"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."
Did not read the link. Just working with the title.
That said, a one and done bombing raid does not constitute a war.
Besides, from what everyone here is saying, the bombing was a complete failure. The bombs do not work. Iran's nuclear program was only set back a month or two and WW III is underway.
I'm so confused.
I couldnât agree more! About you being confused, that is.
A âbombing raidâ on a sovereign country with which we are not at war is indeed an âact of warâ, which often sets off an actual war. Thatâs something the president campaigned on NOT doing, very clearly & in no uncertain terms, as even the MAGA faithful have been railing about.
BTW, for whatâs itâs worth. Every time you say things like ââ¦from what everyone here is sayingâ¦â followed by an exaggeration of the actual discourse here, itâs reads as a poor attempt at slapping at âeveryone hereâ & just another throw down of a sad victim card.
For the record, this is just my humble opinion, as I certainly to not speak on behalf of, well, everyone here.
Did not read the link. Just working with the title.
That said, a one and done bombing raid does not constitute a war.
Besides, from what everyone here is saying, the bombing was a complete failure. The bombs do not work. Iran's nuclear program was only set back a month or two and WW III is underway.
According to a lengthy report by the New York Times, President Trumpâs decision on June 22 to authorize airstrikes at nuclear sites across Iran was influenced in part by Fox News. For days, Trump was fed a steady diet of pro-war personalities on the cable channel, such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, and hardline anti-Iran congressional hawks like Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).
However, according to an RS analysis, many other Fox guests were funded by the defense industry, which absolutely stood to gain from the shift to a hot war between Israel and the U.S. and Iran. One by one, these guests lined up on White House TV screens to praise Israelâs strikes and urge further U.S. involvement. As Palantir Founder and CEO Alex Karp put it bluntly back in 2022, âbad times are very good for Palantir.â Of course, many of these conflicts of interest were not disclosed on air.
One of Karpâs employees, former Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), appeared on Fox praising Israelâs war campaign against Iran. âI think beyond the physical destruction that Israelâs attacks have imposed, there is a sort of mental destruction underway, right? Taking out key leadership in the IRGC, taking out 8 of the 13 top Iranian scientists,â he said in a reference to the assassination of senior officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. âI do think weâve set the nuclear program back, but this is the early stage of what will be a multi-phase complex back and forth, and important that we, America, stand firmly behind our closest ally in the Middle East, Israel.â
Gallagher is now the head of defense at Palantir, a military contractor that provides AI-enabled targeting capabilities. Last year Palantir signed an agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defense to âharness Palantirâs advanced technology in support of war-related missions.â (...)
President Trump and other White House officials are suggesting that questioning the decision and efficacy of bombing Iran shows a lack of patriotism and disparages American troops.
These claims harken back to the Iraq War when supporters of the policy insisted that critics or skeptics were simply anti-American or didnât support the troops.
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âHow about we celebrate that? How about we talk about how special America is, that we â only we have these capabilities? I think it's too much to ask, unfortunately, for the fake news.â
The Biden Hawk Behind Trumpâs Iran War Outgoing CENTCOM commander Michael Kurilla has had Iran in his crosshairs for years as part of a larger vision for keeping China out of the Middle East and squeezing it in an eventual conflict.
Manufacturing consent Gabbard Falls in Line, Claims Iran Close to Nukes Americaâs top intel chief appeared to walk back her stance on Iranâs nuclear program after being criticized by President Donald TrumpU.S. Spy Agencies Assess Iran Remains Undecided on Building a Bomb (yesterday) U.S. intelligence officials said Iran was likely to pivot toward producing a nuclear weapon if the U.S. attacked a main uranium enrichment site, or if Israel killed its supreme leader.
