The US wanted to strike Iranian targets without retaliation in order to not lose face globally. Tehran says no. If I were serving on a US military base in the Middle East, I'd be looking for ways to take leave because things are about to get hot.
this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2024
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Why did the US want to strike Iranian targets?
Iran is the world’s fifth most resource-rich country, with the second largest natural gas reserves and the fourth largest crude oil reserves, and with a total value of resources amounting to $27.3 trillion.
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/iran-a-resource-rich-country-reeling-from-rampant-poverty/
"In 1951, Mohammad Mosaddegh was elected Prime Minister of Iran, voted in by the legislature and confirmed by the Shah. Mosaddegh became enormously popular after he nationalized the oil industry of Iran, which had been largely controlled by foreign interests. He worked to weaken the monarchy of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi until Mosaddegh was removed in the 1953 Iranian coup d'état—initially an Anglo-American covert operation that marked the first time the United States had participated in an overthrow of a foreign government during the Cold War"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran#1951–1978:_Mosaddegh,_Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi
There's a reason Iranians call the US The Great Satan.
Because Iran is resposible for the deaths of three US service members in Jordan and the wounding of dozens more.
Hitting Iran in Iran was never a likely scenario, though. The response will almost certainly be to Iran-aligned terrorist and/or militia groups outside of Iranian borders. There's a small chance that it will be to direct Iranian assets outside Iranian borders, but most people in the FA space don't think that this is going to happen, either.
To not lose face, didn't you read?
Biden is groveling for israel there is no face to save
Why? Didn't you read what Iran said? They said if we strike in Iran, they strike an asset in the Middle East. That is saying If you hit me, I'll break one of your toys because I'm afraid to face you directly. After all Iran's bravado and muscle flexing, they are freaking cowards.
Because unlike your power fantasies of the big strong US in the real world people get hurt when countries get into wars or even smaller conflicts, even if they are not an existential threat to both countries.
I’m so glad my government was wise enough to make peace with Iran despite the US’s objection.
the us can always just sell them a bunch of weapons to fund terrorists in central america again...
I honestly feel like Iran's proxies have more clout than Iran.
Hamas staged a losing war for a long period which is still going. Houthis disrupted world trade by targeting ships off coast.
Meanwhile Iran got harassed by Pakistan for using some light artillery on some probably random Balochis.
It doesn't really matter if they have the weapons when they can't really use them all that effectively themselves.
Well maybe they'll attack a us ship on their own next time instead of delegating their dirty work 🤷
Yes, because what the US needs right now is another hot war, it is wise to encourage escalation into a direct conflict with Iran.
You do understand that will just make the US empire crumble faster, right?
Sorry for wanting iran to make open moves instead of their usual paying other groups to do their dirty work.
I don't want another war, nobody does. These games that are being played aren't mine, I am just judging the players.
This is just idealist bs
Idealist? Sure.
Accurate to how I feel about the situation? Also yes.
Why are you mad about what I want?
Because of the bloodthirstiness. You can conceptualize that actual people would die right? At much larger scales?
On one hand, we shouldn't be going around picking fights.
In the other hand, lol try us.
Who is "we" and "us" here
US us.
Ah. As a citizen of the US I dont use "we" and "us" when referring to the US state.
So?
Because it is not necessarily great to subsume your identity to an empire
And that's what you've decided this is?
Why else would you speak of the US state as if you were a part of it, with "we" and "us"?
Because I'm in it. What do you want from me?
You're in the US government?
Found the sovcit.
Lolol. No.
Not referring to when soldiers of our genocidal government is attacked as "an attack on us" is literally just not being a nationalist.
