Re:Israel launched a dozen attacks on UN troops in Lebanon, ...
by mardifoufs on Thursday October 24, 2024 @11:07PM
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Whataboutism. But yeah I agree, Israel and Hamas should be treated similarly. And what oil money exactly?
Re:Israel launched a dozen attacks on UN troops in Lebanon, ...
by shiroiushi on Friday October 25, 2024 @12:35AM
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>And what oil money exactly?
He's probably referring to how Iran props up these places, and Iran's main source of funding is oil.
Re:Israel launched a dozen attacks on UN troops in Lebanon, ...
by mardifoufs on Friday October 25, 2024 @11:31AM
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Nope, Iran does not really prop up Palestinians. Maybe Saudi Arabia and their donations sure but Iran does not fund more than military assets, and mostly in Lebanon
What strikes me after 50 years of this little spat getting top billing in geopolitical circles because of oil is that...
Change is coming. Global warming will make the region hotter and dryer. EV and alt energy (and the US oil independence with shale) will sap oil of its value and geopolitical primacy.
Israel's enemies are about to learn what it is like being a world afterthought like the tigray war and innumerable other hotspots.
The Palestinians are 8 million people without a functional economy, surviving on oil money. If that oil money dries up, the world will let them starve to death.
Lebanon is of course in a bit better position, but I lu by a bit. If, uh, when world attention wanes, nothing stops Israel from unrestricted military force.
There is no chance of this happening with the radicalization, but Lebanon and Palestinians need to make peace, it they are seriously fucked.