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Claim per IDF that IRAN launches missiles towards Israel
I don't know why but I don't think Israel is going to let this one slide. They let the last one slide. They have no choice but to go hard at anyone who wants to get rid of them and they consider Iran the leader of the mayhem. They don't mess around.
I hope they know they came out a winner already and just play the diplomatic game. A war with Iran would be really bad for everyone, including Israel, the US and the rest of the world, both with casualties and economic hardship.
A war with Iran maybe bad, but doing nothing is worse IMO. Israel is in its second independence war. A reminder, just 4 years ago the Middle East was calm and 4 Arabic countries signed a peace agreement, first time since Israel became a country. All you got to do is connect the dots. I hope Israel will hit Iran significantly, such as the oil rigs or water or electricity. The usual, most Iranians are great but their leadership is extreme. Anyone who thinks that they can be calm, I suggest they try living with thousands of missiles coming from another country.
A reminder, just 4 years ago the Middle East was calm and 4 Arabic countries signed a peace agreement, first time since Israel became a country. All you got to do is connect the dots.
I connected the dots.
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No need for name calling. No need for world history lessons - plenty of credible, useful sources on the internet. No need for activism. The rest of us have all made up our minds about the world; you are not going to be able to change our minds - save your energies for your families.
Please keep political stuff out of investment threads.
Please do not hold those of us interested only in investing hostage by posting (overt or covert) political commentary in investing thread.
This thread should be about Iran, it's proxies, Israel, the Middle East, and the US. You have to discuss history because it's all part of the complex. Was this a new escalation? Yes Is Israel going to attack? Yes If Mexico and its proxies will send thousands of missiles on southern CA claiming they want it back? What is the US going to do? Remember, The Jews lived in Israel thousands of years ago and always were there. The Hezbollah sent thousands of missiles on Northern Israel for a year. When Israel finally was able to get back some of its forces and attack back, the world is calling for a cease fire? How hypocritical is that?
"A reminder, just 4 years ago the Middle East was calm and 4 Arabic countries signed a peace agreement, first time since Israel became a country. All you got to do is connect the dots."
Oh yes, I'm quite certain that if Trump were president Hamas would never have thought of attacking Israel. And, of course, all that has followed from that would never have happened. Surely must be sheer incompetence on the part of the present administration.
@FD1000: Evidently you have some sort of problem with reality, as you seem to prefer fake realities.
Giving you the benefit of doubt; on the off chance you did not notice, this thread was created / opened in the "Investing" category. Please look at the various categories available under which threads are opened and discussed.
Since you support FD's commentary in this thread, why do you think it belongs in this "Investing" thread?
I do not give a F what is discussed or what happens outside the Investing threads.
Some people seem to go out of their way to abuse politeness and the lack of moderation in this forum (and a lack of the Ignore button) and convert investing threads into out houses.
Why is it so difficult to understand when someone requests to stop the abuse?
@FD. Thanks for pointing out some historical facts and the hypocrisy of the recent calls for Israel to cease fire. A point we don’t hear about too often is that Iran and proxies want to end Israel. That’s a pretty existential threat.
My posting of this thread was in reaction to an immediate news story regarding the escalation of the middle east area conflict. I posted this in 'other investing' as the circumstance could have ramifications in some sectors of equity or bond investing; either immediate or into the near future. If one wants to start their own thread about the history of an area or a country in particular, or a political posture; the OFF TOPIC category selection will gladly accept your post.
@BaluBalu. With all due respect, a regional war in the Middle East will impact our precious investments and so it is a very relevant topic. If you want total purity of your investment discussions check out bogleheads. The fact is that investments don’t exist in a vacuum even though some wish it were so.
To say the obvious, wars and all current events have investment implications.
What is not relevant is relentless propaganda (of any kind) in the name of or disguised as investing discussion.
Forum members who are interested in an investing discussion would simply share the current events, give their predictions for how they anticipate the events to unfold, and provide their take on consequential investment implications.
On the other hand, forum members who have been interested in propaganda (of any kind) resort instead to lecturing others and force feeding their agenda onto others like geese farmers.
As to your comment on purity, it would not work for me because for me perfection is a suboptimal condition. But I draw a line at disrespect. Some posts in this thread and other investing threads are disrespectful to other forum members, their intelligence, and their time. No one here is wet behind the ears.
BTW, I do not invest in Vanguard funds.
I would not reply to you if I did not think you are a friend.
P.S.: Please see @catch22's last post. I think as an OP, he deserves certain level of deference.
My problem is I really like many posters' contributions to my investing success and their general intelligence but this forum does not have an ignore feature that would allow me to ignore activist posters and threads. Otherwise, I do not give a F if you guys kill each other or if this forum becomes an out house. Just bear with me for a few more days, I will become desensitized to the propaganda / activism in this forum.
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Hopefully this is seen as just a well telegraphed saving-face action by Iran and Israel's response will be tempered, much like a few months ago.
Israel is in its second independence war.
A reminder, just 4 years ago the Middle East was calm and 4 Arabic countries signed a peace agreement, first time since Israel became a country. All you got to do is connect the dots.
I hope Israel will hit Iran significantly, such as the oil rigs or water or electricity. The usual, most Iranians are great but their leadership is extreme.
Anyone who thinks that they can be calm, I suggest they try living with thousands of missiles coming from another country.
Trump University
Trump Foundation
Trump SoHo
Trump's businesses have filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy 6 times
Trump is a gonif.
Let's see more responses within the scope of this thread.
No need for world history lessons - plenty of credible, useful sources on the internet.
No need for activism. The rest of us have all made up our minds about the world; you are not going to be able to change our minds - save your energies for your families.
Please keep political stuff out of investment threads.
Please do not hold those of us interested only in investing hostage by posting (overt or covert) political commentary in investing thread.
Do not diminish the gift you give to this forum.
Was this a new escalation? Yes
Is Israel going to attack? Yes
If Mexico and its proxies will send thousands of missiles on southern CA claiming they want it back? What is the US going to do?
Remember, The Jews lived in Israel thousands of years ago and always were there.
The Hezbollah sent thousands of missiles on Northern Israel for a year. When Israel finally was able to get back some of its forces and attack back, the world is calling for a cease fire? How hypocritical is that?
Oh yes, I'm quite certain that if Trump were president Hamas would never have thought of attacking Israel. And, of course, all that has followed from that would never have happened. Surely must be sheer incompetence on the part of the present administration.
@FD1000: Evidently you have some sort of problem with reality, as you seem to prefer fake realities.
Giving you the benefit of doubt; on the off chance you did not notice, this thread was created / opened in the "Investing" category. Please look at the various categories available under which threads are opened and discussed.
Since you support FD's commentary in this thread, why do you think it belongs in this "Investing" thread?
I do not give a F what is discussed or what happens outside the Investing threads.
Some people seem to go out of their way to abuse politeness and the lack of moderation in this forum (and a lack of the Ignore button) and convert investing threads into out houses.
Why is it so difficult to understand when someone requests to stop the abuse?
Very disappointing.
If one wants to start their own thread about the history of an area or a country in particular, or a political posture; the OFF TOPIC category selection will gladly accept your post.
To say the obvious, wars and all current events have investment implications.
What is not relevant is relentless propaganda (of any kind) in the name of or disguised as investing discussion.
Forum members who are interested in an investing discussion would simply share the current events, give their predictions for how they anticipate the events to unfold, and provide their take on consequential investment implications.
On the other hand, forum members who have been interested in propaganda (of any kind) resort instead to lecturing others and force feeding their agenda onto others like geese farmers.
As to your comment on purity, it would not work for me because for me perfection is a suboptimal condition. But I draw a line at disrespect. Some posts in this thread and other investing threads are disrespectful to other forum members, their intelligence, and their time. No one here is wet behind the ears.
BTW, I do not invest in Vanguard funds.
I would not reply to you if I did not think you are a friend.
P.S.: Please see @catch22's last post. I think as an OP, he deserves certain level of deference.
My problem is I really like many posters' contributions to my investing success and their general intelligence but this forum does not have an ignore feature that would allow me to ignore activist posters and threads. Otherwise, I do not give a F if you guys kill each other or if this forum becomes an out house. Just bear with me for a few more days, I will become desensitized to the propaganda / activism in this forum.