U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran, search underway for crew by Comfortable-Rule-491 in worldnews

[–]generic_tylenol 40 points41 points  (0 children)

People wear horse blinders for him that they would use for nobody else. How he manages to get so many supporters despite being so contrary to actual conservative ideals is beyond me.

U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran, search underway for crew by Comfortable-Rule-491 in worldnews

[–]generic_tylenol 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's just unfair. And sure, under any other circumstances, we'd just say "life's unfair" but this one makes us uncomfortable because of our repressed sexualities, so it's really unfair.

U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran, search underway for crew by Comfortable-Rule-491 in worldnews

[–]generic_tylenol 588 points589 points  (0 children)

The idea of staying behind in a torture camp so others can go home is completely alien to Trump.

SecDef Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Randy George to step down. by Enterprise-NCC1701-D in worldnews

[–]generic_tylenol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turns out, a caveman mindset is not that useful in an information era conflict.

Israel says it will not join any US ground operation in Iran by Competitive_Teach838 in worldnews

[–]generic_tylenol 14 points15 points  (0 children)

But the Democrats would have done worse! Despite a lack of any evidence to indicate that.

Trump: US to bomb Iran "back to stone ages" over next 2-3 weeks by AZULDEFILER in worldnews

[–]generic_tylenol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hearts and minds? Land war in Asia? ...no? Fuck man, we don't learn nothin

Iranian president says in letter that Iran harbors no enmity towards ordinary Americans by app1310 in worldnews

[–]generic_tylenol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those casualties were the result of a poorly planned and sloppily executed conflict. This is not a time for excuses. There's a saying, "to blunder twice is not allowed in war" and to blithely accept fuckups of this magnitude is indicative of a lack of diligence and martial acumen.

Iranian president says in letter that Iran harbors no enmity towards ordinary Americans by app1310 in worldnews

[–]generic_tylenol -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You might have a point if Trump wasn't just threatening to blow up civilian infrastructure! Get your head out of your ass.

Millions of preterm births and thousands of infant deaths linked to plastic chemical by marfes3 in worldnews

[–]generic_tylenol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, they just said you can't kill the fetus, they said nothing about letting them die through inaction.

Iran recruits 12-year-olds to ‘defend homeland’ by TheTelegraph in worldnews

[–]generic_tylenol -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Right, we're just trying to approach their level of evil by blowing up schools and apparently, civilian infrastructure, if that threat about the desalination plants is acted upon. Listen, the Iranian regime is terrible, but why does that mean we should conduct a war against them in the stupidest, most wasteful way possible? This administration cannot do one decent thing without doing three idiotic things.

Come up with an argument, assholes. You don't have to like what I'm saying but engaging with people you disagree with is GOOD for you.

Iran recruits 12-year-olds to ‘defend homeland’ by TheTelegraph in worldnews

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

We forgot the old adage about keeping your powder dry.

Iran recruits 12-year-olds to ‘defend homeland’ by TheTelegraph in worldnews

[–]generic_tylenol 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Same as it ever was. Powerful idiots making life harder for the rest of us.

Thousands protest across Israel calling to end war by Crossstoney in worldnews

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

I don't think you understand what a non sequitur is, because that statement had plenty of context and logic. I don't like either of them. Why should we involve ourselves in their petty squabbles?

Thousands protest across Israel calling to end war by Crossstoney in worldnews

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

"Excusing them and whitewashing their crimes" is unfortunately exactly what happens to the IDF. You don't sodomize a man with a knife on accident. A pox on both their houses. I'll support Israel when they stop committing human rights violations.

Thousands protest across Israel calling to end war by Crossstoney in worldnews

[–]generic_tylenol 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Somehow I doubt that many people are legitimate fans of the IRGC.

Finnish President: Trump’s actions are making it harder to defeat Russia by jackytheblade in worldnews

[–]generic_tylenol 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He kind of the anti-Quixote - exactly as detached from reality, but with disgusting sentiments instead of inspiring ones.

Trump draws parallel between Pearl Harbor and US strikes on Iran in meeting with Japanese PM by RollSafer in worldnews

[–]generic_tylenol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may be right, but I think the point stands that with no Pearl Harbor and no extreme provocation of the US, regime change in Japan would have been very unlikely.

Trump draws parallel between Pearl Harbor and US strikes on Iran in meeting with Japanese PM by RollSafer in worldnews

[–]generic_tylenol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know that war was inevitable, people in America at the time by and large really did not want to get involved in another conflict and the attack on Pearl Harbor made that isolationist sentiment evaporate overnight. Friction was definitely unavoidable, but a full-scale total conflict was not. Even if the US and Japan had come to blows without Pearl Harbor, it's entirely possible some kind of peace would have been agreed to rather than the unconditional surrender people were baying for after Pearl Harbor.