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    For any US soldier reading this thread: you are attacking another country to cover up for your pedophile president.

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      Yup. Apparently the Clintons testified in front of Congress yesterday regarding the Epstein files. That’s not high on the list headlines today.

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          This is not clearly illegal. Disobeying these orders would get you a court martial, and they will say it was legal.

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          As the other comment says, these aren’t illegal orders. Wrong? Obviously. I don’t think there’s anything that could possibly make this illegal though. The only potential argument is that only congress can declare war, but that’s been pretty much fucked since the end of WWII. It’s illegal for them to tell you to target civilians. It’s legal for them to tell you to invade some foreign nation, for any reason.

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              Congress hasn’t declared war in a very long time. The president was supposed to have limited power to conduct military operations, but that power has been expanded over the past century to essentially remove the need for congress to declare war.

              Again, not saying this is good. I’m just saying it’s probably legal.

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                Yeah, I understand, but I hold on to the notion that if there were representatives with a backbone, these orders would be challenged, with impeachments and other actions rightfully taken.

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    Weren’t a bunch of analysis predicting this? The trump administration had apparently requested that Israel strike first to provide a flimsy excuse for firing their own missiles at Iran when the Ayatollah and his gang inevitably retaliates against Israel.

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      WWIII has been going on for a while, its just not really affecting north America or western Europe yet but Israel/Gaza/Iran, Yemen, Syria, Ukraine/Russia, and all the conflicts in Africa are 100% connected. Not an official definition or anything, but I’d say if a war affects 3 out of 6 inhabited continents it counts as a world war.

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        i’d say open sea predation by rivalling armadas on the other’s shipping supply lines and generally more a focus on interrupting the global infrastructure of the opponent would be a characteristic sign of a world war. now this is also contentious, when does an interruption count? only when it’s done through violence?

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      Fpr the record, this is not world war three, rather cold war two, the fascist boogaloo, the enemy within. Trademark.

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    The Zionist regime’s thirst for blood cannot be quenched… All my support to the people of Iran, I hope this doesn’t turn to disaster for them the same way it happened in Iraq or Afghanistan…

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        How disgusting that you would talk about this like it’s some soccer match. What an absolutely inhumane thing to write.

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    Americans think they wont face consequences of their actions, thats why they do this

    We need to make them face consequences

    GO IRAN!!!

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    Hope for a rapid victory and a regime change to something not-so-obviously-shit in Iran. I hope they know what they’re doing.

    Not very probable I guess.

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      Do you think Israel/America are there to help the Iranian people? How’d that work out in Afghanistan? Iraq? Syria? Libya?

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      Americans will say shit like this and then wonder why the world hates them

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      No good outcome is possible from two brutal murdeous authoritarian regimes attacking a third.

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        Seems like a much better option that all parties involved in a war are brutal, murderous, authoritarian than if one of them wouldn’t be. Like Ukraine.

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          The Ukrainian government was bombing Eastern Ukraine for years before the invasion, leading to at least 3500 civilians murdered. I suspect this doesnt justify to you the Russian invasion. Why do deaths of Iranians in Iran justify invasion by a genocidal Zionist entity?

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      Given the US had a second carrier group move up, they think it might take a while

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        Utterly ignorant

        Not at all.

        Germany and Japan after 1945 went pretty well. Panama 1989 wasn’t too bad. Grenada, 1983. Serbia, 2000, not horrrible. USA had a big influence in South Korea getting rid of its military dictatorship in 1980s. Chile was first a bit of a shitshow, but after 1988 went a bit better.

        Their Middle East meddlings have not been so great, admittedly. Defending Kuwait against Iraq went pretty well, but that’s pretty much it. Iran especially went to absolute shit.

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          WWII is the one exceptional case of american intervention. After that you’re literally scraping the bottom of the barrel. 3 of those were our puppets and the last was a tiny Carribean island.

          Let’s look at some of the other examplea

          • Afghanistan
          • Libya
          • Syria
          • Iraq
          • Honduras
          • Nicaragua
          • Angola
          • Namibia
          • Chile (putting in Pinochet)
          • Vietnam
          • Laos
          • Iran
          • North Korea
          • Philippines
          • Cuba (Bautista)

          There’s certainly more - almost every Latin american nation could be mentioned - but I think I’ve made my point.

          Do you really think the Islamic Republic of Iran will fall like Noriega? Please. They’ll have a new Supreme Ayatollah in months and there’s still the entire IRGC to deal with. The Iranian people may not be as theological as their government but they are deeply nationalist. Any criticism of their government is now: “you want our schoolgirls bombed”.

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    Orange cunt shaking his shriveled dick covered in shit form his overfilled diaper. Way to go, USA!

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      Israel and the US have begun their war on Iran with a “regime change” as the stated goal. If they succeed, Israel cements its expansionist goals and the middle east is fucked. If Iran succeeds, Israel is fucked.

      There’s a small chance of a stalemate and both give up and we go back to “normal” after a whole lot of death and destruction.

      The entire middle east is going to be affected either way, and to a lesser extent the world as energy distribution from the gulf will be effected.

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        Also, don’t forget, the US attempts to cancel elections due to being in the middle of a war, despite extensive historical precedent of still holding elections during wartime.

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        I think a “stalemate” is more likely than you suspect - the Iranian and Israeli regimes both benefit from having the other one to demonize. I suppose regime change is the ideal goal, but even just more war to galvanize support around Netanyahu in an election year in Israel is a win for him.

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          Regime change would probably mean the same thing that happened in Iraq or Afghanistan. The invading countries will leave a power vacuum and some extremist group is going to take advantage. In Iraq they had ISIS which required a whole new invasion to stop and in Afghanistan the Taliban is now stronger than before the US invasion.

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          With how much bombing the US and Israel are preparing to do, a stalemate won’t come without major destruction in Israel and US bases. I’m not sure that’ll be helpful for Satanyahu’s campaign.

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          Also, Trump gets a massive distraction - which he presently critically needs with his approval ratings at the lowest level in either of his presidencies, and the lowest level for the first 100 days of a presidency in 80 years.

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        Uhh the middle east has been fucked for centuries. Nothing thats happening will change any of that.

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    If Iran was not the country it currently is, I would condemn the attack.

    Iran being the country it is, all I can say is - I doubt if this brings about any beneficial change.

    There are very few examples of regimes collapsing purely due to aerial bombardment. I can recall only one example (Libya) and it had opposition in control of some cities, ready for battle with government troops (which got bombed on their way to attack the opposition)… and not much happiness resulted from it anyway.

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        Proud? Please explain because it seems you’re not replying to me.

        I live in Estonia, that’s in North-Eastern Europe unless you know. We aren’t bombing Iran and couldn’t even if we wanted badly.

        But our ally (Ukraine) is being bombed with weapons purchased from Iran and subsequent designs improved upon Iranian ones. I am also keenly aware that the Iranian regime has killed well over 10 000 of their own people to supress protests, and maybe as much as 30 000 (though I’m not convinced it’s that high, it just seems the realistic top end of the estimates). That’s a lot.

        I am also aware that Donald Trump does not do humanitarian interventions, so the “current thing” is not a humanitarian intevention. It’s a boring ordinary war with one ruler (a wannabe tyrant named Donald Trump) going at another ruler (an actual tyrant named Ali Khamenei) who failed to submit to his demands. There seems to be another ruler involved, a wanted war criminal called Benjamin Netanyahu seems to be cooperating with Trump. This makes it embarrassing to look at, emphasizing that the current thing has nothing to do with international law.

        A humanitarian intervention arguably could have occurred on the night when the IRGC and Basij started shooting masses of people. It did not occur.

        In the best case, the “current thing” could have some side benefits to the Iranian people, but those are unlikely to become realized and could be dwarved by unpredictable harms caused.

        As a result of the situation explained above, I find it impossible to say any words of support to anyone involved, only criticize them all. The word “proud” implies support. So you are extremely wrong to think I’m proud about anything happening there currently, and I don’t think others should be either.

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          Also, if you’re literally using the same type of propaganda that Putin uses. The Ukrainian government was bombing eastern Ukraine before the war up to 2022 leading to 3500 civilians killed, and this is Putin’s justification for invasion. Why are you using Putin’s tactics?

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            The Ukrainian government was bombing eastern Ukraine before the war up to 2022 leading to 3500 civilians killed, and this is Putin’s justification for invasion.

            You are misinformed.

            Do you actually know that war in Eastern Ukraine started in 2014? Have you read the timeline?

            Yes, when a land war occurs, both sides will be shelling each other.

            The casualty numbers due to Ukrainian fire (you forgot to provide casualty numbers through Russian fire - why did you forget? were they too big?) are unlikely, though, since it was a low-intensity conflict. But it was intense enough to drive 1.6 million people from their homes over time.

            At some point, a ceasefire was reached, with sides agreeing to remove heavy guns and missile launchers to a distance from the line of contact. Then the ceasefire failed. At all points, Russia was supporting an army of approximately 30 000 to 40 000 soliders in Eastern Ukraine, and equipping them with everything from small arms to heavy artillery.

            You mention “Putin’s justification for invasion”. He was already invading Ukraine in 2022. He had taken Crimea in 2014 and had been trying to take Donbas ever since, with low intensity warfare.

            His true grievance was that Ukrainians had a revolution in 2014, and drove out president Viktor Yanukovich, whom Putin had friendly ties with. He responded with military force.

            Please, study history. Do not let propagandists twist you around a finger. History is complicated but if you want to be adequate at politics, you must understand the topics you speak about.

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Donbas

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              But it was intense enough to drive 2 million people from their homes

              Huh, that reminds me of something. “In 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran published statistics showing that 4,037,258 Iranians were living abroad”. I wonder if the economic sanctions destroying the Iranian life have anything to do with that?

              At all points, Russia was supporting an army of approximately 30 000 to 40 000 soliders in Eastern Ukraine

              And how many soldiers and dissidents is the US paying? Does Iran live in isolation without US meddling and intervention? How many anti-Iranian militias are funded in the vicinity by the US? How about the literal training of Al-Qaeda leaders?

              You mention “Putin’s justification for invasion”. He was already invading Ukraine in 2022

              And the US toppled the democratically elected Mosaddeq government in Iran and reinstated the Shah as far back as 1953. Funny, we only analyze history for Ukraine? Does this fall apart for Iran?

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          I am also keenly aware that the Iranian regime has killed well over 10 000 of their own

          Bullshit made-up Zionist propaganda. Even washington-based NGOs give figures well below the 10.000. Stop spreading fucking Nazi propaganda.

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            I wonder what causes you to lie, when you have information available that indicates the contrary.

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests

            Are you perhaps related to some group which Israel has attacked? Then I would understand the desperate need to support any tyrant, as long as they are against Israel.

            If I were you, I would critically examine my news sources.

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              Lmfao the Wikipedia article literally references the 7000 figure I gave you from my link, can you read?

              Are you perhaps related to some group which Israel has attacked?

              Yes, Israel has attacked people like me: with a heart and a functioning brain. Which of the two are you lacking?

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      Iran was not the country it currently is, I would condemn the attack.

      I wonder which countries played roles in it becoming like that. This would be what the 4th time Israel and USA have done/attempted regime change?

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        I know the history. It’s bitter.

        70 years ago, Iran had extremely poor relations between government and parliament, but could have come through of that period without the UK + US organized coup.

        The Shah could have been influenced and moderated, but nobody gave a damn.

        The Islamic revolution was not the only possible outcome of the revolution to oust the Shah, but it was allowed to go that way. Nobody gave a damn.

        The Iraq-Iran war could have been prevented. As it happened, it gave the ayatollahs legitimacy. They could claim to represent Iran as they were actually defending against an Iraqi invasion.

        So, one act of malicious interference by the UK + US, several acts of the international community (note: of that time, with peculiarities of that time) not having any damns to give, and one act of malicious interference by the dictator of Iraq. And the various strikes and assassinations by Israel.