Fucking hell. Al Qaeda, Algerian terrorists, and now Hamas. When will they ever learn?

Lose a war and still 'win' votes. That is "shoot someone on Fifth Avenue" type shit.

Is the moral of the story, that in order to get a strip club you need a wheel?

Is it just me or is Trump trying to give Russia an "excuse" they can use to say why they didn't win this war?

Mentioning the battlefield conditions seems to me, like an attempt to do that.

I don't think it's a 4d chess move, it's just too strange- even for him, to truly believe.

Prediction: Mbappe scores a hattrick and still loses.

I'm telling the sad truth, the 'heatwaves' can and have been deadly.

"...An estimated 51,670 deaths in England...were associated with the hottest days over the 35 years from 1988 to 2022."

In 2022 alone '...an estimated 4,507 deaths...were associated with the hottest days in England."

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/climaterelatedmortalityandhospitaladmissionsenglandandwales/1988to2022

"Heatwaves... are the deadliest extreme weather, as their dangers are less visible than storms or wildfires and often go underreported. People living in cities and the elderly are most at risk from physical and mental health impacts of high temperatures."

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/259833/record-breaking-heat-putting-uk-public-health/

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/heat-summary-heat-mortality-monitoring-reports

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0723/POST-PN-0723.pdf

It's more to do with the people in that country not being able to adjust to the change in temperature quickly enough- drinking alot of water, wearing sunscreen etc. England keeps having a problem of people getting heatstrokes every year.

Geography and the nature of the country's climate are big factors.

This day should celebrated by Manchester United's rivals every year. It was so generous of them.

Worthy of the ballon d'or?

Indian TV is being too funny about this conflict https://video.nostr.build/0ed0128264a1ac47781900d56f2813666439d1ba0c7322d0609c7fbaa255c838.mp4

First no neighboring country in that area takes the idea of Palestinian state seriously. Egypt and Jordan ruled Gaza and the West Bank very harshly. They didn't give or consider giving independence to the Palestinians.

They both they don't like the idea of a Palestinian state. Jordan had a conflict with the Palestinian militias in the 1970's who tried to overthrow the King.

Egypt's government hates Hamas because they see them as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. A group it has been in conflict for over 100 years.

Lebanon doesn't like the Palestinians because after the militias were kicked out Jordan they entered into the South of Lebanon. Which increased intra communal violence, leading to a 15 year civil war, and loss of sovereignty ever since.

Saudi Arabia don't want anything to do with the Palestinians, they see them as too unruly.

Syria keeps the Palestinians separated, and doesn't allow to become Syrians.

Israel has repeatedly set conditions for a Palestinian state based on their perceived security concerns. This is a Israeli national policy not Netanyahu's decision.

Let's compare Netanyahu conditions with a previous prime minister.

Bibi's is quoted as saying that for Palestinian state: "... it be demilitarized, that Jerusalem remain unified [under Israeli control] and that Israel have full security control, including freedom of action for the IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) to prevent terrorism against Israel."

https://web.archive.org/web/20250402143758/https://m.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/netanyahu-money-to-hamas-part-of-strategy-to-keep-palestinians-divided-583082

Golda Meir over 50 years ago "..viewed the possibility of a future Palestinian state as likely to materialize in the future. “It will be necessary to leave the Arabs of Judea and Samaria an option to earn self-determination at a later stage, if and when it suits us,”

https://archive.md/xIC7t

Saddam was not taken off the embargo list when in fact he faced extra sanctions prior to the invasion of Kuwait- the 1st Gulf War.

UNSCR 661 prevented 'sale of weapons... military equipment to Iraq...' Part of the resolution also prevented exports from Iraq, of which oil exports was a vital part of Iraq's economy at the time.

Saddam invaded in 1990, partly on the assumption, that because he thought the U.S is so far away, that he could get away with it. He was proven wrong. That war was a case where the threat of deterrence was not high enough to stop an aggressive expansionist force wishing to crush an ally.

The 2nd War- that is different. It might have happened anyway, with or without the 'spreading democracy' project. Iraq was always going to try to expand further into the Gulf. They needed more oil to rebuild their Army and economy after two wars- one against Iran in the 80's and the other was the first Gulf war. This was alarming to neighboring countries who were also major oil exporters, which in turn alarmed other U.S allies who depended on getting oil from that part of the world.

Remember Iraqi government's forces were already getting bombed in 1990's- after the 1st war, as part of the 'no fly zone' project which lasted 12 years.

Maybe being superstitious about messing with slugs and bats can save lives?

They're really doing the 'they've got money for war' meme.

Ron Paul, I respect. Dave Smith not so much.

Regarding Hamas- In theory I can see where you would think that because Israel allowed aid money into Gaza they 'funded' them.

Hamas' funding and training mostly came from Iran-their patron.

How was Saddam greenlit by the U.S to conquer Kuwait. A small country that was and still is allied with the U.S?

It looks like you're confusing Kuwait with Iran. Two completely different countries.

Saddam Hussein became the tyrant of Iraq without U.S backing. He did it by ruthlessly exploiting the combination of dysfunctional Iraqi politics, tribal loyalty and the incompetence of his political rivals.

1990: Saddam Hussein conquers Kuwait- a small country of 2 million people, threatening regional security and global oil supply.

Now: Hamas and Israel are fighting a nasty war, and no one wants Hamas to remain in power.

Leo looks the most believable out of them all. Vin diesel a distant second.

https://video.nostr.build/63d9f5e515f0d1c68df28c3e3b14956d88b0725da3e13161cd73333640c8cc3d.mp4

Yes it is a proxy war, and Russia already took Crimea and Donbas back in 2014. How would it be seen as a victory to say they have conquered those areas - in this war post 2022, when they already controlled them for 10 years?

The weapons—excluding nuclear, that Ukraine has are clearly much more competitive, that's why Russia is having to use ballistic missiles to do 'random' attacks in Kiev. Russia doesn't have level of precision targeted weaponry that Ukraine has.