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If the terrorists say so…
Pissing contest or most careless game of chicken ever? Both?
Idiocracy prepared me for this to happen, but it also failed me because it made me believe that it would be a lot less serious/more funny than it is.
that movie is BS, Camacho and his cabinet were way more competent than what we have here.
no question.
when they met someone smarter, they listen to the experts and had no ego, just wanted to solve their crisis and step aside.
I mean yeah, but somebody else had to let it get that bad first…
I wouldn’t consider it a pissing match. Iran suffered an unprovoked attack on their energy infrastructure, that scenario would call for retaliation from any nation. They appear to be walking a fine line of inflicting damages while attempting to avoid escalation to full conflict. Call it a measured response, I guess.
This isn’t a measured response. They notified Qatar and the US of the attacks in advance, they only fired 14 missiles, and 13 of them were knocked down. Also these missles didn’t carry any notable payloads. Iran did this before when Israel killed Haniyeh in Tehran and Trump killed Soleimani. This is Iran go to way of singling that they want to concede retaliation by intentionally putting out a weak response. They want to deescalate in a way where they can save face.
That and the fact their initial response was ‘okay I’ll block your oil exports then’. Probably bigger hit than any missile strike could do.
unprovoked attack on their energy infrastructure
That’s one way of putting it.
ah yes, the completely civilian nuclear program that for last month+ was busy using up 5% enriched uranium (on upper range of enrichment in normal reactors) and 20% (usual in research reactors) to get 60% enriched uranium (no civilian applications)
Iran was attacked here. No amount of “what about the WMD’s” makes the attacks on them by the US and Israel legal under international law.
Iran had a deal that allowed other countries to control their nuclear sector. The US left that deal. Iran was taking part in negotiations about a new deal. The US bombed them. What has been done to Iran here is a terrible violation of international law, and a terrible violation of their sovereignty.
they were still a party to NPT the entire time, and they didn’t meet obligations of that treaty for over 20 years. NPT also includes inspections by IAEA
say what you want, they can’t unbomb Fordow so any discussions about future iranian nuclear program are pointless
And how many treaties have the us violated ?
Daily.
Many. Yet they’re still justified in striking a nuclear bomb-making facility in a nation that has more or less said it plans to use it.
This is where you’re dead wrong. A country amassing weapons is not a justification for preemptively attacking them. Much less so when there’s not even consensus that they’re amassing the weapons you say they are.
This is just absurd to claim. It’s like saying russia was justified in attacking Ukraine because Ukraine wanted to join NATO. It’s like saying that you’re justified in shooting someone because you think they are going to buy a gun. Just ask yourself: When was the last time Iran launched “preemptive” strikes on Israel, or conducted “preemptive” assassinations on Israeli soil?
If anything, these strikes prove to Iran that unless they acquire nuclear weapons, they will never be able to deter Israel and the US from conducting “preemptive” strikes and assassinations on their soil. I can completely understand the Iranian regime for reasoning that “Whelp, we had a deal, and the US withdrew from it. Then we were actively holding negotiations and they bombed us. It looks like the only way we can ensure they leave us alone is acquiring MAD capabilities.”
And which nation is the only one that actually has used them? (On civilians, no less)
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neither. the same kind of propaganda activity targeted at iranian internal audience like after assassination of qasem soleimani. like in 2020, it’s pretty obvious that trump takes this offramp
but also, this time international response is wildly different
in 2020: UK and Qatar called for deescalation, Saudis said they stand with Iraq, Turkey offered diplomatic support for deescalation
today, Saudis, UAE, Qatar (obviously), Bahrain, Kuwait, (countries directly impacted) but also Oman, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Turkey, Yemen (Aden) and Palestinian Authority all condemned Iranian strikes
today also iranian proxies are much weaker, and we already know how incompetent their air defences were
I’ve played fallout 3, new vegas, and 4 so I’m ready for what’s to come
Me too. I’m one of the skeletons surrounded by booze bottles you’ll find in one of the subway tunnels.
What year do your iodine tablets expire?
I stocked up on radaway and have been practicing how to drink out of a toilet
How many bottle caps have you got stashed away?
Yes
I’m gonna go bathe in the rads if i see a flash. Either i ghoulify or fry. Either is acceptable for a Fallout scenario.
What’s the trick to not going feral?
Live in a fridge for 200 years like Billy is my plan.
ah they’ll get them next time keep trying
