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1. shevy-java · 1789595165 · focus · HN ↗

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   1. drnick1 · 1789596930 · focus · HN ↗

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      1. carefree-bob · 1789597219 · focus · HN ↗

         This is not exactly a nuanced view of the conflict, and in either case, the fact that you don't like that someone on the other side of the world is chanting death to America doesn't give you a bonus card for a free attack.

         Seriously, it's like people, when deciding whether to launch a war or not, are not thinking "how will the other side react and will this conflict benefit me" but instead they are only thinking "does this nation deserve to get hit".

         Well, news flash, your moral outrage does not translate into you not suffering more than your opponent during a conflict. It's a completely separate issue, and a personal issue between you and your priest or rabbi. When it comes to starting wars, you have to look at military capabilities and long term outcomes, not "does this nation deserve to be attacked".

         1. _hyn3 · 1789610536 · focus · HN ↗

            This is not exactly a nuanced view either and claiming that someone needs to discuss a personal issue with their clergy doesn't reduce the temperature or elevate the discourse.

            This was not "a free attack". The goal was and is preventing the world's leading terror organization from acquiring nuclear weapons, especially when they already have the missiles to carry them. It's just a bad situation and the decisions are difficult. Even now, the IRGC continues attacking their erstwhile allies. Those would likely be nukes if they'd had them.

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