MasterDeeLuke
joined 5 years ago
Engineers, engineers, engineers. Iran has one the highest number of engineers in the world both in total and per capita. If you want to build a capable country you need engineers, and for engineers you need good education.
Yeah, Iran looks like it will be pretty secure for the foreseeable future.
All sounds pretty reasonable to me. If conceding with regards to nukes is what it takes for the US to save face and call what happened mission accomplished then that sounds fair enough to me, Iran has already proven it can handle whatever the US and Israel can throw at them without need of nukes. If the reparations and lifting of sanctions stick then that's a massive win for Iran considering that US assets in the region are now left in shambles.
Most people in the US view Mark Zuckerberg as a reptilian, Elon Musk wanted to go to Ep island but wasn't deemed cool enough. Disgusting that anyone from another country would look up to them, especially from Vietnam of all places.
Jordan #1 in acting against their own long term survival interests by helping Greater Israel become a thing.
All this control and yet the UK still can't stop race riots from happening. hmmm
Yeah, the threat of USSR retaliation kept the US in check for many years with countries like Cuba. Russia is stretched to the limits of their capabilities, China has yet to show any hardline commitment towards interventionism, and everyone else is either willingly allied with the US or too weak to do anything. There is no one to kept the US in check for going rogue especially with countries in their backyard. Plus, air power is much more destructive and capable now then in the past if you lack the modern air defenses to match or can inflict equal damage back with your own modern offensive capabilities like Iran did, guerilla warfare with only rpg-7s and AK47s won't get you as far in 2026 as it did in the 1970s.
Yes, the US basically did attack to the full extent of their capabilities.
Basically:
US and Israel mass bombed Iran, Khomeini was killed and replaced by his son
Israel launched a big offensive into Lebanon
Hormuz was fully blocked for over a full month, the situation is complicated now but still mostly blocked, US afterwards also started blocking Hormuz itself
US lost several aircraft including an AWACS and over 20% of it's Reaper drone fleet
US bases everywhere in the region attacked in retaliation with several radar systems destroyed
Various infrastructure in the gulf states attacked
US and Iran agreed to ceasefire about a few weeks ago with some on and off flare ups happening
Don't worry, I'm sure that the rocket's production workers probably at least met the productivity metrics that Jeff Bezos set for them.
The US wanted a chip war so that is what they are getting, no revenue for Nvidia, no stop until full Chinese tech dominance.
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A rice cooker is something everyone should have. Rice is one of the most economical foods you can eat that isn't horribly unhealthy and you can get a functional rice cooker for super cheap. Much, much easier then stove cooking.