▲ | 34679 18 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
>Oil If we want their oil, we can buy it like reasonable people do. What you're referring to is armed robbery. >Iran is the principle destabilising element in the middle east Is this a joke? The country that has not started any wars in its 300 year existence is not the "destabilizing element". That would be the country that has attacked Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Iran this year alone. | |||||||||||||||||
▲ | amluto 16 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
This is a strange comparison. Iran funds the Houthis, for example, who commit plenty of acts of war. And if you’re talking about starting wars, it’s worth noting that the present war in Gaza was started by Hamas. (I’m making no statement about whether the actions of either side or justified — I’m just pointing out that, in the present shooting war, the first shots were fired by Hamas, not Israel.) | |||||||||||||||||
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▲ | FridayoLeary 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
You misunderstood me. I was talking about oil from the other gulf states. About 25 percent of the global oil supply goes through the straight of Hormuz. If iran were to disrupt that it would be disastrous for obvious reasons. It's logical for the West to work to prevent that from being a possibility. Iran/persia is far older then 300 years old. But again you somehow missed the point. I was talking about the current 40 year old regime, which while not having directly started any wars, have since the beginning declared their intentions to do so against America and Israel. Really you are being deliberately obtuse. | |||||||||||||||||
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