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Thanks - looks like tomorrow’s watch will be hard work - again

I said China would have a role to play

What’s the view ?

I hope Bowen earns you a gazillion points

Indeed - my x2 have improved my outlook. Take care

I still remember coming down to get to the paper before my Dad and reading about Cruyf’s Ajax beating Arsenal. Reading about it was magical. Maybe just age and nostalgia - have a great evening

Crikey this is depressing Mark. I’m sure Trump and his merry band are talking about “so much winning”. I still think China will wrangle some exit from this.

It’s sad. I feel the same about the Champions League now too. Arsenal have never won it and now even if they did it won’t feel the big thing it used too. It’s somehow too many games yet the same small group of teams each year. It’s only the league I covet

You are the first bit of social media I go and look for every morning

I fear it might just be the end of the World Cup. The combination of this farce and Qatar back to back means it is a new era going forward and people our age may not be as invested in the new franchise

Not sure I’ll be able to catch ours…

That in itself is an interesting statement and leaves some room for interpretation on both sides. “Washington fully grasps the global economic cost…” I’ve already fully grasped it - without experiencing it. China probably the same and from whom we’ll doubtless hear more

Is it ? A good leader either engages fully or delegates. He trusted Doyle and McSweeney to fulfill their roles, if this was their delegated remit then not for Starmer to the job in my view

I said this 2 days ago

So no interviews or TV broadcast tonight

I don’t like to see Steve worried and confused

A heavy weight perhaps?

Demand has to be controlled/fall now

Don’t google the question

“A mystery ?” Still fawning over him

It’s not just fear, there is a level of utter revulsion about your President and his senior team that inform the decision not to visit. It’s a shame and hopefully it can change

If China’s oil disrupted they may have levers to rein Iran in, mollify them and the US

I think Israel has a plan - Lebanon South of the Litani river seems the focus of their activities

Said this yesterday- I think it’s dawning on Trump at some level - but he is now trapped as Bibi and Iran are crazier than he is

There be so many unravellings like this that are beyond the comprehension of the US administration. I do think they will end up impeaching as the economic devastation grows - unless China is forced by economics to solve it diplomatically

My point is more that once that narrow channel blocked with a small number of wrecks there won’t be a need for the rockets/drones and missiles

They shouldn’t be that damaging if the media took an objective and proportionate view

Who is their audience?

Crossed my mind that any sunk or stricken ships will themselves block the Straight. This is far more complex than armed escort

B) Destroy’s a legacy that should never have been