@vegastarr The moon in the Southern Hemisphere is upside down.. how is the moon upside down on edge of a disk but not in the middle, all while seeing the same face?
I will hate to be the guy who says, I told you so, and I really hope I am not going to be that guy. But so often in the past, in history, there's been wars that are being sold to the public that's going to be, you know, easily done, easily good, don't worry, we're the superior force, there's some kind of lower force, whatever else, whatever else, right? And I can provide multiple examples, maybe I will in the future. But so often, once people get sold a war and the war starts, they eventually will get buyer's regrets because the amount of blowback that happens and the amount of compounding issues that happen as a result of conflict is just, at that point, it's too late, though. And the thing is, though, a lot of the times we're marketed things in life where it seems all great and we're on the winning team, etc., etc. But then when actually things manifest and come into fruition, it's like, why did we do that in the first place? Right? It just does not make sense. That's a form of buyer's regret, and I think this is going to happen with this war on Iran if it manifests. Because I think the United States got a little bit too over their head, and what's going to happen is there's going to be major blowback on the Gulf nations in the Persian Gulf. And those Persian Gulf nations are going to fold hard, you know. And remember that they're Muslim, they're Arab, they're not Christian or whatever. So they're going to potentially align and fold and be like, look, Iran, we're sorry, we'll do whatever you say. And then the United States is going to be shit out of luck. And it's just going to create a bigger compounding problem. How are they going to do that? It's obviously going to, Iran's able to target anywhere in the Middle East with precision, with direct missile strikes. Countries like Bahrain only have like a handful of desalinization plants which convert salt water to fresh water. If those get shut down, how is a country in the middle of a fucking desert going to have water? Countries like that only have like one major bridge that goes in and out of it. A lot of these nations only have, like they're propped up on oil, so if their oil refineries and oil infrastructure, ports, airports, etc., etc., pipeline terminals, whatever else, get struck, it's game over for these countries. They're going to come to a quick realization that it's not worth it. At which point they're going to turn on the United States because they're going to realize the United States wasn't able to defend them. And they're going to capitulate to Iran. That's the card Iran has. It doesn't matter how hard you bomb them, they're going to turn the whole Middle East against the United States. The United States will have to flee the Middle East, Western in general, which is going to leave Israel more susceptible. It's going to create more problems, which I won't get into in this discourse. But do you hear what I'm saying? Are you still being sold it's going to be an easy winnable war with Iran by bombing a few targets? It's not going to happen. You're not going to win the war by bombing their energy infrastructure, their power plants, military targets, etc. They're going to hit back and they're going to hit where it hurts. And that's how they're going to win this asymmetric war.
It's remarkable how many influencers living in Dubai were posting at the start of the conflict about how safe they felt. Lately, many of those same voices have gone noticeably quiet.... Reality has a way of changing the conversation.
@LUCYMALTIPOO@1Nicdar You're upset cause you know I'm right, US lost against taliban, doesn't stand a chance against Iran that can target any US bases in the region with ballistic missiles
If defeating Iran is so easy, why couldn't you defeat Afghanistan? They're a bunch of fucking sandal-wearing, fucking jihadists with AK-47s. They didn't have any modern military equipment, no ballistic missiles, no nothing. Iran is generations military beyond Taliban. You couldn't even defeat those guys.
@Redfence69@1Nicdar Iran has 1.2 million infantry did US kill them all? BTW Italian is still firing ballistic missiles they just hit a US base today in Jordan Trump called a surprise attack
One major development that I find interesting over the last few days is Zelensky's apparent involvement in the Iran conflict. Normally, we tend to look at wars around the world as separate conflicts, with little direct connection to one another. You'd assume that the war between Ukraine and Russia wouldn't have much relevance to a conflict in the Middle East involving Iran.
However, reports that Ukrainian forces struck an Iranian-linked vessel, resulting in the deaths of several Iranians, caught my attention. This may ultimately amount to nothing, but I think it's something worth keeping an eye on. These are the kinds of developments that have the potential to connect what were previously separate conflicts into one much larger confrontation. History has shown that regional wars can become interconnected, eventually drawing major powers and their alliances into direct conflict.
One possibility I've been considering—and this is speculation on my part—is whether Zelensky sees strategic value in becoming more involved as new conflicts emerge. If Ukraine becomes more closely tied to broader geopolitical tensions, it could reinforce Western support and keep Ukraine at the center of the security priorities of both Europe and the United States.
From that perspective, it could be argued that Zelensky has an incentive to ensure Ukraine's war remains a central focus. If Ukraine ultimately succeeds in its conflict with Russia, it would likely strengthen his political position domestically. Likewise, if Ukraine becomes more directly involved in wider regional conflicts, that could potentially result in continued military assistance and political backing from its Western allies, further strengthening Ukraine's position.
Again, that's my interpretation based on the timing of recent events, and it's something I'll be watching closely to see whether it develops into a broader pattern or proves to be an isolated incident.