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[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 112 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

This whole debacle was a rousing success. The question is for whom. It wasn't a victory for the US citizens writ large. It wasn't a win for any NATO allies. It wasn't a win for the vast majority of the people in the world.

There's a few people/groups we can assume did win:

  • The wealthy: they were given insider trading info and made billions
  • Iran's leadership: they have come out regionally stronger
  • Israel's government: they got to genocide more Lebanese, Palestinians, Syrians, and Gazans under the cover of a regional war.
  • The inside circle in the executive branch that weren't outright fired

It's mostly an insider trading game at the expense of lives, money, and the US' sitting on the geopolitical stage. This is all part of the smash and grab stage of this presidency.