You goof; the innocents won’t be soldiers, or even just Americans. Innocent Iranians will be killed by American attacks while Innocent Americans will be killed by theirs. This war will escalate until Trump gives up, as it is not in Iran’s best interest to deescalate. They seem ready for the long game, which is where their advantage lies.

and yet, that probably won’t make up for the headache it’ll be for him otherwise. We were already heading towards maximum authoritarianism, so it’s not like the course is adjusted.

No, there will be terror. Unconventional warfare is something Iran will use in retaliation, as it fits their resources and expertise.

You once again make the fundamental error of overestimating how much the fascists have thought this thorough. Trump wants this to be a performative war that will make contractors money and boost anti-Islamic sentiment, but this will instead skyrocket gas prices and drag us into a brutal future of terror. This will escalate into a situation of mass casualty against a foe that fully intendeds to never surrender.

There is no one at the wheel. These decisions are made off of vibes and instincts from fascists that don’t understand how instincts serve them. They’re riding a wave, not designing the future. No one is really in control when the fate of the world was signed off to short-sighted selfishness long ago.

That’s a disservice to landscapers. A small time “entrepreneur” would better describe him.

Accidentally based cops? I never would’ve expected this

tfw people choose to not be a part of your fascist regime 😱

No matter what Trump’s intention was here, he just created a huge mess that his enemy has every reason to drag him into. Unfortunately, innocent people will be the ones on the front lines, like always. There will probably be decades of suffering, bitterness, and death, with every drop of blood being on his hands. This move was stupid and will probably serve no one.

y’all Brits probably need it rn. Labour is beyond fucked next election, and unless the left builds something meaningfully distinct from their rot, you’ll continue falling rightwards like us Americans did. The only saving grace will be that it probably won’t be as dramatic.

Tis a shame they’ll blame Iran rather than the instigators of the attacks

It’s almost like we only really had one option this entire time!

It really shouldn’t be surprising that the US liberal democracy got toppled by a dictator when we seem to love such foreign policy.

I doubt Russia is unique

Those sanctions only exist because some chucklefuck named Donald Trump tore up the only real chance at a nuclear deal Iran was ever gonna accept. The Israelis like Netanyahu that egged him on then never wanted peace, only imperial victory. The nuclear threat is more real to Israelis thanks to their leader’s own warmongering. Like was the case on October 7th, Israel remains heavily responsible for any future attacks they face from Iran.

They had the power to choose peace, but Fascism must’ve been too sexy to the people who never stopped guilt tripping about the Holocaust. For fucking shame.

For when I was hanging out with my 2 Besties?

They want the “other” to get persecuted, but not the ones they actually know; those are people.

Not be cowards? Admit that liberal democracy is dead?

It really is that they’re allergic to rocking the boat, even if the boat is sinking and people will die if we don’t evacuate asap. If liberals knew their democracy was dead, they’d actually turn to proper strategies of resistance quicker. Unfortunately, Democrats don’t want shareholders to be in any way displeased.

I’m only surprised they didn’t:

A. Turn it into some sort of conversion therapy scheme, or…

B. Shut it down on day one.

They’re competition in the “global empire” game, which means they can never be on our team.

You mean Netanyahu’s bffs?