Iran vs the US Megathread

[Bear Stearns]

There's reports from journalists on Twitter that another airstrike just happened in Iraq, this time targeting Shiite leaders a day before a scheduled protest by Shiites.

I'd imagine that many groups in the Middle East aren't going to wait long to form some form of coalition or something in response to this bullshit. Iraq and Iran are definitely going to be hellbent against the US.

Nah the US are here clearly on the sunni side. I wouldn be surprised if they cheer Trump for his actions as we speak. Thats the real thing here that the US have become involved in an inner-islamic middle eastern conflict.

The Sunni Gulf States love what Trump is doing to Iran.

[Northern Dependencies]

We killed a terrorist, someone who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans.

I don't see what the problem is.

The problem is that it has made Iran all pissy. More so. Again.

So? Who gives a shit? Let them throw their tantrum.

When did we start becoming afraid of Iran?

[Thermodolia]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/03/politics/us-troops-middle-east-soleimani/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_content=2020-01-03T18%3A30%3A25&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR0kgE1nsr8lWKcH6wgIbN_ZZ8HogtMeW3p7GRzxUNn9F5u_DAf2TQCXviI

It’s more than a little misleading. Those troops where already planned to go a month ago. This is really just a massive coincidence

[Northern Dependencies]

We killed a terrorist, someone who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans.

I don't see what the problem is.

Because the so called terrorist was a general in a country's army, and his death may bring about even more hardship for our troops on the ground

He was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of our troops, so by all accounts we prevented hardship for them.

[Thermodolia]

The U.S. & Israel need improvement; Saudi Arabia is in the same league as Iran. Now that that's out of the way: Whataboutism is not an argument.

And for the record, of the "two" psychopathic gunmen I'd take the one that doesn't punish people for not covering their hair.



Actually, it would be if a competent tactician were in charge of the campaign. Unfortunately we're stuck with Trump instead.

It would guarantee his reelection though

No it wouldn’t

[Loben The 2nd]

reports of another strike, near an area called Hader.

[The New California Republic]

The problem is that it has made Iran all pissy. More so. Again.

So? Who gives a shit? Let them throw their tantrum.

When did we start becoming afraid of Iran?

Iran has the ability to lash out, so it isn't really limited to a "tantrum".

[Thermodolia]

Mosaddegh was not a democrat. That meme needs to die.
He was elected once yes, but then seized dictatorial powers and banned subsequent elections after it appeared he would lose. Also although the US backed the military in overthrowing him, we did not cause it either.

Democrat or not id prefer a secular communist to a theocratic state

[Thermodolia]

We killed a terrorist, someone who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans.

I don't see what the problem is.

The problem is that it has made Iran all pissy. More so. Again.

So nothing new

[Northern Dependencies]

So? Who gives a shit? Let them throw their tantrum.

When did we start becoming afraid of Iran?

Iran has the ability to lash out, so it isn't really limited to a "tantrum".

Considering the general was there to formulate more attacks against US personnel it sounds like they were gonna do that anyway. Lashing out is Iran's modus operandi by this point. They're a rogue state.

[Thermodolia]

We killed a terrorist, someone who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans.

I don't see what the problem is.

Because the so called terrorist was a general in a country's army, and his death may bring about even more hardship for our troops on the ground

Dude this is a guy who was on OBLs level. This isn’t some random ass General. You really need to stop downplaying his crimes

[Paddy O Fernature]

Because the so called terrorist was a general in a country's army, and his death may bring about even more hardship for our troops on the ground

Dude this is a guy who was on OBLs level. This isn’t some random ass General. You really need to stop downplaying his crimes

I'd go so far as to suggest that several people in this thread really need to stop downplaying what a giant POS this guy really was.

[Thermodolia]

So? Who gives a shit? Let them throw their tantrum.

When did we start becoming afraid of Iran?

Iran has the ability to lash out, so it isn't really limited to a "tantrum".

So does North Korea. It’s really nothing new. Claiming that it’s going to lead to WW3, “now with more nukes!!” isn’t gonna happen. Not that you are saying that

[Northern Dependencies]

Dude this is a guy who was on OBLs level. This isn’t some random ass General. You really need to stop downplaying his crimes

I'd go so far as to suggest that several people in this thread really need to stop downplaying what a giant POS this guy really was.

The hate America first crowd will always rush to the defense of an aggressive theocratic terrorist regime like Iran.

[Thermodolia]

Dude this is a guy who was on OBLs level. This isn’t some random ass General. You really need to stop downplaying his crimes

I'd go so far as to suggest that several people in this thread really need to stop downplaying what a giant POS this guy really was.

This is a guy who had a hand in blowing up French, American, and other European embassies like it was nothing in the 1980s and 1990s. He also had a hand in blowing up the American embassy in Lebanon and the marine barracks. If AQ never existed this guy would have taken OBLs spot

[The Lone Alliance]

Why would Israel not be scared? Their last war with Lebanon was a disaster for them

It wasn't a disaster it simply was a giant waste of time for them because they weren't allowed to actually do anything.

The costs for Israel was money spent blowing stuff up, and a few dozen people panicky because of Hezbollah's giant bottle rockets.

But not once in any part of the Lebanon War was Israel ever in danger of being destroyed.

[Paddy O Fernature]

I'd go so far as to suggest that several people in this thread really need to stop downplaying what a giant POS this guy really was.

This is a guy who had a hand in blowing up French, American, and other European embassies like it was nothing in the 1980s and 1990s. He also had a hand in blowing up the American embassy in Lebanon and the marine barracks. If AQ never existed this guy would have taken OBLs spot

Indeed, which is why I'm laughing at everyone so goddamn eager to rush to this guys defense and try and make him out to be some kind of saint that ebil murica just yeeted for no reason.

[Nakena]

Daily Stomer praised him in an eulogy as role model.

What a surprise.

[Thermodolia]

If Syria and Lebanon tried to invade Israel the only thing they'd get is a nice huge stack of dead Lebanese and Syrians.

The Syrian Army is barely a shell of it's former self after years of fighting the civil war and Lebanon's army is a joke that can't even fight Hezbollah.

Israel isn't scared in the slightest, if anything they're likely internally cheering because they didn't have to do it themselves.

Why would Israel not be scared? Their last war with Lebanon was a disaster for them

Dude israel has nukes. With the stated policy of literally bringing nuclear holocaust upon the world if Israel was in danger of falling. They aren’t scared.

[The New California Republic]

President Donald Trump has said the US killed Iran's top military commander Qasem Soleimani "to stop a war, not to start one".

He said Soleimani's "reign of terror is over" after the strike at Baghdad airport in Iraq on Friday. Soleimani spearheaded Iran's Middle East operations as head of the Quds Force.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-50989745

[Novus America]

Mosaddegh was not a democrat. That meme needs to die.
He was elected once yes, but then seized dictatorial powers and banned subsequent elections after it appeared he would lose. Also although the US backed the military in overthrowing him, we did not cause it either.

Mossadeq was elected. The Shah was not. We aided in his overthrow. Is it really hard to understand why Iranians don't like america?

Again Mossadeq seized dictatorial powers, and banned elections once it was clear he would lose. At the time of his overthrow there were mass protests against his regime which had become very unpopular.

Also the Clerics ruling Iran backed his overthrow. So no, that is not a really good reason at all.

[Northern Dependencies]

Daily Stomer praised him in an eulogy as role model.

What a surprise.

Terrorists support terrorists.

[The Lone Alliance]

Why would Israel not be scared? Their last war with Lebanon was a disaster for them

Dude israel has nukes. With the stated policy of literally bringing nuclear holocaust upon the world if Israel was in danger of falling. They aren’t scared.

The only reason Israel didn't get anywhere in Lebanon in 2006 was because half the time Hezbollah was hiding all their stuff inside refugee camps and Israel at the time had no interest in slaughtering a bunch of UN soldiers just to kill them.

It was a giant game of whack a mole that Israel eventually got tired of playing and stormed off about.

[Washington Resistance Army]

Why would Israel not be scared? Their last war with Lebanon was a disaster for them

Dude israel has nukes. With the stated policy of literally bringing nuclear holocaust upon the world if Israel was in danger of falling. They aren’t scared.

Exactly why we should park a ballistic missile sub right off the coast and first strike them tbh.

[Novus America]

If Syria and Lebanon tried to invade Israel the only thing they'd get is a nice huge stack of dead Lebanese and Syrians.

The Syrian Army is barely a shell of it's former self after years of fighting the civil war and Lebanon's army is a joke that can't even fight Hezbollah.

Israel isn't scared in the slightest, if anything they're likely internally cheering because they didn't have to do it themselves.

Why would Israel not be scared? Their last war with Lebanon was a disaster for them

Why would they be? Some groups in Lebanon being able to conduct guerrilla warfare is quite different than being an active threat.
Sure Lebanon is hard to occupy. That is no reason to be scared though.