▲ 770 ▼ Iran pulls a gangster move.. (lemmy.world) submitted 5 months ago* by Substance_P@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 101 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works -19 points 5 months ago (1 child) It's not really baller if everyone just ignores them, and joins a US led convoy through the Strait. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 19 points 5 months ago (1 child) Neat, the US taxpayers are going to spend billions of dollars to escort oil for the Arabs. All in order to reduce the value of America's own oil exports. How likely do you think that is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Pretty likely. Iran will break before America. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 2 points 5 months ago Except you can't even define what that means. How does Iran "break"? They are literally just existing in their country. Where are they supposed to go? Closing the straight was a RESPONSE to American bombings of civilian targets. Are they supposed to just let the US bomb more civilian targets or else they will keep bombing civilian targets? How does that even make sense? Conversely, the US is spending billions of dollars to do what, exactly? What are the American people getting back on this investment? Do you really think that Americans are going to tolerate increased costs of every product they purchase forever just to achieve the ....... that is the goal of this whole enterprise? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 19 points 5 months ago (1 child) Neat, the US taxpayers are going to spend billions of dollars to escort oil for the Arabs. All in order to reduce the value of America's own oil exports. How likely do you think that is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Pretty likely. Iran will break before America. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 2 points 5 months ago Except you can't even define what that means. How does Iran "break"? They are literally just existing in their country. Where are they supposed to go? Closing the straight was a RESPONSE to American bombings of civilian targets. Are they supposed to just let the US bomb more civilian targets or else they will keep bombing civilian targets? How does that even make sense? Conversely, the US is spending billions of dollars to do what, exactly? What are the American people getting back on this investment? Do you really think that Americans are going to tolerate increased costs of every product they purchase forever just to achieve the ....... that is the goal of this whole enterprise? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Pretty likely. Iran will break before America. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 2 points 5 months ago Except you can't even define what that means. How does Iran "break"? They are literally just existing in their country. Where are they supposed to go? Closing the straight was a RESPONSE to American bombings of civilian targets. Are they supposed to just let the US bomb more civilian targets or else they will keep bombing civilian targets? How does that even make sense? Conversely, the US is spending billions of dollars to do what, exactly? What are the American people getting back on this investment? Do you really think that Americans are going to tolerate increased costs of every product they purchase forever just to achieve the ....... that is the goal of this whole enterprise? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 2 points 5 months ago Except you can't even define what that means. How does Iran "break"? They are literally just existing in their country. Where are they supposed to go? Closing the straight was a RESPONSE to American bombings of civilian targets. Are they supposed to just let the US bomb more civilian targets or else they will keep bombing civilian targets? How does that even make sense? Conversely, the US is spending billions of dollars to do what, exactly? What are the American people getting back on this investment? Do you really think that Americans are going to tolerate increased costs of every product they purchase forever just to achieve the ....... that is the goal of this whole enterprise? permalink fedilink source parent
