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> Often things are very obvious, even notorious, but because we do not want to face the eventuality, we do things like negotiate or perseverate our denials all
by markx2 5y ago
> Often things are very obvious, even notorious, but because we do not want to face the eventuality, we do things like negotiate or perseverate our denials all while the situation escalates.
There was an opinion piece on 9 Dec in The Daily Telegraph which points out that the West have 3 potential flashpoints:
- Russia and Ukraine
- China and Taiwan
- Iran and their nuclear enrichment
The West can only hope that the three foreign countries do not decide to coordinate action.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/12/09/wests-nightmare-war-three-fronts/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/12/09/wests-nightm...
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoI don't see Iran being a flashpoint. Israel is clearly capable of defending itself and we want nothing to do with that godforsaken sandbox. I do see Iran capitalizing on other distractions because they know they get cut no slack on slow news days. Frankly it would probably be for the best if they were nuclear armed because it would keep them and Israel from fighting as much.