US military leaders previously warned Trump that they were 'not ready' to respond to Iran's anticipated retaliation and required additional time to prepare
    • fortnitefinn@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      76·
      4 天前

      I wish I could see Iranians as some sort of freedom fighters standing up against the Zionist agenda.

      Unfortunately, Iran’s leadership means the country is even worse than Israel.

      • WoodScientist@lemmy.worldEnglish
        168·
        4 天前

        I don’t really see why Iran is any worse than Israel, other than Iran has brown people living in it. Once you cut past all the crap and bad faith, ultimately we judge Iran worse than Israel because of skin color.

        Both are nominal but deeply flawed democracies. Both hold large numbers of political dissidents on bogus charges as a matter of course. Both are theocracies that make their religion a core component of their governmental structure. Both engage in large scale acts of mass state-sponsored terrorism. Both have or seek to have a nuclear arsenal.

        The only real difference I can see is that Iran hasn’t invaded anyone in the whole modern history of the country. The Iranian government is a bunch of peace-and-love hippies compared to the Israelis.

          • WoodScientist@lemmy.worldEnglish
            51·
            4 天前

            On what criteria are they worse than Israel? Neither are good. They’re both authoritarian theocratic hellholes. One is a rogue state with a nuclear arsenal, the other is a rogue state seeking a nuclear arsenal. But Iran hasn’t invaded any nation in its modern history, while Israel invades people on the regular.

            You need to open your eyes. You don’t even know why Iran is bad. You’ve just had a lifetime of propaganda calling them evil while our own allies over there, Israel and Saudi, are just as bad if not worse.

            • fortnitefinn@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              15·
              4 天前

              On what criteria are they worse than Israel?

              Treatment of their civilians.

              You need to open your eyes. You don’t even know why Iran is bad. You’ve just had a lifetime of propaganda calling them evil while our own allies over there, Israel and Saudi, are just as bad if not worse.

              This is rich. If I didn’t think so little of the average internet-user, I’d assume you were trolling.

        • blackris@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          45·
          4 天前

          Regime kills about 30.000 people in a few days – gets called “peace-and-love hippies”.

          Also I don’t dig that crap about skin color.

      • ameancow@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        4 天前

        Growing up and forming adult political views usually just means realizing that everyone is fucking evil as fuck.

        We’re in the warhammer 40,000 universe but without the cool capes and swords.