Iran

[Velo Vol]

Iran is not Iraq.

Iran is not Afghanistan.

Stop freaking out.

No, they aren't.

But if you disrupt or destroy the existing government, things are going to happen that are impossible to predict. And you are partially responsible.

Some of them may be good, but some of them may be bad.

That is the lesson of Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

[ButchPlz]

No, they aren't.

But if you disrupt or destroy the existing government, things are going to happen that are impossible to predict. And you are partially responsible.

Some of them may be good, but some of them may be bad.

That is the lesson of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Exact same playbook here. Likely exact same results.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

So what you've just admitted is that you're incapable of research and yet feel entitled to have a firm opinion anyway.

I admit Ive never looked into it but I've always heard that the islamists rose up to overthrow the Shah.

 

[USF grad in TN]

If they do, Trump will level Tehran.

I think he would level significant military targets and take out some Mullahs but leave civilians safe as much as possible.

 

[MAD]

What level of crazy does it take to respond to a post asking a question to someone that's not you, and still not answering the question? Do YOU know who installed the current Iranian regime?

You lost all credibility when you said Israelis were celebrating 9/11.

 

[FLVOL_79]

The line "thank you for your attention to this matter"..I've seen my worst employees (union stewards) drop this line in their grievances. Now it all makes sense.

 

[ButchPlz]

You lost all credibility when you said Israelis were celebrating 9/11.

You mean the dudes that went on the news in Israel saying they were sent ahead of time to document the attacks? The dudes that were dancing around as the towers fell and got arrested and deported under suspicious circumstances? Certainly more believe able than "the vaccine works", especially since mine is actually verifiable.

 

[MAD]

World War III is not happening any more. Thank Israel.

 

[MAD]

You mean the dudes that went on the news in Israel saying they were sent ahead of time to document the attacks? The dudes that were dancing around as the towers fell and got arrested and deported under suspicious circumstances? Certainly more believe able than "the vaccine works", especially since mine is actually verifiable.

 

[tbh]

Tuscaloosa would be a good start @Iran

In that instance, Iran would still get penalized less than the Vols when they're in Tuscaloosa, amirite?

 

[ButchPlz]

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Like I said- lazy.

 

[Matt2496]

 

[Orangeburst]

amazing to see success rate of ABM systems..guess that is why hypersonic missiles are the latest fad.
surprised Iran hasnt used cruise missiles, or have them.

 

[hog88]

Exact same playbook here. Likely exact same results.

It's only the same playbook if we (the US) go in and force a western style "democracy" on them.

 

[CobbVol]

No, they aren't.

But if you disrupt or destroy the existing government, things are going to happen that are impossible to predict. And you are partially responsible.

Some of them may be good, but some of them may be bad.

That is the lesson of Iraq and Afghanistan.

The current Iranian regime supports and promotes "Death to America". Can any new group that potentially gets power be worse than that?

 

[NEO]

Seems like Israel is targeting military sites and Iran is attacking cities.

 

[Orangeburst]

There are also indications that the U.S. Navy is becoming more wary of a possible Iranian attack. Satellite imagery appears to show several Navy vessels leaving Salman Port in Bahrain. Less than 150 miles across the Persian Gulf from Iran, it would be a prime target for Tehran should it decide to lash out directly against the U.S

saw this on TWZ..if they weregonna hit us, it would probably be as such.

 

[rekinhavoc]

While I'm not disagreeing, really, this is much like disarming the radicals who are conducting a prison riot then dumping all the guns in the common yard and letting the prisoners work it out. Certainly it stops the riot but you still have a bunch of armed prisoners.

The Iranian people are going to be left with a power void politically and lots of weapons likely including at least some, likely not much, of their nuclear research facilities intact.

It's not like they're suddenly going to be inclined to make peace with everyone. They're shia, most of the Muslim world is sunni. They're certainly not going to look at Israel as a friendly country. They're not going to look at the US as friendly either.

What the Iranian people are going to be is isolated in the world, likely missing some infrastructure/govt services, and rebuilding from being attacked.

We can't really expect a friendly country to emerge from this, can we?

I hope so.

 

[Majors]

Seems like Israel is targeting military sites and Iran is attacking cities.

Bad move by Iran.

 

[MAD]

Seems like Israel is targeting military sites and Iran is attacking cities.

Dear Israel:
Just finish the job. Please.
Sincerely,
Every person in the world with a lick of common sense.

 

[Majors]

Seems we are about to take the leader out or drop another MOAB.

 

[lukeneyland]

Iran qualifies as an oppressed group, in their view, and by definition oppressed groups cannot be bad or wrong about anything.

Poor little Jihadist. Looks they’ll be getting sent to the virgins soon

 

[KB5252]

The current Iranian regime supports and promotes "Death to America". Can any new group that potentially gets power be worse than that?

Don't ever ask if it can get worse....... Never tempt fate like that.

 

[lukeneyland]

You mean the dudes that went on the news in Israel saying they were sent ahead of time to document the attacks? The dudes that were dancing around as the towers fell and got arrested and deported under suspicious circumstances? Certainly more believe able than "the vaccine works", especially since mine is actually verifiable.

Sounds like the Palestinians that everyone seems to love

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

You certainly are not an expert. The overwhelming majority of younger Iranians are oppositional toward the regime with a strong distaste for religion.

I can accept that but the people with the weapons will support keeping power much as I do in America without necessarily caring about the politics of the govt.

It's EXTREMELY convenient for them to support a new imam based govt which maintains the Revolutionary Guard without any pesky investigations. They have no reason to "change sides" to a govt that might cut their power.

The people themselves are much less important than the military leaders. Perhaps that's not how life should be in Iran but getting away from that power will cost lives.