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Michlins; you can do better nah...besides the irreplaceable human cost/knowledge lost, trillions of dollars Iran invested in positioning the country as a heavyweight in the Middle East was liquidated within days. Heck, some of my Persian friends are aghast and disappointed by the gross incompetence/unpreparedness displayed by the Iranian Military. Is this surprising? Not really.

Since the First World War, the performance of military forces from the Middle East, especially from the Arabic-speaking countries, has been underwhelming. Factors such as sectarian/tribal loyalty and significant social gaps between the officer cadre and enlisted soldiers are major challenges, vitiating group discipline/cohesion, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the army.

michlins:
even Trump at NATO summit admitted that Israel took heavy punches from Iran. This is after US and allies already shot down plenty of the missiles.

That being said, it's estimated that Israel lost billions of dollars from the economy and most importantly, they lost lots of goodwill too. Lots of MAGA and conservatives who are staunch Israel supporters are seeing Israel as the aggressor and urging Trump to stop meddling with Israel affairs. Bear in mind that the midterms are here and Americans are against any form of foreign war.

In all, Israel lost more than Iran and they know except for you folks here in Nigeria

The guy you responded to has no iota of shame. His deep-rooted hatred for Israel is quite shocking.

TheStranger:
So they're a nation of weak pussy men?

Delusional rant at its peak

descartes400:
The bombing of Iran Nuclear sites by US was just an an act of theater.

Trump’s big mouth had boxed him into a corner.

Iran wouldn’t play his game.

So he had to bomb Iran to save face.

He bombed two empty facilities that had been previously struck by Israel.

And he bounced six bombs off an indestructible facility (Firdos), claiming destruction despite the opposite being the case.

That’s it.

A “contained” strike.

A nothing burger.

And this is the man whose supporters call the greatest leader in the world.

He’s a national disgrace.

Although a huge number of Jews fled Russia decades ago, more than eighty thousand Jews still live there. Note also that a significant percent of Russian oligarchs aka Putin acolytes are of Jewish origin. So, the statement ascribed to Putin shouldn't be a surprise.

Ghostagain:
Are we supposed to believe what you describe ? Or can you provide evidence?

This is the dumbest statement I have read today

richmond500:
they are both exploring their individual strength.
Israel does not have the fire power to bomb as Iran is bombing, so they target key figures

God1000, your agony is just beginning . This is because the fraternal relationship between the State of Israel and the United States is immutable. Besides playing significant roles in the American Civil War, many Jews, especially Jewish immigrants from Germany were among the founding fathers of investment banking in the United States (Lehman Brothers, Salomon Brothers, Goldman Sachs, J & W Seligman & Co, Kuhn Loeb. and etc.). The impacts of these highlighted banks on the US economy circa mid-19th century and during the First World War were tremendous and well-documented in many historic books.

Therefore, given that within the last 100 years, the Jews have used their intelligence and audacious business acumen to cement their position as insiders/stakeholders in the United States, aspersion/unbridled hatred towards the State of Israel is nothing but an exercise in futility. The United States and her allies will always stand behind Israel.

God1000:
The big brothers are coming to help them



This is like arab-Israeli war of 1948, US, Israel, Germany, UK are now ganging up against Iran


Iran is truly a powerful country

You are joking...Majority of the younger generation and the upper middle class in Iran despise the Supreme Leader and his military goons. Don't even mention the Iranian diaspora...majority are praying fervently for the government to collapse.

helinues:
The case is different. Both Saddam and Gaddaffi had issue with their own citizens, same can't be said about the leaders of Iran

The guy is certainly delusional...from Hamas to Hezbollah, and now Iran. He keeps creating nonsensical threads.

ajailer:
I thought OP is wiser than this, but these past few days is making me realize that I have been wrong about him all along. Religion is making him rabid.

Regardless of the fact that I dislike Wike's brand of politics, I agree with your submission. Governor Fubara goofed big time, he should have played along, and once his second tenure/political structure is secured, he can then go head-to-head with Wike. Good luck to him as the Federals come to town.

Freshtruth:
You were nobody u were pick from the gutters made a governor against, high profile men like tonye cole and magnus Abe u turn around to fight ur helper not even up to a year even if u are in the right part u form mumu till after ur ist tenure, okowa form mumu for ibori after his ist tenure and bulld is own team. Lagos governor is Still forming mumu for Tinubu up to this day. To help people nowadays dey fear me i no blame okorocha for choosing his family relatives rather than outsider

Dude, your analogy is quite faulty. Prof. Nnenna Oti is not the Abia State Resident Electoral Commissioner; she simply worked as the Returning Officer during the gubernatorial election.

yoruboid:
Just imagine Tinubu attending the INEC chairman’s daughter’s wedding…

This is exactly what Otti has done and see his Escalade here but you’re complaining about Tinubu’s Cadillac

I’ve never seen such a hypocritical people and Omoluabis should never let these shameless people gaslight them

They can’t take a quarter of what they give out

Thanks a lot for keeping the record straight. If misinformation is allowed to go unchallenged, the uninformed might accept propaganda as facts. By the way, Ontario is just one of the provinces supplying electricity to some states in the United States.

Compared to Ontario, British Columbia is unwilling to toe Doug Ford’s approach because depending on the season/demands, the province exports/import electricity from California, Washington, and Oregon states. In general, British Columbia exports electricity when there is a surplus locally/higher demand from the US – (increased income), and imports in lieu of local generation when it is cheaper to do so. So, when it comes to cross-border electricity, it is all about business calculations.

DemonSlayer:
I don't support Trump nor his policies, but this comment is very misleading.

1. A single click will not throw the entire U.S. into darkness—this is an extreme exaggeration. While some states, such as New York, Michigan, and Minnesota, import electricity from Ontario, the OP mentions only 3 states. The U.S. has 50 states with a highly diversified power grid. The U.S. grid integrates multiple energy sources (nuclear, coal, natural gas, hydro, and renewables) before distributing power to consumers, meaning Canadian electricity accounts for only a small fraction of total supply. A surcharge on Canadian electricity might increase costs, but it would not cause entire states to go dark, not to talk of the entire country as you suggest.

2. Canada is not the biggest player in the region, the OP said Canada is more dependent on American exports than the other way round. The US economy is about $25 trillion while Canada's is at around $2 trillion, so the US economy is roughly 10 to 12 times larger. Most of Canada's exports, about 70-75%, goes to the US, meaning Canada relies a lot on American buyers, but the US, with its many trading partners, doesn't depend on Canada as much and has several other trading partners to turn to, that means Canada will suffer more in a trade war with the US, just as the OP has rightly stated. What Canada might do is to woo other partners, and be less dependent on the US, which will be more expensive logistically speaking. Trading with your partner across the border is smarter and cheaper than trading with someone across the ocean, you might lose competitive advantage when you include shipping costs and other logistics.

All said, like I've said before, and will reiterate, Trump's foreign policy will ultimately have a significant negative impact on the American economy.

If not for Trump showing up with his antics, the Prime Minister position was almost guaranteed for Poilievre. Well, the forthcoming federal election campaign will be interesting; an intellectual vs. an arrogant rabble-rouser vs. a flip-flopping Jagmeet Singh .

By the way, a visit to the Emergency Care department will indicate that the much vaunted Canadian healthcare system is tottering badly. For anybody who has been unlucky to experience an extended wait time at any of our hospitals, the need for a mix of public/private health care system would have been glaring.

Flamemignon1:
Check the polls now, Carney is passing him on the polls because of how much of a fanboy Poilivre is to Trump, we Canadians don't want to be part of the shithole called America especially with our good healthcare and America's terrible healthcare

Well-said...

epainos:
It is not yet over if Zelensky is smart
Well, he has fought a good fight, but we must learn from this issue. Get your money, if not, you will be talked down even in your family meetings. Get your money. And if you are temporarily getting help, avoid anything called argument or confrontation with sources you are getting help from. As soon as you see 'sh.ts coming your way, quickly change direction.

Zelensky needs to act fast and smart. It is not yet over.

Barrister, you are funny . First, you asserted that the APP judgement was delivered by a High Court, a blatant lie, disproved by the link provided by Fergie. It is quite interesting that rather than acknowledge the fact that your initial submission was wrong, you resorted to muddling issues with "struck out" vs. "dismissed" talk.

BreconHills:
I have read the ruling in the APP and the latest PDP case. In the APP case the case was "struck out" meaning the court treated it as if it had never been filed. In the PDP judgement it was "dismissed" dismissed is not a technical term. It means the prayers of the apellants were dismissed. If the prayers of the apellant in this case the PDP were dismissed then the situation returns to status quo ante. Which is that the APC LG councillors are the only validly elected LG representatives.

Both the PDP and the LP have had dubious legal performance by their legal teams. In the 2023 election they showed poor grasp of facts and law and poor coordination in their strategies.

APC maybe by reason of its opposition years has a battle hardened and highly experienced team. Not surprising when Messrs Osinbajo and Fashola are coordinating affairs.

As a lawyer with at least 34 years of post call experience, I make bold to say that once again APC has shown up the ineptitude of the PDP legal team. If even a law school student does not know there difference between " struck out" and "dismissed" they have no right wearing a wig and collar.

My final word.

With all these lamentations here and there, the press9jaTV guy is just ridiculing himself here.

Prince111111:
Honestly you said my complete mind. A two-faced person is dangerous to the society. And that is why Nigeria has been retrogressing.

Eriokanmi,
Accepted that a trade war is unhealthy for both countries, but you are really overestimating the economic capacity of Canada. If you live here, you will weep for the country called Canada. A combination of incompetency and policy gerrymandering in the last few years have done an irreparable damage to the economy. Circa 2010/2012, the CAD was at par with the USD. In fact, if you step into some shops, the two currencies are interchangeable for making purchases. However, today, the CAD is equivalent to 0.69 USD.

Besides the fact that most of the multinationals, still operating profitably in the country are foreign-owned, what Canada is manufacturing/exporting to the rest of the world now is grossly insufficient. In my opinion, before picking up a trade fight with the US, Canada should first dismantle trade barriers between the provinces. This decades old internal trade barrier is so bad that rather than finding a way to resolve it, each provincial government always prefers the easy way out; increase trade with the neighboring states in the US. An indefinite piggybacking on the Big Brother, the US, at the expense of developing robust interprovincial infrastructures and trading framework has consequences.

Now that the chicken has finally come to roost with Trump as POTUS, maybe it is time the federal government/provincial leaders revisit the moribund Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), liberalizing trade internally, removing stupid exemptions/restrictions and making the country very attractive for Canadian/foreign investors, regardless of the tariff situation.

By the way, the relationship between Canada and China/India is currently at an all-time low. There is no love lost between JT and the leaders of the aforementioned countries. In fact, given the opportunity, Xi Jinpin and Narendra Modi will tighten the trading screw, just to teach JT a hefty lesson .

Overall, since Canada’s exports to the US (75%) are more than double the US export to Canada, and the discordant tunes coming from some of the provincial leaders, dialogue is the way out here. The current tit-to-tat approach, adopted by JT is unsustainable. On the long-term, it will ultimately destroy many large/small-scale businesses in Canada.

Eriokanmi:
Mexico isn't Canada. Mexico is like some african nations wallowing in poverty. They don't have a choice but dance to Trump's tunes..Trump has met his match. Canada is no small country and those who have been there would concur. You know what? Canada too goes to China like the usa does so, it's not as if they're benefiting substantially from the usa. Trump will be disgraced in the end. Imagine south africa telling Trump to mind his business. I read it here this evening. I see more jabs coming from other nations to him

He should just focus on making America great again, according to his slogan . Good luck to him

Besides his over-pandering to the left on some issues, Justin really tried for Canadians. Although he and his team handled the COVID-19 crisis quite well, the slow economic recovery/inflation has become an albatross. Dude is really a nice guy, and he single-handedly saved the Liberal Party from going into extinction in 2013. I wish him the best, and hope that Pierre Poilievre will step-up, if he becomes the PM after the next election.

AcrossTheEarth:
He is still well-loved by many of us real Canadians. You and your father have left an honorable legacy, good Sir. Thank you for all your efforts. Merci beaucoup.

With all due respect, some of your posts are sometimes so puerile, and senseless.

God1000:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/israel-s-defense-minister-to-travel-to-washington-as-part-of-preparations-to-strike-iran/3353525

You are not alone...the nonsense happening in Enugu in the name of revenue generation is mind-boggling. I abandoned some of my undertakings in Enugu for now, Gov Mbah will not be there forever.

NwaliE01:
ENUGU STATE has been frustrating my business start-up. I have SPENT over N9m this few days on just clearing land huddle with the local community at ABAKPA NIKE. Enugu is one of the WORST places for start-ups.
I didn't forsee this, otherwise nothing in this WORLD would have made to buy the piece of land. Should I even talk about other government frustrating enterprises?
Government just proposed increasing CofO charges from current N2000 to N4000 per sqm.
This is the ease of doing biz they are talking about.
W!CKED people in government.

The guy you quoted is such a huge joke that I kept shaking my head while reading his drivels.

huptin:
The bile in your blood is way too high for a normal human being.

I wish you had been properly brought up to know that throwing insults at someone you don't know betrays a high level of stupidity but since it's too late to correct that : hypertension is the greatest killer of fools with too much bile in their blood, make sure you check your BP today!

You are so uninformed

Gentlevip:
If you understand the region, this is a big trouble to Israel.

Israel state will come to hate Netanyahu. Just wait for the next weeks.

I won't say much. But keep watching

Who told you that Tesla was a Chinese idea? Nope, the Tesla idea was originally conceived by two American car enthusiasts (Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning).

malali:
A lot of inventions in the modern day are also the same, Microsoft was said to be purchased from some Indian software programmers then Bill gates brought in sponsors and popularized it after buying it off them and making them sign NDA's
Same thing with TESLA, it was the Chinese's idea, bought off them and popularized by Elon Musk.

It's really shocking that a full professor in a Nigerian university has an almost zero research output

emmahoney:
Ogas at the top are likely involved. Her research output and other important metrics for becoming a full professor are too low. Her name was not found in the Scopus database, although it is on Researchgate. Her profile is still low!! People in academia will understand my point very well.

Now, they made her acting VC!!

My comment has nothing to do with bitterness. After all, I don't know her neither does she know me. But the truth must be told. She is not a good researcher.

Lol, I wonder who the dude thinks he is fooling with his rants.

1x2x3:
The attached photo shows who you truly are so stop masquerading and don't act like you are not a staunch tribalist.

A very silly comment!
[quote author=NLCreator post=129580466]https://twitter.com/seunosewa/status/1782492424532602927?t=vaIvTXIX1CURD3FOCCCgtA&s=19[/quote]

The guy you quoted is a confirmed clown, who is always in a hurry to display his bias against Israel.

Br4life:
300 and u called it warning,ok ok we have heard now go and take your drugs

The original poster is either uninformed or deliberately silly. A comparison of the economy of both countries will confirm that whereas Iran has almost 10 times the population of Israel, it lacks the wherewithal to prosecute a war of serious magnitude. Iran is a country blessed with abundant natural resources and smart people, but the country is almost ruined by the intermingling of religion with politics.

https://countryeconomy.com/countries/compare/israel/iran

Jogs1900:
From their defense budget, you should know that isreal is stronger militarily.

It is obvious from your post that you are quite uninformed about the economy of both countries. For your information, Iran's GDP per capita is not even up to 10% of the value for Israel. Check other indicators via the link below, and you will realize that your previous submission is pure bullshit.

https://countryeconomy.com/countries/compare/israel/iran

professor100:
You are the one without facts here. Go, and research, and come back with data. Then I can engage you. Yes, war is about technology now, why are USA, UK, and Saudi coming with their technology to assist them from been cleared out flat. For Iran to attack from their country shows that they are not in the same level with them.

Iran is only afraid of what UK and US will say. But they have come out to issue another threat, that next one will be worse than that. What can be worse than 300 missiles my brother. Let's not fool ourselves.

Iran is way richer than them.. Iran have used money to acquire more sophisticated weapons than ever. Israel have nothing in comparison with Iran.

Read my initial comment again. But I'm never in support of war

What a drivel!

AllenSpencer:
Because Iran abides by rules. Not the dumb IDF that attacks women and children, and still end up getting fried in Northern Israel were they have their match.

Civilian infrastructures were not targeted and Israel should be thanking Iran for that.

Mazi Ugwoke, you are actually doing a disservice to the former governor with the way you are responding to people here. Whereas I agree that the former governor is an easy-going gentleman, I am of the firm opinion that he underperformed as a governor .

Honestly, can you compare Ugwuanyi’s eight year tenure with that of his peers in Ebonyi State or Anambra State? Indeed, the last federal election in Enugu State was a referendum on Governor Ugwuanyi tenure, and it was a humiliating verdict. His performance as a governor was so bad, and unparalleled in the history of Enugu State, that even his own senatorial zone rejected him! So, I really don’t understand what you are defending.

Ugwuoke347:
You are foolish!

Get out of here, and go play in the sand!