[arista]

[January 23, 2026, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer
strongly rebuked President Donald Trump
for "insulting and frankly appalling" claims regarding
the service of British and NATO troops in Afghanistan]








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


https://news.sky.com/story/politics-...-nato-12593360

[bots]

As i said on another thread, Trump has gone too far. He won't ever have europes support again

[arista]

Originally Posted by bots

As i said on another thread, Trump has gone too far. He won't ever have europes support again

Yes, attacking NATO/UK

He does Not Care.

[arista]

[Prince Harry says 'sacrifices' of British soldiers
in Afghanistan deserve 'respect' after
Trump NATO remarks]


https://news.sky.com/story/politics-...-nato-12593360

[Parmy]

There must be a reason to it all.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Parmy

There must be a reason to it all.

Yes. Dementia

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Yes. Dementia

Hopefully he forgets starmer trying to be wide.

[arista]

[arista]

[arista]

[joeysteele]

Why is anyone now surprised at anything this despicable man Trump says.
He's insulting, vicious, greedy, power mad with a ridiculously over inflated ego.

He's really unhinged, cannot be relied on and certainly not to be trusted.

His comments are unacceptable and inappropriate almost on every issue.
Being as threatening and dangerous as he is with his thinking, even thinking of dealing with such a more like madman is not wise at all.

[Maru]

Is it me (oh and it could be) or Starmer doesn't seem to do or say very much to begin with? I don't obviously get very much news about him in the US, but it's hard to get a good impression of him...

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Yes. Dementia

That's what I think too.

He was showing signs of Dementia at the last election.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Maru

Is it me (oh and it could be) or Starmer doesn't seem to do or say very much to begin with? I don't obviously get very much news about him in the US, but it's hard to get a good impression of him...

Oh, Starmer is appalling.

[bots]

Originally Posted by Maru

Is it me (oh and it could be) or Starmer doesn't seem to do or say very much to begin with? I don't obviously get very much news about him in the US, but it's hard to get a good impression of him...

i actually think he has handled Trump pretty well so far given the circumstances. However, he hasn't handled domestic politics well at all

[arista]

President Trump
has now paid tribute to British Soldiers


[Donald Trump has paid tribute to the
"very brave" British soldiers who served
in Afghanistan - after claiming non-US troops
had not been near the frontline.

On Truth Social, he said they
"were among the greatest of all warriors"
as he acknowledged the 457 Britons who died
and many who were "badly injured".]


https://news.sky.com/story/trump-pay...istan-13498256

[bots]

too late

[Maru]

Originally Posted by bots

too late

I don't know what he thought that was going to do.

[Livia]

No matter how hard you try you can't unring a bell.

[GiRTh]

Every time someone tries to look tough on the world stage, it pushes us closer to a fight nobody actually wants. And Europe isn’t powerless. Some people in Washington talk as if Europe has no influence, but that’s simply not true.

If Europe really wanted to send a message, it could tell the US to close a few bases, bring its troops home, and manage the logistics on its own. That alone would force a rethink. It wouldn’t even be a major blow — many of those bases mainly support operations in the Middle East — but the threat itself would be enough to make Washington reconsider its tough‑guy approach.

Meanwhile, you can picture Putin watching all of this and realising he doesn’t need to do anything. The alliances he’s tried to weaken for years are wobbling because of internal arguments, not because of anything he’s doing.

And yes, it’s a risky moment. We’re getting close to a point where neither side feels able to step back, and that’s when small mistakes can turn into big problems.

At the same time, it has the feel of another short‑lived distraction. In a week, the world might be focused on something completely different — that’s how things go now, one outrage after another.

But the real concern is the unpredictability at the top. When the person with the biggest platform keeps throwing out surprises, it’s impossible to know what the next day will bring.

[bots]

The rest of the world is dumping american bonds. Within a short time, it will force congress to actually do something before the country goes bust. If they dont, the dollar will crash and no longer be the world reference currency. At that point, the euro will take over. Power will shift to europe. At that point, it's anyone's guess what happens next

[arista]

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by bots

The rest of the world is dumping american bonds. Within a short time, it will force congress to actually do something before the country goes bust. If they dont, the dollar will crash and no longer be the world reference currency. At that point, the euro will take over. Power will shift to europe. At that point, it's anyone's guess what happens next

Yeah, I agree. If the rest of the world really is pulling back from American bonds, that’s good news in a way — it might finally force Congress to sort things out instead of arguing forever. There are plenty of things they could do, like setting proper long‑term budgets, making the rules more predictable, and investing in things that actually grow the economy. Whether they’ll bother is another matter, and knowing how things go, we’ll probably all be talking about something completely different next week anyway.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Livia

No matter how hard you try you can't unring a bell.

It shows us the magnitude of how awful his comments were though that he had to basically back down.