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Who, if anyone, is Iran allowed to retaliate against? The US started this. Amazon is an American company with many governmental and military contracts. Why wou

Who, if anyone, is Iran allowed to retaliate against? The US started this. Amazon is an American company with many governmental and military contracts. Why would it not be a valid target? How many Iranian hospitals, schools, bridges, data centers, etc have been destroyed?

drnick1 3mo ago
> Who, if anyone, is Iran allowed to retaliate against? The answer here is surrender and disarmament. It's the only outcome that seems compatible with the reintegration of Iran into the world economy, normalization of diplomatic relationships with neighboring countries, and path to development/prosperity for its people.
- pphysch 3mo ago
  Iran will never surrender because US/Israel proved themselves unequivocally to be brutal savages that will torture, rape and kill you if you surrender. There is literally no point in surrendering to a barbarian horde.
  - drnick1 3mo ago
    Germany and Japan surrendered and have done pretty well since.
    - inigyou 3mo ago
      Japan's been stuck in economic collapse for 30 years and Germany's repeatedly purged its left wings.
    - pphysch 3mo ago
      Completely different geopolitical scenario. If USA exterminated Germans/Japanese then their Soviet/Communist neighbors would fill in the power/population gap. It's also worth mentioning that the Germans and Japanese themselves were extremely brutal to their defenseless, surrendered neighbors that they attempted to colonize.
  - strictnein 3mo ago
    Yes, Israel and the US are the "barbarian" horde. Definitely not the country that slaughters protestors by the thousands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran_massacres https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran_massacr... There's so many people here who have clearly lost their ability to think clearly any time Israel is involved. I'm sure it's just coincidence though and nothing else is going on.
    - pphysch 3mo ago
      Personally I don't trust the (real, actual) barbarian horde when it tries the ole switcheroo and projects barbarism, without evidence, onto its victims. "The baby I just sniped in the head was a confirmed Hamazbollah IRGC terrorist." Sure, buddy. Hasbara is for losers.

drnick1 3mo ago

> Who, if anyone, is Iran allowed to retaliate against? The answer here is surrender and disarmament. It's the only outcome that seems compatible with the reintegration of Iran into the world economy, normalization of diplomatic relationships with neighboring countries, and path to development/prosperity for its people.

pphysch 3mo ago
Iran will never surrender because US/Israel proved themselves unequivocally to be brutal savages that will torture, rape and kill you if you surrender. There is literally no point in surrendering to a barbarian horde.
- drnick1 3mo ago
  Germany and Japan surrendered and have done pretty well since.
  - inigyou 3mo ago
    Japan's been stuck in economic collapse for 30 years and Germany's repeatedly purged its left wings.
  - pphysch 3mo ago
    Completely different geopolitical scenario. If USA exterminated Germans/Japanese then their Soviet/Communist neighbors would fill in the power/population gap. It's also worth mentioning that the Germans and Japanese themselves were extremely brutal to their defenseless, surrendered neighbors that they attempted to colonize.
- strictnein 3mo ago
  Yes, Israel and the US are the "barbarian" horde. Definitely not the country that slaughters protestors by the thousands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran_massacres https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran_massacr... There's so many people here who have clearly lost their ability to think clearly any time Israel is involved. I'm sure it's just coincidence though and nothing else is going on.
  - pphysch 3mo ago
    Personally I don't trust the (real, actual) barbarian horde when it tries the ole switcheroo and projects barbarism, without evidence, onto its victims. "The baby I just sniped in the head was a confirmed Hamazbollah IRGC terrorist." Sure, buddy. Hasbara is for losers.