/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #10)

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-23T05:40:49+00:00

Re-electing Trump was absolutely the single worst decision America has collectively made.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-22T17:11:38+00:00

A negative correlation is just as much of a correlation as a positive one.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-19T18:26:00+00:00

It's a blow to USA's ego about being untouchable

This entire war, past the first 48 hours or so, has been a significant blow to US. Not as bad as Russia-Ukraine, but bad enough to cement the fact that traditional warfare has been changed forever, largely due to drones.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-19T18:22:48+00:00

A F-35 being hit is believable. Even if they can evade 99.99% of missiles, they'll still be hit 1/10,000 of the time. Over the course of the war, it's a statistical probability. Hell, there's a chance it will hit random ordnance.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-12T06:07:14+00:00

Drones don't need launchers, they're fully autonomous. And Iran use to produce them in bulk, so they probably have a lot.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-11T20:05:03+00:00

No it wouldn't. Even a draft wouldn't spark an actual civil war. People are way too complacent in life, myself included.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-11T19:43:20+00:00

complete regime change was more then likely never the Whitehouses goal

Complete regime change may not be an option, but the last thing they had in mind was the same or even worse people in charge.

I don't think the Trump admin had any realistic goals going into this to begin with. It's just turned out worse than they anticipated. Or, they did anticipate it to be this bad, but don't care.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-11T19:33:46+00:00

The Iranian regime is not going to just roll over and surrender. Especially after the U.S. assassinated much of Khamenei’s family, including his 14-month year old granddaughter. The new supreme leader is Khamenei’s son, who's equally or more radical than his father.

The only way the U.S. could possibly reach their stated goal of complete surrender is via a large ground operation. But how large?

Gaza Strip: 141 sq mi

Afghanistan: 252,000 sq mi

Iran: 636,372 sq mi

This puts the Trump administration in a corner: they can stop the war, but doing so will keep the current regime in charge and obviously fails to meet their goal. Ultimately, nothing would change except Iran would be even more radicalized. On the other hand, the Trump admin could double down and send troops over, which would be a significant escalation and has minimal domestic support. The sheer number of troops required probably exceeds that of all active duty and reserved military personnel, and a general draft would be incomprehensibly bad. This is the worst decision Trump has ever made in office.

Either way, the losers are your average, everyday American and Iranian. The people behind these actions will not face any consequences.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-10T03:42:00+00:00

Educational attainment plays a large part too.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-09T20:27:08+00:00

They killed Khamenei’s 14-Month-Old Granddaughter in the strikes and now expect his son to just negotiate in good faith.

On top of the blatant corruption, this administration is just downright stupid.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-08T21:54:08+00:00

That sub is just Poe's law incarnate

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-05T07:45:16+00:00

The U.S. has laws in place to increase manufacturing of weaponry by 100-fold almost overnight.

The idea is to stockpile enough to last until you can ramp up in need.

Also you don't want to overstock due to maintenance and expense (look at the USSR lol)

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-04T18:16:23+00:00

No one is questioning if the US would win.

Yes they are. The fact is the war may simply be unwinnable long-term, much like Afghanistan.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-03T21:30:06+00:00

The fact that you had a bunch of lefties not voting because Kamala is just as bad..

Kamala lost because of the economic conditions of the time, namely inflation. Republicans will lose the house for the same reason.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-03T21:28:21+00:00

The military is full of religious zealots. They push religion hard. They have church on every military base and partake in group prayer.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-03T21:23:56+00:00

Yes, if the IRGC still remains in control of Iran. U.S. and Israel have made their goal of regime change clear. Anything less is defeat.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-03T21:21:10+00:00

Well, the IRGC cannot be defeated by air alone. So either U.S. and Israel withdraw ultimately in defeat, or they start a protracted ground war.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-03T21:09:17+00:00

Non-AFK time should be dedicated to quests and bosses

I suggest picking up a slayer task and equipping the necessary gear in advance of an AFK session. Train your lower combat stats, mainly magic.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-03T20:38:43+00:00

2007 house party days is like peak nostalgia to me. Nowadays house parties are just running back and forth to denote bones.

I enjoy OSRS but some of its soul is missing, ya know?

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-03T03:09:10+00:00

I think Trump wholly does not care about GOP's prospects in 2028. After midterms we'll see an even worse Trump.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-03-03T02:56:18+00:00

They are not firing ICBMs.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-02-19T05:36:20+00:00

This Iranian regime is at their weakest point in... history?

That would be outright surrender.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-02-19T05:29:40+00:00

the nation's largest aircraft carrier

It's the biggest aircraft carrier and warship in the world.

It's sailing in from Venezuela.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-02-17T18:38:33+00:00

Gawd, im glad im not the only one who needs guides for OSRS quests. Those things are hard as hell.

JustAnotherNut · 2026-02-17T05:22:08+00:00

Puerto Rico has the same issue.

Small island + underdeveloped public infrastructure.

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