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Jalimon, rental properties are a good bet over a 20 year horizon, just like the stock market to ride out the ups and downs. But at least you won that investment, for a significant profit. I wonder where Boeing's stock price will be in the next 5-10 years. Is is a good time to buy? Their only...

Thanks for the insights, Cruiser Well, Jalimon, I have tried to time the market in the past, and each time it has been consistent with my overall strategy to buy high and sell low. Which is why I am not in the financial services business! lol Actually, I might be close to retirement, and am...

You are referencing back to 1829? Nobody in the world is holding a grudge about what happened in Tehran the year 1829. I suggest we stick to current world history within our lifetimes. The reason Iranians began hating the West is the history I referenced above. The best way to deal with one's...

Yes, viewed from the eyes of the Iranian people in 1980, the US support for the deposed Shah of Iran and refusal to turn return him to Iran to answer for his despotic rule was symbolic of western hegemony. Spy agencies of the US and British in 1953 helped engineer the coup that consolidated the...

Yes, the university students are always the hope, for the US in the 60's, Tiananmen Square 1989, Hong Kong and Tehran both this year!

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/us-iran-news-intl-01-10-2020/index.html "Iran Admits It Shot Down Ukrainian Plane By Mistake" War sucks

I agree Iran is obfuscating now, but I don't blame them for wanting to wait for a full investigation. Let's see if they come clean in the end. Meanwhile, let's remember the Fog of War works both ways: The US shot down an Iranian passenger airliner in 1988. Shit happens in wartime...

It was a potential war zone because everyone knew Iran was going to retaliate against the US for the assassination a few days earlier, and Iranian forces were bracing for an American response. I have a friend living over there now, and the whole region was scared. That's why whatever Iranian...

I don't engage with this guy, Jalimon. Some people are incapable of civility. I wish he would just leave me alone, but whatever

The whole US economy is breathing a sigh of relief. That's how big Boeing is in the US. It will be interesting to see if Iran admits to this mistake, if the currently available evidence holds true. Friendly fire is a fact of war. People are also blaming the airlines for continuing to fly in a...

One of the worst aspects of war is so called collateral damage. When it's a bunch of peasants in a faraway land, we tend not to give it much thought. But when it's our own citizens, and middle class students, we feel what others feel.

Nothing has been confirmed, nor ruled out. It's all just guessing right now, until they finish evaluating the evidence and black box. But an Iranian missile amidst the fog of war is a definite possibility

Cruiser777 please keep us updated, as this is your specialty. It's always sad when so many young people die unnecessarily I flew in Ukraine about 12 years ago, and it didn't inspire confidence in the passengers, but that was a long time ago. I hope for the US economy and Boeing employees that...