They're just mad that they didn't do it.
Most boomers do. Actually got into an argument with my parents. On the one hand, they see the threat of a 9/11 event either being set up or allowed to happen to push people towards war. On the other, Iran is weeks away from a nuke and they could attack us or our Greatest Ally!
bombing Yemen was a huge waste of money. It wasn't effective when Biden was doing it and it didn't become more effective under Trump, to the point that Trump agreed to a ceasefire with the Houthis. The costs of bombing countries never get brought up when it comes to Israel, but this shit is not cheap. You should care because you're paying for it. For no real reason.
The average American isn't even going to remember this nothing burger in a few weeks.
U.S. politics? In the U.S. politics thread? What are you crazy? We need at least one more Captain Planet discussion before another Mexican retread tire debate before we can do that fren
Explain why bombing a ME shithole correlates with losing the midterms? The only "real" ammunition for the dems is to say that Trump bombed Iran, as if that sole point will revive 20 million voters for the dems.
Only difference here is that I don’t think the average Iranian is as brainwashed as their regime likes to make it seem. That isn’t to say that they’ll greet America as some liberator. None of us were born yesterday. My point is that any war between these two countries would be all the more tragic because the average Iranian probably has nothing against the average American and vice versa. But this all changes quickly when you invade a place. Let us not forget that Ho Chi Minh quoted the Declaration of Independence regularly before America was his enemy.
Given the American outlook on the world these sorts of lies are particularly common. During the Iran Contra fiasco the Israeli intelligence apparatus regularly told Reagan’s people that there was a moderate element in Iran’s regime that would be emboldened if America sold Iran missiles.
If gas prices shoot through the roof from a Strait closure that'd be enough to rile the average person that barely pays attention to politics.
China may have something to say to Iran about this.
Basically, yes. Or at least let Israel do it.
Comparing themselves to the OG Israelites is master level trolling, ngl.
The Houthis were bombing shipping lanes and that ended with bombing them. America is the global empire so they have the obligation to protect international shipping lanes from terrorists. Hate it, like it, but that is the cost of maintaining American hegemony.
I dunno, Republicans have done very poorly since the 2024 election. The special elections were a huge swing towards Dems (Republicans still won in some but there was still like 20 point swings). 2026 could be very bad for you guys unless fatty gets his act together
Ill put up with it because instead of Dems opening the border Republicans are shutting it and bombing browns. Not perfect but net positive.
