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US strikes water desalination plant in Iran (www.turkiyetoday.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Rogue_General@lemmy.world to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
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Does the US really want to play this game? 90% of Israel's water comes from desalination plants, and now we've given Iran the justification to strike back in a similar manner.

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[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago

they targeted US bases and equipment in qatar and UAE

[-] joostjakob@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Lots of collateral damage then

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

if the usa didn't want collateral damage to their allies, they shouldn't have started a sudden war yet again.

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Or put military bases and equipment there to begin with

[-] joostjakob@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

The usa shouldn't have started this war, for sure, but that's a pretty heartless statement.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

i wish the world was that just. the attacker is blowing up your water supply and you have the right to defend yourself.

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