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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 6 points 9 hours ago

Fighting for Peace is like fucking for Virginity. - John Lennon

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 54 points 1 day ago (5 children)

US: "You can't enrich uranium!"

Iran: "We reluctantly agree to this term."

US: Bombs Iran anyway

We live in a clown country 🤡

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 minute ago

That's not entirely what happened. Though you do live in a clown country.

After US withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, Iran did continue to still follow the terms for quite a while in hopes that the US would once again rejoin (presumably).

Then the US assasinated an Iranian general or major, could be mistaken. Either way, they assasinated someone. Iran, shockingly, wasn't all too impressed and quite upset about the whole ordeal, so they said fuck it... if that's how you wanna play, we're gonna do whatever we want.

And then now, you have US and Israel both striking Iran, with the justification that Iran was "about to strike us first".

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 hour ago

I would link the meme of Kim Jung Un telling his daughter this is why we have nuclear weapons, but I didn't save it.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 14 hours ago

US: "You can't enrich uranium!"

Iran: "We reluctantly agree to this term."

US: "Oh fuck, we were hoping for more resistance, it's only a cover for stealing your oil."

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Gotta distract from the files and stop the elections somehow, after all. Nice lil twofer for sure.

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[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 76 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Iran signaled thgat they were going to give them everything they asked for so they attacked instead. They never wanted a deal, they wanted a reason to start a new zionist war on the American taxpayers dime.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Iran already had a nuclear agreement with the USA and other countries, which Trump tore up during his first term before he bombed them. Then a few years later they're about to agree to his replacement deal and, as they prepare to sign, Trump bombs them.

No one will want to negotiate anything with the USA after Trump's behaviour in the past year. No agreement with the USA is worth the paper it's written on.

[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This just taught the world when dealing with the USA you strike first. I'm of the mind this is the start of WW3 now because I doubt the other BRIC countries don't get involved.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 16 minutes ago

I'm of the mind this is the start of WW3 now because I doubt the other BRIC countries don't get involved.

What? None of them are going to do that for Iran.

Also what are they going to do...? Even the UK is attacking Iran at this point. And almost every other country doesn't actually give a shit. And hated the Ayatollah.

Even Iran is going to respond halfheartedly.

This is why the bullies are doing it.

[–] cabillaud@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

You really see Brazil or India getting involved in that shit?

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[–] brachiosaurus@mander.xyz 156 points 1 day ago (4 children)

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

[–] Eximius@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Considering the average soldier is likely not the brightest bulb, and not the most morally compassed... Isn't it likely the only thing stopping the US from invading EU-ish countries, is our skin color?

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago

Tell that to Greenland

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago

The US and israel are not looking for peace.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 15 points 23 hours ago

It proves once again one cannot trust the USA and Israel under their current regimes.

[–] cv_octavio@piefed.ca 76 points 1 day ago (11 children)

It's a good way to teach everyone that the way to deal with America is to stab them in the back as soon as possible, and to make it a killing blow. 

Thanks for telling us who you are.

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[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 248 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Who the fuck will trust the US when they bomb you during peace talks

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 233 points 1 day ago (13 children)

Trump did this last term too, we killed their intelligence chief when he landed for peace talks with Iraq.

This is a war crime, BTW. Attacking someone under a perceived state of truce or ceasefire is called "perfidy".

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago

What did Trump say recently? Something like: "I have no need for international law. The only thing that can stop me is my own morality." (Obviously, the wrong words, because he doesn't speak that well, but the same meaning.) We all know what his morality is like. He's OK with fucking little girls, and, possibly, killing them. The only morals he has is doing things to benefit himself.

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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 51 points 1 day ago

For decades American kids were taught that the Japanese were the lowest of the low because they bombed Pearl Harbor with no warning, also while discussing peace.

Trump would have heard the story over and over as a lad.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

This is the second time they've bombed Iran during peace talks. I know it feels like a million years, but it only happened last June.

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[–] Brainsploosh@lemmy.world 120 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Just goes to show how much the FIFA peace prize is worth!

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 85 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Huh, every single recipient of the FIFA peace prize is a rapist and convicted felon. Odd.

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[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 42 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So that's why they gave Anthropic that deadline, huh? I should have seen that one coming, that's on me.

[–] maplesaga@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I knew it was coming when they said there were bears on the moon with ak47s.

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[–] nature_man@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 day ago

God fucking damn it

[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 136 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Well, Trump has now dragged us into a World War on behalf of Israel. Meanwhile people in America starve, are homeless, addicted to opiates, and have no jobs and no healthcare. Everything is unaffordable and the American people are hopeless, and now another endless war.

Fuck Trump. America First? America fucking Last....

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 38 points 1 day ago (18 children)

I'm not seeing any reason why a world war would erupt over this. China and Russia are glad that the US has entered into another stupid military mess, they have no reason to actively engage, the US is destroying itself all on its own.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago

No foreign wars #2.

[–] KulunkelBoom@lemmus.org 6 points 23 hours ago

Traitor AND yellow bellied sneak attack commie puppet. Nice. "I wish I could give myself one of these medals. I deserve one." . Four deferments as 4F. Draft dodger. Maybe had he gone he'd have come back an American.

[–] Arancello@aussie.zone 57 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Invite diplomats for peace talks then start bombing their home while their away. So typical.

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