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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: The 4 big losers of the ME peace deal
Date: 10/13/25 4:29 PM
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Canada
The UK
France
and Australia...

...whose idiot recognition of a "Palestinian state" nearly de-railed the entire thing in September. Fortunately the US, Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan et al. rightfully ignored them and forged ahead.

Find it almost funny that the worthless clowns who played zero role in the actual agreement and actually did serious harm to negotiations are all planning to show up in Egypt and pretend that they deserve some credit.
X (Twitter): AG on X: "Find it almost funny that the worthless clowns who played zero role in the actual agreement and actually did serious harm to negotiations are all plan

Kids table in the back, eating cold pizza. Sounds about right.

Frippery-fueled European diplo types aren't taking this well. I give you the UK's Education Secretary:
telegraph.co.uk - Israel starmer risked peace with palestine declaration

Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secretary, said in an interview on Sunday that Britain had been a leading player behind the scenes in negotiating the peace deal.

Allow me to speak for the Trump administration: LOLOLOLOL.

But here's Mike Huckabee:
Mike Huckabee suggested the UK played little part and said she can “thank Donald Trump any time” for his achievement in the Middle East.
He said on X: “I assure you she’s delusional. She can thank Donald Trump any time just to set the record straight.”


The Israelis were a bit more kind:
Benjamin Netanyahu’s deputy foreign minister said she would “have to contradict” the assertion, and added that Britain’s decision to recognise Palestine had prolonged the war by emboldening Hamas.
Sharren Haskel said: “Well, I have to contradict her words, unfortunately.
“Unfortunately, with the declaration of the Palestinian state during a very sensitive time two months ago, when the teams were already around the table negotiating, when we truly believed we were able to reach a deal, the message that the UK Government sent Hamas was the message that the longer they continue this war, they will be rewarded.”
She added: “The Government of the UK, Macron’s plan, the whole conversation about declaring a Palestinian state – we disagree with you.”


The Europeans have gotten away with being, well, Euroweenies for a long time. This time it's cost them something they prize above all - relevance.
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