Economic Impacts of Iran War
05-17-2026 | 05:18 PM
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Because by your logic those would be 10 year-olds? Seriously, have you done the math? Back it up another 10 or 20 years. Just...wow...
05-17-2026 | 06:14 PM
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What do you think breeds terrorism? Why did you cut out and not answer the other points in my post?
05-17-2026 | 06:27 PM
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If you had any intellectual consistency, principles, or integrity, you would also apply this logic to Israel, which has universal healthcare and a welfare state subsidized by the US taxpayer.
05-17-2026 | 06:32 PM
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Israel spends 8.8% of their GDP in defense spending bro. NATO countries average a pathetic 2%
05-17-2026 | 07:12 PM
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Aside from the US, NATO countries spent slightly more than 2% and I think all may have met the minimum last year (which is a big improvement). US spends 3% - ish. But we also do the global cop thing.
05-17-2026 | 08:45 PM
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Can’t believe certain someone said “no one could have seen Iran attack the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi, after the U.S. attack on Iran. I mean, no one could have seen that coming.”
Yeah man. Crazy! Who would have thought the biggest enablers of US military in the Middle East with actual US military bases, could come under attack if the U.S. launched an attack on Iran first?
Crazy!
Yeah man. Crazy! Who would have thought the biggest enablers of US military in the Middle East with actual US military bases, could come under attack if the U.S. launched an attack on Iran first?
Crazy!
05-18-2026 | 03:43 AM
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Go back to late Winter to early Spring of 1945. It was approaching the end of WW II. Germans forces were facing decimation within their ranks. Hitler called up members of his “Hitler Youth” to take up arms to repel the Allies. Minimum age to join the German Army was 18 years. Some forged documents and ran away from home to save the Fatherland. Recorded ages of some were as young as 14 and younger. Could it be said the Hitler Youth was a form of indoctrination annd extremism?
How about as recent with the was between Russia and Ukraine. Putin ordered the rounding up of Ukrainian children to be indoctrinated into the pure Russian Culture.
How about as recent with the was between Russia and Ukraine. Putin ordered the rounding up of Ukrainian children to be indoctrinated into the pure Russian Culture.
05-18-2026 | 04:43 AM
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Go back to late Winter to early Spring of 1945. It was approaching the end of WW II. Germans forces were facing decimation within their ranks. Hitler called up members of his “Hitler Youth” to take up arms to repel the Allies. Minimum age to join the German Army was 18 years. Some forged documents and ran away from home to save the Fatherland. Recorded ages of some were as young as 14 and younger. Could it be said the Hitler Youth was a form of indoctrination annd extremism?
How about as recent with the was between Russia and Ukraine. Putin ordered the rounding up of Ukrainian children to be indoctrinated into the pure Russian Culture.
How about as recent with the was between Russia and Ukraine. Putin ordered the rounding up of Ukrainian children to be indoctrinated into the pure Russian Culture.
05-18-2026 | 08:13 AM
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So it appears that we continue to be at an indefinite impasse WRT “negotiations” with Iran. Any of you Iran hawks see a workable solution in the foreseeable future? You know, something a little more refined than “do what we say or we’ll wipe out your civilization”? Love to hear how we extricate ourselves from this thing without essentially handing the Iranians the strait, ‘cause that’s where it appears this is headed.
05-18-2026 | 08:20 AM
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So it appears that we continue to be at an indefinite impasse WRT “negotiations” with Iran. Any of you Iran hawks see a workable solution in the foreseeable future? You know, something a little more refined than “do what we say or we’ll wipe out your civilization”? Love to hear how we extricate ourselves from this thing without essentially handing the Iranians the strait, ‘cause that’s where it appears this is headed.
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