As shitty as this is, I think Iran is a paper tiger. Israel has been beating the shit out of them for years now. I don’t think they’re going to be able to successfully counterattack in any meaningful way.
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Right, so more genocide?
Iran is one of the biggest instigators of genocide in the Middle East. Their proxy terrorist groups have been systematically wiping out religious minorities for decades now.
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Israel is the snot-nosed brat who runs and screams to the US while causing problems for everyone. If the US stopped propping up that sequel to nazi germany, we'd see who's the real paper tiger.
How does the attacked country being a "paper tiger" influence your judgement of whether it's shitty or not to attack it? Is it less shitty to attack a country because it's perceived as being weaker? Is it only shitty when the attacked country is able to defend itself? Why? That would make the Israeli genocide on Palestinians "less shitty" too, since you know, "Israel has been beating the shit out of them for years now."
It's an interesting moral compass you've got there.
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They literally proved they had munitions that could defeat Israel's air defenses just a few months ago.
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Inshallah, Trump abandons Israel to deal with Iran by themselves because he doesn't want to be blamed for WWIII.
that's almost certainly how he plays it for at least a day. but who knows when that message will flip and then flop back. and who knows when any messages will line up with any actions.
and besides all that, regardless of what americans say or do, what will the iranians do to the Americans?
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