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Over 85 Targets Hit In U.S. Retaliation Strikes Against Iranian Proxies, IRGC (www.twz.com)

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[-] ItsAFake@lemmus.org 45 points 6 months ago

So, do we get to start calling what's happening everywhere world war 3 or is there like some committee that meets on this?

[-] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 38 points 6 months ago

Once some major players start conscripting people I think it'd be reasonable to call it WW3. This is the preamble

[-] AlfredEinstein@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

Hasn't russia been conscripting for a couple of years now?

[-] dlpkl@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago

major players

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

whether you or me like them or not, they are a major player.

now we just need china and a couple more euro countries to join in on the fun.

[-] jj4211@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Well it did say major players, plural. If you have major players directly in opposition and both feeling the need for conscription...

[-] AlfredEinstein@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Iran has always had mandatory military service for men 18+. You can buy out if you're rich, but they've been drafting for years.

And Iran is arguably the #3 major player ahead of Israel who wants to keep their military action at home.

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[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago

whether you or me like them or not, they are a major player.

No Russia is not a major player. Remember those estimates about Russia taking Ukraine in a week, two weeks tops? Those estimates were based on Russia being a near peer. That assessment was incorrect. Russia is not a near peer.

Also Russia's capabilities have been significantly diminished because of the war in Ukraine. They can't project power anymore. Russia is devolving down to the level of North Korea. They have nukes, so have to be considered, but no real capability to project power. Not a major player.

And other countries are involved. China is somewhat involved on the diplomatic front. But guess what their priorities are? They're against Iran's "Axis of Resistance" attacking shipping routes between Europe and Asia. Because obviously.

So it's basically just Russia+Iran against everyone else in the world. At this point it seems like Iran is struggling to keep their proxies under control. Not exactly WW3.

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[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

some major players are already doing this.

yay ww3, just what we needed.

[-] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

Conscripting and openly killing one another* as in us on russia or china type shit would be more fair I guess haha

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 months ago

well.... thats kinda happening too..

[-] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

I mean, you're not wrong. But I'd rather remain in denial. I'm not old enough to avoid the draft yet lol

[-] Bourff@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago

It's a world war only when western european countries are involved. Otherwise it's just sparkling conflict.

[-] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

It's not a war until the other side is able to fight back.

[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

It's never a world war until it's over and the dust settles on the graves of millions around the globe.

[-] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 44 points 6 months ago

U.S. military forces today conducted strikes on seven facilities, which included more than 85 targets in Iraq and Syria, that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated militias use to attack U.S. forces. This is the start of our response. The President has directed additional actions to hold the IRGC and affiliated militias accountable for their attacks on U.S. and Coalition Forces.

[-] theodewere@kbin.social 7 points 6 months ago

damn straight, feel the love

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 25 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

They used B-1s, lol.

That's a lot of finding out they just got.

[-] soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 5 points 6 months ago

Need to make space for the raiders which came in early and under budget.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

Came in early and under budget

Title of your sex tape!

[-] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Who are Early and Budget?

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[-] Cipher22@lemmy.world 24 points 6 months ago

Hopefully, they don't lose 1/3rd of their navy accidentally... again.

[-] DdCno1@kbin.social 15 points 6 months ago

Why are you hoping that they don't? Given the shenanigans the Iranian navy has been up to, promoting much of it to submersible status would be a good thing.

[-] Cipher22@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago

Well, to be honest, this was a sarcastic comment to the time the US did accidentally sink more of their navy than intended. (A little more than 1/3 if their operational force.) The original goal was only 4 platforms IIRC. It may have grown a scotch before the end.

Which probably doesn't mean much to the sailors. Hind sight being 20/20 and all. Still a bit of an oops.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The attacks are the first of many expected to take place.

Washington Post's Dan Lamothe has said that while the U.S. struck more than 85 individual targets in Iraq and Syria, these were spread just eight general locations in those two countries.

U.S. officials have stressed that there is no plans currently to strike targets in Iran.

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

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