World, Writing, Wealth discussion

Is this a war worth fighting?

Russia is showing up. What will be the impact of that? What's Putin's motivation?

To me, the interesting bit is the structural rot that shows up when you shake the system. For instance:

Britons in Dubai fear leaving war-hit Middle East because they might get taxed at home, say experts
https://share.google/mtWgTaxIvWRmGttjV

You know you've gone too far when your people would rather risk catching a bomb than facing your tax rates.

To put it mildly. I don’t think there are many sympathizers of the Iranian regime, including among most Iranians. Removing their nuclear aspirations and threats posed by their army and missiles are sound goals, beneficial to the world. Worth an effort. The initial blow was impressive. The best result would be a regime’s change however it’s not clear whether it’s reasonably achievable without sending troops in, which isn’t on the cards. As an operation is ongoing, I guess we’ll follow further developments and judge the results.

This should put Iran's military in perspective.
https://youtu.be/GM_FRnIiG7g?si=Hj8K-...