Exclusive War with Iran starting this week (1 Viewer)

[Sheldon Shape]

Great. Now we're going to have to hear all about how "Charlie Kirk was basically the same as JFK"...

While I'm no fan of Kirk, his assassination should be a lesson. People CAN evolve. We'd be better off if he was alive right now.

 

[Phatguysrule]

While I'm no fan of Kirk, his assassination should be a lesson. People CAN evolve. We'd be better off if he was alive right now.

Oh, I agree. It's an absolute tragedy he was killed. He didn't deserve that. Nobody does. He definitely deserved a serious ass whooping or two.

Even if just by being publicly embarrassed in debates to the point of losing all credibility and losing his career.

Reality is that ass whooping was coming. He was dodging legit debates right and left and actual debate students who knew their stuff were starting to show up and hand him his ass.

His Cambridge show was a DISASTER. Pretty much any debate that wasn't edited by his own team was bad.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Looks like Iran's government is still functioning...

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Looks like Iran's government is still functioning...

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The regime says he and his cohorts are responsible for the deaths of police officers. We have no way of knowing this is true.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Funny, I would be called a conspiracy theorist just a couple years ago for stating the obvious.

 

[Phatguysrule]

The regime says he and his cohorts are responsible for the deaths of police officers. We have no way of knowing this is true.

None

 

[crandc]

Analysts of oil futures not typically guests on liberal leaning news programs but one was on Chris Hayes last night and was admirably clear. He explained it takes about three weeks for change in oil supply to start reaching full impact because that's about how long it takes tankers, which are not fast, to carry oil from where it was extracted to purchasers in Japan, India, Europe. Three weeks ago Trump launched his temper tantrum war. At that time full tankers were already en route to destinations. Since then little has moved.
Which means in plain English that the full impact hasn't yet been felt but shortly will be.

Meanwhile Saudi Arabia shut down oil wells and Qatar lost 20% of natural gas production. Even if war ended tomorrow, turning things back on isn't like flipping a light switch. It takes weeks, even months, to get fully on line.

 

[Hoopguru]

I feel sorry for the women in Iran. But I find their liberation as one of the reasons we're in this war with Iran to be laughable. Some of our biggest allies in the Middle East treat their women worse than Iran treats theres', and we are silent.

Hell, there are women in this country who our government is treating far worse than Iran is treating their women.

And that doesn't even include healthcare.



AI Overview



Women’s health care statistics in Iran and the United States reveal stark differences in funding and access, yet surprisingly similar outcomes in certain key areas like maternal mortality, with Iran having made significant progress in rural healthcare coverage

. While the U.S. spends over 50 times more per capita on health care than Iran, it faces higher rates of maternal mortality than some high-income nations and suffers from significant access disparities.
Commonwealth Fund +4

Key Health Stats Comparison (Approx. 2018–2022 Data)

• Maternal Mortality: In 2020, Iran reported 22 deaths per 100,000 live births. Some data from 2015-2016 indicated U.S. maternal deaths were on par with or slightly higher than Iran, at roughly 26.4 per 100,000, with a notable lack of improvement in the U.S. compared to Iran's progress.
  National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov) +1
• Life Expectancy (Female): Iranian women have a life expectancy of approximately 79.6 years (2019), while U.S. women have a higher life expectancy of roughly 81.1 years.
• Contraception & Birth: Iran has a higher usage of modern contraception among married women (approx. 74% in 2000, 68.6% in 2018) compared to the U.S. (approx. 78.4% in 2018) in some studies.
  National Institutes of Health (.gov) +1
• Adolescent Fertility Rate: The rate of girls aged 15-19 giving birth is 31.1 per 1000 in Iran, compared to 34.2 per 1000 in the U.S..
  The BMJ
• Violence Against Women: Reported partner assaults in 2018 were 17.6% in Iran, compared to 6% in the U.S..
  The BMJ
• C-Sections: Iran has a higher cesarean section rate (roughly 40% in 2016) compared to the U.S. (roughly 31% in 2016).

Healthcare Access and System Performance

• System Ranking: A 2016 Bloomberg report ranked Iran’s healthcare system efficiency at 30th, ahead of the United States.
  Wikipedia
• Primary Care vs. Specialist Care: Iran has a strong primary care system, particularly in rural areas (97.3% of births attended by skilled personnel). However, Iran lacks female cancer specialists, leading to delayed cancer diagnosis. NCRI Women Committee +1
• Cost of Care: U.S. women face the highest burden of cost-related barriers, with one-third skipping medical care, compared to Iran's state-subsidized, though now increasingly expensive, system.
  Commonwealth Fund +1
• Reproductive Rights: Access to contraception and abortion is legally restricted in Iran under a 2021 law, whereas abortion access in the U.S. varies by state. National Institutes of Health (.gov) +4

Specific Health Challenges

• Iran: Faces high rates of non-communicable diseases (78.1% of DALYS) and early breast cancer diagnosis (40s, rather than 50s) due to screening delays.
• U.S.: Women suffer from the highest rate of chronic illness among high-income nations, with high maternal mortality.
  Commonwealth Fund +2

Agree, Extreme Islamism treat women terribly wrong and its part of the their beliefs and doctrines. Not all muslims treat women the same however, only extreme factions. The regime in Iran rules by sharia law and executing a women publicly for not covering herself is done to suppress and put fear inot other women. I don.t find ruling with sharia law, laughable at all, but as a terrible cancer of terrorism of the world and their own people. Im all for the fall of this ruthless regime for the rights and freedom of all Iranians an peace in the mid east. Even the surrounding nations want them gone.
At some point Im sure the US will need to come to Taiwans aide, as China is surely waiting in the weeds. And we should.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Agree, Extreme Islamism treat women terribly wrong and its part of the their beliefs and doctrines. Not all muslims treat women the same however, only extreme factions. The regime in Iran rules by sharia law and executing a women publicly for not covering herself is done to suppress and put fear inot other women. I don.t find ruling with sharia law, laughable at all, but as a terrible cancer of terrorism of the world and their own people. Im all for the fall of this ruthless regime for the rights and freedom of all Iranians an peace in the mid east. Even the surrounding nations want them gone.
At some point Im sure the US will need to come to Taiwans aide, as China is surely waiting in the weeds. And we should.

But our ally, Saudi Arabia, is Sunni and treats women worse.

 

[Hoopguru]

But our ally, Saudi Arabia, is Sunni and treats women worse.

Yeah, totally against it too.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Analysts of oil futures not typically guests on liberal leaning news programs but one was on Chris Hayes last night and was admirably clear. He explained it takes about three weeks for change in oil supply to start reaching full impact because that's about how long it takes tankers, which are not fast, to carry oil from where it was extracted to purchasers in Japan, India, Europe. Three weeks ago Trump launched his temper tantrum war. At that time full tankers were already en route to destinations. Since then little has moved.
Which means in plain English that the full impact hasn't yet been felt but shortly will be.

Meanwhile Saudi Arabia shut down oil wells and Qatar lost 20% of natural gas production. Even if war ended tomorrow, turning things back on isn't like flipping a light switch. It takes weeks, even months, to get fully on line.

Yeah that's all true.

But also the price is all based on future expectations. Todays price has tomorrows expectations baked into it. The price increases that have all happened were from future expectations, not really immediate supply as you noted that process takes more weeks to complete its full cycle.

If everything blocked ended tomorrow then there would be an expectation future prices would decrease and that would drive down prices immediately even if there were delays to completely restore supply.

Who knows when shipping might return to normal though. Maybe it starts happening soon or maybe it's months/years from even starting. Anyone who knew what would happen could make a fortune investing on the appropriate outlook.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Bibi has already said this as such but our media won't cover it.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Phatguysrule]

Yeah ... Sure it will...