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Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor @KhalafAlHabtoor X.com • Translated from Arabic by Grok I heard the statements of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, in which he calls on the Gulf Cooperation Council countries to enter this war, saying that we are also under attack and that we must join the fight. And I say to him clearly: We know full well why we are under attack, and we also know who dragged the entire region into this dangerous escalation without consulting those he calls his "allies" in the region. We thank God that the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries are doing well, and we have no need for someone who claims he came to the Middle East to save us. The truth is that hasty American decisions are what embroiled the region in a war whose peoples were not party to its decision-making, and its local allies were not consulted before it was launched. We do not deny the Iranian threat to the region, which has become clear in recent days. We do not trust Iran. But this is a dirty game in which several powers clash at the expense of our region, with no honor in it and no transparency. In this scene, Iran, Israel, and the United States all move according to their own interests, not according to the interests of the peoples of the Middle Eastern Arab countries. And for this reason, we say it clearly: We will not enter this war to serve the interests of others, nor will we sacrifice our sons in a conflict that could have been avoided through diplomacy and political solutions. We value the lives of our sons, and we do not treat their souls as "collateral damage" as some do. Nothing in this world is more precious than the lives of our sons, and no alliance with any country in the world is worth risking these lives. If President Donald Trump and Senator Graham are prepared to risk their country and the lives of Americans for Israel's interests, that is their choice. As for us, we will not do the same.

UAE billionaire Khalaf Al Habtoor wrote an interesting post on X criticizing Lindsey Graham and Trump.

“We...know who dragged the entire region into this dangerous escalation without consulting those he calls his ‘allies’ in the region.”

Hours later, it was deleted.

It's worth reading in full:

Saw a performance of Cabaret the other night. It hits pretty hard right now. #Partysover

How dare they put valuable stuff in CITIES where there are PEOPLE?

They remember what happened last time.

"Mistakes were made." #AI

This was literally a joke on "Friends." Maybe they should set up outside a Laser Pink Floyd show instead...

Especially since he betrayed the Kurds in Syria.

"These people are weird" was one of the most effective messages the Democrats came up with in 2024, and they tossed overboard because some pollster doesn't now how to do their job.

Buh-bye. May the spirits of murdered dogs haunt you forevermore.

Not gonna share the video of Republican US Senator Tim Sheehy breaking a protesting Marine's hand, but you can find it on @charlotteclymer.bsky.social's timeline.

I'll just say that in a functional country, Sheehy would be expelled by the Senate.

Democratic Senators should publicly push for that.

Mother's side: sales rep for the local electrical utility company
Father's side: battalion chief for the Washington D.C. Fire Department (and former marine)

Hey that’s about the cost of the SSI Restoration Act, which would cut recipient poverty by 60%, eliminate marriage penalties, and modernize draconian asset limits.

Dem Candidate for Rep. Eric Swalwell’s Seat Donated to Far-Right Republicans — Including Laura Loomer Democratic primary hopeful Rakhi Israni, who is running for Rep. Eric Swalwell’s seat, gave to MAGA figures — including Laura Loomer.

NEW: A Democratic candidate in the primary in Eric Swalwell’s district raised $2M in the first two weeks of her campaign from unknown donors.

Rakhi Israni’s personal political donations have gone to over 10 MAGA and far right candidates including Laura Loomer.

theintercept.com/2026/03/04/c...

Saw a thoughtful thread about AI, don't want to QT or argue. But. The biggest rage factor with LLMs is the people who, because genAI is transformative for coding, think it's transformative for everything else, because they devalue every other form of work and labor and knowledge.

Pity about Good Morning, Good Morning, because it has George's most ripping guitar solo in their entire catalog.

The West Wing was the early 2000s administration we wished (fooled ourselves) we had instead of the actual Bible-quoting peabrain we got.

#Fascism is a suicide cult, and it's the perfect political philosophy for the religous end-times-ers eagerly awaiting for the final war to scour the Earth in fire. (Assuming they'll be the ones who "benefit" from it somehow...)
We've never had this conjunction of self-destructiveness before.

As if we haven't alienated all our allies already. Still, the bases were the next step.

I guess this is what happens when you pack the white house press corps with a bunch of very online propagandists and boot the real journalists.
Maybe now we'll see the WHCA dinner as the farce it always was.

Remind me which party launched two wars on Iraq, plus others on Afghanistan, Panama, Granada, Somalia, Cambodia...

It seems to me we can draw a (relatively) straight line from Trump abandoning the Iran nuclear deal nine years ago to Trump launching a war in Iran.

Impeachable offense under any other adminsitration.

This is a big deal

I’m sure bombing them to ashes is going to win their hearts and minds.

Usually when Republicans make messes, it's the Democrats' job to clean them up. Except these people are working to ensure no Democrat ever gets elected president again.

Good grief. I can't stand it.

We're all Charlie Brown now.

Trump’s Fury at Canada Backfires in Surprise Blow to GOP’s 2026 Hopes The number of Canadians visiting the U.S. fell off a cliff in 2025. It’s pretty clear why. And this fall, the GOP should be made to pay a political price for it.

This is striking: Trump's deranged attacks on Canada have caused a big drop in Canadian visits to states like Michigan, hurting the state's economy. There are 3 vulnerable House Republicans in Michigan. So this lunacy could help cost GOP the House. 1/

(new piece)

newrepublic.com/article/2071...

Done

(wasn't using it that much for anything of any significance, but nonetheless...)

Yes, he should have asked Congress. But if by chance someone does introduce a fait-accompli, they must vote against it. No "rally-around-the-flag" bullshit in Trump's war of choice.