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Ocelot II

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52. Ended? Hardly. There's only a fragile cease-fire that either party could and probably will violate.

Reply to Darnell1972 (Reply #32)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 11:11 AM

Oct 13

I hate to be a cynic, but this is a tragic situation arising from many years of mutual hostility, and each side has repeatedly announced its goal of annihilating the other. Hamas is a terrorist organization that has proclaimed its desire to kill all Jews; Netanyahu wants to eventually remove all Palestinians from Gaza so he and Trump can build a seaside resort. There is no good faith on the part of anybody any more, and I don't expect this cease-fire to last more than a few weeks - it's likely to go the way of other cease-fires that have been cobbled together in that region. Read and weep: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/575749/why-the-gaza-ceasefire-could-collapse-over-coming-days

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This is probably going to be a (very) unpopular post. [View all] speak easy Oct 13 OP

You'll have no disagreement from me. The buck stops with Trump. Tommy Carcetti Oct 13 #1

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Well said. hamsterjill Oct 13 #41

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It's not unpopular with this DUer. MarineCombatEngineer Oct 13 #2

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The people who enabled Trump worry me more ... nt Jarqui Oct 13 #5

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As did I, MarineCombatEngineer Oct 13 #11

If I had to hear one of those two sounds all day subterranean Oct 13 #92

I have to I_UndergroundPanther Oct 13 #125

Me too. Gimpyknee Oct 13 #18

🌞 Good morning, malaise. I concur. littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #25

Have a nice day malaise Oct 13 #26

Same here. I can't even stand to see a picture of him. 🤢 Dave Bowman Oct 13 #53

The only folks worse than him are his enablers malaise Oct 13 #63

Same here! DeeDeeNY Oct 13 #95

I never called him President or even Mr. and never will. It would make me sick. Dave Bowman Oct 13 #96

"shuffling off this mortal coil" J_William_Ryan Oct 13 #7

shithole is ill both mentally and physically................ Lovie777 Oct 13 #8

I think his issues are physical. Dulcinea Oct 13 #44

I never believed that about him being controlled by others JI7 Oct 13 #9

I guarantee you he is controlled by Putin gab13by13 Oct 13 #17

Controlled directly, no; but definitely manipulated. Ocelot II Oct 13 #39

A little flattery here, a little bribery there..... BarbD Oct 13 #85

There's the two-word rule: "he wants." calimary Oct 13 #90

Bingo. Ocelot II Oct 13 #91

The ultimate,terminal case of "I"itis. BattleRow Oct 13 #120

Turned it off, too -- before he began speaking -- after Ivanka got a standing ovation... allegorical oracle Oct 13 #10

WTF is she doing there? llmart Oct 13 #20

That's what I yelled at my TV. allegorical oracle Oct 13 #81

Maybe she still has designs on being the first female president. llmart Oct 13 #83

Trump Gaza Resort and Golf Course. haele Oct 13 #109

They both are, and they feed off each other. lostincalifornia Oct 13 #12

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It took him over an hour to brag and mention Ilsa Oct 13 #15

Body double? Wicked Blue Oct 13 #16

Snort. Chuckle. littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #28

Artificially Mme. Defarge Oct 13 #31

DUzy! 🏆🏅 littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #48

Merci! Mme. Defarge Oct 13 #97

Il n'y a pas de quoi! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #104

I call the effect "Debate Donny"... Hugin Oct 13 #67

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With access to very good (some would say top tier) medical care ... Grammy23 Oct 13 #21

Have you seen the movie "Elvis"? WinstonSmith4740 Oct 13 #37

Yep. It's definitely the drugs. Eventually, with any luck... littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #49

He is still a figurehead designed to distract valleyrogue Oct 13 #22

I switched to watching the Ed Gein story instead of Krasnov. milestogo Oct 13 #23

Well, that's an improvement. littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #29

Must be far less repulsive. Dave Bowman Oct 13 #82

Yes, because Gein didn't harm as many people milestogo Oct 13 #110

I always try to watch for this and your right. BradBo Oct 13 #24

Yeah he's evil and hate filled Farmer-Rick Oct 13 #27

His speech patterns are a dead giveaway. littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #51

The monotonous drone, exactly. No emotional inflection. Tool. 58Sunliner Oct 13 #79

Dementia deterioration isn't linear. The symptoms come and go. Ocelot II Oct 13 #30

This. A family member is going through cognitive changes and, no, they're neither linear nor consistent ... Alice B. Oct 13 #35

In addition he was just at the hospital three days ago. Hope22 Oct 13 #59

A Peace Agreement was Reached. A Horrible War has Ended Darnell1972 Oct 13 #32

Calm down. BannonsLiver Oct 13 #34

Ended? Hardly. There's only a fragile cease-fire that either party could and probably will violate. Ocelot II Oct 13 #52

This is just a pause. The genocide is nowhere close to complete... littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #56

I hope not, but it is a clear possibility Darnell1972 Oct 13 #107

Everyone there has likely been traumatized for eternity. ... littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #108

The war has not ended. Straw Man Tuesday #127

Everyone knows that dementia-ridden NJCher Oct 13 #33

Did you watch any of it? speak easy Oct 13 #42

I watched all of it -- he was not this sharp, forceful, lucid person you are saying he was obamanut2012 Oct 13 #70

OK well, I only watched 10 minutes. speak easy Oct 13 #76

+1 BannonsLiver Oct 13 #45

😄🤓❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #57

Just proves he can still read a teleprompter infullview Oct 13 #36

This whole dementia and failing health may just be another con. leftyladyfrommo Oct 13 #38

Trump will die in bed of old age, in extreme luxury and comfort. dalton99a Oct 13 #40

Good days and bad days at that age. But yes the cruelty JCMach1 Oct 13 #43

Dementia patients can be dialed in but becomes Blue Full Moon Oct 13 #46

Don't lend too much credibility to one good performance. Think really good drugs. flashman13 Oct 13 #47

I muted him and used closed captioning. He was rambling on livetohike Oct 13 #50

Does anyone remember the first half of the year when he actively cheered the travelingthrulife Oct 13 #54

+1 dalton99a Oct 13 #58

Yep malaise Oct 13 #64

Yammering warmonger's escalator stalls at UN. Harbinger of things not to come. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Oct 13 #55

Don't know if I agree angrychair Oct 13 #60

Nice use of the erroneous conclusion technique, speak easy. littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #61

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100% Nasruddin Oct 13 #66

He very obviously has dementia obamanut2012 Oct 13 #71

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It was labelled by the OP as "unpopular" NJCher Oct 13 #78

"Because the OP knew it would get a lot of hits. " speak easy Oct 13 #86

your subject head should always be your main point or at least the subject of the post NJCher Oct 13 #87

I will take that on board and be more judicious in future. speak easy Oct 13 #89

You didn't watch the same speech I did obamanut2012 Oct 13 #69

I was left wondering... Hugin Oct 13 #72

Yup, same obamanut2012 Oct 13 #88

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Unfortunately, Trump isn't as diminished as have been hearing. Groundhawg Oct 13 #74

Yes, he is obamanut2012 Oct 13 #112

Obviously not. Groundhawg Oct 13 #114

Probably upped his dose of Adderall for the day indusurb Oct 13 #75

Trump always brags about wars he stopped at140 Oct 13 #77

K&R orangecrush Oct 13 #80

It's Popular With Me ... mntleo2 Oct 13 #84

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It depends on his Adderall intake Mblaze Oct 13 #94

Every day I wake up and turn the tv on in the bedroom to see if he has died. If the news is on Bev54 Oct 13 #98

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The cruelty is ubiquitous. North Coast Lawyer Oct 13 #100

The two are not exclusive Metaphorical Oct 13 #101

Ignorance are cruelty are long-wedded partners Torchlight Oct 13 #102

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From anecdotal experience with Dementia... SleeplessinSoCal Oct 13 #105

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I based my opinion on the first 10 minutes of his address to the Knesset. speak easy Oct 13 #115

I am surprised that a sane and rational person made it through even 10 minutes of a trump speech LetMyPeopleVote Oct 13 #116

I did not make it through Speaker Amir Ohana remarks. speak easy Oct 13 #117

Trump is deranged and evil. debsy Oct 13 #118

I've said from the start he's no different than 2016. Callie1979 Oct 13 #121

He is very different from 2016 obamanut2012 Tuesday #130

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You probably just caught him at a moment of optimal medication . . . hatrack Oct 13 #124

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