• brachiosaurus@mander.xyz
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    For any US soldier reading this thread: you are attacking another country to cover up for your pedophile president.

    • Monument@lemmy.sdf.org
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      Yup. Apparently the Clintons testified in front of Congress yesterday regarding the Epstein files. That’s not high on the list headlines today.

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          This is not clearly illegal. Disobeying these orders would get you a court martial, and they will say it was legal.

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          As the other comment says, these aren’t illegal orders. Wrong? Obviously. I don’t think there’s anything that could possibly make this illegal though. The only potential argument is that only congress can declare war, but that’s been pretty much fucked since the end of WWII. It’s illegal for them to tell you to target civilians. It’s legal for them to tell you to invade some foreign nation, for any reason.

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              Congress hasn’t declared war in a very long time. The president was supposed to have limited power to conduct military operations, but that power has been expanded over the past century to essentially remove the need for congress to declare war.

              Again, not saying this is good. I’m just saying it’s probably legal.

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                Yeah, I understand, but I hold on to the notion that if there were representatives with a backbone, these orders would be challenged, with impeachments and other actions rightfully taken.

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      WWIII has been going on for a while, its just not really affecting north America or western Europe yet but Israel/Gaza/Iran, Yemen, Syria, Ukraine/Russia, and all the conflicts in Africa are 100% connected. Not an official definition or anything, but I’d say if a war affects 3 out of 6 inhabited continents it counts as a world war.

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        i’d say open sea predation by rivalling armadas on the other’s shipping supply lines and generally more a focus on interrupting the global infrastructure of the opponent would be a characteristic sign of a world war. now this is also contentious, when does an interruption count? only when it’s done through violence?

    • hector@lemmy.today
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      Fpr the record, this is not world war three, rather cold war two, the fascist boogaloo, the enemy within. Trademark.

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    Weren’t a bunch of analysis predicting this? The trump administration had apparently requested that Israel strike first to provide a flimsy excuse for firing their own missiles at Iran when the Ayatollah and his gang inevitably retaliates against Israel.

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        How disgusting that you would talk about this like it’s some soccer match. What an absolutely inhumane thing to write.

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          “inhumane”[sic]? It’s a perfectly true and very human thing to write. Ever crack open a history book? Like, any history?

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    The Zionist regime’s thirst for blood cannot be quenched… All my support to the people of Iran, I hope this doesn’t turn to disaster for them the same way it happened in Iraq or Afghanistan…

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    Orange cunt shaking his shriveled dick covered in shit form his overfilled diaper. Way to go, USA!

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    Americans think they wont face consequences of their actions, thats why they do this

    We need to make them face consequences

    GO IRAN!!!

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      Israel and the US have begun their war on Iran with a “regime change” as the stated goal. If they succeed, Israel cements its expansionist goals and the middle east is fucked. If Iran succeeds, Israel is fucked.

      There’s a small chance of a stalemate and both give up and we go back to “normal” after a whole lot of death and destruction.

      The entire middle east is going to be affected either way, and to a lesser extent the world as energy distribution from the gulf will be effected.

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        Also, don’t forget, the US attempts to cancel elections due to being in the middle of a war, despite extensive historical precedent of still holding elections during wartime.

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        I think a “stalemate” is more likely than you suspect - the Iranian and Israeli regimes both benefit from having the other one to demonize. I suppose regime change is the ideal goal, but even just more war to galvanize support around Netanyahu in an election year in Israel is a win for him.

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          Regime change would probably mean the same thing that happened in Iraq or Afghanistan. The invading countries will leave a power vacuum and some extremist group is going to take advantage. In Iraq they had ISIS which required a whole new invasion to stop and in Afghanistan the Taliban is now stronger than before the US invasion.

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          With how much bombing the US and Israel are preparing to do, a stalemate won’t come without major destruction in Israel and US bases. I’m not sure that’ll be helpful for Satanyahu’s campaign.

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          Also, Trump gets a massive distraction - which he presently critically needs with his approval ratings at the lowest level in either of his presidencies, and the lowest level for the first 100 days of a presidency in 80 years.

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        Uhh the middle east has been fucked for centuries. Nothing thats happening will change any of that.