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James Schwartz's avatar

The idea that the semiconductor market will be blunted by China taking over Taiwan is just inaccurate. Companies have built new foundries in the US recently and new ones are under construction right now. There might be some slow down but chips are being made right here right now and Trump made manufacturing them in the US a top priority and you can see why.

Tehran killing 12,000 of its own people is disguting. I’ve also read people are set to be hanged within days for protesting. I certainly don’t want boots on the ground but something has to be done. Threats by Iran shouldn’t be taken too seriously as we all saw how weak their response was in Israel. Their tech is old when it comes to missles. Drones would be a different story but I doubt any can reach the US mainland from there. I could be wrong but I don’t think they have the range. Cuba isn’t going to act in defense of Iran. I’d expect the Israeli moussad to have plans in play with BiBi needing Trump to give him the go ahead on them. I’m sorry but 12,000 people cannot die in vain.

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Castelletto's avatar

I think the assessment of how many have been killed by the Iranian regime should be questioned, like most of what is being disseminated as the truth these days. The fact that these demonstrations follow, almost like clockwork, Trump's muscular actions in this hemisphere suggests that this may well be a renewed attempt to draw him into a morass over there. Most people I listen to think it's probably the Brits and EU drumming up the agitation, but the neocons here in the US may have gotten done licking their wounds and be pushing back against Trump as well. All I'm saying is that information warfare has always been part of their playbook, so take things with a grain of salt, at least for now.

As for Israel, sources from over there say that the Iranian missile assault caused billions in damage in Israel and that Trump is more popular than Bibi. Not that the usual suspects wouldn't love to get that going again, but I'm not sure the Israelis actually have the stomach and economic capacity to go after Iran again.

I think we need to hope the Russians and Chinese can bring enough pressure to bear on Israel and Iran to keep things from ramping up in their own backyard. That would be in keeping with the multipolar global security architecture that's seemingly being constructer.

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James Schwartz's avatar

I’m all for keeping outta this believe you me. Sending rockets isn’t a great option because innocent people get killed and that easily pisses off those you’re claiming to help. Regime change needs to come organically and those that die for the cause will become heroes

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Marylou Speelman's avatar

This is heartbreaking to hear. Where is our grand "International Order", and those with in the UN? Where is the Human Rights Court of Progressive opinion and their grandized announcements to demean the Iranian Regime?? Nothing but crickets across the paid Corporate and Progressive Media, as people are slaughtered for daring to stand up against tyranny? The entire "Order" is a marooned ideological elite who's aloof group think has them running in circles in order to appease the masters of their own demonic desires. They truly are merely parasites that feed off the very people they are to serve and are as permissive and demonic as the Iranian regime itself. These are the same Global Institutions, who now demand control over democratic country's in order to turn them into bureaucratic controlled regimes, under duress from"climate change". Meanwhile they are busy attacking the only democratic country's that actually stand up against tyranny and who truly protects the people with in their borders. The entire International Order is getting more and more difficult to stomach, as they seem to encourage the breakdown of humanity in all its forms, while demonizing those who prefer action against tyranny. Where is our leader? On his way to China, the biggest human rights abuser of all, as he deems the US the enemy.

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Hugh Finnamore's avatar

The USA is not a democracy--it's a republic. Donald Trump couldn't function in a democracy. Some fantasize that the constitutional checks and balances anchored to the rule of law mimic a democracy, but the Constitution is now nothing more than suggestions and opaque guidelines, and the rule of law left on the last bus to Topica months ago.

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Pancake Rachel Corrie's avatar

Carney is a rogue priime minister

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Lee-ann Harder's avatar

If only that's all he were.

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Carol Jones's avatar

The key to this article is LONDON BASED. Those of you assuming this is correct are falling straight into the City of London’s false flag plan. I would suggest checking out who funds this “source”. I am not for a minute saying people haven't died but with a literal black out on all ways of communication it would be prescient for people not to jump on the band wagon of a globalist based(and funded) organization. Recall John Bolton’s tirade on this the last time this happened.

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Crusader 5's avatar

Interesting that the US wants to stop Iran from sending oil to China (by hidden tankers) as much needed energy to fuel their sluggish economy but at the same time the US is sending train loads of coal daily (through cdn ports), to fuel the energy for factories. Everything we hear is a half truth and half lie.

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Lee-ann Harder's avatar

I am praying daily for the people of Iran that this dream they've held in their hearts for such a long time will come to pass. Not sure what has to happen or by who but I do know God is bigger than all regimes. My hope is that more people are also praying steadily for the people of Iran. They not only deserve our prayers. They deserve their freedom.

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John Walker's avatar

For the US to strike Iran or not to strike to save the massacre will be a very difficult decision to. make…… because of recent history. The former leader, the Shaw….. was just as brutal … and was supported by the USA ….. until the mobs forced him out. I’m sure there is still a hatred for the USA amid these protesters for Americans….. hell let’s not the hostages they held from the American embassies.

Regardless….. how can any nation …with a soul sit back and see

Innocence people screaming for change being brutally murdered by a religious wacko?

However… if the USA strikes….. taking care of this wacko……. then what.. in a country with a love hate for the USA? The world is a MESS!

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Hugh Finnamore's avatar

Watching missile strikes on TV ain't what war is about. Boots on the ground always follow. "Locked and Loaded" is red meat to the Maga faithful. It's a slogan that makes them tingle in their naughty parts. However, even DJT is bright enough to realize that he didn't neutralize Iran's nuclear capabilities. How many of you know what a "Dirty Bomb" is? When you corner a rat crazy things happen. That may be why DJT just slipped his fingers into his back pocket and pulled out another tariff card. Iran's and Russia eat tariff cards for breakfast. The deaths in Iran are horrendously despicable. People are protesting because their economy has cratered. All their money is gone. They can't feed their families. It takes a village to wreck an economy. What role did the USA play in creating the unfolding situation? Okay, I'm finished. You're free to turn up CNN and Fox for a top-up of propaganda.

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Katarina Glozic's avatar

It seems that Western democracies are not disturbed by the casualties in Iran. Everyone rather calculates their gains from interfering.

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Gil schiller's avatar

All the left wing nut jobs who advocate for communism , best have a closer look to out comes when tying to promote freedom.

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