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I know little about warfare, so I am curious why IDF is not using Helicopter gunships if 'they are afraid to walk in the open'? It can be used as a tank or APC in the air safe from most handheld weapons.

I don't think it is feasible. If it were possible, why didn't he give this call last month?

What you describe as safe hubs for regional black money, some economists call Havens for Capitalism. It is where economic freedom and liberty wants to burst out of control and restraint. Though we may consider them unpleasant from moral perspective, they serve an important function as a...

Most likely that is what it is. A mundane fight over money, land or woman can be colored as 'Blasphemy' to get rid of an opponent. How will the dead man deny or recant those words? I have never heard of these laws or practices anywhere else in modern times. Though we did have our share of 'Salem...

A 'local tailor' is sufficiently well versed in history/theology to recognize "Islamic Righteous Caliphs" when someone utters their names? I have a master's degree and can't tell whether Richard III is more or less 'Righteous' than William the Conqueror. Heck, I can't tell who is worse between...

They should add a line below: "Survivors will be shot again".

Yes, weapons may be replaced. But not the dead. Many people living in Israel will feel unsafe and go somewhere else. All the businesses etc., will have losses due to economic downturn. No country comes unscathed after a bitter war. Even the 'winners' will be losers. Israel has also lost its...

This war is not benefiting anyone (except may be bomb makers). Israel will be destabilized for a long time. Gaza is ruined.

He is a President of Turkey. His first (and really only) job is to take good care of his nation and people. What does he get by 'opposing' America and Israel? They are not even adversaries. Turkey is an ally of U.S. That benefits Turkey quite a bit besides defending from anyone else. Turkey...

No, I was not joking. Erdogan is a skilled politician. He knows how to get what he wants. He is nobody's puppet. We may disagree with his policies and methods, but he is not stupid or weak.

Because it is separated from Ukraine, Border security and other bills. They like to put it all together so that it can go as one. The word they use is Omnibus bill.

6000 miles of travel to make that statement? He is burning too much jet fuel for useless travel. Not even a proforma line on ending this conflict.

Don't confuse politeness with subservience. He has come with some purpose and wants to achieve it. Some bowing or even genuflecting doesn't cost much. Erdogan is a smooth operator. Don't sell him short.

How does it matter to anyone? I assert my Martian lineage; make it Andromeda. Did anything happen to you?

Punch line. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. If OPEC had announced even a 10% cut in oil production, it would be far more noticeable than all the 'strong statements'.

Tokyo and Seoul seem expensive, unless you have a 7 or 8 figure paycheck. Also, time zone and language challenges. My destination for 'digital nomad' life would be London (or any city in U.K. or Ireland). Neutral time zone, no language barrier, though expensive.

That is not the question. Did this plan of Hamas get an OK from Iran? Unless you claim Iran is such an evil monster that they would like to see Gaza destroyed to serve its own interests, whatever they are, they would not have agreed to this plan.

Not even an embargo is needed. Enough cuts to force the price to $150 or $200 will concentrate the minds of major powers. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, etc., can handle this for a few months. The dirty little secret seems to be their unwillingness.

If Hamas had presented their plan to Iran, don't you think Iran would have told them, "Look this is what is going to happen, Gaza will become history, don't do it, try something smaller in scope"? Nothing Iran has done so far suggests they are irrational or unintelligent. Unless their plan...

Why this fixation on ancestors? If you really want to acknowledge your lineage, may I suggest Lucy, our common Grand Dame? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_(Australopithecus)