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> But let's be real - gross negligence and incompetence aside war with Iran was always going to happen, somehow, under some pretext. And they prepared for it f
by aprilthird2021 2mo ago
> But let's be real - gross negligence and incompetence aside war with Iran was always going to happen, somehow, under some pretext.
And they prepared for it for a long time. And that preparation has paid off for them. We seem to not have prepared for it in the same way.
- krapp 2mo agoI suppose when you live under the constant threat of American imperialism, and when the US has already ginned up a revolution in your country, you have to be prepared. And I suppose when you're the world's last superpower you start believing your own hype and assume you're invincible.
- wasfgwp 2mo agoWell no. Iran is not in a great state and is not doing that well. They are just willing to sacrifice and suffer through several magnitudes more than US ever could.
- aprilthird2021 2mo agoThey are doing better than before the war because they have unlocked leverage they didn't have before and now have proven survival strategies for their two biggest threats: war with the US/Israel and massive armed protests. Yes thousands have died from the war. You say they can stomach that more than the US but for them it is a defensive war. The US could stomach such losses in a defensive war, but an offensive war against an enemy that has never once attacked US soil is a different matter