They share a waterway with Russia.

Pompeo has been trying to get a war with Iran going as long as he's been there

he wanted war when the drone was shot down and the oil field attacks. all he could talk about until Ukraine stuff

obviously Bolton's tenure meant another Iran hawk, etc

Not to mention Iran has consolidated it's power. They have their people's support

A minority blaming the country he lives in <:thonk:583236646858653696>

I'm blaming the hijacked leadership of my country, we have fallen into a manipulation by foreign powers

Getting the US sucked into another war is what America's enemies want

War isn't good stuff, especially nowadays I think. Because of how utterly pointless it really seems. When we have the resources to elevate humanity (and save the Earth), but instead we hoard them and wage war...pretty sick.

I wonder what this plane crash(?) is going to do to the situation

It sure seems like quite the coincidence

powers at be like pissing on Ukraine's foot

scared

If it's actually an accident, I think it could actually de-escalate things - but that line of thinking is overly optimistic

upgraded car bomb, crash commercial planes into suburbs

Israeli airports must be fun rn

Israel must be fun rn

Lol

Those guys are pretty tough, used to having missiles rain down on them every day

But Iran (*and friends*) is a bit different than Palestinians

Iran via Hezbollah was the first country to make Isreal submit ground, and maybe the first to compromise their communications

This ain't Iraq

Iran is a pretty big fish

my parents took a trip to Jerusalem

found out that the palestinians were miserable there

children were fighting eachother for a gallon of milk

guy killed himself infront of soldiers as a protest

they're very oppressed there

turn off electricity and water at will

@Puerto Rican Nelson I saw your comment about how sanctions are killing people. Without those sanctions could you imagine how many more Americans would lose their lives to the hands of the Iranians? The Iranians have terms that I'd they meet, the sanctions will be loosened and sooner or later removed. In my opinion the sanctions stay until the Iranians can act with morals.

https://newrepublic.com/article/143586/trumps-russian-laundromat-trump-tower-luxury-high-rises-dirty-money-international-crime-syndicate

Trump's Russian Laundromat...also a Kompromat Factory. Nice, I'm glad our president is compromised to such an extent

Trump has those loose lips - I wonder what juicy secrets he told Putin *and friends*

I suppose his MO is to just Tweet those out, or yell them into the telephone where everyone can hear

But I have a feeling there have got to be some things he likes to keep just for his "best and bosom friends"

like bragging at Mar a Lago about killing an Iranian general

In a certain way the murder of Soleimani kind of undermines the idea that Trump is a Russian agent, right?

Killing the second most important figure of Russia's strongest ally in the region seems contradictory.

Although, ofc, plenty of evidence to be found elsewhere.

nah, it fits perfectly, it weakens the us, sucks back in. Saudis and Russia have been talking, did some business

syrian situatino is a fait accompli, so the saudis need to play nice with russia.