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Wait a minute, this does not sound as romantic as the "protecting our freedom" that gets thrown around whenever army justification is brought up! Are you tellin
by curiousgal 7y ago
Wait a minute, this does not sound as romantic as the "protecting our freedom" that gets thrown around whenever army justification is brought up! Are you telling me we've been collectively thanking numerous people for their effort to establish "better positioning to launch intelligence operations"?! /S
On a more serious note, the only country with proven history of attacks on U.S. soil is Saudi Arabia and U.S. officials sure seem in bed with its rulers. So honestly, all this Iran crap is nothing but that; an utter load of crap.
- merpnderp 7y agoTo keep the peace the western coalitions have to pick someone. And who's been the better ally for peace, Saudi or Iran? It's fine to say Saudi is corrupt and not a good actor, but stepping away from them would mean widespread war in the ME.
- Spooky23 7y agoRealpolitik. Afghanistan had to be dealt with to avoid having a stateless state where actors like OBL could operate with impunity. US presence there is a thorn in the side of Iran, Russia, China, India and Pakistan. It sucks to be an Afghan, sandwiched between these sparring great powers.
- nine_zeros 7y agoRealpolitik. Since we enforce the standards of realpolitik, we should accept that Iran and North Korea will develop nukes. A real threat is the only way America listens. Unfortunate but America could've been the Dark knight. Instead, we chose to destroy lives, perpetuating the cycle of hatred forever.