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Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Procashtips(m): 6:52pm On May 02, 2025
WritterNg:
โšก๐Ÿฅ‡ Gold medals at International Math Olympiads:

1. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China: 185
2. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia: 183
3. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States: 151
4. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea: 95
5. ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary: 88
6. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania: 86
7. ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam: 69
8. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria: 57
9. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom: 56
10. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany: 54
11. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Islamic Republic of Iran: 51
12. ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan: 48
13. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan: 46
14. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine: 43
15. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada: 42
16. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland: 34
17. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand: 34
18. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia: 29
19. ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France: 27
20. ๐Ÿ East Germany: 26
21. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore: 25
22. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey: 22
23. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel: 22
24. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy: 22
25. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต North Korea: 22
26. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India: 20
27. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Belarus: 19
28. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Kazakhstan: 16
29. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia: 16
30. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil: 15
50% of those that won medals for the US are 90% immigrants
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 6:53pm On May 02, 2025
WritterNg:
Russia is fvcked.

They should surrender now. It's over.
This local government. cool
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by soqmeov(m): 6:56pm On May 02, 2025
WritterNg:
โšก๐Ÿฅ‡ Gold medals at International Math Olympiads:

1. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China: 185
2. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia: 183
3. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States: 151
4. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea: 95
5. ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary: 88
6. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania: 86
7. ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam: 69
8. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria: 57
9. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom: 56
10. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany: 54
11. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Islamic Republic of Iran: 51
12. ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan: 48
13. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan: 46
14. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine: 43
15. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada: 42
16. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland: 34
17. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand: 34
18. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia: 29
19. ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France: 27
20. ๐Ÿ East Germany: 26
21. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore: 25
22. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey: 22
23. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel: 22
24. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy: 22
25. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต North Korea: 22
26. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India: 20
27. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Belarus: 19
28. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Kazakhstan: 16
29. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia: 16
30. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil: 15
The Americans๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ grin grin

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Masterviolence(m): 7:04pm On May 02, 2025
soqmeov:
The Americans๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ grin grin
grin grin
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 7:05pm On May 02, 2025
โšกPresident Trump is pressuring Mexico to allow deeper U.S. military involvement in the fight against drug cartels โ€” WSJ
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by shoodboi2: 7:36pm On May 02, 2025
sainttwist1:
...........and that is the best the arab/Muslim countries will come with.
They will never support openly
They will be sanctioned and overthrown if they dare to openly support Iran. They know too well to not dare an open support.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by shoodboi2: 7:40pm On May 02, 2025
obedience4:
Russia just started the largest invasion in the European continent a scale not seen since the hay days of WW2, it didn't spiral into the world, The European continent is still majorly peaceful.

What gives you the idea that a war involving Iran would spiral to Africa and cause WW3, major wars have been fought in the middle-east. The list of major wars fought in the region is endless, When Iraq and Egypt were major players in the region they fought wars, heaven did not fall.


P.s only a kid believes IRAN would be able to close the strait during War time, which navy and which airforce would she use to enforce such blockade.
Many civilian military generals on this thread..
๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ
Yemen shut down the Red Sea despite not having a navy and an air force. So what makes you think Iran, which is more powerful than Yemen, won't be able to pull off such move?
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 8:12pm On May 02, 2025
โšกTrump will host a military parade on June 14, the 250th birthday of the US Army and also Trumpโ€™s birthday.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 8:12pm On May 02, 2025
WritterNg:
โšกTrump will host a military parade on June 14, the 250th birthday of the US Army and also Trumpโ€™s birthday.
Copy copy.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 8:16pm On May 02, 2025
Haaaaaaaa ๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by 23jerryking(m): 9:23pm On May 02, 2025
shoodboi2:
Yemen shut down the Red Sea despite not having a navy and an air force. So what makes you think Iran, which is more powerful than Yemen, won't be able to pull off such move?
Dey play. Because they no get their time ni. Who the Bleep is Yemen? Don't say this thing outside o.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Watcharena: 9:27pm On May 02, 2025
shoodboi2:
Yemen shut down the Red Sea despite not having a navy and an air force. So what makes you think Iran, which is more powerful than Yemen, won't be able to pull off such move?
he failed to understand some thing about maritime threats,a perceived threat is as good as real threat ,no insurance company will insure your ship it is to pass through a war zone
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 9:32pm On May 02, 2025
โšกTop 10 Largest Crude Oil Producers ๐Ÿ›ข

1. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA 12.9M
2. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia 10.1M
3. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia 9.7M
4. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4.6M
5. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ Iraq 4.3M
6. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China 4.2M
7. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran 3.6M
8. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil 3.4M
9. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช UAE 3.4M
10. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ Kuwait 2.6M
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Kingsnairaland(m): 9:33pm On May 02, 2025
Zelensky insult to putin shows UK USA evil nato is in pains with Ukraine

Zelensky is the best president you will want your enemy to have

Zelensky says any thing he plans with UK USA evil nato he tells everyone about the plans

That why Russia stays and wait and destroy all the plans

If they get a new leaders that don't talk much then Russia is fu***d


Ten thousand men are ready to replace zelensky so killing him is not the best option unless in extreme condition

UK USA evil nato killed Taliban president the next person that took his place began to send UK USA evil nato military men body part to USA bases each day till USA ran out of Afghanistan
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Rilwayne001: 9:36pm On May 02, 2025
Watcharena:
but the Arabs will also not fight on the same side with Israel in the event of invasion of Iran by Israel and US
Unfortunately those fools will allow US operate from their military bases in those countries
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 9:39pm On May 02, 2025
โšกU.S.-led International Coalition has fully withdrawn from Syriaโ€™s al-Omar oil field in Deir ez-Zor.

U.S. forces are no longer present; coalition troops have relocated to Iraq.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 9:44pm On May 02, 2025
โšกIsraeli warplanes are launching airstrikes around the Harasta neighborhood of the capital Damascus.

Israeli warplanes also violated Syrian airspace over Homs, Hama, and Latakia provinces tonight.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 9:45pm On May 02, 2025
โšกIsraeli airstrikes target Syrian government forces in Hama and Damascus. Unconfirmed reports suggest at least two Turkish fighter jets were scrambled toward Hama.

Russian jets reportedly airborne from Khmeimim Airbase.

This escalation follows recent Israeli strikes on Syrian military infrastructure, including airbases in Hama and T4, and a scientific research center in Damascus.

Israelโ€™s actions are viewed as warnings to Syriaโ€™s new leadership under President Ahmed al-Sharaa, amid concerns over Turkish influence in the region.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 9:52pm On May 02, 2025
โšกThe United States will stage a military parade on June 14 to mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US Army, the White House said Friday, with the event also falling on President Donald Trumpโ€™s 79th birthday.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 10:01pm On May 02, 2025
โšกThe Trump administration plans significant personnel cuts at the CIA and other major U.S. spy units.

The administration intends to reduce the CIAโ€™s workforce by about 1,200 personnel over several years and cut thousands more from other parts of the U.S. intelligence community, including NSA.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 10:03pm On May 02, 2025
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 11:10pm On May 02, 2025
โšกAccording to the Russian Foreign Minister, payments in national currencies in trade among BRICS countries total more than 65%.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by usmanpogo(m):
People need to stop viewing the recent developments in the ME from a religious perspective.
Since the Arabs began normalizing relations with the Jewish State ( the Abraham accord), the recent developments no longer bears any religious connotations.

The US is in the ME for two reasons

Oil and Israel

The US foreign policy in the ME has been very successful even though costly.

With nearly all countries in the region having diplomatic relations with the Jewish State, a feat that seem nearly impossible two decades ago.

The Arabs have been successfully subjugated by the US due to their greed, cowardice and indecisiveness.
The ME remains a cesspool of willing tools (fanatics), these fanatics are a means to an end.

We currently have Arabs fighting for the US against their fellow Arabs, if that's not a successful foreign policy I don't know what is.

For example, during the Iranian retaliation against the Jewish State, Arab countries helped in repelling the attacks.

Even though Iranians aren't Arabs, a Muslim country defending the Jewish State, the whole religious narratives is a hard sale except for the gullible Muslims and Christians.




The Iran problem

The bitter truth remains, Iran is a regional power, no matter what side you're on, it's impossible to ignore Iran's modest capability in the region.

While a conflict between the US and Iran will not lead to WW3, it'll have adverse effect on the Africa continent. If the Iranians have learned anything from the US, it's the use of proxies to do their biddings.

Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, while the threat of the former has diminished, the latter is still waxing strong.

The Issue Of Mutual Defense

Three reasons why it won't work

Firstly, The Russians have every right to be skeptical about a mutual defense pact with the Iranians. It appears the Iranian intelligence has been compromised, any technological transfer, intelligence sharing, military coordination would be susceptible to a leak.

Secondly, the Iranians always prefer homemade or locally produced military armaments. The advancement made in the drone technology is a good example, also there are speculations the Iranians have received a license to locally produce the Su-35.

Thirdly, the fear of being subjugated like the rest of the ME countries, nothing happens in the ME without the US approval.
The Iranians prefer to remain a regional power, not bending over and getting screwed like the rest of the ME countries. This means the Iranians are gonna fight alone against the US or any adversary in the region.


Iran's modesty capabilities

The bravery of the houthis in the red sea shows a glimpse of what the Iranians are capable of. The houthis have proven once again that you don't need a conventional navy to imposed a blockade.

"
During the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980โ€™s, the maritime choke point first became an area of conflict. During this โ€œtanker war,โ€ each side attempted to sink the otherโ€™s energy exports. While ships are not much more difficult to sink, Tehran could certainly disrupt the flow in the strait
"

This of course is a last resort, the Chinese would be against it because more than half of the ships passing the Strait of Hormuz is heading to Asia.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by usmanpogo(m): 11:26pm On May 02, 2025
WritterNg:
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
New York was New Amsterdam
The Dutch colony
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Tsarbomba(m): 11:33pm On May 02, 2025
obedience4 post=I:
Russia just started the largest invasion in the European continent a scale not seen since the hay days of WW2, it didn't spiral into the world, The European continent is still majorly peaceful.

What gives you the idea that a war involving Iran would spiral to Africa and cause WW3, major wars have been fought in the middle-east. The list of major wars fought in the region is endless, When Iraq and Egypt were major players in the region they fought wars, heaven did not fall.


P.s only a kid believes IRAN would be able to close the strait during War time, which navy and which airforce would she use to enforce such blockade.
Many civilian military generals on this thread..
๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ
. Iran is most likely to close the strait by mining the strait. As soon as the first oil tanker got a massive whole in its body, oil market would be skyrocketing and the prices of gasoline would be much more expensive.

It all depends on how committed each sides are.

In Iranian perspective, if they really donโ€™t want to allow any oil to pass then they would have to at some point target the US warships. The same applies for the US. The US will be clear loser if they want to only limits the fighting on the sea. However, expanding their target throughout Iran means all out of war which means even more uncertainty to the oil market. undecided
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by obedience4(m): 12:39am On May 03, 2025
shoodboi2:
Yemen shut down the Red Sea despite not having a navy and an air force. So what makes you think Iran, which is more powerful than Yemen, won't be able to pull off such move?
In a wartime scenario, you think the Houthis will be afforded the luxury they are enjoying today..

The strikes in Yemen, "once very eke days," are limited strikes. Meant to serve as a deterrent to the Houthis.. in a major war scenario, the Houthis will be coming against the full might of the USN. They would be subjected to massive bombardment "Iraqi style". Special forces would also have to be deployed to start conducting operations inside northern Yemen, The CIA would also start supporting and arming Yemeni forces..

Without a formidable navy and a strong airforce providing cover, it won't be possible for Iran to close the strait for a long period of time in a wartime scenario..

Like I said too many generals on this thread.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by obedience4(m): 12:44am On May 03, 2025
Tsarbomba:
. Iran is most likely to close the strait by mining the strait. As soon as the first oil tanker got a massive whole in its body, oil market would be skyrocketing and the prices of gasoline would be much more expensive.

It all depends on how committed each sides are.

In Iranian perspective, if they really donโ€™t want to allow any oil to pass then they would have to at some point target the US warships. The same applies for the US. The US will be clear loser if they want to only limits the fighting on the sea. However, expanding their target throughout Iran means all out of war which means even more uncertainty to the oil market. undecided
Mining the cheap option, This isn't WW2, if Mining is the only means for Iran to close the strait, then that's move is deemed to fail, a massive mine sweeping operation by the US and it's allies then the strait is open.. They are modern mine sweepers ships

Mining won't be the best option.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by obedience4(m): 12:50am On May 03, 2025
Watcharena:
he failed to understand some thing about maritime threats,a perceived threat is as good as real threat ,no insurance company will insure your ship it is to pass through a war zone
Oga even in WW2, when the sea was very dangerous, due to german Uboats attacks, hundreds of ships were still making the journey through the Atlantic..
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Gbadebo19(m): 2:45am On May 03, 2025
MERCHANDISER:
Putin is still lenient with Ukraine at the expense of his men.
That's why i like Xi of China, he would have deleted their leader at this point ๐Ÿ˜Š
๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ
Lol, just lol....
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Obedience40: 2:56am On May 03, 2025
usmanpogo:
People need to stop viewing the recent developments in the ME from a religious perspective.
Since the Arabs began normalizing relations with the Jewish State ( the Abraham accord), the recent developments no longer bears any religious connotations.

The US is in the ME for two reasons

Oil and Israel

The US foreign policy in the ME has been very successful even though costly.

With nearly all countries in the region having diplomatic relations with the Jewish State, a feat that seem nearly impossible two decades ago.

The Arabs have been successfully subjugated by the US due to their greed, cowardice and indecisiveness.
The ME remains a cesspool of willing tools (fanatics), these fanatics are a means to an end.

We currently have Arabs fighting for the US against their fellow Arabs, if that's not a successful foreign policy I don't know what is.

For example, during the Iranian retaliation against the Jewish State, Arab countries helped in repelling the attacks.

Even though Iranians aren't Arabs, a Muslim country defending the Jewish State, the whole religious narratives is a hard sale except for the gullible Muslims and Christians.




The Iran problem

The bitter truth remains, Iran is a regional power, no matter what side you're on, it's impossible to ignore Iran's modest capability in the region.

While a conflict between the US and Iran will not lead to WW3, it'll have adverse effect on the Africa continent. If the Iranians have learned anything from the US, it's the use of proxies to do their biddings.

Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, while the threat of the former has diminished, the latter is still waxing strong.

The Issue Of Mutual Defense

Three reasons why it won't work

Firstly, The Russians have every right to be skeptical about a mutual defense pact with the Iranians. It appears the Iranian intelligence has been compromised, any technological transfer, intelligence sharing, military coordination would be susceptible to a leak.

Secondly, the Iranians always prefer homemade or locally produced military armaments. The advancement made in the drone technology is a good example, also there are speculations the Iranians have received a license to locally produce the Su-35.

Thirdly, the fear of being subjugated like the rest of the ME countries, nothing happens in the ME without the US approval.
The Iranians prefer to remain a regional power, not bending over and getting screwed like the rest of the ME countries. This means the Iranians are gonna fight alone against the US or any adversary in the region.


Iran's modesty capabilities

The bravery of the houthis in the red sea shows a glimpse of what the Iranians are capable of. The houthis have proven once again that you don't need a conventional navy to imposed a blockade.

"
During the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980โ€™s, the maritime choke point first became an area of conflict. During this โ€œtanker war,โ€ each side attempted to sink the otherโ€™s energy exports. While ships are not much more difficult to sink, Tehran could certainly disrupt the flow in the strait
"

This of course is a last resort, the Chinese would be against it because more than half of the ships passing the Strait of Hormuz is heading to Asia.
Bravo, ๐Ÿ‘ finally, someone with a clear sense of reason, respect my brother Usmanpogo, I am in total aggrement with most of the points you mentioned, but me being me, i am very
critical of the bolded, very critical!!
.

What do you mean by subjugated by the US??
There are these false narratives that the US are subjugating its allies, why countries like China and Russia are not, i don't understand the rational behind such school of thought, while no relationship is equal, there will always be a dorminat partner, which is influenced by certain factors like economic strength,military capabilities, and political influence. but one thing is cardinal, there is a MUTUAL BENEFIT being accrued by both parties. Same with the US and its Arab allies. Which can be tagged as a mutualism type of Symbiosis relationship
.

Most of the Arab nations are rich in natural resources, but me and you know that oil alone isn't the criterion that brings development neither can't it bring security nor political stability, the Arab spring, the Nigeria state and the Africa continent at large are good examples to buress my point that the endowment of natural resources is not the touchstone for development and political stability.

This is where the US comes in. The US almost certainly guarantees you political stability, economic growth, and security.

Let's use the Kuwaiti example, Saddam hussein woke up one morning just like Putin and invaded his tiny oil rich neighbour Kuwait. Without the US help, they might not be a Kuwait state today. The US liberated Kuwait, what you termed "greed, "cowardice", "indecisiveness" it's what keeps Kuwait safe today.

The middle-east is dominated by two distinct types of Islam, the moderate and the fanatic Islam, without the US help and support most of the traditional monarchy governments of some Arab state would have been overrun by these fanatics, Iran was once a US ally until she was taken over by religious fanatics!!.

They're currently US troops deployed in Saudi Arabia, bear in mind that the Saudis are the custodian of the Islamic religion in the world, yet they would approve the deployment of America troops on the holy land.Both nations have signed a "Mutual Defence Assistance Agreement".Despite the differences between the two countriesโ€”one an Islamic absolute monarchy, the other secular democratic country. That tells us the role the US plays in the middle-east.

The US relations in the middle-east are based on interest, The US provides security and political stability, while the latters provide a stable and steady supply of oil and support for American foreign policy.

When you say the US is subjugating the Arab nations that's wrong, it is a win-win suitation for both parties. The US provides certain services that make her the darling of the Arab world, Until a new country can fill the US boots in the middle-east, she would continue to hold sway, Until there's an alternative, the US will continue to have diplomatic and military influence over the region.
Russia couldn't even bail Assad out. Iran could not save hazebolla while the US have kept the Jews in the game for donkey years
.

Cheers mate.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by ariesbull: 3:52am On May 03, 2025
soqmeov:
The Americans๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ grin grin
ans they are still Chinese
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by dvkot(m): 6:58am On May 03, 2025
I've still maintained my view on iran that it is far from ready and way less prepared for an offensive against Israel/US.
It can do some damage but it will be setback to stone age.
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