Are we going to war with Iran?

[TLK Valentine]

True enough. And that fact works against the theory that we are about to go to war.

True -- Donald prefers to limit his conflicts to Twitter... and against his own citizens.

All kidding aside, Donald's never been one to commit to armed conflict... and he's less likely to start so close to the end of his term.

 

[pitabread]

Iran is a threat.

And from Iran's perspective, the U.S. is a threat.

 

[lismore]

Perhaps the USA/ Israel are concerned about making the same mistake British PM Neville Chamberlain made in 1938.

 

[Andrewn]

Let all the good, loyal, true Christians put on the armor of God and join the military so we can wage righteous crusade against the Godless infidels.

We'll call them Christianist Mujahideen .

 

[Albion]

True -- Donald prefers to limit his conflicts to Twitter..

Seems better than bombing a country like Libya that wasn't hostile towards us or Serbia during a civil war there which didn't involve us.

All kidding aside, Donald's never been one to commit to armed conflict... and he's less likely to start so close to the end of his term.

He certainly doesn't have a history of starting wars.

 

[TLK Valentine]

Seems better than bombing a country like Libya that wasn't hostile towards us or Serbia during a civil war there which didn't involve us.

True... under Donald's strategic command, the bases we've bombed the hardest have been our own.

Trump's hasty exit forced US troops to bomb their own base in 'an extreme worst-case scenario'

He certainly doesn't have a history of starting wars.

Which is a commendable thing -- as well as pragmatic. It'd be difficult for our soldiers to properly aim while they're running away.

 

[Arc F1]

And from Iran's perspective, the U.S. is a threat.

That threat they perceive keeps them in check. That's a good thing.

Look at pics and video of them back in the 70s and look how far they've fallen under Muslim rule.

 

[Speedwell]

That threat they perceive keeps them in check. That's a good thing.

Look at pics and video of them back in the 70s and look how far they've fallen under Muslim rule.

Iran has been a Muslim country since the 7th century.

 

[Arc F1]

Iran has been a Muslim country since the 7th century.

What Iran Looked Like in the 1960s and 1970s, before the Islamic Revolution

 

[TLK Valentine]

That threat they perceive keeps them in check. That's a good thing.

The threat we perceive does what, then?

Look at pics and video of them back in the 70s and look how far they've fallen under Muslim rule.

As opposed to the Saudis, who have thrived under a Wahhabi Islam rule that makes Iran's Shia look like day 2 of Woodstock.

Perhaps economics plays a part as well?

 

[TLK Valentine]

What Iran Looked Like in the 1960s and 1970s, before the Islamic Revolution

You think the fact that the US staged a coup and replaced their democratically elected leader with a brutal but US-friendly puppet might have had something to do with that?

 

[Arc F1]

The threat we perceive does what, then?



As opposed to the Saudis, who have thrived under a Wahhabi Islam rule that makes Iran's Shia look like day 2 of Woodstock.

Perhaps economics plays a part as well?

Economics definitely plays a role.

 

[Speedwell]

What Iran Looked Like in the 1960s and 1970s, before the Islamic Revolution

Looks like a bunch of photos of rich college kids. So what?

 

[Arc F1]

You think the fact that the US staged a coup and replaced their democratically elected leader with a brutal but US-friendly puppet might have had something to do with that?

We did the same with Russia. We've been doing it for as long as I can remember. That's what our government does.

 

[Speedwell]

We did the same with Russia. We've been doing it for as long as I can remember. That's what our government does.

With Russia? When was that?

 

[TLK Valentine]

Economics definitely plays a role.

Sounds like thirty years of economic embargo have done a lot worse for them than Islamic rule.

 

[TLK Valentine]

We did the same with Russia. We've been doing it for as long as I can remember. That's what our government does.

We staged a coup in Russia and installed a pro-US puppet?

Really dropped the ball that time, didn't we?

 

[Arc F1]

We staged a coup in Russia and installed a pro-US puppet?

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Really dropped the ball that time, didn't we?

I was talking about boris.

 

[pitabread]

We did the same with Russia. We've been doing it for as long as I can remember. That's what our government does.

You think other countries might have an issue with that?

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

Israel should fight their own war and not drag the US into their problems.

It's Ultra Conservative Christians ,that drags the United States into Israel's problem.