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How did the US justify this?

• apexalpha 7mo ago
  They stopped doing that, really. You might've missed it but the "department of defense" is now "department of war'.
• lll-o-lll 7mo ago
  The way they justify everything in the modern time. “The strong do what they will. The weak suffer what they must.” If you are in the US, pray that you are never weak.
• joshrw 7mo ago
  Weapons of mass destruction, as usual.
• chrisjj 7mo ago
  Here is their attempt: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-trump-address-f662a4f3378535d81197be699fb35a3e https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-trump-address-f662a4f3378...
• xdennis 7mo ago
  1. Iranians protested. 2. Islamists massacred them. 3. Trump said "help is on its way" ( https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/13/trump-promises-iran-help-tells-iranians-keep-protesting https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/13/trump-promises... ) 4. Now is the help. --- Trump also said that when he says things he means them, unlike Obama's red lines in Syria (his words). When he said that, it was pretty clear he couldn't back off of attacking Iran. I assume it took so long because he's going for regime change, not just a few bombings. When Iraq invaded Kuwait, it took the US 5 months to launch a counter-invasion (mostly because of coalition building).
  • bigyabai 7mo ago
    > Trump also said that when he says things he means them He says all sorts of things. Remember when Iran's nuclear facilities were "obliterated" and any "suggestions otherwise are fake news"? https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/06/irans-nuclear-facilities-have-been-obliterated-and-suggestions-otherwise-are-fake-news/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/06/irans-nuclear-fa...