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Brett Wilkins Jun 16, 2025

Flight-tracking websites showed dozens of Air Force aerial refueling planes departing from military bases in the United States and heading to Europe on Sunday, fueling speculation of direct U.S. involvement in the widening Israeli-Iranian war.

Military-focused news sites reported that around 30 U.S. Air Force KC-135R and KC-46A tankers were identified by flight-tracking software in what The Times of Israelcalled an "unprecedented mass deployment" to Europe.

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[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 80 points 1 day ago (10 children)

I’d just like to take this opportunity to say “fuck you” to all the service people flying these planes, planning the logistics, and otherwise operating at the behest of our sadistic federal government. Sure, the civilian leadership is ultimately at fault here, but y’all are humans with agency. I’m no longer carving out culpability from these goddamn people anymore. Fuck you terrorists. If we escalate yet another war, I’ll plan to spit on you when you arrive back broken and dead. Bring on the downvotes.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago (5 children)

It’s been decades that our military has been nothing but an imperialist boot. There is no moral ground to stand on in signing up. Work fast food.

[–] SelfHigh5@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But fast food won’t guarantee housing or healthcare. Military recruitment preys on those with nowhere else to go.

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[–] brachiosaurus@mander.xyz 2 points 21 hours ago

If your job is to support a government that murders children you are a criminal and a coward

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago

How hard is it to just not kill others?

Apparently really fucking hard for some.

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[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (5 children)

The silver lining is that this will accelerate the decline of the US Empire which in turn will weaken Israel. Although this will be too late for the millions who have been or are still to be killed because of these psychopathic regimes.

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[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 56 points 1 day ago (18 children)

Anyone else get the feeling WW3 has already started but we just haven't realised it yet?

[–] match@pawb.social 48 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Imagine starting WW3 the weekend after 3% of your population came out to protest for other reasons. Your war weariness debuff will hit 100% in one turn.

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[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

It's not a world war if it's not from the Austrian region of Germany, otherwise it's just sparkling aggression.

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[–] brachiosaurus@mander.xyz 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

WW3 is any ruler biggest dream because it would grant them the highest amount of power they can get. WW3 won't happen as long as people refuse to go to war because rulers never fight their wars and they need pawns who do die for them. You will get a world war once enough people get brainwashed to fought one. Watch out for government and war propaganda.

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[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I’m bringing peace to the Middle East! The peace president! 🫲🍊🫱

Don't ya know, he ended the war in Ukraine on day 1!

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[–] wax@feddit.nu 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I wonder where we'd be today if Trump didn't pull out of the nuclear agreement with Iran. Might not have made a difference, who knows.

Israel would have scratched their butt, then made up another reason to bomb them.

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[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 43 points 1 day ago (22 children)

Are people surprised? Republicans are war hawks even more so than the Libs.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 32 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

But only against countries that pose no threat to them i.e. they are chickenhawks. At least Biden could do the bare minimum to help Ukraine.

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