erected all over America

 Trump is the greatest admirer of Kim Jung Ung and is learning everything trick to govern America and to make himself a pop dictator. And Trump is going to do more, to outshine his good friend Kim by making his presence felt to all Americans, even in their rooms. Do not be surprised that every American office building must have a picture of Trump, and this may extend to the homes. In every town square or park, a statue of Trump will be erected to remind the Americans of their Dear Leader Trump.

Trump is also going to be in the pockets of every American if he can print new notes with his photos in it, with his photos in passports and official documents. Long live Emperor Trump of the American Empire. By the way, Trump has sold one of his infamous Gold Card with his face on it. Just one. And who is the likely buyer? Lai Ching Te from Taiwan, or Marcos from the Philippines, or someone from Indonesia? Let's wait for Trump to announce his name and invite him for tea in the White House.

Kim has a special product that Trump will need badly. The North Koreans are the best in making giant statues of political leaders, 100 feet tall, 100 metre tall. Trump will love these big dolls of himself. Kim will offer him special discounts when Trump make his orders with special delivery. Each statue ordered will come with a free gift of a cute little girl statue to make Trump salivate.

And North Korea is also very good in missiles and long range rockets. The ancient Minuteman arsenal is about time to scrap. And North Korean missiles are first class and much cheaper than those produced in America. The jewel will be rockets to the moon. The American rockets for Artemis mission are failing too often. Kim can help Trump on this with his world best rockets to take American astronauts to the moon, not to Arizona desert.

Maybe Kim should make a first sales move by presenting Trump with a pair of gold statues of himself and Trump dancing, to be placed in Trump's Golden Ballroom. Emperor Trump will surely love it. It is looking like Trump is planning to stay in the White House forever or at least for as long as he lives. 

Long live Dear Leader Trump. Long live Emperor Trump.

PS. Trump will have his face on toilet papers soon, when American dollars become toilet papers.