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General => Current Events => Topic started by: Asmodean on June 13, 2025, 07:28:44 AM

Title: Things be a-happenin' in Iran
Post by: Asmodean on June 13, 2025, 07:28:44 AM
So I woke up to there being a hot conflict between Iran and Israel. The Middle East is even more on fire than usual these days.

I think Israel risks getting "bogged down" in that war, in a remote shooting-rockets-at-each-other "forever" kind of way because they lack conventional capability to "just win."

Been wrong before though. This will be... "Interesting" seems like such a wrong word, but what else is there?
Title: Re: Thinga be a-happenin' in Iran
Post by: Tank on June 13, 2025, 09:14:31 AM
If I were the Israeli PM and I didn't take Iran's threats seriously what would I say the day after an Iranian nuke landed on Tel Aviv? Damned if you do damned if you don't. It really is a no win scenario and has been since Israel was created after WWII. More than enough hate to keep the Middle East burning well past the end of my life. :(
Title: Re: Thinga be a-happenin' in Iran
Post by: Asmodean on June 13, 2025, 09:36:05 AM
Hm. Indeed.

I was originally intending to write a longer post, but quickly discovered that there just isn't too much to say. I see what Israel is doing and why. I also see that Iran do what Iran do given the circumstances.

It was bound to happen eventually...
Title: Re: Thinga be a-happenin' in Iran
Post by: Tank on June 13, 2025, 01:13:13 PM
Unfortunately I think this was inevitable. One thing it reveals is how far Israeli intelligence has insinuated itself into Iran. They knew exactly where some very high up people would be.
Title: Re: Thinga be a-happenin' in Iran
Post by: Vocaloldfart on June 14, 2025, 02:00:54 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 13, 2025, 01:13:13 PMUnfortunately I think this was inevitable. One thing it reveals is how far Israeli intelligence has insinuated itself into Iran. They knew exactly where some very high up people would be.
I read , a while back, that Iran has a large Jewish population. Seems bad apples are to be found in the most unlikely of places.
Title: Re: Thinga be a-happenin' in Iran
Post by: Asmodean on June 16, 2025, 08:23:33 AM
Mebbe them Iranian Jews should just overthrow the regime and take over...

Heh! That would be a thing!
Title: Re: Things be a-happenin' in Iran
Post by: Icarus on September 04, 2025, 05:51:41 AM
In defense of Jews, i remind the reader that Jews have been important contributors to science, arts, and production, over a long period of time. 

I have been hornswoggled by more Christians than I have been abused by Jews. I have no patience with the deep rooted Hasidics however.  They are just too much over the top with their religion.


For the record, I am definitely not Jewish nor are any of my relatives or close friends.