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Hitting US bases should come with significant risks
Yeah I’m generally anti us military action and I don’t want this to turn into a war again, but this really does feel like a fuck around and find out situation. US troops have been killed and strikes have continued against our ships.
And not just our ships, but global trade ships. A blatant attempt to disrupt the global economy, which much of the world relies on the world's largest navy to protect.
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putting military bases outsude your borders all over the planet should come with significant risks
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Anything he does (or doesn't do) related to that entire part of the planet will carry a lot of political risk.
"Biden takes a dump, hurts his re-election chances"
Like dont kid yourselves ppl, America is a Machiavellian malignant military monolith, how did you think it was going to respond?
Oh wait, they were supposed to cry "don't bomb my bases waah!" and do nothing right? Like they did from 1946 to today?
Or maybe "Oops, I see that groups i classified as terrorist organizations and enemies don't like my decisions, now that my forces were attacked, I see they meant it!!! Let me just retreat & quickly drop all of my country's positions they don't like!!!"
Quit deluding yourselves. It's getting old.
Meanwhile, in the Middle East
"Hey, did you hear America blew up some of our people and stuff?"
"What else is new? Whatever, let's go try to hijack another cargo ship."
Machiavellian malignant military monoloth
Really fuckin alliterative way to say "terrorists" lol
Much harder to complain though when it's "terrorist bombs other terrorists after being bombed" right? Lol
When America assassinates Iranian generals or just uses drone strikes it's fine. But if three Americans are killed this is somehow an escalation? And the proportional response is 85!! bombings?
I hate when the political risk of my retaliatory strikes is Experts. It literally ruins my day. I hate Experts. Who let them know stuff??
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