Israel Hezbollah/Lebanon War

[Cameramonkey]

I was talking to a missionary friend to Uganda on furlow last night at church.

His dad planted a church in British Columbia, CA.

Said they have a huge Persian ministry. I was like “Iranians??”

Seems they’re of a different sort once they’re out from under the regime.

Look as recently as the early 70s. They were one of the most cosmopolitan countries in the region. Then the crazies took over and they went from bikinis to burkas.

 

[SheepDog4Life]

Hmmm...

 

[Principal Skinr]

Look as recently as the early 70s. They were one of the most cosmopolitan countries in the region. Then the crazies took over and they went from bikinis to burkas.

Yep. I think it was like Turkey was getting before Erdogan started going back the other way.

The Shah, while friendly to the west, also had a secret police force known for making political opponents disappear. And torture at their hands was reportedly a very common thing. The Shah was no boy scout. I guess if both governments are similarly repressive, I´d rather have the one that was pro-US. But it´s not like that was a particularly rosy time in the Middle East, either.

 

[DadSmith]

 

[Principal Skinr]

Our government is stupid and untrustworthy to our very best friends. What a tragedy. The people in our government simply no longer value democracy. That´s clearly evident.

 

[BigMoose]

While they are quite expensive, the Sensor Fused Weapon is delivered by a CBU-103. Or were you kickin it old school with cluster bombs. Some explode on impact, some explode when you step on them, some explode in 20 minutes if stepped on or not.

Cluster Bombs.. the unexploded bomblets … well if your using pager bombs, you probably won’t be sweating the details on cluster bombs.