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They miscalculated the consequences of being an international pariah. Not many countries will lift a serious finger when a rogue country complains about others
by ethbr1 7mo ago
They miscalculated the consequences of being an international pariah.
Not many countries will lift a serious finger when a rogue country complains about others violating the rules-based international order against it.
Sure, there will be general international rumblings about 'dissatisfaction' and expressing 'hope the war will end', but Iran doesn't have nation-state allies of the kind that will go to war with the US over this.
It could have, if it had tied itself tighter to other Middle East states and been less disruptive in the region over the last few decades.
- alluro2 7mo agoNot sure if you realize that you could easily be talking about Israel.
- ethbr1 7mo agoIndeed, and yet Israel has a seemingly strong alliance with the world's strongest military and normalized relations with many of its Arab neighbors. I'm no fan of Israel's current insane government, but strategically they outplayed Iran badly in terms of international support. And when push comes to shove, actual support matters in internal geopolitics.