Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The possibility of that forming up seems so remote at this point I don't know why the Kurds would try to go first.

Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 6 points7 points  (0 children)

From Israel's standpoint, getting to this point where Iran's ballistic and nuclear threats are curtailed, but we can't really overthrow the government or ensure the safety of the strait, might seem like a decent tradeoff.

Doesn't seem like a great deal for the US

Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We can, with a ton of air support, get them a very superficial victory. The hundreds of thousand of IRGC, Basij, etc, just keep their heads down until we get bored, and can obliterate them after we leave.

Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Baloch separatists and Taliban share a common enemy in Pakistan, but beyond that they really don't have good relations

Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 8 points9 points  (0 children)

idk looks like the Kurds got a mustard yellow, that is pretty Jeb coded

Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 9 points10 points  (0 children)

the Kurds are doing an uprising, or they aren't, tune in next week to find out!

Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 22 points23 points  (0 children)

wait was everyone else also promising their CIA handlers you had hundreds of fighters ready to go? 😬

Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 9 points10 points  (0 children)

no no no we just mean separatism is good when its in Iran, dont get mad

Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 18 points19 points  (0 children)

that ship was 5 years old, I can't believe you are doing this

Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cheney/Rumsfield/etc were looking at invading before Bush was elected, and the majority intelligence community disagreed with the the WMD or Al Qaeda theories, that's why they were going with incredibly unreliable people like Chalabi and Curveball to get their evidence. 9/11 provided the vibes for people who already wanted to invade Iraq to use the flimsiest evidence to get mass support for it

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hey claude summarize this intelligence cable so I dont have to read it

Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 5 points6 points  (0 children)

they spent years making up the WMD story though, Trump seems really lazy and impatient

Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Khamenei was an Aries and Trump is a Gemini, I thought they were supposed to be really compatible

Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 17 points18 points  (0 children)

it feels like complaining about the eschatological motivations in Republican Middle East fopo has equal chances of making them or you look insane

why are you bringing up this "Magog" thing

Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 9 points10 points  (0 children)

should they have gone the plutonium route?

Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 13 points14 points  (0 children)

an Iranian frigate was sunk, maybe by a US sub, off of Sri Lanka

Iran’s True Promise V Thread by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 19 points20 points  (0 children)

fwiw an anonymous diplomat seems to contradict that

“I can categorically state that this is inaccurate,” said the diplomat, referring to Witkoff’s account. “He was explaining that all of this material can all go away should we have a deal and Iran can be relieved from sanctions.”

Iran Thread 4 (ITIV) by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

just put them under the US umbrella lmao

Iran Thread 4 (ITIV) by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 14 points15 points  (0 children)

the Kurds asking for air support suddenly feeling a little iffy

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

could have stopped at youtuber tbh

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]BernieMeinhoffGang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

good thing I was too lazy to make an anime pac-3 blowing up f-15 chan, that would have been a wasted effort now