Mr Trudeau won't know what to do now

[Pat Vegas]

It's all very well being Mr Left.

I suppose they can blame trump for starting it.

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

It's all very well being Mr Left.

I suppose they can blame trump for starting it.

Armageddon if they retaliated but they shot the plane down anyway so Trump says, "Gee, I guess it must have been an accident for who would dare defy me."

[Burney]

Armageddon if they retaliated but they shot the plane down anyway so Trump says, "Gee, I guess it must have been an accident for who would dare defy me."

Are you suggesting that the Iranians decided to retaliate against America by shooting down a Ukranian airliner full of Canadians?

I mean, it's the last thing the US would have expected, I'll give you that...

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

Are you suggesting that the Iranians decided to retaliate against America by shooting down a Ukranian airliner full of Canadians?

I mean, it's the last thing the US would have expected, I'll give you that...

All I know is Trump was slipping the "accidental" part into the storyline right from the get go ( gawd help me I nearly said narrative )

[Burney]

All I know is Trump was slipping the "accidental" part into the storyline right from the get go ( gawd help me I nearly said narrative )

The whole thing was a dance. The attack on the base was heavily telegraphed (indeed, the suggestion is that the US was tipped off to avoid casualties). It was only ever a way for the Iranians to be seen to respond without escalating. After that, everything was supposed to calm down,

Shooting down the airliner appears to have been a massive fúck-up by twitchy air defence personnel that's complicated matters in a way that suits none of the parties.

[Sir C]

The whole thing was a dance. The attack on the base was heavily telegraphed (indeed, the suggestion is that the US was tipped off to avoid casualties). It was only ever a way for the Iranians to be seen to respond without escalating. After that, everything was supposed to calm down,

Shooting down the airliner appears to have been a massive fúck-up by twitchy air defence personnel that's complicated matters in a way that suits none of the parties.

It's not just Orpington, you know. The whole area is now decidedly fashionable. https://www.theguardian.com/food/202...ent-grace-dent

[IUFG]

All I know is Trump was slipping the "accidental" part into the storyline right from the get go ( gawd help me I nearly said narrative )

Nearly.

But then you did use "get go."

and that is borderline red, h

[WES]

It's all very well being Mr Left.

I suppose they can blame trump for starting it.

I like his new beard, mind. Quite fetching. Raises the Hair for Men question, though.

Oh, and the Leafs are ranked 3rd by SI right now. The Cup is on

[PSRB]

It's all very well being Mr Left.

I suppose they can blame trump for starting it.

He did. Daft prick.....him, not you

[Tony C]

Wouldn’t like to be in the trenches with him...time for the cavalry charge and he’s out the back fixing his fake eyebrows