tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post5902403982037243144..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: GuamUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-55166255584469681312016-10-06T15:14:44.283+02:002016-10-06T15:14:44.283+02:00Karel, I blocked your long post with the 9 example...Karel, I blocked your long post with the 9 examples of alleged Iranian wrongdoing for a reason: It's bollocks.<br /><br />I don't know why you fall for propaganda that Shi'ite Iranian agents sponsor Wahhabi (extreme Sunni and worst ideological enemies of Shi'ites!) groups abroad. I do understand why you fell for the wrong claim about an anti-ship missile off Yemen, but that was an initial wrong report. The attack on the HSV Swift was done with a small boat, RPG and machinegun fire.<br />Saudi-Arabia voluntarily went to war against a Yemeni civil war faction and is suffering the consequences - they shoot back a little after lots of Saudi bombardments. That's not Iran's fault.<br />Generally, sponsoring proxies abroad is not much of an offence the West could justly accuse Iran of; even Germany did this (ANP).<br />The supposed BND report isn't even a BND report. It's an internal intelligence agency (BfV) report. It's are made up of idiots, as an endless series of failures and other scandals shows. Their reports of any kind are essentially worthless, also in a domestic German context. The FP article is also riddled with the word "could", indicating that it's about Iranian interest in dual-use items, which is perfectly normal.<br /><br />Now for the last time; there's plenty hatemongering and scaremongering about Iran in the air, but I won't let that fly here. The day there's an actual security problem for Europe regarding Iran I will write about it myself.<br />So far there are merely false or misleading accusations (as there were during the preparations for the Neocon war of aggression against Iraq) and utter hypocrisy, accusing Iran of things it does that the West and in particular the United States themselves do casually.<br /><br />It reflects poorly on someone who falls for this hate and scare propaganda of warmongers. You're a useful idiot and an unpaid multiplier for Iran-hating warmongers.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-79587170244341983512016-10-03T20:53:39.431+02:002016-10-03T20:53:39.431+02:00The article referenced has many factual errors. Gu...The article referenced has many factual errors. Guam became a United States territory in 1898 following the Spanish–American War, and was occupied by Japan for just under 3-years during WW2. The people of Guam are U.S. citizens, and suffered terribly under Japanese occupation (~10% of the population died).<br /><br />There were probably more U.S. troops in Guam in the 1960s, than the modest increase proposed.<br /><br />GABAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-91399901897172143172016-10-03T14:34:33.907+02:002016-10-03T14:34:33.907+02:00Even general political situation in Asia is worsen...Even general political situation in Asia is worsening now. "Pivot to Asia" and TPP both have problems going through with. <br /><br />http://atimes.com/2016/09/us-pivot-to-asia-is-sinking-beneath-pacific-waves/<br /><br />Obama was trying to do too many peremptory changes in American policy at once. <br /><br />"Reset" of relations with Russia failed completely, pro-Iran Middle Eastern policy going down right now, Vietnam and Philippines going more pro-Chinese... <br /><br />Few weeks ago old charitable Jimmy Carter sad in an interview that Obama`s main legacy should be health care reform, but even this is going to unravel. <br /><br />Too much "revolutionary" plans, too much grandstandings. Too much uncritical self-confidence. Karelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236107941843936832noreply@blogger.com