Rising tensions between regional powers took a new turn as Tehran vowed to respond to recent military strikes that damaged key defense installations and resulted in military casualties. The incident, which initially received measured responses, has evolved into a more serious diplomatic crisis.
47 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 2 Nov
I thought they were going to try peace talks?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 2 Nov
With Lebanon
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47 sats \ 5 replies \ @JesseJames 2 Nov
to be brutally honest, I couldn't care less what's happening in that part of the world, they have been fighting there since the ancient times. Obviously there is no brain power or good will to prevail in that region, so F them, let them kill each-other...
If you come to the shores of the good old US of A that is another story, one thing is certain you wont be going back home.... that is my personal opinion (we can still have them , right?)
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21 sats \ 4 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 3 Nov
US of A is dependent upon its ongoing global hegemony over oil, resources and the petrodollar to maintain its 50 plus year record of consuming more than it produces.
China is challenging US hegemony, has won the trade war, and if they succeed via their military proxies Russia and Iran, the US of A will be a failed empire $35 Trillion in debt.
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5 sats \ 3 replies \ @JesseJames 3 Nov
I think we are big enough to be energy independent, (drill your own oil and use nukes for the rest) however it would take some brain and actual logical thinking to get this done, unfortunately the govt and logical thinking don't go well together ... every 4 years there is a hope, like right now, but very little gets done in the end. Sad.
I just don't like us being "the police of the world" is all...
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 3 Nov
Would you prefer China as 'the police of the world' ?
Note being 'the police of the world' carries certain benefits like printing the global reserve currency...
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @JesseJames 3 Nov
I'm not sure they want to. The Ming dynasty in 1400's burned their own "treasure fleet" and chose to be different.. Right , wrong or indifferent that was a "balzy" move. There is a still debate as to why they did it but in my opinion they didn't want the hassle of "policing the world", they could, just chose not to.
Printing and inflating the supply of any currency is never good in the long term as we witness this it right now. I'm opposed to globalism personally, we are perfectly blessed with geographical location, separated by oceans on both sides, we should take advantage of this and stay independent.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 3 Nov
No doubt the Chinese are hesitant to take on the role- it comes with a heavy burden as US, British and predecessors have found.
But unfortunately when you are the dominant productive economy on the planet there are some unavoidable consequences and imperatives - and China knows they cannot be easily escaped.
They might be quite well suited to the role in fact given their reluctance to take it on is a positive. They might surely bring a different culture and rationale to the western individualism that seems to have reached its logical conclusion.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 2 Nov
Iran can only do this because China buys its oil and supplies it with manufactured goods enabling it to continue to function as an economy and source of funding for secondary military proxies.
Iraqs oilfields are today mostly maintained and operated by Chinese companies...while Iran holds significant military influence within Iraqi militias.
Now that N.Korea is proving Russia with troops the Chinese backed alliance that is attacking western targets is broad and dynamic.
If elected Trump can be expected to give most of Ukraine to Putin and America can be expected to withdraw support for Europe.
What happens in the middle east is anyones guess...but what is already apparent is that China is increasingly challenging the western led world order via its proxies...and the west appears, at best, divided in its response.
A west that is divided between woke elements and populists is vulnerable to the Chinese backed military challenge that is now evident.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @drlh 2 Nov
The only time that NATO point was used is by USA itself in 9/11...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 3 Nov
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @chovy 2 Nov
Popups
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @TomK OP 2 Nov
In what way?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @chovy 2 Nov
They’re all over the site on mobile. Big ad pop up you can’t close so can’t reward the dammed article
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 2 Nov
They're melking the readers patience...
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