Ryd

Alita fan, solid lefty, FGC enthusiast, lover of strings and keys, and horrible diseases from which there is no redemption are my jam.

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@Divad172683 @GAxisInfo No, the US has proven incapable of solving the problem it created without heavier investment than it's willing to commit. Trump got played by Bibi and needs help getting his balls out of the Vise of Hormuz, but his ego keeps him from being able to admit he fucked up.

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@PaulLaticks @GOP__Ls Trump's already speedrunning that.

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@BigSisOutsider @GOP__Ls He might be trying to get ahead of the ball here. With the way things have gone, it's more a question of "when", not "if" the dollar gets dropped. Trying to make it seem intentional will probably make it look better than it being a consequence of the admin shitting the bed.

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@phoenix20872 @GOP__Ls The unipolar moment is already over. There will be rough times ahead when the dollar is inevitably dropped, but I don't know if it's even possible to turn that around at this point.

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@GrafRichar92630 @travisakers Then Iran bombs Middle East oil & infrastructure out of existence and it's a global game over. GGWP.

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@aldskule @Mavolitic @EricLDaugh Great way to destroy Middle Eastern oil production for a decade since the US can't protect shit over there anymore. Is destroying Iran worth imploding the global economy, the destruction of the empire, and turning the US into a pariah state for generations?

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@Leira410 @esaagar They most certainly did, but Trump's a moron who was high off the Venezuela operation and Kegseth is a kool-aid drinker. There will certainly be a paradigm shift in weaponry going forward, but that doesn't help us now.

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@DrHachi3 @tparsi Our manufacturing isn't on the level of what we had during the Cold War. Should've listened to Eisenhower's warning about the MIC.

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@DebbieBlane1 @24_70xu It would have been the same. The US couldn't meaningfully damage Iran's underground facilities. Iran was able to bait the US into burning obscene amounts of precision interceptors on cheap drones. The only winning move was to not start the war in the first place.

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@mikepompeo Probably shouldn't have gone to war with them then. The victors set the terms, and the US doesn't give a shit about international law, so it's not like that's any kind of argument. The empire is crumbling, just take the L and focus on damage control.

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@ThereIs15299600 @HanShawnity There was no winning under the conditions in Feb. Iran built their facilities to endure everything we've thrown at them. We didn't refill our oil reserves or plan for drone warfare. We had no plan for Hormuz. Iran is a natural fortress, making a ground invasion a nightmare.

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@DeaconAlexisR @Mark4XX The US lost that possibility when it bombed a girl's school with its opening hand. I don't know if there's a more sure-fire way to get the people to rally around the flag than killing their kids. And attacking civilian infrastructure just proves the hardliners right.

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@johnrholla3647 @24_70xu So would the entire Middle East, and the global economic & humanitarian crisis *that* would trigger isn't worth it to anyone. We can't even defend our bases anymore, what do you think is going to happen if you actually put Iran's back against the wall?

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@JanGlaser12 @TheIranianzg3z says we're low on defensive options. We might win in the end, but ME oil and water would be taken out in the process, creating a global crisis the likes of which we've never seen. It's not worth it.

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@JanGlaser12 @TheIranianzg3z The world economy will break before they do. SPR is down to a few weeks left if Middle East oil doesn't flow, at which point we'll have a global meltdown. Escalating to infrastructure will be repaid in kind, and the smoldering remains of our bases...

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@steve_hemmat @GuyAz A rough continuation of the global economy as we know it. Strategic oil reserves are going to run out soon, and there is no military solution that will open the Strait before then without catastrophic global consequences that will take years to fix. Trump is checkmated.

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@scottflh @kinsellawarren The world can't do shit. The US had a massive presence established in the region. Our bases are now abandoned and the Navy has to stay out of Iran's reach. If pushed, they can wipe ME oil and water off the map, creating a global crisis for years to come. Trump fucked up. Badly.

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@edyang73 @kinsellawarren The IRGC survives and is still firmly in control. They are now in control of Hormuz and will reap massive benefit from it. They were pushed into this war as a contender in the Middle East, and are emerging as a major global player. Trump fucked up, badly.

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@edyang73 @kinsellawarren US bases in the region lay abandoned, the Navy has to stay out of Iran's strike range, and global oil reserves will run dry before Iran cracks from the blockade. They can destroy oil & water in the ME before a ground invasion could succeed, nuking the global economy.