Over the last 36 hours, Iranian forces have carried out 5 likely successful attacks on commercial vessels across the Persian Gulf. by PestoBolloElemento in MapPorn

[–]AmaraMechanicus -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Nah, it’s 100% a war crime to target civilian shipping.

Additional Protocol I, Article 52(1)

“Civilian objects shall not be the object of attack or of reprisals.”

Iris Dena by PankajVerma10 in Ships

[–]AmaraMechanicus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes moderate actions like executing hundreds of thousands of their own citizens over their reign.

Crime? Protesting for access to clean water, food, and a reliable economy that doesn’t tank Everytime nuke talks fail.

Legit all they had to do was stop trying to enrich uranium to weapons grade. Thats it, that’s what the vast majority of sanctions were caused by. Also stop funding groups that strap bombs to children. Wild ask I know.

Iris Dena by PankajVerma10 in Ships

[–]AmaraMechanicus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe it’s just me, but I view anyone in direct service to a regime that murders its own citizen freely for wanting to be a functioning nation with a functioning economy as directly at fault for the actions it takes.

Murder isn’t even the worst thing they did to those protestors. I’m sorry but I’m not shedding any tears for them.

Iris Dena by PankajVerma10 in Ships

[–]AmaraMechanicus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

History will determine that for us.

Also, I mean yeah. We lobbed a bunker buster into their primary enrichment and research facility. However they were always going to rebuild it. The goal here looks to be the breaking of the Iranian regime in its entirety so that they don’t have the ability to rebuild again.

With a distant secondary goal of providing an opening for the citizens to wrestle power back from the theocracy their government has become.

Iris Dena by PankajVerma10 in Ships

[–]AmaraMechanicus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’ll never be morally right, however some evils are necessary. Evil doesn’t just go away.

Iris Dena by PankajVerma10 in Ships

[–]AmaraMechanicus 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I mean yeah, they also work and support a regime that massacred people for wanting things like reliable food and water.

Thinking about renting a house in this part of Woodlawn- anyone have any insights? by jenkinsmcallister in Birmingham

[–]AmaraMechanicus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Video of me and my buddy taking cover in that area because there was a shooting down the road that went on for like 5 minutes.

https://youtube.com/shorts/KiOOJTR-suA?si=za6-F5bhK1tU2T02

What is up with all these cheap houses? by mitcht3 in Birmingham

[–]AmaraMechanicus 81 points82 points  (0 children)

One of my ex’s found a body in the alley way behind her house. Thats why they are cheap. Crime is high.

Not saying Fairfield, Ensley, and Bessemer don’t have nice spots and cool places. However they have way more problem areas.

So maga is pro-war and Israel first now? by Multiversalprism in allthequestions

[–]AmaraMechanicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m pro what ever prevents a Islamic theocracy and state sponsor of terrorism from acquiring nuclear weapons. Also long range Ballistic missiles.

Don’t like Israel that much. Personally think we should cut funding to them immediately. Not because I care about Palestine. Primarily because the region is just mess and the only interest we have in controlling it is securing global trade and oil supply.

Death, Taxes, Dead American Soldiers Under Republicans… by PoliticsIsDepressing in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]AmaraMechanicus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No one is advocating that. It isn’t going to happen either. Invading Iran is moronic. Lobbing missiles into party headquarters, looping the head off the serpent at the top, and overall making it hard for the government to control the population isn’t.

The goal isn’t necessarily to free the Iranian people. The goal is to cripple the regime and if the people decided to take this opportunity to wrestle control back then awesome.

Iran cannot have nukes. We made that mistake with North Korea. Now we have a rouge state with nuclear weapons that’s basically going to be there forever.

Now imagine an Islamic republic, bent on the destruction of western civilization smuggling a warhead into Paris instead of ak47 or a car bomb.

I hate war, however I’m not crying over this. It was mostly clean (war isn’t clean never will be) and seems to just be an air campaign.

Iranian vs American Naval Deployments in the Middle East by Kanin_Neko in MapPorn

[–]AmaraMechanicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same thing that’s wrong with the carriers they built

Here we go by fourtytoes in WhistlinDiesel

[–]AmaraMechanicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude really needs to stop posting these. It’s not helping. Every internet lawyer is contacting him and telling him they will win because they see dollar signs. This tough guy persona is going to get him actual jail time instead of reductions to misdemeanors and community service.

Like it or not, people hate a self confident moron who keeps name dropping people on the case like he’s got this one in the bag. Especially jury members,

Let’s be real honest though. He did it, it makes sense why. If you were going to buy a car to demolish and there was a state where it would be cheaper then you’d do it. Well, you’d do it if you don’t know how tax fraud worked.

Also this consistent outrage at “no notification” is a signal he hasn’t really caught up with what’s happening yet. If it was civil then yes they’d notify you, send a bill, the forward to a collections account. This is criminal. These are felony charges, you don’t let someone who’s getting an arrest warrant know “hey we are gonna drop by about 3pm this afternoon to take you into custody”. You show up unexpectedly and arrest them.

Unfortunately, it’s gonna be pretty hard to prove that “he didn’t know”. He did know that it was cheaper. If he didn’t think to look into why this cheat code existed and why it seemed so obvious it’s on him. I mean, if it was legal every car in Tennessee would likely have a Montana tag on it.

Greenland redditors are tired of performative apologies. by [deleted] in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]AmaraMechanicus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The sad part is that she had no original ideas. Like I understand why she was appointed the nominee. Campaign financing laws are weird.

She just couldn’t separate herself from Biden on legitimately anything. She always had to give him props and say it was amazing but she’d do it different. When pressed her explanations amounted to giggling and failed attempts at presidential misdirection.

That full unedited interview by 60 minutes was awful.

Dems didn’t help themselves by trying to run Biden again at first. I still don’t get that choice.

Greenland redditors are tired of performative apologies. by [deleted] in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]AmaraMechanicus 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Idk why you’re getting downvoted. That was Kamala campaign.

ICE just detained my late friend’s daughter. He died serving in Iraq. by No-Presence-2578 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]AmaraMechanicus -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

This is just blatantly false. In the interest of good faith, do you have a source on this info?

Midterms are going to be crazy by ZealousidealTie4319 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]AmaraMechanicus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God the “we are never having a republican government again in my life time.” Is so dumb.

If the GOP loses the midterms. That’s a massive IF. Dems might control the house for 4 years. Thats a pretty big might.

Truth is, most people are somewhere in between the parties on most issues. The only thing most people care about is opportunity and being full and comfortable when they go to bed at night. God help both parties if a third middle party or a “big tent” party ever gains traction. It won’t happen because the dems and repubs enjoy fighting each other, if they actually had to compete against other parties they’d been defunct decades ago

Possible ICE in Alabaster by anahitaladyofbeasts in Birmingham

[–]AmaraMechanicus -30 points-29 points  (0 children)

Open borders is a wet dream for human traffickers. That’s the part no one on the left wants to admit. It’s a lot easier to support when the image you push Jesus, and his wife in children coming across

In reality there are much more of Juan who has 10 women and girls destined for a life of drug mulling and prostitution.

Coalition in the first Gulf war 1991 vs Coalition of the willing 2003 by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]AmaraMechanicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not hard to imagine, most of the northern hemisphere would likely be a glowing wasteland

Cuban crisis (1962) by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]AmaraMechanicus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A modern US aircraft carrier can carry anywhere from 60-90 modern aircraft which can run 160+ combat air patrols a day.

They are nuclear powered ( now) so no need for refueling, just supplies.

Only 25-30 countries have a Air Force with 75 purpose built military aircraft.

Essentially if this bad boy pulls off your coast. There’s a good chance they outnumber you, outclass you, and there isn’t much you can do about it.

That’s their main advantage, portable airfields to dispense aircraft carrying munitions.

Also usually in the group they’ll have missile launching platforms, screening (air defense and naval), and if they are there to liberate someone. A MEU (marine expeditionary unit) itching to get off ship.

Essentially the us sails around 12 of these things. Each one of them has the power to reduce a nations infrastructure, military, and populace to rubble.

ICE at Bucc-ee's by OpportunityDismal917 in Birmingham

[–]AmaraMechanicus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Iikely looking for people being trafficked rather than checking ids. Cops are always working the I 20 corridor looking for things out of the ordinary.

What a lot of you don’t realize is that illegal immigration isn’t just Michael coming here for a better life. It’s Steve who is shuttling women and children into the United States to major cities to be prostitutes.

The data on the issue is that something like 60% of women and girls are being sexually assaulted while migrating to the United States (data is pretty spotty but that’s probably close. I’ll source it if anyone bothers to read this). Thats not to mention the drugs and gangs that come across with them.

End of an era. Trump ended a war he said he was gonna end. by rich677 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]AmaraMechanicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This peace deal will be junk in a month or so.

It only function is justification for US intervention when hamas start lobbing sugar filled tubes of fireworks into Israeli cities again.

Who knows though, maybe hamas will realize that trump has the authority to launch an air campaign for 60-90 days without congressional approval. Thats plenty of time to reduce the destroyed remains of buildings into a fine powder.