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[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 201 points 4 days ago (8 children)

Who the fuck will trust the US when they bomb you during peace talks

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 187 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Trump did this last term too, we killed their intelligence chief when he landed for peace talks with Iraq.

This is a war crime, BTW. Attacking someone under a perceived state of truce or ceasefire is called "perfidy".

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (7 children)

And was, IIRC, widely praised for it by the pundit class.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

I still remember 2017, when Donald decided to drop the MOAB on Afghanistan and Fareed Zakaria praised him effusively on CNN.

Guess he learned the lesson.

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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 days ago

What did Trump say recently? Something like: "I have no need for international law. The only thing that can stop me is my own morality." (Obviously, the wrong words, because he doesn't speak that well, but the same meaning.) We all know what his morality is like. He's OK with fucking little girls, and, possibly, killing them. The only morals he has is doing things to benefit himself.

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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 42 points 4 days ago

For decades American kids were taught that the Japanese were the lowest of the low because they bombed Pearl Harbor with no warning, also while discussing peace.

Trump would have heard the story over and over as a lad.

[–] rottenmummy@lemmy.ml 33 points 4 days ago

That's the neat part. You don't

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

This is the second time they've bombed Iran during peace talks. I know it feels like a million years, but it only happened last June.

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[–] brachiosaurus@mander.xyz 125 points 4 days ago (4 children)

For any US soldier reading this thread: you are attacking another country to cover up for your pedophile president.

[–] Eximius@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Considering the average soldier is likely not the brightest bulb, and not the most morally compassed... Isn't it likely the only thing stopping the US from invading EU-ish countries, is our skin color?

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 days ago

Tell that to Greenland

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 11 points 4 days ago

Copied the script from Wag the Dog

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[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 64 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

Iran signaled thgat they were going to give them everything they asked for so they attacked instead. They never wanted a deal, they wanted a reason to start a new zionist war on the American taxpayers dime.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 31 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Iran already had a nuclear agreement with the USA and other countries, which Trump tore up during his first term before he bombed them. Then a few years later they're about to agree to his replacement deal and, as they prepare to sign, Trump bombs them.

No one will want to negotiate anything with the USA after Trump's behaviour in the past year. No agreement is worth the paper it's written on.

[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This just taught the world when dealing with the USA you strike first. I'm of the mind this is the start of WW3 now because I doubt the other BRIC countries don't get involved.

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[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 49 points 4 days ago (4 children)

US: "You can't enrich uranium!"

Iran: "We reluctantly agree to this term."

US: Bombs Iran anyway

We live in a clown country 🤡

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's not entirely what happened. Though you do live in a clown country.

After US withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, Iran did continue to still follow the terms for quite a while in hopes that the US would once again rejoin (presumably).

Then the US assasinated an Iranian general or major, could be mistaken. Either way, they assasinated someone. Iran, shockingly, wasn't all too impressed and quite upset about the whole ordeal, so they said fuck it... if that's how you wanna play, we're gonna do whatever we want.

And then now, you have US and Israel both striking Iran, with the justification that Iran was "about to strike us first".

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[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Gotta distract from the files and stop the elections somehow, after all. Nice lil twofer for sure.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago

US: "You can't enrich uranium!"

Iran: "We reluctantly agree to this term."

US: "Oh fuck, we were hoping for more resistance, it's only a cover for stealing your oil."

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[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 111 points 4 days ago (8 children)

Well, Trump has now dragged us into a World War on behalf of Israel. Meanwhile people in America starve, are homeless, addicted to opiates, and have no jobs and no healthcare. Everything is unaffordable and the American people are hopeless, and now another endless war.

Fuck Trump. America First? America fucking Last....

[–] axh@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Don't worry, the AI bubble will probably export unemployment to the rest of the world before it bursts, so everyone can starve

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[–] Rothe@piefed.social 29 points 4 days ago (20 children)

I'm not seeing any reason why a world war would erupt over this. China and Russia are glad that the US has entered into another stupid military mess, they have no reason to actively engage, the US is destroying itself all on its own.

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[–] Brainsploosh@lemmy.world 100 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Just goes to show how much the FIFA peace prize is worth!

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 67 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Huh, every single recipient of the FIFA peace prize is a rapist and convicted felon. Odd.

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[–] middlemanSI@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

A trophy, photoshoot and bribe for stolen land, all paid by working class. Brilliant. Art of the deal - never trade with your money, lives are worth nothing (on wall street)

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[–] cv_octavio@piefed.ca 60 points 4 days ago (11 children)

It's a good way to teach everyone that the way to deal with America is to stab them in the back as soon as possible, and to make it a killing blow. 

Thanks for telling us who you are.

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 32 points 4 days ago

The US and israel are not looking for peace.

[–] Arancello@aussie.zone 41 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Invite diplomats for peace talks then start bombing their home while their away. So typical.

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[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 33 points 4 days ago (5 children)

So that's why they gave Anthropic that deadline, huh? I should have seen that one coming, that's on me.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago

No foreign wars #2.

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 37 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Shoutout to Evan Vucci who made the photo that heads the article. It encapsulates the whole situation perfectly: The Don behaves predictively like an angry, lying troll, making smugly grinning Netanyahu's wishes come true.

They really deserve each other. I just wish somebody gave them a sandbox so they wouldn't have to destroy the world.

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[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 40 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

Whelp, it looks like Star Trek was on the nose. This is probably the year World War III begins.

EDIT: WWIII last 27 years.

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago (5 children)

You forgot Eugenic Wars.

Instead of genetically engineered superhumans we get kleptocratic asshole billionaires and AI.

Instead of charismatic Khan Noonien Singh future gets a sickly pale Mark Zuckerberg.

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[–] rayyy@piefed.social 19 points 4 days ago

One way to cover up the Trump-Epstein-Gate cover-up.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 3 days ago

Fighting for Peace is like fucking for Virginity. - John Lennon

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

It proves once again one cannot trust the USA and Israel under their current regimes.

[–] nature_man@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 4 days ago

God fucking damn it

[–] bender223@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

war is peace

peace is war

[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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