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You are very biased and religiously motivated. Engaging in a rational conversation with people like you is pointless and difficult.

UrVillageChief:
Yes my friend, you aren’t following the Pakistani aggression towards Afghanistan because you are the overly religious person I called you because you can’t be said to be conversant with the world happenings and not be aware of such a hotly debated event.
Secondly, you are an overly religious person for intentionally ignoring the fact that these people are also equally killing the Israelis and aren’t innocent either.
You being overly religious is the reason why when the Hezbollah kills an Israeli civilian or combatant, it feels normal but when the Israeli kills a civilian in their pursuit of the terrorists or even the Hezbollah combatants themselves, you start trending the news by giving it an ethnic cleansing/genocide coloration without addressing what led to the attacks in the first place.
A sane, non partisan person would support none of the parties because Israel is wrong for destroying innocent persons’ homes in their pursuit of the terrorists amongst them and in the same vein, the Hezbollah terrorists are very wrong for hiding among innocent civilians while throwing deadly punches and for trying to address a political issue through the use of violence; violence against a country that’s one thousand times more powerful while the Lebanese government too is wrong for not trying to caution these terrorists against using its territory as a base for attacking Israel. This is exactly what Pakistan is saying about Afghanistan. Pakistan is attacking Afghanistan because the country is being used to stage series of attacks on Pakistan and the Afghan government is doing nothing about it but you overly religious peeps aren’t trending the story since it’s not Israel. A Pakistani attacks prior to the Eid fitri claimed the lives of ovet 100 hundred Afghans but that didn’t trend because the perpetrators weren’t Jews, the people your religion teaches you to hate🤣

Currently holds the largest crude oil inventory in the world, estimated at nearly 1.4 billion barrels stored. So the idea that China is hurt by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is wishful thinking. And for China, anything that will distract the US and consume its resources is a welcome development.

You think Iran is not wealthy? They have the 3rd largest proven oil reserve in the world.
Moreover, if they manage to survive this war through a negotiated settlement, they will almost certainly get some form of sanction relief.

If this war ends without a regime change, Israel is undoubtedly the biggest loser. They will be leaving behind a vengeful, more motivated regime with the political will, technical know-how, and money to rebuild. All that Iran has lost, it will not take them more than 15 to 20 years to rebuild and restock it. And it is almost certain they will be more motivated to pursue a nuclear weapon than they were before. A nuclear Iran is a thought Israel cannot simply live with.

Julius1995:
First is that you deviate from the key point I raised. Secondly, they did not survive this war due to their own ability, the greatest deterrence in this war to Trump, U.S., and Israel is not Iran's capability, it is outrage among their respective citizens and allies. Iran had already started using human shield. Thats in some ways, conceding defeat. On the Strait, you are right, but there are some key issues you deliberately ignored: one, the strategy is also counterproductive (i.e. U.S blocking the Iran port), two, the blockade hurt countries that are a little friendly to Iran (like China), than it hurt any country in the West. And you dont become a world power by blocking international waterway, do it too long, and you will draw the outrage of even the people supporting you. On money, Iran is not a wealthy country, and not after this war where they took a loss/damage of hundreds of billions. The biggest winner in the war is actually Israel. Because it will take some tims before Iran can stabilise.

Joke of the year. Asking when Israel invade Lebanon. .
Na religious bigotry go finish una, Chukwudi.

BigSaint1914:
How did israel invade Lebanon ehen Mohammed?
Terrorist sympathizers
Hezbollah have been using Lebanon as their base and stronghold for years and you talking thrash
Death to all Terrorist simple
Weirdos

What you are saying is more like hope, not based on any factual reasoning.
The Strait of Hormuz will soon become useless? As in, will they be flying crude oil on airplanes, or will they build bridges over the sea?

"Israel and all the Arab countries Iran attacked won't allow it obtain nuclear power" What a joke. And what will they do to stop it? Bomb Iran? Netanyahu said he had wanted this war for 40 years, but never dared to do it on his own. Even in his wildest dreams, Netanyahu never dared to attack Iran without the help of the US.
And this war tells us why. Even with the US combined, Iran launched thousands of missiles and drones to not just Israel but also Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Israel, and Saudi Arabia at once. Now imagine all that firepower facing Israel alone without the help of the US.

INJESUSNAME:
The strait of Hormuz will soon become useless, there will be alternatives to the strait and Iran will be on its own. Israel and all the Arab countries Iran attacked won't allow it obtain nuclear power. It's like Iran downfall is inevitable.

Let me start by saying I am not religious by any means. But to ask when Lebanon became Hezbollah's home is something I would expect a religious person to say who believes in the promised land bullshit. Hezbollah are Lebanese; that makes Lebanon their home.

If you remove your religious cap for one minute and really look at what Israel is doing in Lebanon and Gaza at a human level, then you can see the gross violation of humanity going on there. I have no affection for Hezbollah or Hamas, but I can't imagine what my reaction would be if someone from India or somewhere else came to my village and told me the deity he serves promised him our village 3,000 years ago.

I must say that I have never really followed the Pakistan and Afghanistan wars. But if Pakistan is indeed killing and displacing civilians in Afghanistan, then they are as disgusting as the Israeli military.

UrVillageChief:
When did Lebanon become Hezbollah’s home? This is one thing I so much abhor about you overly religious folks (both Christains and Muslims alike), you are always selective and economical with the truth.
Maybe Lebanon should stop harboring Hezbollah or what do you think?. I can’t see you condemning Pakistan for attacking Afghanistan for killing innocent Afghans. The same offense, different judgements and opinions. Pakistan claimed that it’s attacking Afghanistan because it’s harboring a terror network (Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) that’s attacking Pakistan from the Afghan soils while Israel is claiming to be attacking Lebanon because it’s harboring Hezbollah that is coordinating attacks on Israel from the Lebanese soils. While these two countries are ultimately doing the same thing, you are silent about one while condemning and accusing the other of committing genocide just because the former is a Muslim country🤣.
The Genocide in Afghanistan isn’t trending since it’s not being committed by a non-Islamic country. The same Pakistan is the one brokering the peace deal between the US and Iran🤣🤣

I couldn't deal with the constant judgement. The disappointment and look of concern I got from friends and family was just too much. Some people don't even say anything, but I can see the look of concern in their eyes.
I still watch my health closely, though. No alcohol, and my BP and blood sugar levels have been very good. I still walk 10k steps daily and do my morning exercise routine every day. I just don't use the same strict diet regimen as before.

LIVINGICONREBOR:
You have very low self esteem. Are you living Ur life for yourself or for other people? When you get knocked down by one of those chronic diseases would they be the ones to sort your hospital bills or buy you drugs? You ought to be smarter than this.

That's fine by me. If the Jews and the Muslims want to wipe themselves off the planet, as an African, all I can do is grab my popcorn and watch.

gammarays:
This is the correct sequence. Hezbollah fired at Israel, Israel struck back and invaded them. No peace for terrorists and their sympathizers!

You invade people's homes; they fight back, you call them terrorists.

jaxxy:
When israel responds now u will start crying genocide. Allow peace to reign u say no u want to do terrorism.

Nigerian culture is hostile to healthy living. At one point I was overweight, so I decided to embark on a weight loss journey just to keep my BMI in check. I quit alcohol, soft drinks, pasta, and bread. Started walking 10k steps every day. In two months' time the number of people that asked if I was sick or had lost my job was just so much that I had to abandon the weight loss. Now i am back to being overweight.

Nobody said that, and anyone who did clearly does not know what it means to be called a world power. What is objectively true is that if this regime somehow manages to survive this onslaught from both the US and Israel, then they may well be on their way. With their newfound ability to control the flow of 20% of global energy, obtaining a nuclear weapon could effectively put them as a fourth center of world power, which will be their big objective if they somehow survive the war.

UrVillageChief:
I thought there was a thread on this forum about how Iran was already considered a world power for dealing with the US, why are you saying they will emerge from this as a world power again?
You are confusing us o🤣

You don't seem to realize that a prolonged blockade would not only hurt the global economy but also all the Gulf allies of the US. Iran was never blockading the Strait of Hormuz to make money. At the start of the war, they stated clearly that their objective was to push oil prices to $200 per barrel, and with Trump's blockade, it had even risen faster. Today it's at $126. So for the Iranians, Trump is actually doing their job for them: pushing oil prices to unbearable figures.

Inosky:
Trump will not remove the blockade till Iranian economy is destroyed totally, that's if they don't want to comply. Maybe the people there will start fighting their government to comply due to intense suffering and poverty.

I am not saying they are a world power as it is. They are not even the strongest country in the Middle East as it is. But if for some reason, this current Iranian regime manages to survive this war, even if it's through a negotiated settlement, then they may well be on track. First of all, their newfound ability to disrupt the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz effectively means they can control 20% of the world's oil flow. That is not small; the US is at 21%.

Additionally, if they somehow survive, then there is no doubt that obtaining a nuclear weapon will be their next big objective. They have the money, technical know-how, and political will to develop one. I am not saying it will happen, but if it happens, a nuclear Iran with control of the flow of 20% of the world's energy is by all intent and purposes a world power.

Julius1995:
Relax dude. That is not how country just emerge as world power. Country dont emerge as world power by using propaganda tools. Oh! I forget, the propaganda tools like Facebook was invented by a Jew (Mark Zuckerberg), in a country (U.S.A). You need money, systems, technology, education and financial system, real weaponry (nuclear weapon is important), to emerge as world power. This thing is a simple truth, but I'm sure you people is not looking for simple truth.

And it beats my imagination even more that there are people that think Iran will surrender to the US. At this very moment, I am watching the congressional review of the US Congress on the US military budget live. Pete Hegseth has been a show of shame; General Dan Caine has been very professional. It is increasingly clear that there is no off-ramp for the US here, and I am incredibly amazed at how much the US Congress acknowledges this, but someone sitting in the comfort of his parlor in Abakaliki thinks otherwise.

Mumuismumu:
Senseless talk!! It beats my imagination to believe that people still type senselessly.

If the US is not careful, Iran will emerge from this war a world power.
The leverage Iran has over the entire world is not moi-moi, o. Just imagine fuel went from N790 to N1300 in less than 2 months. Even though Iran's military is no match for the US and Israel, they find themselves in a strategic position that has forced the US and Israel to exercise a level of restraint we have never seen from them before. The US almost never does a cease-fire. If they commit to a war, they usually see it through even if it takes several years. But with Iran the stakes are too high; that's why they negotiated a ceasefire and even extended it when Iran refused to capitulate.

Imagine if Ukraine had similar leverage over the global economy; the world would not have sat back and allowed Russia to pound them like this. But because the war does not affect anybody outside of Ukraine, everybody is just sympathizing with Ukraine from a distance. Now with Iran, the story is very different; everybody is feeling it.

There is simply no easy way out for Trump here; if you continue negotiating, Iran continues to play hardball. If you continue the blockade, oil prices and global inflation keep rising. If you agree to Iran's ceasefire term, America becomes humiliated. If you send in ground troops, many American soldiers will be lost. If you bomb their power plants and bridges, they will bomb the bridges and power plants of countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait that have been paying you billions for protection. If you withdraw, they will become emboldened and continue with whatever they are doing. Trump must chew one of these bitter pills.
I guess extending the ceasefire is a less bitter pill.

I too like this man; His level of delusion is on another level.
In fact i think it is one the reasons he has been very successful; he has just the right amount of delusion.

So what does this means for us

And na fine girl o. I don't even know who to blame: the Nigerians who continue to risk everything by traveling to that country or the xenophobes in the country who embody the kind of hatred that has kept us apart and made us slaves to foreigners. In any case, even on a paid-expense vacation, I can never set foot in SA.

Hate him or like him. This man is one of the best things to happen to Nigeria.

I have always considered the idea of staying indoors for sanitation as one of the most archaic remnants of the military regime eras that serves no real purpose in modern-day Nigeria.

So many gibberish and unintelligent statements dished out all at once; I don't even know which to respond to. As they say, ignorance is bliss; i'll live you continue wallowing in it.

Mattswaggz:
You didn't make any real point here.... firstly you seem to lack proper comprehension skills because I can't remember saying the blockade will make them beg for cease fire so soon.... secondly what they're fighting that war for is non of my concern I am just analyzing the situation here. You're the funny one here thinking that it is safe for any government to lose the major source of their revenue generation when it is not just an external threat but also an internal threat...they'll need to pay workers and run the country and also getting agents by external threats will be much more easier since the population have gotten poorer...just give them peanuts and they'll sell anyone out.


Lastly...and yes the US is in a position to care less about the energy crisis... itself is a big crude producing country and also they've now gotten Venezuela as well.... they'd care less doesn't mean they'll be exempted from global effects of lesser oil supply though before you'll look at it from a non-comprehensive manner again. ....and also the gulf states don't want Iran to be regional power so if paying the price now and forgetting about the threat ever achieving it's full potential is a possibility now then they'll likely be willing to endure the temporary economic turmoil for a while.

Afghanistan was not a war, wow. I though i've head it all

Lordly13:
Simple logic:
I come to your nation,
destroy everything,
cripple your economy,
destroy your oil,
Kill almost all the politicians and military commanders.

That means I still didn't win, okay oh.

Vietnam is what it is because of the US intervention. (Plus France and China also attacked Vietnam at that same time, but everybody is talking about only the US)

Afghanistan was not a war, it was a military operation not against the nation or president but against Taliban.
Biden pull them out because Afghanistan president wasn't helping financially.

This analysis of yours is very funny. First of all, Iran is not fighting this war to make money; it is simply in this war for survival. You think Iran is a stranger to economic turmoil. These people were under impossible sanctions for 47 years; they did not surrender, and somehow you think a blockade of two weeks that is not affecting only them but the rest of the Gulf states and the entire world will make them beg for a ceasefire. I am sure even Trump does not believe this.

The funniest part is that you said the US will care less about the energy crisis because of Venezuela. Please delete that statement; it is embarrassing for anyone with some education to make such a statement.

Mattswaggz:
Stop giving Iran false hope.....if the blockade against Iran is very effective then Trump can keep on extending the cease fire while keeping the blockade in place until Iran comes knocking to make a deal because it'll affect them more seeing that their major source of income(oil sale) has been blocked almost completely.

The global economy will continue to bear the burnt of increased energy crisis but the US will care less....they have Venezuela in the bag and sanctions on Russian oil will be lifted which will ease global tensions a little....the world would somehow adjust on the long run while Iran would continue to lose revenue.....either ways, this very idea by Trump is a very good one.

Gawuna polled over 800,000 votes last election; that doesn't simply go away. Whether his ward people don't like him is another issue. But the reality is that Gawanu has been on the battlefield of elections multiple times before; that definitely gives him a significant edge over Abdusallam, who is relatively a novice and will have to rely 100% on Kwankwaso voters.

Gawuna will definitely not win without Kwankwaso while Kwankwaso "might" pull through without him. What I am simply saying is that their chances of winning against Abba and Ganduje (who are also no strangers to the election battleground) will be much stronger if they align together.

Solcampbell:
I live about fifteen minutes from Gawuna ward, where Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna is from. Honestly speaking, the situation on the ground doesn’t match his hype online. Much of what’s pushed on platforms like Nairaland and twitter feels exaggerated. I'm not surprised though, that's what APC data boys are being paid to do.

In reality, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has a much stronger visible presence in that area, with more posters and grassroots support, except right around Gawuna’s father's home.
The bottom line is Kwankwaso doesn't rely on Gawuna, if anything, the dependence runs the other way and both men know this.

If the US is not careful, Iran will emerge from this war a world power.
The leverage Iran has over the entire world is not moi-moi, o. Just imagine fuel went from N790 to N1300 in less than 2 months. Even though Iran's military is no match for the US and Israel, they find themselves in a strategic position that has forced the US and Israel to exercise a level of restraint we have never seen from them before. The US almost never does a cease-fire. If they commit to a war, they usually see it through even if it takes several years. But with Iran the stakes are too high; that's why they negotiated a ceasefire and even extended it when Iran refused to capitulate.

Imagine if Ukraine had similar leverage over the global economy; the world would not have sat back and allowed Russia to pound them like this. But because the war does not affect anybody outside of Ukraine, everybody is just sympathizing with Ukraine from a distance. Now with Iran, the story is very different; everybody is feeling it.

There is simply no easy way out for Trump here; if you continue negotiating, Iran continues to play hardball. If you continue the blockade, oil prices and global inflation keep rising. If you agree to Iran's ceasefire term, America becomes humiliated. If you send in ground troops, many American soldiers will be lost. If you bomb their power plants and bridges, they will bomb the bridges and power plants of countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait that have been paying you billions for protection. If you withdraw, they will become emboldened and continue with whatever they are doing. Trump must chew one of these bitter pills.
I guess extending the ceasefire is a less bitter pill.

Hmmm. You are right, Gawuna is almost a sure bet to betray Kwankwaso as soon as he becomes governor. But then he already has a political pull of his own, unlike Abdulsalam, who will rely solely on Kwankwaso's voters, and the combination of Abba and Ganduje is not going to be easy to beat. A Gawuna backed by Kwankwaso has much stronger odds of winning than an Abdulsalam. The question is whether Kwankwaso can take the risk with Gawuna or play the safer bet with Abdulsalam and fight it out.

Solcampbell:
The worst mistake that kwankwaso will make is to give the gubernatorial ticket to Gawuna. As soon as he becomes governor, he's returning to APC within months. For all we know, this might be the plan between him and Ganduje to further destroy Kwankwaso.

Better kwankwaso make him fight for the ticket with Abdulsalam and other kwankwasiyya loyalists.

Abba may be accused of betraying Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, they still have decades-long ties with him and are generally viewed as more honest figures than Gawuna. Gawuna has, for years, carried a reputation for being untrustworthy and controversial, with criticisms of his behavior going back to his youth.

His inability to secure victory even in his own ward during the last governorship election is a reflection on his standing amongst his own people.

Abba doesn't need APC to win his second term. Abba decamped out of his volition.

success1smyn:
I have said what was on ground. Kwankwaso's demand from APC was the problem. They wanted to decamp together initially.

Only time will tell. It will definitely not be easy; Kwankwaso has a certain kind of foothold in Kano that very few politicians in Nigeria possess in their home states.

Akpakomiza2:
He will still win his second term

This is a shallow projection. Abba won against an incumbent APC in 2023 with a rather new party. How is it that you think he will lose to APC now that he is already a governor, something he was able to do when he was not even a governor? Do you know the amount of popularity it takes to unseat a sitting party in this country? Abba's second term was never in doubt. That's why his decision to betray Kwankwaso at this point is simply baffling.

success1smyn:
You don’t seem to understand the politics behind all this. Both Abba and Kwankwaso are trying to realign ahead of 2027, and their biggest option was APC. However, Kwankwaso wanted something major for himself within APC without considering others. Abba, on the other hand, calculated that he was unlikely to win if he contested against APC, so he kept persuading Kwankwaso. But Kwankwaso’s “greediness” wouldn’t allow him to reconsider his demands from APC. That’s why Abba decided to leave him and join APC. It’s as simple as that.

This is getting serious. If Kwankwaso really wants to do Abba dirty, he should just pick Gawuna as the gubernatorial candidate. Abba will be done. But seriously, I can't even begin to understand what kind of brain Abba has. Even if you intend to betray your principal, why do it just a year to the election? Why not hold on till you win your second term? Then you can do whatever you like.

Fear, fear. It is now clear to him that there is no victory to be won in Iran. The only outcome he can hope for now is a negotiated settlement.

Na Iran fit US and Israel. No be all those ones wey them they for Gaza and Lebanon. If you want fight, fight person wey fit fight back.

Judaism is probably the most vulnerable as it stands. There are just about 15 million Jews worldwide, and more jews are leaving the religion everyday, especially those in the united states.

Skullminers1:
Actually Judaism will never go extinct because it's both Israeli tradition and their way of life which was handed to them by Hashem(from)through Moshe(Moses)from Mount Sinai