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So how do the recurring airstrikes help the protesters?

by m90 7mo ago

mschuster91 7mo ago
Easy: decapitate the leadership of the military, IRGC, Basij and let the revolution stand a chance.
- JasonADrury 7mo ago
  Except not, the Iranian revolutionary system is very much designed around the desire to be able to rapidly replace people. The list of targets for a decapitation strike might just be way too long to be feasible.
  - mschuster91 7mo ago
    Kill enough that the rest decides to flee for Moscow rather than risk getting lynched.
    - JasonADrury 7mo ago
      Much easier said than done. But hey, perhaps this will be the biggest and greatest air campaign ever.
dismalaf 7mo ago
It's the biggest military buildup since 2003. Kinda looks like they plan on overthrowing the regime. Which would be amazing for world peace considering Iran is building drones for Russia and supporting Hezbollah and Hamas. But we'll see...
- JasonADrury 7mo ago
  > considering Iran is building drones for Russia Not a meaningful supplier anymore, Russia just took the designs and onshored the manufacturing.
- bigyabai 7mo ago
  Russia is building Shahed derivatives themselves, Iran is not a significant supplier of anything besides the design.
- tastyface 7mo ago
  Because historically, we have a fantastic record when it comes to regime change.
  - dismalaf 7mo ago
    Japan and Germany turned out great.
    - tastyface 7mo ago
      Yeah -- it only took a world war, massive global alliances, and tens of millions of deaths. Also, I’m not sure how political and military competence from about a century ago has any relevance to today.
    - suzzer99 7mo ago
      And a whole lot of fail ever since.
- dragonwriter 7mo ago
  > It's the biggest military buildup since 2003. Kinda looks like they plan on overthrowing the regime. Which would be amazing for world peace Almost as amazing for world peace as when the US overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime and gave birth to the Islamic State.
tim333 7mo ago
Get the guys who got them - they seem cheerful https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2027840034150178952 https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2027840034150178952

So how do the recurring airstrikes help the protesters?

by m90 7mo ago

So how do the recurring airstrikes help the protesters?

mschuster91 7mo ago

Easy: decapitate the leadership of the military, IRGC, Basij and let the revolution stand a chance.

JasonADrury 7mo ago
Except not, the Iranian revolutionary system is very much designed around the desire to be able to rapidly replace people. The list of targets for a decapitation strike might just be way too long to be feasible.
- mschuster91 7mo ago
  Kill enough that the rest decides to flee for Moscow rather than risk getting lynched.
  - JasonADrury 7mo ago
    Much easier said than done. But hey, perhaps this will be the biggest and greatest air campaign ever.

dismalaf 7mo ago

It's the biggest military buildup since 2003. Kinda looks like they plan on overthrowing the regime. Which would be amazing for world peace considering Iran is building drones for Russia and supporting Hezbollah and Hamas. But we'll see...

JasonADrury 7mo ago
> considering Iran is building drones for Russia Not a meaningful supplier anymore, Russia just took the designs and onshored the manufacturing.
bigyabai 7mo ago
Russia is building Shahed derivatives themselves, Iran is not a significant supplier of anything besides the design.
tastyface 7mo ago
Because historically, we have a fantastic record when it comes to regime change.
- dismalaf 7mo ago
  Japan and Germany turned out great.
  - tastyface 7mo ago
    Yeah -- it only took a world war, massive global alliances, and tens of millions of deaths. Also, I’m not sure how political and military competence from about a century ago has any relevance to today.
  - suzzer99 7mo ago
    And a whole lot of fail ever since.
dragonwriter 7mo ago
> It's the biggest military buildup since 2003. Kinda looks like they plan on overthrowing the regime. Which would be amazing for world peace Almost as amazing for world peace as when the US overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime and gave birth to the Islamic State.

tim333 7mo ago

Get the guys who got them - they seem cheerful https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2027840034150178952 https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2027840034150178952