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Conversely I find it strange how many people seem to want US servicemen to come to harm because it would validate their political views.
by xyzzy123 7mo ago
Conversely I find it strange how many people seem to want US servicemen to come to harm because it would validate their political views.
- anovikov 7mo agoIt's simple "us vs them". I see nothing wrong about it.
- xyzzy123 7mo ago[flagged]
- defrost 7mo ago> a country that lobs cluster munitions https://www.npr.org/2023/07/11/1186949348/us-cluster-munitions-civilian-casualties-laos https://www.npr.org/2023/07/11/1186949348/us-cluster-munitio... > and YOLO fires missiles at its neighbours Perfidy in international waters? Double tap kill strikes on fishing boats? So far, Pot meet Kettle.
- xyzzy123 7mo agoI'm not claiming the US is "good"! I'm saying I would prefer a world where IRGC doesn't have long range nuclear weapons.
- verdverm 7mo agoWhat are those objectives? Can they be achieved by dropping bombs from the sky? The US, and the rest of the world, are still waiting to know the answer to the first. Why was this war on a whim needed now? What was so imminent that the ongoing negotiations could not have continued? The second answer is a definitive no, it's never been except for that one time that ended of WW2 when no one else had nukes.
- spaghetdefects 7mo agoThe US/Israel lobs cluster munitions, YOLO fires missiles (and in facts targets schools and hospitals) and has long range nuclear missiles.
- CamperBob2 7mo agoMy political views are pretty simplistic: whoever initiates violence is the bad guy. That's problematic here, because neither the US nor Iran are strangers to initiating violence. So a further refinement is necessary, based on a principle that I haven't had to fall back on very often: whoever initiates violence during negotiations is the bad guy.
- defrost 7mo agoFour out of Five Eyes agree.
- verdverm 7mo agonot just negotiations, but also a ceasefire after the 12 day war
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- spaghetdefects 7mo agoIs joining a military that has constantly been engaged in terror a "political view"? I'm not the one killing innocent people, it's just basic humanity to feel justice when murderers are stopped. I'm neither a Democrat nor Republican, this is not a partisan issue. I would vote for any politician that said they were closing down our bases all over the world and sanctioning Israel.