[wisconsin_cur]

Well is the stage finally getting set for a summer showdown? With Iran and the United States in the mix on opposite sides we have the opportunity for a rocking summer. And for what? 140 square miles of barren rocky shot up refugee camp.

Israel plans attack on Gaza

Guess I better go ahead and buy that new wood stove and thermal curtains on Monday.

[Armageddon]

something is definitely going to happen very soon. An all out war is immanent. There are about 4 trigger points going on right now.

[Jack]

The last Israeli action turned out badly. Going up against 15,000 militants, intermingled with civilians, is likely to be problematic.

Sometimes, there are no good answers.

Oh, well. Should make for some amusing evening news broadcasts. Now, who are we cheering for? Eastasia, was it? Or Eurasia?

[bobcousins]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Armageddon', 's')omething is definitely going to happen very soon. An all out war is immanent. There are about 4 trigger points going on right now.

[eric_b]

So much conflict and grief over such a small miserable piece of land ..

[mekrob]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Jack', 'T')he last Israeli action turned out badly. Going up against 15,000 militants, intermingled with civilians, is likely to be problematic.

Sometimes, there are no good answers.

[Mo_Oil_Dave]

Hello there...

I don't think horses have been used since Poland tried to use them in WWII. They are just too smart to get involved like that. Perhaps it will be more like these.

www.oilempire.us/graphics/truckdrivers.jpg

David

[clittle]

Hamas was democratically elected. The U.S. helped fuel the violence in Gaza by supporting Fatah. Hamas were more brutal because they view Fatah as traitors because of U.S. support. I don’t think this will spark a regional war. After all this is the 40th anniversary of Israeli military occupation. The Israel military is powerful because of U.S. military aid. They will just roll over the oppressed Palestinians like they always do.

[Mircea]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mekrob', 'B')eirut was a fairly modern city until it got crushed by the IDF, much like the other cities in Lebanon.

[Dvanharn]

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse from the book of Revelations...

[Blacksmith]

Solution war for oil, makes sence. Since you are going to have a depopulation anyway.

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('clittle', 'H')amas was democratically elected.

[Tanada]

I think the moment was when President Obama backed down over chemical weapons in Syria. Seems like the geopolitical situation is getting tenser and tenser every day since then.

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tanada', 'I') think the moment was when President Obama backed down over chemical weapons in Syria. Seems like the geopolitical situation is getting tenser and tenser every day since then.

[Timo]

I'm tempted to vote Green in the next election.

That is, IF Republicans will allow me to vote at all. It seems that voting is now a crime, and the burden of proof of innocence has been effectively shifted from the accuser to the accused. Guilt is assumed, and judgement rendered unless you can prove your innocence. That's not the way justice is supposed to work here in the US. That's just one reason why i'll never vote Republican. But, i may not vote Democtratic as much as i used to, either.

[Newfie]

Go to the link to see the images.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/12/0 ... g-Contrast

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'M')ON DEC 02, 2013 AT 04:42 PM PST
TIME Magazine's U.S. & World Covers This Week Offer Stunning Contrast

Each week, TIME Magazine designs covers for four world markets: the U.S., Europe, Asia and the South Pacific. While the content in these magazines are nearly identical, the covers are not, with those intended for American audiences often being quite ... different.

This week offers a stark example, as world markets are presented with "Obama's Iran Gamble" while Americans are tempted with "America's Pest Problem."

Witness:

timedecember
Yes, what you see is TIME devoting its cover in international markets to a critical moment in world diplomacy – one of the most important diplomatic moments in a decade – while offering Americans a rather banal topic about which the gun lobby is certainly cheering.
As I've noted before, TIME has a history of tempting the world with critical events, ideas or figures, while dangling before Americans the chance to indulge in trite self-absorption or topics of questionable importance.

[dorlomin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tanada', 'I') think the moment was when President Obama backed down over chemical weapons in Syria. Seems like the geopolitical situation is getting tenser and tenser every day since then.

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dorlomin', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tanada', 'I') think the moment was when President Obama backed down over chemical weapons in Syria. Seems like the geopolitical situation is getting tenser and tenser every day since then.

[Newfie]

We do have a global integrated economy, that is increasingly stressed and marginal.

One never knows for sure where all the critical linkages lie. The WorldEconomic Forum does periodic risk assessments.

http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-risks

That's a good report to review. If you get into the details you will find that in most cases the subject matter experts are more pessimistic, but their opinion is diluted by others.