re: Iran Threatens to Break U.S. Blockade

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Oh well. They signed up for the service and can’t just run because someone made a threat. If they do or want to then they need to be removed immediately from a leadership position

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They’re not worried about their health…

They’re concerned about exposing $30 billion dollars worth of US aircraft and aircraft carrier plus the lives of their crew to enemy fire in a situation in which they cannot immediately effect a decisive blow against the enemy.

The enemy only has to get lucky once, we have to defeat every wave of incoming or our entire naval doctrine gets thrown into question.

The bombed a cargo vessel today

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Apply that logic to the US.

Let's assume Iran killed the president, and all the members of congress etc.

Do you think the American people are going to elect or want someone to come into power that is kind to Iran, OR do you think the American people will want the most ruthless extremists they can find who will fight back?

And yet, the fantasy here is that the 93 million citizens of Iran are just going to welcome the US with open arms?

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INHO this post (and thinking) is short-sighted, though.

First, you are comparing our way of life with Iran. Their leadership doesn't care about the general population, at all. Hyper-Inflation, don't care. Basic needs, don't care. If American kills 90% of the population, they still don't care. What do they care about? Well, the first month of the war should tell you, when they execute (their own admission) people using Starlink (internet) when the general population had it cut off.

We elect. Even when the left attempt to steal elections, it is somewhat fair. That doesn't happen in Iran.

Why do I give a shite if they welcome us with open arms? As long as they quit supporting international terrorism and violent action in the Gulf, how they feel about me is irrelevant.

Don't worry, Trump will respond with a cool Truth Social tweet.

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First, you are comparing our way of life with Iran. Their leadership doesn't care about the general population, at all.

You think our government gives a frick about the population?

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Sorry. You’re new here. I didn’t realize you were this obtuse of an idiot or I wouldn’t have bothered in the first place.


Lesson learned.

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You mean the same thing the people we put in power there for 40 years did?

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Are you stupid(incapable of learning) or ignorant(void of facts).


Let me know which one so I can respond appropriately.

Of course I dont have details, no one does...but yeah, they are heading toward an issue

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Are you stupid(incapable of learning) or ignorant(void of facts).


Let me know which one so I can respond appropriately.

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I was off on my number; it was 26 years. Outside that I'm not sure what you mean.

Sorry for knowing history before the date you wish you could pretend it started from?

Sorry for predicting how all this ME stuff would end for the past 26 years as a result of understanding it rather than "They hate us for our freedoms"?

Have you ever thought about putting yourself on the other side of things and thinking about how you would react to the same things? It's kind of helpful for understanding the direction things are likely to go.

If a country overthrew our democratically elected leaders and installed a dictator who killed people who resisted, put them in jail and so on while said leader gave away resources/wealth to these countries - would you not want to have a rebellion against that dictator?

And yet I'm supposed to be shocked and think them crazy for doing that in 1979? I'm just not. I find it to be extremely rational and what you would expect.

Now then it's just a simple matter of who is going to fight and it's always going to be the most extreme. That's just how it works. No doubt in my mind if it happened in the US, we'd be backing whoever shouted "Death to that Country" the loudest and promised to provide the most resistance.

Are you telling me that you would just be obedient to the other country? That you wouldn't be supportive of the rebellion and what not?

I find that hard to believe.

And if Mexico attacked us and that same country gave Mexico chemical weapons and other weapons that get used on our citizens, is that going to make you want to attack them less?

And if that country killed all our leadership and said they would keep doing it until they put someone who would be their puppet, is that going to make you want to attack them less?

If you keep attacking people, they are going to keep fighting back. If your goal is to profit on the death and destruction with all the money and resources spent on that, then you're doing the right thing.

If you ever hope to maybe live in peace and let the American people keep their resources, which is then spent locally into productive things like improving the quality of life, then maybe you should get a fricking clue.