Posted by sigismund on July 22, 2018, at 14:20:00
In reply to Re: Paul Jay » sigismund, posted by beckett2 on July 21, 2018, at 14:50:07
>US, Russia and China. Isreal and Iran.
Don't forget Saudi Arabia, our brave ally in the war against terror.
>What would be the benefit of war with Iran? It can't be oil?
It may be more silly than it appears. Before federation Queensland, that state in the north east sent a gun boat up to the island of New Guinea to seize it as a colony. What else can you do with your time? The British were not impressed and took it for themselves. The Japanese needed to feel civilised helping and disciplining 'lesser breeds without the law', as did the US more than 100 years ago. Where is Puerto Rico anyway?
It could be revenge for the Iranian Revolution. One might have thought that the poisons, weapons and information given through Rumsfeld to Saddam, and a million dead was enough.
Putin has no interest in regime change in Tehran. If it's not oil it's the one belt one road, pipelines, and the switch from the US$ as the reserve currency.
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