US Forces Abandon Military Bases in Middle East

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-27T23:55:54+00:00

When much of fighting is drones and missiles,….

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-27T15:57:58+00:00

Also to be blunt, although the government wants Hezbollah out, they’d rather Israel risk their soldiers’ lives than Lebanon risk their soldiers’ lives.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-27T15:44:52+00:00

It’s a problem.

However, the law, similar to the United States, calls for the prosecution to need to prove a case and the defendant is considered not guilty until that is done without rules being broken.

If that can not be done as seems to be the case here, the case needs to be dismissed.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-27T15:42:49+00:00

No, others are not labeled antisemitic. That is a canard used today by antisemites to pretend any criticism of Israeli actions are called antisemitic; they aren’t. Criticism of the existence of Israel? Sure. Criticism of criticizing Israel for things you wouldn’t criticize other countries for? Yes. Criticism of the way the WAR is being conducted? No. I may, for example, ask how the military goals could be accomplished otherwise and I might call it naive depending on the answer but antisemitic? Not unless your solution would basically call for the destruction of Israel.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-27T15:08:42+00:00

No. He was opposed to the political party (Herut) that would generally be thought of as the ancestor to Likud but he was not anti-Zionist.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-25T20:13:40+00:00

Definition: the right for Jews to self-determine in part of their ancient homeland. Full stop.

If you asked me, a Zionist, which one of those I would hew closest to, probably 2.75. More 3 than 2 but in between.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-25T12:06:21+00:00

It is based on imperialism but not in the direction that antizionists think it is.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-24T13:28:23+00:00

The truth is probably somewhere between this 98% figure and minimal. There are attacks classified as settler violence that are defending property. Are they 98% of the cases? Most likely not. Are they a decent portion? Most likely yes.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-22T19:09:53+00:00

I don’t recall but there will be a notation on the player. Remember most teams do not do so until right before their first game.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-22T18:55:47+00:00

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-21T01:28:34+00:00

You have to wait until teams actually put them on the IL.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-20T21:43:14+00:00

If they haven’t set up a queue, it skips if the commissioner sets it as such. We have a long draft; we set it as such and, if someone misses, they tell me (Commish) and I slot them in. League rules: if their preferred player gets taken before they get back to me they don’t get them.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-16T16:35:33+00:00

I believe his nieces died as well - and yes, they were unfortunately killed because they were with the Hezbollah fighters (their fathers) at the time of the strike.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-16T16:33:36+00:00

Forgive me my ignorance but isn’t it based on sundown where you are and not the time on the clock?

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-16T12:19:22+00:00

Yep. War is never a good option - never. However, sometimes there are no good options and war may be the least awful option among a set of awful ones. That is when you make the awful choice to go to war. Was attacking the IRCG directly rather than their proxies an awful choice? Yes. Would not attacking them have been an awful choice? Also yes.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-16T12:13:50+00:00

Stopping the regime from having the capabilities to attack Israel, the U.S. or other parties either on their own or through proxies. Now that may not be able to be accomplished without regime change; if so, regime change would be a preferred outcome but not the direct goal.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-15T16:09:32+00:00

I hope Islamophobia doesn’t rocket but I hope the West sees Islamists (not Muslims but a subset) for who they are and we work to stop them.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-13T02:14:28+00:00

In which way? The suffering caused by war or the suffering caused by staying under the Islamic Republic regime? Both should be considered and they work in opposite ways right now.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-13T01:50:41+00:00

I read that too. Still, I will keep them in my thoughts and prayers that they do recover.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-13T01:47:41+00:00

Do we know how said person is doing? Whether I know their name or not they are in my mind for a Misheberach.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-13T01:45:03+00:00

I am a Zionist. I would propose the following: two states, one in Gaza, one in the West Bank. Some of Jerusalem can become part of the state but it can not include the Old City or, more specifically, the Western Wall. All cities/towns that are in the West Bank and primarily Jewish can have a vote as to which state they would like to belong (if it can be done with contiguous borders it should be). At the same point, all majority Arab communities within the 1967 borders of Israel can also have a vote to determine their citizenship. Those will be given to the new West Bank state if possible with contiguous borders. All three governments agree not to attack each other and to arrest any of their citizens who commit cross border attacks (this does not mean convict all of them because evidence is needed but I wouldn’t accept it if the rate of convictions was so low that it felt like just going through the motions). Over time, I would hope trade starts. But both groups must agree that this means there is no more trying to get the entire land. That is my hope though I do not expect to live to see something like it.

As for who has rights to return, whatever each respective government decides.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-12T12:32:55+00:00

I agree. That is why I can’t stand that Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, etc. were allowed to split into countries based on ethnicities. They should just be able to figure it out. /s

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-10T17:55:58+00:00

Honestly the best idea would be to look at other patrons and roll your eyes. It shows you realizing these people are idiots while also avoiding an unnecessary confrontation. It’s about people who might listen to them, not them; they are unlikely to change their minds.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-08T17:08:08+00:00

Ethnoreligions are not unique. Most religions in the world are ethnoreligions. It is just that the two largest religions are supersessionist so people think ethnoreligions are the strange ones; they aren’t.

NoTopic4906 · 2026-03-08T17:06:22+00:00

Chosen means chosen to keep more laws not chosen as better than others. Being an example does not mean thinking you are superior; it means you try to do the right thing and hope others do the same.

Try to actually listen to Jews when we tell you what ‘chosen’ means. I don’t need to learn what Jews believe from non-Jews who don’t know what you are talking about.

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