Iran vs the US Thread

[Loben The 2nd]

Why should we trust Iran at all?

I fail to understand liberal infatuation with the place.

lol.

I assume that countries do things because they expect a good thing happening. If you want me to think Iran did this then you have to give me some kind of motive. If you can't then I assume you're acting in bad faith.

To see what leverage they can gain.

Then again you’re likely compromised as we speak...

[Loben The 2nd]

Why should we trust Iran at all?

I fail to understand liberal infatuation with the place.

The mullahs may be evil fucks, but they're not stupid. I have no love for their reign, but let John Bolton splooge his twisted dark fantasies into his hand.

Dark fantasies that don’t affect you whatever your paranoia says.

[Duhon]

lol.

I assume that countries do things because they expect a good thing happening. If you want me to think Iran did this then you have to give me some kind of motive. If you can't then I assume you're acting in bad faith.

To see what leverage they can gain.

Then again you’re likely compromised as we speak...

What leverage? And why compromised?

[Fartsniffage]

lol.

I assume that countries do things because they expect a good thing happening. If you want me to think Iran did this then you have to give me some kind of motive. If you can't then I assume you're acting in bad faith.

To see what leverage they can gain.

Then again you’re likely compromised as we speak...

How many people did you live with who came back broken from the Iraq war?

[Duhon]

John Bolton stumbles into Capitol building, claims Iran shot him

[Loben The 2nd]

Iran is more a Geopolitical Threat to America than a Existential one.

Direct War is the wrong way to go.

Lobbing a MOAB into the ayatollahs palace May be the right way.

[Duhon]

Iran is more a Geopolitical Threat to America than a Existential one.

Direct War is the wrong way to go.

Lobbing a MOAB into the ayatollahs palace May be the right way.

Bombing shit without a credible strstegy for the aftermath never works -- unless you want the chaos in the first place.

[Loben The 2nd]

To see what leverage they can gain.

Then again you’re likely compromised as we speak...

How many people did you live with who came back broken from the Iraq war?

Several, and let me guess You likely are one of those new age hippies who despite wore the uniform, thinks that war is unnecessary no matter what reason or outcome.

Victory is not measured by losses. It’s measured by gains.

[The Lone Alliance]

I can't see a war happening or lasting in the current political climate.
Even Trump as much as he claims to hate Iran knows that going to war will sink him, especially since a lot of people on his side are now anti Neo Con war machine.

And I can't see the Democrats turning pro war with Iran after Obama tried to broker peace with Iran so Congress won't declare war.

The worst we might get from this is another tanker war or Operation Praying Mantis two where the US decides to sink Iran's navy for the crime of existing.

But maybe that's the point, someone wanted to show the world "Look the US is too divided to even get into wars of imperialism anymore!"

But I think after Syria everyone should have realized that already.

[Duhon]

How many people did you live with who came back broken from the Iraq war?

Several, and let me guess You likely are one of those new age hippies who despite wore the uniform, thinks that war is unnecessary no matter what reason or outcome.

Victory is not measured by losses. It’s measured by gains.

ISIS is a fucking gain, apparently. Oh, so was the thousands of Iraqi lives lost to the decade's worth of chaos, upheaval, disorder, all because the US went into Iraq without a halfway credible plan for the aftermath.

Bloody fucking hell.

[Aeritai]

Where is the United Nations when you need them? Shouldn't they be trying to ease the tensions between Iran and the United States.

[Loben The 2nd]

Where is the United Nations when you need them? Shouldn't they be trying to ease the tensions between Iran and the United States.

Too busy trying to decide what salad to have. You know how useless those glorified preschoolers are.

[Samudera Darussalam]

Where is the United Nations when you need them? Shouldn't they be trying to ease the tensions between Iran and the United States.

......I mean, have the problems escalated into that tensions where the U.N. needs to intervene?
Even if it decided to, I doubt either party would hear it.

[Aeritai]

Where is the United Nations when you need them? Shouldn't they be trying to ease the tensions between Iran and the United States.

......I mean, have the problems escalated into that tensions where the U.N. needs to intervene?
Even if it decided to, I doubt either party would hear it.

That's what I would think since the United States is threating to declare war on Iran. I would think the UN's alarm bells would ring.

[Aureumterra]

Sigh is Iran ever going to stop?

You have evidence that Iran did this beyond the band of chickenhawks in the U.S. government saying so?

No definitive proof, just a hunch, and if the last year proved anything, it’s my hunches usually end up correct

[The Lone Alliance]

......I mean, have the problems escalated into that tensions where the U.N. needs to intervene?
Even if it decided to, I doubt either party would hear it.

That's what I would think since the United States is threating to declare war on Iran. I would think the UN's alarm bells would ring.

Who is going to threaten to declare war on Iran?

Trump?

Trump can't declare war without alienating his base and likely getting Congress jumping on his ass for it.

Congress?

Do you really think Nancy Pelosi is going to allow a vote for a Declaration of War against Iran, you know the same country that Barack Obama was trying to foster a peace deal, just to please John Bolton and the Neo Cons who are still Republicans at heart?

I know the Neocons are starting to switch sides to the Democrats but for now they're still mostly Republicans and a lot of them are still reluctantly in Trump's camp.

[Loben The 2nd]

You have evidence that Iran did this beyond the band of chickenhawks in the U.S. government saying so?

No definitive proof, just a hunch, and if the last year proved anything, it’s my hunches usually end up correct

What? Iran is totally innocent here, not like they have been funding various terror organizations and have a hand in the Assad regimes hold in Syria. Clearly we’re the bad guys here.

[Dooom35796821595]

......I mean, have the problems escalated into that tensions where the U.N. needs to intervene?
Even if it decided to, I doubt either party would hear it.

That's what I would think since the United States is threating to declare war on Iran. I would think the UN's alarm bells would ring.

Time to break out the high quality stationary and extra red ink, some serious letter writing to do.

[Kowani]

How many people did you live with who came back broken from the Iraq war?

Several, and let me guess You likely are one of those new age hippies who despite wore the uniform, thinks that war is unnecessary no matter what reason or outcome.

Victory is not measured by losses. It’s measured by gains.

Said Pyrrhus.

[The Lone Alliance]

No definitive proof, just a hunch, and if the last year proved anything, it’s my hunches usually end up correct

What? Iran is totally innocent here, not like they have been funding various terror organizations and have a hand in the Assad regimes hold in Syria. Clearly we’re the bad guys here.

And Saudi Arabia funded ISIS.

Why aren't we bombing them?

[LiberNovusAmericae]

What? Iran is totally innocent here, not like they have been funding various terror organizations and have a hand in the Assad regimes hold in Syria. Clearly we’re the bad guys here.

And Saudi Arabia funded ISIS.

Why aren't we bombing them?

They have something on us called oil.

[The Lone Alliance]

And Saudi Arabia funded ISIS.

Why aren't we bombing them?

Mecca, Medina.

I fail to see how that's a problem as neither city is a valid military target.

And Saudi Arabia funded ISIS.

Why aren't we bombing them?

They have something on us called oil.

So did Iraq and so does Iran, hell so does Syria.

[Duhon]

No definitive proof, just a hunch, and if the last year proved anything, it’s my hunches usually end up correct

What? Iran is totally innocent here, not like they have been funding various terror organizations and have a hand in the Assad regimes hold in Syria. Clearly we’re the bad guys here.

Yes.

Those aren't reasons to storm Tehran and end the mullahs right then and there, not at least without a detailed plan to leave a credible replacement that Iranians can rally over.

But it seems all you guys ever think about it flushing out the problem in front of you without thinking ahead.

[Sundowers]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/13/politics ... index.html

not sure if this has been posted yet

Apparently there is video of Iranian boats removing an unexploded mine off of one of the ships

[The Great Swedish Empire]

This just smells of Tonkin. Far too convenient. If the US does somehow invade the war will be quick but it will be Afganistan 2: Electric Boogaloo. To make it all worse global opinion by the powers that be are mostly against the US. Expect Russian arms to be supplied to Iran. They will not risk heavy US presence so close to their motherland. Not uncontested.