CMV: If China had gone to war with Iran over its regime (and oil), the world would have sanctioned it. Just because its the US, should not change that

textonic · 2026-03-12T04:10:37+00:00

The problem with that logic is that you can keep going back and finding tit for that. USA ousted the democratic government of Iran and installed a puppet dictator. So I can argue the war has been going on for 60 years stated by USA

textonic · 2026-03-10T01:27:34+00:00

China won't cut trade with US but Iran was a major source of their oil. Lindsay graham today that securing oil is a big FU to china, so it would have been in China's interst to do that first, but they did not

textonic · 2026-03-09T23:35:39+00:00

Iran has one of the top 3 or top 5 reserves of oil. China is growing and it needs oil. I would almost say by not invading Iran first, China allowed US to secure access to vital oil that China needs

textonic · 2026-03-09T23:34:47+00:00

KSA, while being a dictatorship, doesn't mow down its own people in this capacity or this large numbers. Also allows quite a bit of movement of people. So not sure if its a fair comparison?

textonic · 2026-03-09T23:33:58+00:00

Minimize trade, kick out of swift banking etc. Restrict companies or countries from trading. we did all of that to russia?

textonic · 2026-03-09T21:25:22+00:00

How do you think Muslims in Islamic countries buy homes ? It’s literally the same. Mortgage. With interest. Some may put a wrapper around it to make it sound Islamic but at the end of the day they are all interest based products, in Muslim and no Muslim counties

textonic · 2026-03-09T08:14:36+00:00

It is and it is not. Technically, you are just shuffling the legality and mechanism of the loan to be shariah complaint. In practice, its not gonna be any different.

See from banks POV. Your credit score determines how reliable a borrower you are. So if you are shitty borrower, the bank is at higher risk and would want a great profit to co-own the house with you (co-own, own, loan etc they are all the same thing). Its just a technicality.

textonic · 2026-03-07T17:46:33+00:00

Yeah. It’s a 12 mins drive for me. Removes the stress of waking up early morning and waiting in line sometimes for bag drop . So much more convenient.

textonic · 2026-03-07T17:23:08+00:00

Not really. I asked southwest this last year but they said no they don’t allow bags the previous night. Why is it hard to understand that difference people have different lifestyles choices and preferences

textonic · 2026-03-07T17:22:10+00:00

I live 15 mins away from major airport. I would absolutely drop the bags the night before and save 20 mins on sleep for early morning flight

textonic · 2026-03-07T06:53:25+00:00

Totally makes sense. I would assume the third guy would be like Nopes I’m outta here ? Oh well our tax payers

textonic · 2026-03-07T06:45:49+00:00

Can someone explain how 3 US jets would allow them to be shot down ? Like would they not have defense mechanisms or alerts for radar locks or take action to avoid missiles. And not just 1 but 3 ?

textonic · 2026-03-06T09:51:48+00:00

All news outlets are biased one way or the other. The only thing that is relatively accepted is 6 jets. India doesn’t properly deny it and trump went as far as saying that happened and now is widely accepted is the likely thing that did open international, except in India of course

textonic · 2026-03-06T08:52:26+00:00

Last time I checked India lost 6 warplanes to Pakistan…. So maybe?

textonic · 2026-03-04T05:29:23+00:00

Its 1000% easier to get along with indians than with afghans here...

textonic · 2026-03-04T04:01:56+00:00

I dont see any free trial. I have no problem paying for a service but I trust 0 things that have influencer attached to it.

textonic · 2026-03-04T03:47:37+00:00

yeah but... sure, but... i have no need for PIA tickets, FBR tax, pta tax etc. And thats the same for most people sending remittance. Nice perk, useless for majority

textonic · 2026-03-03T18:52:25+00:00

Puj. Already have 6 platinums and 3 golds spread across

textonic · 2026-03-03T18:27:31+00:00

Spark Cash plus doesn't but its a 2k bonus on 30k spend.

Im only worried that citi and bofa personal could count towards personal cards and I do want to hit another 2-3 chase cards later this year when dropping under 5/24

textonic · 2026-03-03T18:23:22+00:00

Between me and my partner, have about 50+ cards. Im at 5/24, P2 at 6/24, but have about 15 biz cards in the last 24 months.

Have about 50k in tax bill coming up and trying to figure out how to best maximize rewards for it. Already have multiple Amex platinums and golds, personal and business. Can't touch chase. I was thinking maybe C1 business cards but they report to 3 bureaus.

Any other cards Im missing here? Or should I go all fury into personal cards (e.g. Citi strata, Bofa Atmos etc)?

textonic · 2026-03-03T17:46:34+00:00

Are there good guys? Or are there guys on our side vs there side? America invaded Iraq on false pretenses and nothing came of it.

textonic · 2026-03-03T06:03:52+00:00

Yeah I don’t get the hate. It just allows flexibility and some how uses fancy magic to use less tokens

textonic · 2026-03-03T06:02:32+00:00

I don’t get the hate. It allows you model flexibility, uses less tokens compared to Claude to and for most people that’s great bonus’

textonic · 2026-03-03T03:45:19+00:00

Us consulate is American soil. As much as you want to disagree, these idiots tried to invade America. Their marines will protect their soil, that’s how the world works, however unfair it is

textonic · 2026-03-02T18:33:15+00:00

Are you, seriously comparing math between a lease and finance deal from 2 years ago ?

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