Is there a Global Crisis on its way?

[Liar Loan]

I was against the Iraq war from the very beginning.  Some of my historical posts on TI validate this fact.  Feel free to search them if you have the time.

Hard to validate this since the Iraq War started in 2003... well before the IHB.

It's always easy enough to say you were against in when there is no evidence to prove it. And since you have a pattern of revisionist history, we'll just have to leave it at that.

I think there are differences between the US/Iraq War and what Putin is doing now so you can't use such a broad stroke to compare the two.

So does this mean you are against the Putin invasion?

The truth is you were duped into supporting the Iraq war.  You now realize how dumb it was and you are attempting to deflect.  Why should we trust your judgement on Putin or anything else if you were duped on Iraq?  This applies not only to you, but John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John McCain, Mitt Romney, and all the other establishment tools.

[irvinehomeowner]

I was against the Iraq war from the very beginning.  Some of my historical posts on TI validate this fact.  Feel free to search them if you have the time.

Hard to validate this since the Iraq War started in 2003... well before the IHB.

It's always easy enough to say you were against in when there is no evidence to prove it. And since you have a pattern of revisionist history, we'll just have to leave it at that.

I think there are differences between the US/Iraq War and what Putin is doing now so you can't use such a broad stroke to compare the two.

So does this mean you are against the Putin invasion?

The truth is you were duped into supporting the Iraq war.  You now realize how dumb it was and you are attempting to deflect.  Why should we trust your judgement on Putin or anything else if you were duped on Iraq?  This applies not only to you, but John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John McCain, Mitt Romney, and all the other establishment tools.

Still haven't answered the question.

As much you want to muddy this with whatever political ideology you subscribe to, you should know by now that politics is not a motivator for me.

I'm not asking anyone to trust my judgement although it seems validation is very important to **you**, I'm just expressing my opinion on what I think is unnecessary course of action by a world leader on people who do not deserve this. Could this have applied to the US for past actions, sure but isn't that the point? We know better now.

So again, do you support Putin's invasion?

And for anyone interested in providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine, you can donate directly to the Ukraine bank:

https://bank.gov.ua/en/about/humanitarian-aid-to-ukraine

There is also a link to donate to their military but my preference is to help the civilians who are affected by all this.

[Liar Loan]

Well liquidity just got even worse...

Evergrande Investors Left Baffled by $2.1 Billion in Seized Cash

Investors in China Evergrande Group are still in the dark over just how $2.1 billion of deposits at its property-services unit came to be used as security for pledge guarantees and seized by banks.

In a call with investors late Tuesday, the developer’s officials reiterated comments from earlier filings that they were investigating the matter without sharing fresh details, according to people who attended and asked not to be identified. The third-party pledge guarantee wipes out most of Evergrande Property Services Group Ltd.’s cash holdings.

“It’s peculiar because investors expect Evergrande management should be aware of where the cash went rather than instead setting up an investigation committee to find out,” said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Andrew Chan.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/evergrande-investors-left-baffled-2-040419913.html

[morekaos]

The question of this thread is a discussion of whether a global crisis is coming and what events today may cause it….not how to protect your portfolio during a sell off. If you want to discuss that, start a thread. This one is currently exploring the possibility that an asset bubble in China may be the focus of that possibility.  Most recessions begin with an asset bubble popping.

Keep your eye on the ball...China is collapsing...

Wall Street takes a battering as fears over China's economy mount: S&P 500 plummets to lowest close in over a year while Dow Jones plunges 600 points as markets tumble worldwide
 China's continued Covid lockdown policy continues to snarl supply chains
 The rise of interest rates has played havoc on the markets
 The S&P 500 lost 3.2 percent and the Nasdaq dropped 4.3 percent
 Dow Jones ticked down 2 percentage points
Everything from crude oil to bitcoin took a beating on the market on Monday

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10798929/Wall-Street-takes-battering-fears-Chinas-economy-mount.html