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What's your view on the Republic's imperial aggression against Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen?

by breppp 8mo ago

derelicta 8mo ago
Which Republic are we talking about? The Islamic Republic or the western "republics"?
- breppp 8mo ago
  I am talking about the Islamic Republic setting up local mercenary forces in order to extract resources from the local government in Iraq and Lebanon. That's called Imperialism and was common among european powers in the 19th century
  - derelicta 8mo ago
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    - breppp 8mo ago
      Citizen armies? You haven't talked to a Lebanese lately haven't you?
  - vintermann 8mo ago
    Good thing they stopped with that, eh?
  - Covenant0028 8mo ago
    > in order to extract resources from the local government in Iraq and Lebanon. How evil of them to do that. They should have known only the United States of America has the divine right to invade countries and extract their resources. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4grxzxjjd8o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4grxzxjjd8o > That's called Imperialism and was common among european powers in the 19th century Fortunately, the USA does not want to revive such practices, as they indicated in this speech: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/marco-rubio-munich-trump-european-allies.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/marco-rubio-munich-t...
    - breppp 8mo ago
      > How evil of them to do that. They should have known only the United States of America has the divine right to invade countries and extract their resources Yes, OP was already saying Iran is free to act because the US is an imperial power. I was merely stating that he is conveniently ignoring Iran's imperialist behavior
      - derelicta 8mo ago
        Equating Iran's struggle against a genocide in Palestine with Imperialism is misinformed at best, criminal at worst. Either way, only a zionist could say that, which makes this conversation completely useless.
        breppp 8mo ago
        Can't say how taking over Iraq for economic reasons helps the Palestinians but sure

What's your view on the Republic's imperial aggression against Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen?

by breppp 8mo ago

What's your view on the Republic's imperial aggression against Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen?

derelicta 8mo ago

Which Republic are we talking about? The Islamic Republic or the western "republics"?

breppp 8mo ago
I am talking about the Islamic Republic setting up local mercenary forces in order to extract resources from the local government in Iraq and Lebanon. That's called Imperialism and was common among european powers in the 19th century
- derelicta 8mo ago
  [flagged]
  - breppp 8mo ago
    Citizen armies? You haven't talked to a Lebanese lately haven't you?
- vintermann 8mo ago
  Good thing they stopped with that, eh?
- Covenant0028 8mo ago
  > in order to extract resources from the local government in Iraq and Lebanon. How evil of them to do that. They should have known only the United States of America has the divine right to invade countries and extract their resources. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4grxzxjjd8o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4grxzxjjd8o > That's called Imperialism and was common among european powers in the 19th century Fortunately, the USA does not want to revive such practices, as they indicated in this speech: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/marco-rubio-munich-trump-european-allies.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/marco-rubio-munich-t...
  - breppp 8mo ago
    > How evil of them to do that. They should have known only the United States of America has the divine right to invade countries and extract their resources Yes, OP was already saying Iran is free to act because the US is an imperial power. I was merely stating that he is conveniently ignoring Iran's imperialist behavior
    - derelicta 8mo ago
      Equating Iran's struggle against a genocide in Palestine with Imperialism is misinformed at best, criminal at worst. Either way, only a zionist could say that, which makes this conversation completely useless.
      - breppp 8mo ago
        Can't say how taking over Iraq for economic reasons helps the Palestinians but sure