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Daniel, thanks for sharing your thoughts It is refreshing and sobering
to hear perspectives from non USA folks.
John F.
On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 4:13=E2=80=AFPM Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> Well there is no Spridgetly 'traffic', at least in my in box and having
> little to no Spridgetly news I am posting my opinion on Iran. So, delete
> now or read on and argue with me if you like. I guess some of you are
> Trump voters and will neither admit you were mistaken or don't believe yo=
u
> are but can't put together a justifiable argument. Well, we only know wh=
at
> happened when Trump was elected and what sort of worse for America it mig=
ht
> have been (or not) if Kamala had been elected. Well I am not an American
> citizen and didn't get to vote. I am also not wealthy so didn't donate
> money to any political party. So, my comments are NOT political, they ar=
e
> my opinions on things as I see them looking from a neutral position.
>
> Well taking Maduro out of Venezuela, whether legal or not was a good thin=
g
> in my opinion because it weakened China in lots of different ways includi=
ng
> making them less bold and therefore made them less likely to make a
> reckless decision. In the UK if the last government trusted China too
> much, this one isn't much better.
>
> Believing Iran was planning to create a nuclear weapon and use it is
> something I believe. I mean if you have more oil than you can ever use w=
hy
> would you need nuclear power, unless you thought you might help to reduce
> global emissions and simply make money letting others do it. That's a
> simple argument no-one seems to put and I can't think why. Attacking Ira=
n
> whether legal or not to ensure there are no longer a nuclear threat does
> seem like a good idea to me.
>
> However, there are some 'spanners in the works'. Being friendly to Putin
> who is helping Iran seems at odds with the military objectives of
> neutralising Iran. On the other hand attacking Iran once more weakens
> China which I think is a good thing.
>
> Trump flip-flopping on whether American needs help to deal with Iran or
> doesn't and then insulting all your old friends and allies is never going
> to help America and came across to many as childish and bullying.
>
> Not understanding how NATO works and then insulting it because it doesn't
> do what you think it should do, even when it is not supposed to, is never
> going to help America.
>
> Believing Europe is weak militarily and won't pay for it's defence and
> will have Russia rolling tanks over it in days after America leaves NATO =
is
> something for the Kool-Aid drinkers and Fox news viewers. Likewise Ameri=
ca
> pulling out of NATO and all its bases in Europe would work out badly for
> America. However, saying you will do something as a bullying threat is f=
or
> fools. NATO would indeed be weaker and worse off without American in it
> (though Canadians and Danes might disagree) but the flip side is that
> America would be worse off and weaker outside NATO (not just airfields
> think intelligence and RAF Croughton for starters). Also think about the
> U2 (or whatever) flights out of Akrotiri in Cyprus, which by a quirk of
> history is Sovereign British territory. America is making those flights
> for a good reason so no-one tell me how many spy satellites you have. No=
,
> I haven't broken the official secrets act or anything like that because I
> read it in the Times newspaper (the attack on Akrotiri was seemingly not
> the runway as first reported but the American hanger that houses the U2 (=
or
> whatever).
>
> Also forgot all those comments about how much America brings and
> spends in local communities in Europe. My experience as a veteran is tha=
t
> the UK buys local abroad and if you are in Akrotiri, in Cyprus (and I was
> twice) the local RAF shop will contain packets of fries (we call crisps)
> that has a Zebra on them. To a brit that means they are Zebra flavoured
> but from memory I think they were ready salted. However, go anywhere in
> the world, including the UK, and go to the USAF shop (BX) and there is no
> local goods, rather everything is American and shipped from America.
>
> Apart from the many insulting and ignorant comments I have read from
> Americans (and more recently Argentinians) some believe Britain no longer
> has a Navy simply because it didn't have a spare ship to send to Cyprus (=
it
> didn't need to send a ship there is a military runway at Akrotiri) Well =
we
> do still have a navy including nuclear powered nuclear submarines with
> nuclear weapons. Also we had to handle a russian submarine threat which
> had to be closely monitored about the same time Trump was saying Britain
> wasn't helping him, well he wasn't helping is monitor the russian threat.
>
> Some Americans are concerned that having burned through a massive stock o=
f
> missiles of various types America is weak and vulnerable. It is weaker b=
ut
> that doesn't mean vulnerable as the only 'outfit' that might kick its ass
> would be Europe and they have no plans to, despite being insulted and
> treated so shabbily. Russia is not a threat to NATO or the US and neithe=
r
> is China. America is however, much poorer but only if it wants to
> restock. But while America keeps insulting NATO countries for not spendi=
ng
> enough on defence and boasting about how much it spends maybe it could
> consider spending less?
>
> I don't know much about the Petrodollar but it's on its way out from what
> I can tell and that will be a price America has paid for its actions of l=
ate
>
> Will America cease to be a superpower, well I guess with a massive amount
> of debt even without replacing all its missile stocks (that will take yea=
rs
> as well as a lot of money) it still will be, but a smaller one.
>
> Has America made a fool of itself and lost the respect of many nations?
> Well I guess maybe but perhaps more accurately it has given ammunition to
> it's enemies which hostile nations (communists: Russia, China and N.Korea=
)
> will use against it or more likely help others to use against it.
>
> I guess that 'someone' has got rich out of this but most others will be
> poorer long term.
>
> Does Israel run America and Zionists will control the world, I don't thin=
k
> so.
>
> So, how is your Sprite running? Mine is getting closer for a trip to the
> rolling road and is running ok. Also because the top speed of my Sprite
> was only 115 mph I knew it didn't have all the power it should have. Wel=
l
> another 6 or 7 mph more might not seem much but that's actually a lot of
> power less. How do I know? Well I have CDa data from real life full sca=
le
> wind tunnel testing for a start. The rolling road data when I get it wil=
l
> enable me to update my spreadsheet and I can then 'model' that data for a
> standard Spridget and various modifications.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Daniel - my other books are not about Spridgets!
> ------------------------
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<div dir=3D"auto">Daniel, thanks for sharing your thoughts =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0It is refreshing and sobering to hear perspectives from non USA folks.=
=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">John F.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 4:13=E2=80=AFPM Weslake1330 via Spr=
idgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets@autox.team=
.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr=
">Hi List,<div><br></div><div>Well there is no Spridgetly 'traffic'=
, at least in my in box and having little to no Spridgetly news I am postin=
g my opinion on Iran.=C2=A0 So, delete now or read on and argue with me if =
you like.=C2=A0 I guess some of you are Trump voters and will neither admit=
you were mistaken or don't believe you are but can't put together =
a justifiable argument.=C2=A0 Well, we only know what happened when Trump w=
as elected and what sort of worse for America it might have been (or not) i=
f Kamala had been elected.=C2=A0 Well I am not an American citizen and didn=
't get to vote.=C2=A0 I am also not wealthy so didn't donate money =
to any political party.=C2=A0 So, my comments are NOT political, they are m=
y opinions on things as I see them looking from a neutral position.</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>Well taking Maduro out of Venezuela, whether legal or not=
was a good thing in my opinion because it weakened China in lots of differ=
ent ways including making them less bold and therefore made them less likel=
y to make a reckless decision.=C2=A0 In the UK if the last government trust=
ed China too much, this one isn't much better.</div><div><br></div><div=
>Believing Iran was planning to create a nuclear weapon and use it is somet=
hing I believe.=C2=A0 I mean if you have more oil than you can ever use why=
would you need nuclear power, unless you thought you might help to reduce =
global emissions and simply make money letting others do it.=C2=A0 That'=
;s a simple argument no-one seems to put and I can't think why.=C2=A0 A=
ttacking Iran whether legal or not to ensure there are no longer a nuclear =
threat does seem like a good idea to me.</div><div><br></div><div>However, =
there are some 'spanners in the works'.=C2=A0 Being friendly to Put=
in who is helping Iran seems at odds with the military objectives of neutra=
lising Iran.=C2=A0 On the other hand attacking Iran once more weakens China=
which I think is a good thing.</div><div><br></div><div>Trump flip-floppin=
g on whether American needs help to deal with Iran or doesn't and then =
insulting all your old friends and allies is never going to help America an=
d came across to many as childish and bullying.</div><div><br></div><div>No=
t understanding how NATO works and then insulting it because it doesn't=
do what you think it should do, even when it is not supposed to, is never =
going to help America.</div><div><br></div><div>Believing Europe is weak mi=
litarily and won't pay for it's defence and will have Russia rollin=
g tanks over it in days after America leaves NATO is something for the Kool=
-Aid drinkers and Fox news viewers.=C2=A0 Likewise America pulling out of N=
ATO and all its bases in Europe would work out badly for America.=C2=A0 How=
ever, saying you will do something as a bullying threat is for fools.=C2=A0=
NATO would indeed be weaker and worse off without American in it (though C=
anadians and Danes might disagree) but the flip side is that America would =
be worse off and weaker outside NATO (not just airfields think intelligence=
and RAF Croughton for starters).=C2=A0 Also think about the U2 (or whateve=
r) flights out of Akrotiri in Cyprus, which by a quirk of history is Sovere=
ign British territory.=C2=A0 America is making those flights for a good rea=
son so no-one tell me how many spy satellites you have.=C2=A0 No, I haven&#=
39;t broken the official secrets act or anything like that because I read i=
t in the Times newspaper (the attack on Akrotiri was seemingly not the runw=
ay as first reported but the American hanger that houses the U2 (or whateve=
r).</div><div><br></div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Also forgot all those comm=
ents about how much America brings and spends in local communities in Europ=
e.=C2=A0 My experience as a veteran is that the UK buys local abroad and if=
you are in Akrotiri, in Cyprus (and I was twice) the local RAF shop will c=
ontain packets of fries (we call crisps) that has a Zebra on them.=C2=A0 To=
a brit that means they are Zebra flavoured but from memory I think they we=
re ready salted.=C2=A0 However, go anywhere in the world, including the UK,=
and go to the USAF shop (BX) and there is no local goods, rather everythin=
g is American and shipped from America.</div><div><br></div><div>Apart from=
the many insulting and ignorant comments I have read from Americans (and m=
ore recently Argentinians) some believe Britain no longer has a Navy simply=
because it didn't have a spare ship to send to Cyprus (it didn't n=
eed to send a ship there is a military runway at Akrotiri)=C2=A0 Well we do=
still have a navy including nuclear powered nuclear submarines with nuclea=
r weapons.=C2=A0 Also we had to handle a russian submarine threat which had=
to be closely monitored about the same time Trump was saying Britain wasn&=
#39;t helping him, well he wasn't helping is monitor the russian threat=
.</div><div><br></div><div>Some Americans are concerned that having burned =
through a massive stock of missiles of various types America is weak and vu=
lnerable.=C2=A0 It is weaker but that doesn't mean vulnerable as the on=
ly 'outfit' that might kick its ass would be Europe and they have n=
o plans to, despite being insulted and treated so shabbily.=C2=A0 Russia is=
not a threat to NATO or the US and neither is China.=C2=A0 America is howe=
ver, much poorer but only if it wants to restock.=C2=A0 But while America k=
eeps insulting NATO countries for not spending enough on defence and boasti=
ng about how much it spends maybe it could consider spending less?</div><di=
v><br></div><div>I don't know much about the Petrodollar but it's o=
n its way out from what I can tell and that will be a price America has pai=
d for its actions of late</div><div><br></div><div>Will America cease to be=
a superpower, well I guess with a massive amount of debt even without repl=
acing all its missile stocks (that will take years as well as a lot of mone=
y) it still will be, but a smaller one.</div><div><br></div><div>Has Americ=
a made a fool of itself and lost the respect of many nations?=C2=A0 Well I =
guess maybe but perhaps more accurately it has given ammunition to it's=
enemies which hostile nations (communists: Russia, China and N.Korea) will=
use against it or more likely help others to use against it.</div><div><br=
></div><div>I guess that 'someone' has got rich out of this but mos=
t others will be poorer long term.</div><div><br></div><div>Does Israel run=
America and Zionists will control the world, I don't think so.</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>So, how is your Sprite running?=C2=A0 Mine is getting clo=
ser for a trip to the rolling road and is running ok.=C2=A0 Also because th=
e top speed of my Sprite was only 115 mph I knew it didn't have all the=
power it should have.=C2=A0 Well another 6 or 7 mph more might not seem mu=
ch but that's actually a lot of power less.=C2=A0 How do I know?=C2=A0 =
Well I have CDa data from real life full scale wind tunnel testing for a st=
art.=C2=A0 The rolling road data when I get it will enable me to update my =
spreadsheet and I can then 'model' that data for a standard Spridge=
t and various modifications.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br=
></div><div><br></div><div>Daniel - my other books are not about Spridgets!=
</div></div>
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