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Declaring someone an enemy does not automatically lead to war. America considered the USSR an enemy of democracy for 50 years. They never went directly to blows
by master_crab 6mo ago
Declaring someone an enemy does not automatically lead to war. America considered the USSR an enemy of democracy for 50 years. They never went directly to blows.
- mupuff1234 6mo agoSure, but Iran did sponsor proxies that did attack Israel. And whether something is direct war or proxy war feels more like meaningless semantics imo. Historically speaking I think it's clear Iran has been the aggressor in this specific conflict. Not that I think Israel took smart actions, but that's a different matter.
- Ancapistani 6mo agoKorea was a proxy war between the US and China - which is very different from a direct war between those two countries, wouldn’t you say?
- mupuff1234 6mo agoThat proxy war never reached China or the US borders. The Israel - Iran proxy war is happening on/in Israel's borders, it's way more "direct", and not happening in some far away land. Could you imagine if a Chinese proxy attacked the US directly?