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Replying To Maroonatic:  "Iranian regime are not good people. There, I said it. Cancel me"
You'll do well to find anyone who says they are. That said the US is going around like the World Police when MAGA proudly declared they weren't. There is so much screwed up about America right now I wouldn't know where to start.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11950 - 10/03/2026 10:21:33    2660778

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Replying To Viking66:  "Yom Kippur War https://share.google/BMIQjngxyoENDXDKr

A good read for you."
You do realise that this war was a follow on to the six day war where Israel attacked the same Arab countries. That said Israel would claim in the six day war they preempted a strike by the same countries. Anyway the upshot of the Yom Kippur war was Egypt and Jordan making peace treaties with Israel. It also resulted in Egypt moving away from the USSR to the US orbit and has been ever sense. Iran was of course not involved as it was a client state of the US. When looking at what was happening in the region at that time you also have to consider the cold War politics - North Korea was involved in supporting Egypt during the Yom Kuppur war. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, it left one global power and with that all of a sudden resistance to the state of Israel seemed to disappear.

zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 2184 - 10/03/2026 11:21:10    2660783

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Replying To zinny:  "You do realise that this war was a follow on to the six day war where Israel attacked the same Arab countries. That said Israel would claim in the six day war they preempted a strike by the same countries. Anyway the upshot of the Yom Kippur war was Egypt and Jordan making peace treaties with Israel. It also resulted in Egypt moving away from the USSR to the US orbit and has been ever sense. Iran was of course not involved as it was a client state of the US. When looking at what was happening in the region at that time you also have to consider the cold War politics - North Korea was involved in supporting Egypt during the Yom Kuppur war. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, it left one global power and with that all of a sudden resistance to the state of Israel seemed to disappear."
Yes for sure. The history of that area is unbelievably complicated. Some of the oldest civilisations in the Western (ish) world involved.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18722 - 10/03/2026 11:52:56    2660791

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Replying To Tirchonaill1:  "Is there any chance any of the Arab countries will hit back against Israel? can't believe they get away with what they do without getting some payback."
Most of the Arab countries arent very sympathetic to the Palestinians.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/21/why-arab-states-wont-support-palestinians-qa-00142277

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18722 - 10/03/2026 11:58:42    2660792

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Replying To yew_tree:  "You'll do well to find anyone who says they are. That said the US is going around like the World Police when MAGA proudly declared they weren't. There is so much screwed up about America right now I wouldn't know where to start."
When you allow Donald Trump to run your country once nevermind twice you know how screwed up America are.

I recall on here when he was re-elected that some (clearly his fans) that thought it was good. Some other posters reckoned Trump back in power would have zero relevance to Ireland, the price of petrol,Diesel and home heating oil the last few weeks puts that theory to bed. Untold damage he's going to leave behind once this 2nd term is done.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 705 - 10/03/2026 15:10:10    2660813

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Replying To Maroonatic:  "Iranian regime are not good people. There, I said it. Cancel me"
I expect most will agree with you. US started to meddle in IRAN in early fifties and nothing good has come from US interference in any coubtry post WW2. This latest incursion will end soon but at what cost to the people of Iran ? Civil war? Massive crackdown by latest regime or will China or Russia become even more influential in area. Or more lightly all of above. Donny will move onto next victim while claiming he has just ended another war.

seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2238 - 10/03/2026 17:01:37    2660831

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Replying To Drax_the_destroyer:  "When you allow Donald Trump to run your country once nevermind twice you know how screwed up America are.

I recall on here when he was re-elected that some (clearly his fans) that thought it was good. Some other posters reckoned Trump back in power would have zero relevance to Ireland, the price of petrol,Diesel and home heating oil the last few weeks puts that theory to bed. Untold damage he's going to leave behind once this 2nd term is done."
There are a few still on here who think he is the best thing since fried bread. He might be popular in America, after all he is their president, they voted for him and they are welcome to him, but he is certainly steering the rest of the world, or at least the "western" portion of it towards recession - if not worse. . In his first rodeo, he had family around him and his picks for various roles were at least experienced in diplomacy, defence etc and they had some control over his worst excesses but this time round he has surrounded himself with a bunch of yes men whose ignorance of anything other than making money is mind boggling. His secretary for war kid like something out of a bad Marvel movie. Others, like the Project 25 authors can't believe how fast their agenda is being worked through and coming to fruition.

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2130 - 10/03/2026 18:04:38    2660839

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