[BREAKING] News Thread

[Moonface]

Venezuela could've said absolutely nothing and I think the same thing probably would've still happened. That said, I'm surprised how easily Maduro was grabbed and taken out of the country. I feel like no country would just have their leader be easily accessible to that sort of thing.

[Maniakkid25]

So, this is weird.

So, Pakistan is declaring war on Afghanistan after border clashes left several dead. This isn't weird; tensions have been rising in that area for a while, while we've been distractes with other world events. No, what is weird is what Pakistan is accusing Afghanistan of. They are accusing them... of being allied with long-time enemy India.

I want you to actually think about that. Afghanistan, controlled by an Islamist terrorist regime (the Taliban), is allying itself with a nation that has been trying to purge its Muslim population for the past several years. That doesn't pass the sniff test. A more reasonable explanation is also offered by them harboring militants that are targeting Islamabad (Pakistan's capital), but this immediately stuck out to me.

[Moonface]

I feel like declaring any sort of war on Afghanistan is somewhat suicidal? In the sense that the Taliban are probably a damn lot more gun-ho than a regular army is and don't seem to concern themselves with consequences for retaliating against people who attack them. That's not to say leave them alone but I guess it seems a bit futile to try and fight a group that even the U.S. couldn't get rid of fully?

[Maniakkid25]

Pakistan: "Alright, one news cycle all about me! Can't wait for this to get reported into the ground!"
US: "Hold my beer!"

So, if you haven't heard, the US and Israel are striking Iran again. This time, though, they mean business. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been comfirmed dead by Iranian state media. This is probably about to turn into an all-out war. Not WW3, but definitely not insignificant, either. We might be seriously looking at Iranian regime change.