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jameshilliard
4mo ago
> Holy shill account Some of us just haven't fallen for terrorist propaganda.
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4mo ago
> These wars would only ever end if every force in the middle east that offers resistance to Israel's ambitions are defeated, but that resistance is both inevitable and offers the exact justification needed to implement said ambitio
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jameshilliard
4mo ago
> two Russian generals meet up in Paris in the closing days of WWIII. One asks the other: “So who won the air war?” The US with combined arms warfare capabilities and air supremacy is very difficult to defend against for a country like I
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jameshilliard
4mo ago
> If America literally invaded Iran, there is a good chance Chinese production comes to back them up. It could happen, but even if it did I'm not so sure how big a difference it would make, would highly depend on what weapons system
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jameshilliard
4mo ago
> Since drones came into the picture it’s way harder to do a successful ground invasion. Harder, sure, but it's unlikely Iran could stop a US invasion since a ground invasion would almost certainly only happen with the US having com
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jameshilliard
4mo ago
> Ngl, anyone arguing for a ground invasion of Iran will have a hard time convincing US population. I agree under current conditions it would obviously be quite difficult to convince the US population, and if it ends up happening obvious
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jameshilliard
4mo ago
> The absolute maximum number of deaths imputable to the IRGC during the winter revolt is 18k. Source? I'm curious how you could even verify an absolute maximum given the IRGC/Regime has heavily suppressed information relating
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jameshilliard
4mo ago
> I would also wager that the majority of the deaths were CIA and Mossad backed insurgents operating in the context of a wider, legitimate, civilian-led protest movement. This seems far less likely than the most plausible scenarios, whic
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jameshilliard
4mo ago
> Is there an apocalyptic religious movement in Iran? It's more of a Jihad/Martyrdom ideology that's driving them. > Similar to American Evangelists hoping for Armageddon? That's a rather different issue, and lucki
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4mo ago
> The biggest mistake US & Israel did was underestimating Iran, specifically their defensive capabilities. They've prepared for this war for 47 years, _literally_ praying for it. You had Abbas Araghchi on TV literally inviting A
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jameshilliard
4mo ago
> the 30k number is hogwash 30k is one estimate of actual deaths, it's expected to be higher than any verified number of deaths. Most estimates fall into the range of 20k to 40k from my understanding so 30k is certainly plausible.
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jameshilliard
5mo ago
> carpet bombing Conducting targeted assassinations of enemy militants is not "carpet bombing".
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jameshilliard
5mo ago
> The JCPOA obviated the need for a nuke. Iran really had no need for a nuke in the first place if they weren't constantly provoking the entire region, unless that need is destroying Israel. > Even in hindsight, you cannot have p
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jameshilliard
5mo ago
> Doesn't break the fatwa but sends a message. Obviously it wasn't successful, they should have either built a bomb or not bothered, in hindsight. I think Israel and probably the US interpreted this tactic as Iran stalling unti
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jameshilliard
5mo ago
> The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory The UN(which is itself a party that has perpetuated the conflict through mismanagement of the UNRWA) has essentially zero credibility in regar
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jameshilliard
5mo ago
> What is the definition of a terrorist and why does the destruction and genocide in Gaza not fall under that term? There is certainly no genocide in Gaza, the destruction is clearly the end result of a war started by Hamas. In fact Hama
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jameshilliard
5mo ago
> After you say why you don't have a problem with the Israeli terrorists having them already. There are no "Israeli terrorists" in control of Israel's nuclear weapons, the government of Israel is certainly not control
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5mo ago
> I don't know why the White House is crying about Iran getting them. How does one not see a problem with terrorists(i.e. the Islamic regime in Iran) getting nuclear weapons?
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5mo ago
> Nobody credible said or believed Iran was making nuclear weapons. Then why were they enriching uranium to levels well above what is needed for civilian purposes? You simply don't do that unless you intend to make nuclear weapons a
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5mo ago
> We've seen time and time again the israelis deliberately target and snipe civilians There is no evidence that this is in any way a deliberate Israeli policy, obviously collateral damage is going to be an issue when the enemy(Hamas
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5mo ago
> Hezbollah did not exist before the occupation. Israel occupied parts of Lebanon due to attacks by PLO terrorists prior to Hezbollah being founded. Israel did not invade Lebanon prior to being attacked.
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5mo ago
> They're mass surveilling the vulnerable Palestinians This is mostly so that they can more accurately target Palestinian terrorist/militant groups that hide behind civilians(which is of course a war crime). > now turning th
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jameshilliard
6mo ago
> I believe Iranians want to be able to decide their own fate, with the dignity that all humans deserve. They certainly do, the domestic religious zealots/terrorists on the other hand murdered over 30,000 protesters in 2 days to sto
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jameshilliard
7mo ago
> proven lies about the status of hospitals as terror bases Hospitals being used by terrorists for military purposes in Gaza is well documented fact.[0][1] [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/02/us/pol
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jameshilliard
7mo ago
> We know that the ICC was basically designed to throw arrest warrants at people who the west does not like. The ICC is a "court of last resort" which is one of the reasons the ICC going after Netanyahu is going outside their j
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jameshilliard
7mo ago
> At this point I do not know whether you're trolling, or if you're paid by unit 8200. Or maybe, some of us aren't blindly following the propaganda pushed by terrorist organizations like Hamas and the Islamic Regime in Ira
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jameshilliard
7mo ago
> Or that bias could be entirely explained by the heinous actions of israel. There are far worse conflicts in the world than the Israel Palestine conflict...so no that would not explain it. > Because conflicts exist, a colony has the
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jameshilliard
7mo ago
> Tired old Zionist talking points to divert from the realities of the "Greater Israel Project". Claiming the "Greater Israel Project"(which has no well defined goals and tends to only be something fringe extremists s
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jameshilliard
7mo ago
> Should I believe the UN When it relates to anything involving Israel the UN clearly has zero credibility[0]. > I certainly believe they are the source of aggression, violence, pain and misery in the region. Then you clearly have no
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7mo ago
> And here I thought aljazeera was a respectable journalistic outfit. While they may do some legitimate journalism they are well known for highly biased articles especially when it comes to anything relating to the middle east. > They
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