I pay contributors the courtesy of reading what they have to say, Michael, but I tend to switch off when the comments descend to pure invective against Trump e.g. ‘lost the plot’, ‘unhinged’, ‘morally incontinent’ (the last of which doesn’t actually mean anything). Nevertheless I think it’s important to counter some of the more fanciful arguments used by opponents of the American intervention: 1) I agree that the treatment of Zelensky by Trump and Vance in the Oval Office was appalling, but to say that Trump is an ally of Putin in the war in Ukraine is absurd. The United States remains the largest single contributor of arms to Ukraine and without its intelligence sharing Ukraine would be in serious trouble. Beyond that the United States is the cornerstone of the NATO alliance. Trump’s threat to disengage from NATO is a serious problem for the UK and other European nations which should be taken seriously. 2) The idea that Iran’s stockpile of purified uranium is a myth, or that if it did exist it has been obliterated, or that Iran has no intention of producing a nuclear bomb is wishful thinking. The talks last weekend stalled precisely because Iran refused to give up the uranium and refused to give up its right to uranium enrichment in the future. So I have two questions. How does Europe get America to renew its commitment to NATO? How does the West prevent Iran becoming a nuclear power. My answer is the same to both questions. By supporting America’s attempt to force Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions and to stop financing international terrorism. In return the West would agree to end some of the sanctions against Iran, with a full cessation of sanctions dependent on the restoration of democracy.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Trump has completely lost the plot…	14/04/26 10:12:00	Richard Carter
Reply	14/04/26 11:20:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	14/04/26 11:28:00	Gerry Boyce
Reply	14/04/26 13:24:00	Michael Ixer
Reply	14/04/26 13:56:00	Richard Carter
Reply	14/04/26 16:16:00	Steven Rose
Reply	14/04/26 16:48:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	14/04/26 16:57:00	Robert Wheeler
Reply	14/04/26 17:36:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	14/04/26 18:00:00	Robert Wheeler
Reply	14/04/26 18:11:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	14/04/26 18:14:00	Jonathan Callaway
Reply	14/04/26 16:56:00	Richard Carter
Re:Reply	14/04/26 18:39:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Reply	14/04/26 19:00:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Reply	14/04/26 18:20:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Reply	14/04/26 20:27:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Re:Reply	14/04/26 20:52:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Reply	14/04/26 22:44:00	Gerry Boyce
Reply	15/04/26 08:52:00	Richard Carter
Re:Reply	15/04/26 09:20:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Reply	15/04/26 10:02:00	Michael Brigo
Reply	15/04/26 10:36:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	15/04/26 10:41:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:Reply	15/04/26 11:25:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	15/04/26 12:18:00	Michael Brigo
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	15/04/26 13:10:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	15/04/26 14:21:00	Ivonne Holliday
Reply	15/04/26 14:46:00	Richard Carter
Re:Reply	15/04/26 15:01:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Reply	15/04/26 15:41:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Re:Reply	15/04/26 15:50:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Re:Reply	15/04/26 15:54:00	Jonathan Callaway
Reply	15/04/26 15:53:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	15/04/26 18:04:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Reply	15/04/26 18:29:00	Jonathan Callaway
Reply	15/04/26 19:18:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Re:Reply	16/04/26 12:57:00	John Hawkes
Reply	15/04/26 18:00:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Reply	16/04/26 16:34:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Reply	16/04/26 17:00:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Re:Reply	16/04/26 19:29:00	Ivonne Holliday
Reply	16/04/26 20:06:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Re:Re:Reply	16/04/26 20:36:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	16/04/26 21:04:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	16/04/26 21:53:00	Steven Rose

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