What has Trump done now?

[Grumpy Old Nasho]

The speech was mainly about terrorism, and he made it some years ago, 2017 I think, but the content of that speech still applies to-day IMO, how could it not? And now that Trump is President again, things are moving along with the release of Israeli hostages. One Israeli is worth 50 Palestinians up there.

Edited 12 hours ago by Grumpy Old Nasho

[rgmwa]

Yes it was, and for all his urbane sophistication, Netanyahu is just as much a terrorist in the region as the Hamas militants.

[rgmwa]

Another predictable move by Trump to wind back the protections consumers, including his MAGA supporters, currently have:

The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, was fired on Saturday, prematurely ending a five-year term that was scheduled to run through late 2026. “With so much power concentrated in the hands of a few, agencies like the C.F.P.B. have never been more critical,” Mr. Chopra wrote in a letter he posted on social media announcing his departure.

He will appoint a loyalist to ensure banks, lenders and other sharks have less accountability. 

[Jerry_Atrick]

1 hour ago, rgmwa said:

there is no solution to that particular problem because the antagonists on both sides will never agree to a peaceful solution.

Er.. I think you will find there was one side that was always agreeing to a compromise, and not the other. Bill Maher trained as a historian. What he also doesn't mention, as I guess this is a TV slot, is that after the 67 war, Israel handed back the Sinai in return for peace, but Egypt and others invaded again. And lost... again.

 

Israel would probably compromis again today, but on much stricter terms about guaranteeing peace. At the moment, there is one side that is still about wiping jews off the map..

 

I would recommend watching this video and then asking who has not been willing to compromise, and then ask, if you were in Israel's shoes, would you want a two state solution as it was originally proposed?

 

 

[rgmwa]

I agree with what Bill Maher says but it takes two sides to agree to compromise. i’m sure the vast majority of Palestinians and Jews don’t hate each other snd would live happily enough side by side given the chance. Israel has been repeatedly  attacked since it was created and has hit back to defend itself, which it has a right to. It has also spent decades pushing into the West Bank and creating new settlements. The conflict will continue until all the countries in the region accept each other’s right to exist. Hamas wants Israel to disappear, which it won’t, but the hardliners in Israel don’t want a two-state solution. If Trump can fix that he’s a better man than I give him credit for.

[onetrack]

GON, I signed the Oath when I was conscripted, because I knew what I was signing. and knew I was potentially putting my life on the line for my country.

 

I had been in business for myself, in partnership with a brother, for 4 years, before I entered the Army. I wasn't a dumb 20 yr old, I was an astute business owner, used to dealing with a large and wealthy clientele face to face, training others, and owning and operating and repairing a good range of equipment and plant.

 

For what it's worth, I also volunteered to serve in Vietnam. As an Engineer, I had the choice of volunteering to serve overseas, or electing to stay in Australia. I elected to serve overseas, knowing it was a traditional move, and one that carried benefits, and also looking like an adventure to a 20 yr old who had previously not left Australia.

We did all have reservations about the style of American conduct of the Vietnam War, but at that time, the constant advance of Communism via terrorism, DID pose a real threat to SE Asian countries.

 

I do know that Nasho's who joined the infantry did not have that choice, as they were attached to Regiments that were rotated into and out of SVN, whereas Support Units members were rotated in and out of SVN on an individual basis.

 

I do think you're becoming a bit of a tired "One Note Charlie" with your constant harping on the "Nashos Fair Go" angle. You seem to fail to understand that major difference in treatment and recognition, between soldiers who served in combat zones, and those who didn't leave the comforts of Australia, where the biggest danger was being abused by an anti-Vietnam War protestor. 

 

This separation between "returned servicemen" and those who never left Australia, in the form of entitlements and treatments is enshrined in the Veterans Entitlements Act 1986, and returned servicemen entitlements have been in place since the Soldiers Repatriation Act was first introduced in 1917, and this Act was promoted by Gen. Sir John Monash.

 

The Veterans Entitlements Act 1986 is a two-booklet Act full of court decisions and legal definitions that precisely define all the entitlements due to returned servicemen. It is not an Act designed to cater to National Servicemen, because it is the modern version of the 1917 Soldiers Repatriation Act.

You seem to equate some of the hardships endured by National Servicemen as on a par with the hardships endured by returned soldiers who served in combat zones. I can assure you, no-one accepts that argument.

 

https://www.dva.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/publications/corporate/P03428.pdf

[facthunter]

The RSL treated you as bad as  anyone did. I Never GO there now. Silly old Colonel Blimps. It wasn't LIKE OUR WAR. BS.  Nev