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[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 day ago

So that's why the US has been copying the shahed drones design huh

[–] cornishon@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 day ago
[–] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

If anything, it will be a false flag attack

[–] TiredTiger@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I guess they're announcing their false flags in advance now.

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Would a false flag attack work if the majority of Americans see through the shit we're already doing in Iran? This might split the country even further among party lines at worst.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I think it would given the current Congress and Democratic leadership

[–] TiredTiger@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

I'm not sure how effective it would be. I guess it depends on who believes their bullshit. If they have the military industrial complex firmly behind their grift, maybe they'll just say to hell with the rest of us. I've believed we're unavoidably headed for civil war since at least 2016, and nothing that's happened since has changed my mind on that.

I'm now seeing headlines about heightened security at the Oscars. I'm split on whether they're going to try shooting a celebrity to start riling people up for a ground invasion versus using this as an excuse to ramp up the panopticon. Either one is bad news.

[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

Maybe when Iran said that tech companies are valid targets they meant tech companies in the American soil. Extremely unlike but I can dream at least.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why would anyone believe anything Trump's FBI says?

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

There's regular corruption, and then there's Trump level corruption. You still make a very valid point though.

yeah I wouldn't be mad at Iran if it happened but I really hope I don't get blown up in a random drone or missile attack (not that I think that would be likely with where I live but yknow)

it'd be cool if Iran did to the U.S. what the U.S. apparently thought it could do to Iran, just drone strike Trump and the gerontocracy in congress and uh I'm pretty sure you'd get some regime change there

[–] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

I mean, the empire of japan managed to get balloon bombs to float over to california, but i dont buy this

I imagine weather balloon fans are taking a beat atm

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

are they looking for that so called off ramp, or are they planning to all out mobilize?

[–] dx1@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well -

  • They want regime change
  • They profit from military contracting
  • They profit from increased national debt
  • They don't care about expending the lives of others
[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

oh and they want control over the middle east and it's resources too

[–] dx1@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

Yup, I meant to imply that with regime change (strategic dominance etc.).

[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I once aspired to be a firefighting astronaut doctor that shit gold and farted perfume.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago

I shit perfume. Things didn't quite pan out with the rest.

[–] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, ill have what this guy is having. Thank you.

What am i wearing?? Its my own personal brand ♡( ◡‿◡ )

[–] Sims@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I guess they are priming the US population for an "Iranian Terrorist Act", so it likely won't take long before a false flag event is triggered in the US. Not that it will change them loosing against Iran, but they trigger all their offensive cards right now in a desperation..

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

they're trying to change americans' appetite for boots on the ground in iran; a pearl harbor like attack would galvanize americans to do so and the mossad has already been caught trying to do this in the middle east and it will be easier to do in the united states.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Operation Northwoods II: Electric Boogaloo

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

and just like northwoods, we won't know it happened for decades afterwards; if ever at all. lol

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Northwoods didn't happen

If it did we very likely would have gone to war with cuba

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 19 hours ago

i meant that we didn't learn about northwoods until well after it was pitched.

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

it likely won't take long before a false flag event is triggered in the US.

Haaaaaaave you read the New York Crimes lately?

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

So? If aspirations were horses beggars would ride.

And anyway, we gen-x were born for the bunker.

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why Cali? Seems like Florida would be a much better option.

[–] poopsmith@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Assuming it was actually Iran doing it, I think you'd have to assume it would be about logistics: perhaps that's the easiest dense civilian target for them to hit since the path east from Iran has fewer U.S. allies to intercept the drone. Though if you can hit the coast, going after targets in the PNW could cause more damage to the U.S. military.

If the Trump administration does this as a false flag, California could be a good target to garner support for the war.

[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago

But Donny Dearest doesn't like Cali

This makes no sense. This isn't iran. This is Trump.

Did they also want to give us Yellow Cake?

[–] Alphamaddog@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 day ago

There are Chinese stealth submersible drone carriers already existing. China has been selling their silkworm missle to gulf nations for decades now. Like the US, they aren't shy about selling weapon systems. This isn't as far a stretch as it might seem.