Engorgeous George

I am not sure your proposed scenarios come anywhere close to as bad as the Iranian theocracy flush with oil cash and only months away from the bomb. In fact I would argue otherwise, especially if by the time your scenario comes to pass the Israelis have just truncated Iran with America's help and returned that Persian state to the forward thinking western state it was prior to the fall of the Shah. Still, what do I know? I am not living in Israel. Neither am I a jew. My perspective may be one fostered by a lack of direct personal investment.

Worse than their enemies' pledge to exterminate them, or at least to exterminate the State of Israel? Hard for me to imagine how, but that may simply be my failure of imagination. Perhaps you would like to share some thoughts on how it could get worse for Israel.

And if they have gills, so much the better.

Like Irish chicks or Finnish girls, or Chernobyl girls?

I am a bit surprised this got zero traction. I get it, big news detracts from other threads and John Amos did die today.

I am definitely not a Disney adult. I just happen to dig harem outfits and Jasmine was one. I probably got that fetish from I Dream of Jeannie. As for Pocahontas, who doesn't like a dark chick with great legs in a sort leather skirt.

As long as the smell did not linger behind.

My current wife is more of a Belle from Beauty and the Beast. My third, if that happens, will hopefully be a Pocahantas, and now let the psychoanalysis begin.

Pride dictates where resources are allocated.

My first wife, if animated, looked like Princess Jasmine. She was a sport about it too. She bought a pretty elaborate Princess Jasmine outfit and could do her voice extremely well. Too bad she was a complete psycho.

Likely not. On the other hand regimes living under the thumb of a powerful foriegn country become resentful and radicalized more often than not. This may have cost Iran more dearly under Trump, but who is to say thay may not have been preoared to pay that cost out of pride?

Difficult to say. It may have happened sooner. Who knows? I do know this, Trump has a higher opinion of his abilities than is warranted, as do is supplicants.

Remember when Stevedores loading and unloading ships with cargo nets was a thing? They are gone replaced by longshoremen who too will someday be mostly replaced, this time by automation. As cargo ahs shifted to uniform containers the ground was set for much more automation.

Waiting for Iran to become a nuclear nation looks increasingly untenable, not just for Isreal, but for the world. The center of the Arab world is shifting from Riyadh to Teheran though iranians are not really arab. perhaps i should have written the center of the Muslim world. I do not trust Trump's competence either. I do trust he and Vance on this more than Harris and Walz though only ever so slightly more, but frankly neither is the leadership we need.

I would have loved to be that guy! So sort of a Hunter Biden?