so basically we’ve got two options here:
1. Iran does not meaningfully respond and the stupidest assholes alive take a victory lap and think they can do this again with impunity
2. Iran does respond and the same stupid assholes escalate into god knows what
great, wonderful, no notes
1. Iran does not meaningfully respond and the stupidest assholes alive take a victory lap and think they can do this again with impunity
2. Iran does respond and the same stupid assholes escalate into god knows what
great, wonderful, no notes
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i like your 1st scenario because Iran knows who they're dealing with. Iran also knows very well that everyone else knows how stupid our assholes are, so they lose nothing by not responding
& gain mad respect for outplaying, again, the west
The World Trade Center was a retaliation, not a provocation. I watched, read, and listened to what bin Laden said.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Sometimes weeks. Sometimes months. Sometimes years.
Sometimes you let the enemy think they won.
(Only slightly joking, it totally won’t shock me if we see drone flyovers in very public fashion)
Although clearly this admin is doing whatever tf they want and care little about public approval
Disgusting.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-leader-claims-multiple-countries-180730540.html
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/armageddon-the-cosmic-battle-of-the-ages_jerry-b-jenkins_tim-f-lahaye/253472/#edition=1735045&idiq=2394995
Hitting America in the way that really hurts -- the wallet and the debt.
Do you seriously think they are satisfied with the US involvement so far that hasn't killed enough Iranians or triggered retaliation that has killed Americans?
Iran is helping the US and the world world and deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for their restraint in retaliating against the US's illegal attack.
One year out of college, with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with combating violent extremism.
I’m feeling pretty confident.
israel could win only with nuclear weapons. and then the media will tell us how it was totally justified...
to prevent the use of nuclear weapons. jfc.
There's always plenty of warhawks in the government, but give blame where it's due, this is all on trump. No chance we'd be doing all this if Harris had won.
Both straits are important to shipping in the region, since they control the routes around the Arabian Peninsula, and notably access to the Suez Canal.
White House knows this which is why they're pleading with *China* to convince Iran to re-open the Strait.
3a. Keep bombing and raising the risks of retaliation each time or
3b. Just declare victory anyway and let them keep developing a nuke
Will know in about 2
Weeks
https://bsky.app/profile/brynntannehill.bsky.social/post/3ls57242c3c26
Unless maybe your win is being able to show your fellow autocrats how big that dick you’re swinging around is.