U.S. Has Attacked Iran's Nuclear Facilities
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You're reading the play like Russia wants an ally.
What they want is a dependent.
Iran supplies an absolute shit ton of military supplies to Russia.
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Iran supplies an absolute shit ton of military supplies to Russia.
Yeah. You think Russia is doing shit for free?
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Only empires can have dependency, Russia isn't nearly that strong. Russia needs allies or it will be overwhelmed.
But Russia thinks it's an empire and acts accordingly, reality be damned.
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Ugh. This kind of hits hard.
I know people who are active in the military (yes they are stupid and yes it doesn't take much analysis to figure out they're probably magats). In particular I know several who have been to Kuwait and seem to regularly get stationed there.
I've known several people who died by suicide from PTSD from Kuwait, or Iraq.
There's a girl, she's a sergeant. She's in until 2028, been to Kuwait already. I don't know if she's even 23. She certainly doesn't come off as a magat. But it doesn't really matter. 23 is an adult yes. But to me? I'm 34? She's just starting life out. To get killed in this kind of war is gross.
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Glances at Belarus
Yeah. Okay.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Belarus has basically been driven out of the European economy, but that's hardly something Russia did. If Russia has become an empire and Belarus has lost its sovereignty it's because Europe decided to force the issue. Bad move, I guess?
Or maybe Belarus and Russia are just allies and they're working together like normal allies do.
Either way, comparing this to Iran is absurd! Iran has ten times the population. Plus, China is right there. It wouldn't work.
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Anyone who still thinks Trump is to blame just isn’t paying attention.
These strikes would’ve happened no matter who the president was it’s a geopolitical inevitability.
And yes, it’s becoming increasingly clear that Ukraine is in serious trouble now.
I'm waiting to see if Trump/pentagon escalates or does their strike package and goes home.
I doubt this is going to lead to some sort of ground invasion. Biden would have done the exact same although maybe more clandestine.
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But Russia thinks it's an empire and acts accordingly, reality be damned.
So you think they're stupid.
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The US empire is a cancer on humanity
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Do you think Biden wouldn't have done the exact same thing to "defend" Israel?
This is clearly about Israel and the long-time desire for war with Iran in the US government. Blaming Russia is, frankly, absurd.
Trump certainly would like to have Putin as a business buddy, he's an 80's deals guy after all, but there's no business here that benefits Russia so that's also absurd. Russia does not benefit from Iran's collapse. This is very bad for Russia.
I'm not blaming Russia, I'm not saying Dems were not gonna side with Israel. You asked if Putin wanted the strikes on Iran. I'm saying there's no way he wasn't on board.
Does he like it? I don't know but one thing for sure is he knew about the strikes and agreed to them. With all that Trump did to benefit Putin up till then, no way in hell he didn't ask permission to do that move...
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I'm not blaming Russia, I'm not saying Dems were not gonna side with Israel. You asked if Putin wanted the strikes on Iran. I'm saying there's no way he wasn't on board.
Does he like it? I don't know but one thing for sure is he knew about the strikes and agreed to them. With all that Trump did to benefit Putin up till then, no way in hell he didn't ask permission to do that move...
And I'm saying there's no way Putin wants Iran to be bombed, and so therefore this was done without his permission or knowledge.
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Hello world war 3.
It’s being nice knowing you, humans
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Taiwan and South Korea probably shittting their pants right about now as well. Daddy's about to be too busy to help out when their possed off neightcome knocking
They’ll be next — just not immediately. Over the next couple of years, Ukraine will likely be partitioned, and as the war with Iran de-escalates, a new conflict will be needed to fill the vacuum. That’s how the cycle tends to work.
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It told you why not! Because Iran is an important regional ally and business partner and military asset.
Russia sacrificing an ally like this for something as paltry as "gas prices" would be short-sighted in the extreme.
Although since you seem to think Russia is "nearly bankrupt" and that this only buys them "an extra year or two" that explains why you don't think this matters.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Yeah the condescending really explained your point. Import export numbers, critical resources only Iran provides Russia, strategic geographic and political value. You really covered it all in those... 3 sentences formatted as paragraphs. Worthless. Down vote me if you failed econ 1.
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Happy 3rd war in the Middle East everyone!
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Hello world war 3.
It’s being nice knowing you, humans
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Doesn't a world war require someone backing Iran? Or do you mean "the whole world vs Iran"?
Russia is busy, Hamas is not available, Hisbollah is not available, Syria is not interested anymore, Huthis will send a few rockets again...
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Yeah the condescending really explained your point. Import export numbers, critical resources only Iran provides Russia, strategic geographic and political value. You really covered it all in those... 3 sentences formatted as paragraphs. Worthless. Down vote me if you failed econ 1.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Jesus do you want me to write you an essay?
I will say they just entered a new 20-year bilateral trade and military cooperation treaty on Jan 17th of this year, which is hardly something Russia would do if they were willing to just destroy Iran in a few months. They did this because trade between the countries has risen sharply due to the sanctions against Russia, and that's not going away any time soon so it would be foolish to sacrifice them at this stage. Then there's the suspected missiles and drones that Iran has been (possibly) supplying Russia for its war with Ukraine, and blowing them up would disrupt that supply line.
But if you're determined to believe Russia wants Iran to be bombed, I won't be able to stop you.
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I'm waiting to see if Trump/pentagon escalates or does their strike package and goes home.
I doubt this is going to lead to some sort of ground invasion. Biden would have done the exact same although maybe more clandestine.
Iran and its allies and proxies have to retaliate against US positions in the region. If Iran doesnt respond, they will be considered fair game for bombing whenever the US and Israel are bored. Both US and Israel just proved that diplomacy is off the table with them. Neither country speaks any language but violence.
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Belarus has basically been driven out of the European economy, but that's hardly something Russia did. If Russia has become an empire and Belarus has lost its sovereignty it's because Europe decided to force the issue. Bad move, I guess?
Or maybe Belarus and Russia are just allies and they're working together like normal allies do.
Either way, comparing this to Iran is absurd! Iran has ten times the population. Plus, China is right there. It wouldn't work.
It wouldn’t work.
Look at that, it's working.
Plus, China is right there.
I think you should look at a map sometime. Unless you are taking about Russia-China relations, but that doesn't seem to be the context here.
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Sure glad we dodged that Harris bullet though, right guys! I super wish I hadn’t voted like all the other cool kids though.
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Doesn't a world war require someone backing Iran? Or do you mean "the whole world vs Iran"?
Russia is busy, Hamas is not available, Hisbollah is not available, Syria is not interested anymore, Huthis will send a few rockets again...
Well. China will invade Taiwan, pearl harbouring us bases in Japan before hand.
Bada Bing. Bada boom. Shooting war starts