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re: Is it possible for us to tell BOTH the Jews and the Muslims in the Middle East to GFY?
Posted on 4/23/24 at 11:05 pm to WonTonDonWon
Posted on 4/23/24 at 11:05 pm to WonTonDonWon
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They would have to do a lot more than Iraq to destroy the oil fields
I wasn't meaning to say they would destroy the supply. But setting the wells on fire, blowing up the refineries and pipelines are absolutely something they would do which would set back oil production by years.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 11:33 pm to ryanlsu
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I wasn't meaning to say they would destroy the supply. But setting the wells on fire, blowing up the refineries and pipelines are absolutely something they would do which would set back oil production by years.
Got ya. It would be a nightmare but nothing we couldn't handle. I'm not advocating going to war with Iran
Posted on 4/23/24 at 11:38 pm to WonTonDonWon
I’m also not advocating going to war with Iran. Just trying to get the isolationist to realize that completely pulling out of the Middle East would be a bad idea and would have long term repercussions for the entire world.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:21 am to Faurot fodder
Carpet bomb them all and get it over with
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:26 am to ryanlsu
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I’m also not advocating going to war with Iran. Just trying to get the isolationist to realize that completely pulling out of the Middle East would be a bad idea and would have long term repercussions for the entire world.
Absolutely, without a doubt, all these stupid wars. Even the just ones. Will have repracution beyond what anyone can predict. Thats why, despite our mistakes in the past, we should stand for what is right.
This post was edited on 4/24/24 at 12:29 am
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:57 am to ryanlsu
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ryanlsu
So you think an Israeli life is worth more than an American life. Got it. It’s retarded, but I got it.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 7:33 am to Frostynips1
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Good thing they’ve never attacked us.
For interfering in their affairs.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 7:34 am to Mo Jeaux
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So you think an Israeli life is worth more than an American life. Got it. It’s retarded, but I got it
I think he’s saying that Israel exists as a western proxy nation in the Middle East is so the US can play guard dog on the middle eastern oil supply, bc if we don’t, Iran is going to snatch it all up and cause a global economic crash. According to him the US has to play world police forever, or the world will end
Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:17 am to hubertcumberdale
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According to him the US has to play world police forever, or the world will end
Yes. His "smart" take is exactly this. We better not even think about pulling out of the Middle East. Life as we know it hangs in the balance.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:34 am to ronricks
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How is that our problem? If Israel wants to remain in that region they will have to deal with it. We have enough problems domestically as it is without this headache.
It's our problem because the 200 million are determined to snuff the 7 million, and the 7 million have enough nuclear weapons to kill the species if they start firing them. So while I agree we need to GTFO of the middle east ASAP, that's going to come with some bad shite we either have to accept, like hundreds of millions of dead and missiles potentially flying our way from Russia and China, or we do what we can to make sure it doesn't get there.
We are intricately entangled in this whether we like that or not.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:44 am to Captain Rumbeard
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hundreds of millions of dead and missiles potentially flying our way from Russia and China, or we do what we can to make sure it doesn't get there.
So the U.S. leaving the Middle East alone = hundreds of millions of dead people. Got it.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 9:26 am to ryanlsu
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I’m also not advocating going to war with Iran. Just trying to get the isolationist to realize that completely pulling out of the Middle East
You provide a logical fallacy as the basis for your support of Israel as a means to counter Iranian dominance in the region. Opposition of Iranian influence does not necessitate a bolstering of Israeli defense or making Israel's success a foundational principle of American interests in the region.
Put another way, bolstering Israel because they are the enemy of an enemy is a narrow approach to a complex region. There are numerous liabilities that come along with blanket approval and support of a partner who often acts unilaterally in ways that are detrimental to the interests of other countries who are necessary partners in countering Iranian influence.
If you support Israel because of the Scofield Bible and your personal approach to Zionism, say so. Making an arguement that Israel is the best means to counter Iran is disingenuous and false.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 9:33 am to Foch
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Making an arguement that Israel is the best means to counter Iran is disingenuous and false.
The "smart" folks equate isolationism with being simple-minded and unrealistic, but the truth of the matter is their stance is somewhere between Zionism and Vaginaism.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 10:00 am to Faurot fodder
We don’t benefit at all being involved in that region, we’re only there for the oil….we should’ve taken over Venezuela decades ago and let the Jews/muslims have at it on their own
Posted on 4/24/24 at 7:06 pm to Faurot fodder
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So the U.S. leaving the Middle East alone = hundreds of millions of dead people. Got it.
If that's the thing that would have stopped Israel from feeling it has an existential threat against them, then yeah.
Look, I don't want to be world police either. And we can disentangle from almost all places we are currently fricking someone over in. But Israel is a problem of geography and nuclear weapons. Small geography, big nuclear weapons. And they have a propensity towards thinking they're all about to die because history has proven, they're right about that a lot.
We don't have to fight it for them, but we might have to actively help at some point to put this shite to bed. It's not going to end till someone surrenders. Diplomacy there is a joke. They will never not hate their neighbors there. Sometimes life teaches harsh lessons. This is one of those kinds of problems unfortunately.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 7:57 pm to Rebel
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I don’t really care. But it’s 7 million Jews surrounded by 200 million Muslims.
So?
When has ISRAEL ever done ANYTHING for America other than take our aid money?
"Get rid of Saddam! He has WMDs and he's going to nuke Israel!"
"OK let's do it let's go let's get that guy!"
"Nah..... you go on ahead I'll just uh.... I'll just be there in a little bit I promise"
frick Israel
Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:09 pm to Faurot fodder
There our god is the same god
Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:19 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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Middle East
Oil
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Afghanistan
Rare earth minerals
Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:22 pm to Faurot fodder
No. Let some group parachute their way into all of your family's yards and kill, rape them and get back to me.
Israel needs to keep their foot on the pedal. Don't let up
Israel needs to keep their foot on the pedal. Don't let up
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