For decades, the Iraqis, part Sunn'i and part Shi'a, kept the two warring factions apart. Now they're eyeball to eyeball; we're in the middle now that we dropped some bombs.
And the war is on.
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Virtually all Middle East countries are condemning Iran. Condemnation of the US is coming from US Universities and other predictable domestic sources....and of course, the soviets...I mean russians.
We have to be prepared for what our enemy is capable of doing, not preparing for what we think he will do. It is a mistake often repeated. War is never anything to joke about. Old Edwin Starr told us that it is only good for the undertaker.
could be a few deceased one's might send a message that would be heeded.......
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The sleeper cells within the USA might not be acting because if they do the current regime might be either powerless or out of power and dead. Not much incentive to act when your movement is completely kaput.
Latest news is this is how it is working out...
NYT : ...Iran on Monday launched a missile attack on an American base in Qatar, the largest American military installation in the Middle East, in what appeared to be calculated retaliation for U.S. strikes on three critical Iranian nuclear sites.
Even as it attacked, there were signs that Iran was been looking for an off-ramp from a confrontation with the United States. Three Iranian officials said their government had given advance notice that the missile strike was coming, to minimize potential casualties, and President Trump responded with an olive branch online...
WaPo: ...In a string of social media posts on Monday, President Donald Trump appeared to signal a de-escalation of tensions with Iran, writing that Tehran seems to have “gotten it all out of their ‘system’” with its telegraphed and limited attack on U.S. forces in Qatar, and encouraging Iran and Israel to seek “Peace and Harmony in the Region.” “CONGRATULATIONS WORLD, IT’S TIME FOR PEACE!” he wrote in one Truth Social message....
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That is not true. Specifically, we bombed their nuclear sites because Israel couldn't destroy them and asked us to do it for them. Absent the Israeli request we would not have sent in our bombers.
Although I agree with what you are saying, I do not think it is an established fact that we would not have proceeded without an Israeli request. Iran has been insufferable since they got away with taking our Embassy all those years ago. They are a world terror leader and they could no more be trusted with a nuclear bomb than a 3 year old with a hand grenade.
I will concede that Israel did make the request and that IDF had done the prep work on Iran's air defense,
I will concede that Israel did make the request and that IDF had done the prep work on Iran's air defense,
Ceasefire between Iran and Israel has been reported.
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And it’s over!
It's never over there.
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The Persians must be running low on missiles and drones. Henry Kissinger did once say "An Iranian moderate is one who has run out of ammunition.”
Now that's funny right there.
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Now that's funny right there.
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As far as the Shah's son, I am reminded of the old addage that you "cannot step in the same river twice." I think even he realizes that the days of the Shahs have long ended.
In that part of the world, I am more concerned about who comes after more than the current tyrant(s) in charge. That part of the world has been at perpetual war since the dawn of human history and that will never change in our lifetime.
Iran is in the midst of committing national suicide...they all know it and the majority seem to be more than satified with that and until something happens that changes my outlook on that, it is what I will stay with. The issue is just how many people they will take with them.
The TERRORISTS likely surmised there weren’t enough virgins for all the about to be dead.
Hence, STOP
Hence, STOP
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And I reiterate....we cannot fix these problems and if our operation is done, we need to declare victory and stay completely out of further festivities.
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That's a reasonable concern. However, there are millions of Iranians in the US, most of whom (with the money and wherewithal) escaped Iran in 1979, and their progeny. They are fine upstanding citizens, every one (a lot) I've ever met are successful professionals or entrepeneurs. When was the last time you heard of Iranians here protesting, raising hell on social media, or involved in criminal activity? Neither have I.
My point being that any virgin-seeking zealots who may have recently slithered into the country illegally will have a hard time hiding among and being harbored by the established Iranians here. My hunch is that the vast majority of Iranian-Americans would rat them out to law enforcement if they were aware of any.
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It will be over as soon as Iran no longer wants war.
That hasn't been true for Iran since Xerxes I, just 2500 years ago.
Hmmm, haven't noticed Iran going after the Greeks after Alexander the Great kicked their butt. Seems a good butt kicking ( like they just got ) just might persuade them to be peaceful for awhile.
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