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I posted this yesterday:
- How will the Iran war playout? — March 14, 2026
To comment any more on this is going down a rabbit hole; should leave it at that. But I am very anxious about our fuel supply situation.
Previous occasions when I have resisted the urge to post a comment, over the last 12 months, have been many. For example, Israel's spin that calling out genocide in Gaza is anti-semitism. The Australian government, both sides of politics except the Greens party, have bought into that narrative.
I'm a member of a men's shed, and one of the old guys there used
to be an officer in the British military. He was based in the West
Bank for awhile, and he told me that the IDF (Israel Defence
Force) treated the Palestinians "brutally".
Israel has a policy of expansion in the West Bank, displacing Palestinians, in their religious right-wing belief in the right to have "greater Israel". Quoting:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164971
Palestinians in the West Bank are being displaced through a
combination of large-scale, intensified military operations,
systematic home demolitions, and rising settler violence, which
together are creating a coercive environment intended to force
residents off their land. Since October 2023, and particularly
through 2025–2026, these actions have resulted in the highest
levels of displacement in the occupied West Bank since 1967.
The IDF has made large swathes of Gaza unlivable, again, what is described by many as systematic genocide.
Given that this has been going on for a long time, that even a retired British Officer remembers mistreatment of Palestinians, is it any wonder that there is a lot of resentment and the rise of military opposition?
I know that I am setting myself up as a target by posting this, but it is only facts. There is another side to the story of course; I have heard people in Israel with a different spin on what is going on, like they are just fighting to survive.
Well, yes, in the early days after the creation of Israel, some arab nations tried to wipe Israel off the map. So, many Israelis have the mindset from that time. So I concede, the situation is very complex.
Now, about Iran...
Yeah, another huge complication.
The USA, roaring in with guns blazing, is pretty typical of the US. Slinking away with "tail between the legs" is also to be expected. But hey, maybe they will pull it off and subjugate Iran. Or:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1525925832228153&set=a.237508854403197
There is a lot of anxiety, even anger, here in Australia ...I
inserted a link in the anger category, but removed it before
uploading this post.
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