Recent content by robbieh

Israel demanding sanctions on Iran's missile program and also that the revolutionary guard be named a terrorist organisation. The utter arrogance of this. It's as if they can't see what the IDF are doing in Gaza with all their hi-tech equipment.

Apparently all commercial airlines in the area knew well in advance so I'm guessing the whole thing was a show blessed by the US. This gave something for Iran to tell its people without causing massive damage to Israel. Given this scenario it would be well out of order for Israel to escalate...

I had forgotten about Tibet but never knew about China's invasion of Burma. Forgiveable as it was in 1765.

You and I don't agree often but there's much there that is true. The self styled Trotskyists of wsws are exactly as described. But in my case my lack of posts on the Ukraine thread is not because I'm a supporter of Russia, like you I see Russia as an imperialist state, albeit one we antagonize...

Fair point and I as said elsewhere it's easier to see the faults of those close to you.

You seem to think just because a country is democratic that it's behaviour on the international stage is always better than non democratic actors. So whilst I agree with you that living in the West is more pleasant from the point of view of being able to express your opinions freely that doesn't...

Good guys bad guys is indoctrinated into us. Most Americans a 150 years ago would have thought the native Americans were the bad guys and were therefore fair game. China seem to be the bad guys now although compared with many western countries they've not invaded anyone.

You are quite at liberty to think like this but most of the wars both now and in the past happened because both sides thought like you.

No not bored. Just been around a lot and I totally disagree with the good guy bad guy narrative you and others in here spout. The US, Britain, France and other Western states have over the past 100 years been involved in some appalling military adventures. Many parts of the world do not see us...

You seem to have forgotten Israel bombing Beirut and previous all out assaults on Gaza not to mention daily arrests and killings in the West Bank. I think Israel have shown they are plenty strong enough.

Hezbollah and Hamas are not seen as terrorist groups by the vast majority of the countries on planet earth. That aside as The blue phantom says the West funnels plenty of money into other 'terrorist' groups.

Britain, France the US et Al have been interfering in the middle east since oil was first discovered there. Take Iran, as so many on here dislike them so much. The West replaced a democratically elected leader and put our guy, the Shah in charge. We supported Saddaam in a war against them. So...

The Iranians were not hellbent on creating havoc as you put it. They are well aware of the damage Israel and by extension the US can unleash. But after the illegal assassinations in Syria they had to do something otherwise they would seem weak.

Hence when people going on about Hamas wanting to destroy Israel I say bollocks. They can't, hence Israel's behaviour in Gaza is a massive overreaction.

You seem to be saying that the dead Iranians were legitimate targets because they were military. However they were in an embassy at the time. I imagine you'd be outraged if Netanyahu and his chums were assassinated whilst visiting the British embassy in Jordan.