The Donald vs Big Tech

[Eoin McLove]

Wow.

[Emphyrio]

"President Trump has been anointed by Jesus"

Is the water in America extra chlorinated or are they taking microdosing too far...

[Pat Twisted Wrath]

I have a brother who is born again so unfortunately im familiar with all this shite.

It is absolutely terrifying that zealots like these are in some of the highest positions of power in government/military. Literally incentivised to bring about the end of the world. Fuck absolutely every last one of them.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

China have been loving the endless supply of things to mock the US over recently, I wonder if they'll make something of this in particular.

[Kunt 4 Life]

Was Trump not saying that he wouldnt be starting any wars during election?
How is the republican base reacting? What percentage are for and against him?

[Bürggermeister]

They're arguing that it's not a war, it's a military operation.

Where have we heard that before? 

[Kunt 4 Life]

I'm not drunk I'm just under the influence of alochol.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Don't know whether it's genius or cringe that this refers to US/Israel as the Epstein regime 😅 but a good read anyway:

https://mandissent.com/p/the-cost-war-iran-is-quietly-winning

[Ducky]

"Don't look now, to Israel, it might be your home land".

[The Butcher]

Although I'm no fan of Iran I'm pleased to see that they aren't rolling over easily to let Donnie have his way

In what sense? They've lost most of their high command in the first hour, entire navy destroyed, US/Israel have air dominance now and Irans plan is to attack Arab states? Not the brightest tools in the shed.

You are right he doesn't give a shite about Iran or it's people etc - it's not just ego though but also geopolitical reasons, mainly for Israel - I'm of the opinion that Israel is doomed eventually in the long run but this war has pushed that can down the road. We have zealots on one side fighting with zealots on another side, this war was always going to happen in my opinion. Just luckily they don't actually have a nuke because I can only see one side using it in a scenario like this.

[Barnacle Billy]

Lads, don't Google 'Iranian parliament building', nor indeed how many windows it has...
You're being played like kippers. They're all in on it 

"All the world is a stage"

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

They've lost most of their high command in the first hour, entire navy destroyed, US/Israel have air dominance now and Irans plan is to attack Arab states? Not the brightest tools in the shed.

Their entire navy hasn't been destroyed. 17 vessels is the US' own estimate. And attacking the Arab states who allowed US bases is potentially quite a smart long-term strategy, as it will throw into plain sight what should always have been obvious: the US doesn't give a shit about them compared to Israel.

This is already beginning to happen: "United States abandoned us & redirected its air defense to protect Israel. They left all the Gulf states that host American military bases at the mercy of Iranian strikes," a Saudi official said.
https://www.news18.com/world/saudi-official-accuses-us-of-abandoning-allies-redirecting-its-air-defense-to-protect-israel-ws-l-9938620.html

In Bahrain too, the Iranian strikes provoked anti-US protests. So, I wouldn't rule it out as a necessarily stupid strategy myself. It may fail, but there is a geopolitical logic to it.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

You know you can't believe what's said by the likes of Hegseth in press statements, right? It's just, that "navy destroyed" and "air control within a week" are both things said by Hegseth just a few hours ago. 

[The Butcher]

Sorry correct - there's no operating Iranian ships in the Arabian gulf, strait of hormuz and gulf of Oman according to the US and that they plan on "sinking the entire Iranian navy". I know that can be big balling it in terms of rhetoric.

Still think attacking neighbouring Arab states, especially civilian infrastructure like airports is a terrible strategy. So officials complain publicly about U.S. priorities but doesn't mean their governments will align with Iran who attacked them in the first place? If anything it would push them away - like Iraq invading Kuwait. And again protests in Bahrain does not equal state alignment in my view.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Long-term, the Iranian regime will take any weakening of relations between Arab states and US/Israel as a win: I don't think they're thinking they might gain immediate allies for themselves. The IRGC are irrational actors, in the sense that they're zealots who won't quit even in the face of certain death. But that doesn't make them stupid actors or poor strategists: it just means they see the stakes very differently.