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submitted 13 hours ago by PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to c/world@quokk.au
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[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 11 hours ago

Israel will pull us into WW3. I’m sure of it.

[-] sudo@programming.dev 13 points 11 hours ago

U.S. officials have so far maintained that Iranian retaliation must not target American forces, arguing that the current Israeli operation does not justify attacks on U.S. interests.

This, Israel is desperate to change. Absolutely psychotic nation hellbent on starting WWIII.

[-] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 4 points 11 hours ago

Also, the current US president at least has been fine with US forces directly blowing up Iranians and Iranian installations. (Also, for the matter, with Iranians blowing up Americans.) It's only within the brute logic of geopolitics that they can say with a straight face that Iran "must not" attack Americans.

[-] TachyonTele@piefed.social 4 points 11 hours ago

Every administration has been eyeballing Iran for the last forty years, at least. Going to war with them is the golden goose.

[-] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 1 points 10 hours ago

Everyone wants to do an Operation Praying Mantis, and walk into the briefing room the next day and yell "WHAT'S UP NOW" and then run the meetings from then on. I suspect that it's a strong motivating factor behind a lot of things which actually aren't in the best interests of any country from the standpoint of the people in the country.

[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 3 points 11 hours ago

I reckon Iran might not quite agree with that.

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