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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

No they are not... they are simply a distraction from the Epstein files because Trump is afraid to be exposed as the child rapist and human trafficker he is

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

It's a few things. There are several interest groups this serves: pedophile narcissists, oil profiteers, racists, Zionist fascists, apocalyptic Christian cultists, AI scammers, weapons vendors, etc. All our favourite people have reasons why they want to see Iranian cities bombed. And there are probably some people in the mix who want to make life difficult for China.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

when the worst people you have heard of, have their hands on the reigns of everything....

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

His plan is:

  1. Bully weaker countries to feel better
  2. Distract from disastrous domestic policy
  3. Stay out of jail by ginning up an emergency to prevent midterm elections.
  4. Steal
  5. Bathe in unearned praise
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)
  1. Distract people from the fact that you raped children.

But maybe that falls under 3.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

One of many reasons he should be in jail. I’m not picky.

[–] Teknikal@anarchist.nexus 7 points 5 days ago

Don't think it's a great plan, if it goes on a while I can see China giving Iran weapons to test in the field.

It's definitely part of their grander geopolitical strategy, else they wouldn't have hit Iran (twice in the span of a year now). China is a big consumer of Iranian oil IIRC, so crippling their ally and their oil exports is not a bad move, in a vacuum.

[–] outofthisworld@lemmy.org -2 points 5 days ago

Lmfao, China wanting to make everything about them… again!