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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So far I've heard official statements saying "The goal of this is to bring about Armageddon so that Jesus can return," and "there won't be any stupid rules of engagement." Both from SecDef.

Meanwhile the official white house statement is that "the full scope and duration of military operations" is unknown.

This is literally an act of world sabotage by the doomsday cult in charge of the world's most powerful military...

I'm gonna be sick...

[–] BoJackHorseman@lemmy.today 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Every American household has a gun, but not a single spine in sight.

Go do something pussy Americans.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

You don't understand very much if you think any singular individual with a gun can simply "do something" about the military-industrial complex and militarized police force.

Lone wolf attacks don't accomplish shit but bad PR. Actuality doing something effective would take a level of organization and coordination that doesn't exist and may even be impossible due to the surveillance state and even just the fractured state of american society.

Even a well-ordered movement wouldn't have the firepower to match what they're up against. Virtually limitless federal budget, armored vehicles, a monopoly on everything bigger than a rifle, thousands of centrally-organized personnel.

[–] BoJackHorseman@lemmy.today 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

What's the point of having guns then?

Americans should give up their guns, at least less children will be sacrificed to Baal

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 0 points 12 hours ago

You'll have to take that question up with the gun nuts who are actively supporting fascism. I can't speak on their behalf...

[–] rarsamx@lemmy.ca 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You haven't heard of guerilla war? It has worked elsewhere. In fact, it has worked against the US.

I really would prefer it doesn't come to that. However, the midterms will tell the world if that's the only option.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I'm sure the average keyboard warrior will be able to engage in those tactics effectively if it comes to that. And I'm sure that wouldn't just result in even worse devastation on a far greater scale.

Regardless, at least we seem to agree that we should wait and see how midterms play out before taking any drastic measures...

[–] Doorbook@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Keyboard warrior who went to Ukraine seems to be holding the line.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz -1 points 11 hours ago

Can you elaborate on what you mean by that? Are you suggesting that the above commenter, or someone else online, signed up for the Ukrainian Foreign Legion and has been honorably serving to repel the russian invasion?

Cause if so, good on them. But that doesn't exactly change the dynamic in the US. Ukrainian forces are centrally organized, with material support and intelligence sharing from a coalition of western allies. They have military-grade hardware, even though the US has been trying to reduce their supply. The reduction of which has been shown to have resulted in tactical and strategic setbacks.

There's no chance of the same situation applying in the US, where there would also be no clear frontline but rather a protracted insurgency, rather than conventional warfare between two sovereign state actors.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Parsi also shared video of a distraught woman who described an apparent so-called “double-tap” strike, a common tactic used by the US, Israel, and other militaries in which an initial bombing is followed up with a second one in a bid to kill and injure survivors and first responders.

“They killed everyone,” the woman said of the attackers. “They dropped the first bomb, then when people went to help, they dropped another bomb.”

Bombing schools, gymnasiums, hospitals, carpet bombing cities... Mark Carney do you still support this?

[–] CulturedLout@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

I don't understand why there hasn't been more of a response to his remarks (that I've seen anyway). I was appalled when he said it, but it seems like people are either ignoring it or trying to explain it away.

[–] _Nico198X_@piefed.europe.pub 4 points 1 day ago

utterly insane. wtf are they thinking?

[–] ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Of course he does! And he always will.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

For a very long time, the US military has prided itself on performing surgical strikes with the least amount of civilian casualties and collateral damage as possible. Israel prides itself in their capacity to inflict maximum pain and destruction.

Allowing Israel to lead and dictate our military operations (as stated by Trump and US officials) in any way, is leaving us soaked in blood and with a stain that won't clean off for a very long time.

[–] rarsamx@lemmy.ca 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

You spelled "ever" wrong.

Not in a long time. "Ever" for that stain tongonaway, you'd need to clean all the blood you already have in your hands. Keep cheering up for your veteran war criminals whose only repercussions have been selfminflictednwhen they can't live anymore with the things they've done.

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

Israel prides itself in their capacity to inflict maximum pain and destruction.

That wasn’t the case at the start of the Gaza genocide. They used to say how good they were at targeting and that they only did precision strikes.

Then I guess that they realised that nobody believed them but they weren’t going to do anything about it anyway so they stopped pretending.

[–] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Brother they can say whatever they want, we've had 60 years worth of evidence before their new Gaza campaign even started.

[–] lefixxx@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

wow this is way worse than i thought

[–] Upgrayedd1776@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

just wait till they are doing it to blue cities, or do whatever they were doing to do with those bioweapon lab network uncovered in vegas a month ago and seems to have been swept out of the news

[–] Damage@feddit.it 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

History will condemn us all

[–] EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

No need to wait. I condemn them now.

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

American sitouts: meh, both parties are the same. (Continues holding breath)

[–] Ferrous@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Blumaga: "American meddling in the Middle East is a new phenomenon that was invented solely by Republicans"

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A Democrat in the white house wouldn't have invaded Iran...

[–] Ferrous@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That is an unverifiable, unfalsifiable non sequitur that has nothing to do with the fact that American meddling and plunder in the Middle East enjoys bipartisan support. When it comes to the Middle East, yes: both sides are the same.

[–] BoJackHorseman@lemmy.today 1 points 16 hours ago

Both sides are the same because both sides are controlled by AIPAC

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

On the contrary, you know what's an unverifiable and unfalsifiable non sequitur? Your apparent claim that a Democrat president would have invaded Iran.

Also, pointing out that Democratic presidents have continued wars started by their Republican predecessors is completely different from claiming that they would have unnecessarily began new wars if they had been in power at those times. Your point does not substantiate the claim you're trying to make.

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

Your apparent claim that a Democrat president would have invaded Iran.

Do show me where I made this claim.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

It was implicit in your original reply, don't play dumb as if no one can read subtext.