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[–] Akh@lemmy.world 91 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Amid tensions?! We bombed the country…

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 30 points 6 days ago (24 children)

Yeah, and now they are being all tense about it. Like, they are kinda being uncool about us blowing apart a bunch of school girls for lulz.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago

They blew it up because it was a school for children of IRGC. They doubled tapped it hoping they would get some of the leaders.

You know how enraged they must be now?

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[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 17 points 6 days ago

We “epic fury-ed” it.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago (2 children)

What even is the goal of this war? What the fuck are paratroopers gonna do once they land?

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Officially? To liberate the Iranian people and bring them freedom and democracy, (in the same style we liberated the Iraqi, Libyan, Syrian, Afghan, and Palestinian people).

In Trump's words, "destroy them until they cry uncle, if there's even anybody left to surrender"

[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

May I introduce to you the Helldivers.

They have one goal, to spread democracy.

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

When will the American nightmare be over ? Will I live long enough to see an end to American incursions? 🤔😞

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

It's always been this way. Always. So no, you will not.

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 23 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (6 children)

What the fuck is the 82nd Airborne Paratroopers gonna find if they touch down in Iran? This orange fucking moron doesn't understand the only way to resolve this is to install somebody, to support the rebellion against Ayatollah's factions, and they're only polarizing candidates against them by bombing cities, putting boots on the ground, and allowing whatever the fuck Israel thinks its doing.

And all but 2 GOP house members are completely on board. Every GOP senator. All of them.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

Yes, I don't think a ground invasion of Iran is highly unlikely anymore, it is just unlikely.

I think it is trending towards "likely" every hour though. There are no offramps on the horizon here in my opinion.

Here is the thing I don't think the Trump will try to occupy Iran, I just think ground troops might be used to destroy parts of it more thoroughly.

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

They're going to continue their bombing over the summer; they will send in some boots who will get absolutely destroyed, 100's maybe thousands. Then they will drop a nuke right before the mid-terms claiming it was to save American lives (the same line they used in ww2 with Japan). That will be the emergency he needs to claim we're in a world war or whatever to suspend elections.

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[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

support the rebellion against Ayatollah’s factions

They've been doing that in Iran for half a century. We have dozens of examples, America supporting a puppet faction has never turned out better for the people.

The best thing america can do for the iranian people is end all sanctions and fuck off. Their struggle isn't advanced by being under siege.

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[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 16 points 6 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

I feel so bad for the troops.

The vile child rapist and murdering slug will sit back and wait for the troops to be virtually annihilated. Then he will gleefully golf as Iran does a major attack on us soil. He will then enact the war bill (don’t know what it is called, I am not american) to stop voting.

Edit: I should be saying I feel bad for all people involved. I think I got lost in the moment.

[–] Liketearsinrain@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You should feel bad about the people they are killing.

[–] MyRobotShitsBolts@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

We can feel bad for both. Americans will continue to die, as well as Iranians in order to protect the pedo class oligarchs.

[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

you know those guys didnt have to sign up to murder innocents? its on them.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Unfortunately it may also be the only way they can afford to get an education, via the G.I bill. I think anyone who signed up before the Trump re-election was not expecting to be ordered to kill innocents.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

Stop making excuses for awful immoral behavior.

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He’d have to declare martial law to suspend voting.

In theory, there would need to be a clear national emergency, such as a ground invasion of the United States or open rebellion to allow for martial law to be declared.

I don’t think Iran is going to launch an amphibious assault against the United States any time soon.

[–] habitualcynic@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Declaring martial law does not suspend voting. Nothing gives the president that power, and the constitution grants no condition for elections to be paused or not held. Full stop.

Conceding on this AT ALL gives them leverage.

[–] MyRobotShitsBolts@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Im not sure you quite understand this, but the rule book has been thrown out the window. If he says it, it be that way. Nobody is now or will in the future stand up to him.

[–] habitualcynic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Oh I know. But truth and words matter. We cannot let them control the narrative, and we cannot let the less educated have it in their head that an emergency is all it takes. We have to hold the line.

[–] RalfWausE@feddit.org 14 points 6 days ago

Every US soldier that is neutralized in Iran will not be there to fight in another unjust war... so, my sympathy to those people is limited.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

i feel bad for the innocents the nazi jackboots are coming to murder.

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

Ready to jump into a 2000+ meter mountain range?

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Paratroopers?

This should be interesting.

[–] Coyote@piefed.ca 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Reminds me of Market Garden except morally bankrupt and monumentally more ill-advised.

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[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago
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