Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
I don’t trust Israel - they have their own religious and political agenda. You respect the hell out of their military and intelligence?
Professionally? Absolutely! It's almost comical to watch them run rings around the various clown shows in their neighborhood.
Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
Remind me who hit and killed and wounded dozens on the USS Liberty? Oops.
That was ancient history. But as I said, I don't trust them
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ShyGuy
And how many US warships did Iran take out?
They have *tried* to take out many, over many decades. They're just not very good at it.
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ShyGuy
Their intelligence will say what they need to for their own agenda. Eg, convincing the west that Iran was an imminent threat to the west. Despite our own intelligence saying no, they’re at least 10 yrs away at best, and I’m sure you saw the news of a certain somebody in intelligence stepping down saying pretty much just that.
Yes I don't trust the IL government. They will blatantly serve their own interests to the exclusion of else, even to the point of tripping over dollars to save dimes. It's almost pathological.
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ShyGuy
None of this bodes well for us as Americans and the airline industry.
I think our industry in 2026 is going to take a hit... to sensitive to spikes. The rest of the economy is TBD.
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ShyGuy
And for some of us who actually travel internationally with family, this just paints a big red target on the backs of every American overseas. We are in more danger now as foreigners visiting overseas somewhere.
Potentially true, but so low on my list of priorities that I don't even care. I deal with that kind of thing by picking alternative travel destinations. I like to go places where crowds and civil unrest are low and the dollar is high.