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Of course, they know it! And it may well be part of the plan. An Israeli attack would further antagonize public opinions, both inside and outside Palestinian territories, to the benefit of extremist players such as Hamas. There is also a faction inside Hamas thinking that instead of managing an open air prison on behalf of Israel, they'd better leave Israel manage the mess itself.

Exactly. It is really abject. The corpses are not yet cold and he's already trying to get a political advantage from it!

https://www.politico.eu/article/worlds-cartoonists-on-this-weeks-events-101/

It's one view of reality, which is coherent and well articulated. However, there are other views: - one view is that, if other Eastern Europe countries had not joined NATO (and the EU for the political and economic aspects), they could also have been attacked or put under Russian rule. There is no guarantee that it would have led to a more peaceful situation. - another view is that Russian (and in particular their successive governments) are largely responsible for this situation. The Soviet Union was in decline and so is Russia. Incompetent leaders such as Putin have been unable to develop their country and the well-being of its citizen. No one is attracted by Russia. Just compare the standard of living and political system in former Warsaw treaty countries with those of Russia. Of course, they are not ready to accept they are in decline but that's mainly their fault (at least their government) - There is also the legal and ethical view. These countries, including Ukraine, did not secede. They legally left according to the treaties signed. Ukraine left the Soviet Union, just like Russia did before, according to the treaty designed by Stalin. Legally and morally, Russia has no right on them.

So Biden said he'd build no wall and then builds a 20 miles long wall. Storm in a tea cup....

It looked like they were religions. Hence the expression "personality cult"

The first paragraph makes the question in your reply pointless! By quoting only the second paragraph, you make my post look as if I were supporting Hamas.

You truncated my post. Reported.

It's quite likely. I always thought that the Palestinians would (maybe) have obtained more by applying Ghandi's precepts. However, it also demonstrates once more that Netanyahu's policy has not brought peace and security.

It's on News TV channels, also in the live feeds on CNN or BBC website.

Wow! 17 soldiers! It will surely change the fate of Ukraine! BTW, what's your source? RT Sputnik, YouTube?

Previous governments obviously didn't invest enough. However, how would roads, bridge etc... be, if Obama hadn't spent this (albeit insufficient) amount of money?

What price are people paying in London, Paris, Tokyo, etc...? The price of gas was lower pre-Covid in every country, and inflation was also much lower. What a coincidence! ???? Could it be that there is something like a global wholesale oil price, as well as global inflation? https://www.macrotrends.net/1369/crude-oil-price-history-chart

The latest news... JOBS REPORT STUNNER: US economy creates 336,000 jobs in September, nearly twice the number expected The new report marks 33 straight months of job gains, .... https://news.yahoo.com/finance/news/jobs-report-stunner-us-economy-creates-336000-jobs-in-september-nearly-twice-the-number-expected-123822203.html

Another B.S. No Evidence Ashley Biden Said She Feared Her Father 'Coming in the Shower' with Her The alleged quote has been circulating online for months without a shred of evidence to support it. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ashley-biden-diary-afraid/

Kiss of death? Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker https://news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-may-visit-capitol-175821945.html

My post was not a claim. It was intended to highlight that it was not the first time the right-wing made baseless claims about it.

The usual B.S. No Evidence Ashley Biden Said She Feared Her Father 'Coming in the Shower' with Her https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ashley-biden-diary-afraid/

They stormed the Capitol?

Trump won't attend because he's a coward!

I also heard he met her in the basement of a pizzeria! ????

She was not appreciated, I don't deny it. However she cannot be held responsible for the funny story you mentioned. Her predecessors were. You claim It's irresponsible for EU commissioners to make such declarations? What would be irresponsible would be to let Putin believe that he may have a chance to win because of decreasing Western support (which is exactly what the MAGA right-wing is doing in the U.S)., and thus encourage him to go on.

Ooops! I forgot Giuliani's involvement in promoting the ridiculous 'Crowdstrike is Unkrainian' conspiracy theory! ???? Senators briefed that CrowdStrike theory is Russian-backed disinformation campaign https://www.axios.com/2019/11/22/ukraine-election-meddling-briefing-conspiracy-russia Even his pals warned him Lindsey Graham warns Giuliani to make sure Ukraine dirt isn't Russian propaganda https://www.axios.com/2019/12/29/graham-giuliani-ukraine-russian-propaganda

I remember that. It was funny! As to Von Der Leyen she's been in this job for a bit more than one year and cannot be held responsible for faulty guns bought 5 years before. Actually she was the one who had the wehrmacht audited and started to improve this situation. Probably not the best minister but still better than the previous one. Coming back to your initial comment, how many leaders ex Sunak or Macron had a military experience?

They never stop trying! #MAGAliarfascist! In October 2022, PolitiFact also debunked a claim about the viral clip after some social media users claimed the in-question remark was about Jill Biden, underscoring the president is nearly 10 years older than his wife. https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/10/04/biden-video-she-was-12-i-was-30/