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I have no particular beef in this as I am neither a Iraqi or Iranian but yes, Iraq had issues but relative to Iran they were not as debilitating. I did mention the Iran-Contra affair. USA sided with Iraq in this war and Iran-Contra affair was a aberration which as you know led to a scandal that...

My point was not that Iran was a military genius. But that Iraq attacked Iran when it was going through internal instability. As somebody lived through that era I know the Iranian Impeerial Army of the Shah had been emascultated by the new mulah regime. They did not trust it's officer corp and...

With respect I disagree. Iraqi's performance was well below par. The Iranian revolution wiped out most of the monarchists and pro Shah officer cadre of the Iranian Army who tended to be secular, educated and often of Azerbaijani extraction. The purge and the collapse of the Imperial Iranian Army...

Having read extensively on the Yom Kippur war Egyptian Army performance was more than satisfactory. The tide of battle turned because massive US reinforcements and live intelligence provided to Israel. Egypt was never going to win when the fist inside the Israeli glove was American. This reality...

What sad times we live in. Last time I went through Istanbul twice. In June 2020 and August 2020. Both times the gigantic new airport presented a deserted look. Outside row after row of parked Turkish Airlines. It looked like a scene out of those apolocalpytic movies where the world has come to...

Wish Turkey the best. After recieving two shots and feeling fortified I was hoping to visit Turkey in July. Hope things are open by them.

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Astrazenaca, Moderna are okay but from reading I have done Pfizer has slight lead. Results from Israel of it's real world efficacy are really good.

I got Pfizer but I know some people who go Astrazenca. I would trust any Western certified vaccine. Not sure about Russian or Chinese.

It's all about balance of probability. But think of it this way. Your chance of being killed in the car drive to the vaccine centre is greatern than the chance of clot killing you. So relax and get the jab done at the first chance you get. Everything in life carries some statistic risk. Even...

Bravo. A mother is future of a family and familes are future of a country. Which is why female education is so vital. I was also very lucky to have a very well educated mother who was rarity in her generation - 1960s.

Precisely. A Chechen refugee murders his teacher in Paris, France and the result is police officers are killed in Pakistan and the country is on riot for week. Think about this how perverse this is. I think you already know my position on religion in public space. This is one example of why I...

I think your in a good position to tackle this problem. With a growing economy [overlooking the mmediate isues you have] and a secular population that has good understanding of how the world functions there is every chance you will be able to over time push against this surreptitious [sometimes...

So, it's okay for you guys to cascade this forum with crap on Pakistan, often using Indian sources but when you feel the foot in the other direction you start belching? When we had the TLP incident only two weeks ago the whole lot of you including @Nilgri had a Indian sourced thread about...

Okays guys. Update. Today me and my son were invited over by our local BMW dealer Stratstone and I got to test the cars out. I tested new 3 Series, Z4, M4. The Z4 was disappointment. It felt below par and skittish when pushed hard although the engine made terrific sound. The soft top came down...

Trust me your still lucky compared to Pakistan. Pakistan's enemnies make one of the largest English speaking pool in the world. Even if 15% of Indians speak English that is 15% of 1.4 billion which is 210 million Indian English speakers. Then you have a massive Indian diaspora of about 4 million...

This has nothing to do with blasphemy laws which have been around for decades but everything to do with the recent spat over the French ambassador thing. And I hope the EU does remove the status to teach the Islamists a lesson.

I am not Twiiter or Facebook that you can gag. Instead of censoring and or covering up the mother of all disaster that is unfolding in your country how about some introspection?

Anger building up against Modi.

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