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Here's the difference though - Israel is an ally of the United States while Iran is a sworn enemy that has killed thousands of Americans since the 1979 revoluti
by grokcodec 2mo ago
Here's the difference though - Israel is an ally of the United States while Iran is a sworn enemy that has killed thousands of Americans since the 1979 revolution and routinely chants "Death to America". So, not equivalent.
- thisislife2 2mo agoAnd Iran was once any ally of America too ... there's no reason it cannot be again.
- sam345 2mo agoNo reason? And how exactly do you see that? The Iran of 60 years ago before the revolution was a completely different country than it is today. It has taken glee in killing thousands of Americans directly and through its proxies, and shouted death to America a gazillion times since.
- frollogaston 2mo agoThey're both enemies to the US. If anything Israel is a more realistic threat at home.
- grokcodec 2mo agoHow many Americans has Israel killed either directly or by proxy ? be specific
- bigyabai 2mo agoAt least 34, by the IDF's own admission: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident
- grokcodec 2mo agoI see all you've got from the past 60 years is one tragic friendly fire incident. Iran has intentionally killed thousands of American civilians and service men either directly or through its proxies since 1979, including 43 American civilians murdered and 13 taken hostage on October 7, 2023.
- frollogaston 2mo agoIsraeli lobby sent those US soldiers to the Mid East in the first place. It's not the early 2000s anymore, American public isn't buying the WMDs excuse again.
- bigyabai 2mo agoAmerica was first to torture, take hostage and kill thousands of Iranian civilians through the CIA and SAVAK. I understand completely why Iranians despise Israel and America. Why do you expect me to get angry at Iranians for using American tactics? Is turnabout not fair play, am I supposed to support it when the US and Israel tortures people but balk when Iran does it?
- bigyabai 2mo ago> Iran is a sworn enemy that has killed thousands of Americans since the 1979 revolution Do you want to include SAVAK's pre-1979 death/disappearance/torture count to help contextualize your point? Or would that undermine it?