No one's declared war, not Iran nor Hezbollah, yet they've attacked our people on our land for decades, and most recently our RAF. So we're finally, just responding, from the moral high ground.
I have a neice living & working in Dubai. Just wondering if she'll leave at the first opportunity.
It's not like the US has been the only target for these fanatical terrorist clerics of Iran.
https://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2020/sep/16/timeline-iran-assassinations-and-plot
For us in the UK, from a House of Commons report:
"In October 2025, the Director General of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum, reported that security agencies have tracked “more than 20 potentially lethal Iran-backed plots” in the previous year. He has issued similar reports in earlier years.
Those targeted by Iran in the UK include dissidents, journalists, regime opponents, Israelis, Jews, and sectors including government, travel and universities. BBC Persian and the UK-based news agency Iran International are among those who have long reported Iranian state threats. In addition to its state agencies, including the IRGC and the Ministry of Intelligence and Security, Iran has used criminal groups to conduct operations in the UK and elsewhere. "
I will add that the RAF base on Cyprus has been attacked.
And the UK is helping, through Diego Garcia, and two airfields in England.
I have to ask those who wish to withdraw within your borders and do little or nothing to affect the external world, what would be your Pearl Harbour moment?
China taking over Taiwan? Or China taking over Mexico?
Russia taking over Ukraine. Or taking over Greenland?
Well the Iranian ambassador to the UN brought a wry grin when he said the US and Israel bombs had killed a hundred people of his people, forgetting that he and his mates had killed 30,000 in the last month.
Personally if I see a bloke with a big stick beating up a woman saying you must stay at home and wear a niqab, beating on a man saying his homosexuality is a sin & mental disease; and I have a gun, then I'll say stop. When man with stick continues, argues, threatening to kill me, I'll use my gun to shoot him in the leg. He continues despite argument and warnings then I'll shoot his other leg. He continues, I'll aim higher.
I don't care what nationality any of them are.
We live on one tiny planet and ought to help.
But it is our nature to be self-serving, tribal, nationalistic.
Whether you like or dislike Trump, this dreadful Iranian clerical regime needs to be wiped from the earth.
Long overdue, I wish the USA every success in their war against the Iranian terrorist regime. You can't negotiate with these people, be it Hamas, Hezbollah, or Khamenei himself
Here's a bit of fun for you in the style of the TV show, Antiques Roadshow:
Good better best.
Three paintings, in any order...
an acrylic and two watercolours, approximately in sterling, one is worth about 400, one is about 800, one is 1200.
But which is which?
An eagle in the garden. So jealous!
Ok, currently serving a prison sentence...
Ironic that the only person jailed for the abuse of so many young women by so many old men is... a woman. The brothel madam as it were.
I know some of you in the North and East of the US are enduring snowy storms so here's something colourful to look forward to.
These in the garden pale in comparison to the local councils planting hundreds together in roadside beds.
I used to like the artistic skating though it has become lots of triple jumps and spins.
Missed most of it this time!
I just can't get enthusiastic for any of it, and I feel as it's The Olympics I ought to.
Seen bits of skiing, shooting, and then there's the curling 
.
Not even the jumping or ice hockey. None of it.
Am I getting old, or is it because they're wrapped up in five layers and it seems impersonal?
It's been more like watching darts, or snooker.
A brown creeper!
I had to search, anticipating some toilet humour, instead got lots of running shoes 
Lovely forest birds, ours is called a treecreeper and looks identical to me. Usually shy, always seems to favour the hidden side of a tree.
Jon I'm sending you to sit on the naughty stairs, you naughty boy
Interesting, but Putin is clearly the most dangerous person on the planet, covertly and openly killing opposition to his megalomania.
@wtg
Thanks, Nero Wolfe looks interesting; copyright-banned over here but the archive link works.
I'm currently watching House (MD) starring Hugh Lawrie.
On series 2 episode 4. So that's 26 out of 176 seen.
It's 20 years old and is fresh to rewatch.
Incidentally in the first series he is shown in his home with a Sohmer piano. Laurie does play well of course.
If they aren't busy then next time I'll ask for a peek inside for more data!
