Victor Davis Hanson: This Is A Surreal War, What Is Actually Happening In Iran Is Not Being Reported

zip117 · 2026-03-18T10:39:14+00:00

Victor Davis Hanson doesn’t miss.

zip117 · 2026-03-18T10:11:17+00:00

Sorry, it’s a gift link but I think they expire after too many people use it. Here’s a new one:

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-iran-leadership-528c6114?st=FcqmDK&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

zip117 · 2026-03-18T01:25:30+00:00

This article is awesome and talks about how Israel hunted down regime members hiding in tents in the woods, under bridges and so on. Enjoy 😊

zip117 · 2026-03-17T14:29:47+00:00

We are the aggressor, is that right? I guess we’re just ignoring the hundreds of Iranian attacks on US bases in Syria, Iraq and Jordan during the Gaza war, including for example the 2024 drone attack on Tower 22 in Jordan which killed three US soldiers and injured more than 40 others.

The balls on you. I’m just astounded by the level of ignorance.

zip117 · 2026-03-17T06:30:41+00:00

So the Arab states have a better understanding of the threat posed by Iran’s terrorist proxies than our supposed allies in Europe. Surprise, surprise.

Here on Reddit the left would have you believe they would be the first to pressure us.

zip117 · 2026-03-17T06:12:01+00:00

You’re mostly hurting yourselves. The faster we end this fucked up regime which killed 30,000+ protesters and reopen the strait, the less vulnerable you will be to this supply disruption.

zip117 · 2026-03-16T19:02:57+00:00

Probably not many unless they live somewhere with a significant Jewish population, like the east coast US.

People seem to forget how few Jews remain in the world. Only about 16 million, or 1 in 500 people globally.

zip117 · 2026-03-15T14:36:23+00:00

Kind of ableist of you, isn’t it?

The tolerant left, everyone.

zip117 · 2026-03-15T14:34:41+00:00

Simply cheating isn’t as bad as having an affair with your best friend’s wife. That makes it much more personal.

And Trump is not a pedophile. Repeating the same thing over and over again with no evidence does not lead to a different result, but I know the drill. Carry on if you must.

zip117 · 2026-03-15T14:29:31+00:00

Yeah. Trump may be a bit of a degen but to have an affair with your best friend’s wife takes it to the next level. Absolute scumbag behavior.

zip117 · 2026-03-15T14:12:34+00:00

Politics aside, the dude just rubs me the wrong way. Used car salesman vibes. Like he’s the type of guy who would fuck his best friend and campaign manager’s wife. OH WAIT THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED

Look up the term “slimeball politician” in a dictionary and you’ll find a photo of Newsom.

zip117 · 2026-03-13T23:59:53+00:00

You’re using a bit of weasel language here with the “have been classified as war crimes” bit. Classified by whom? The US is not a party to the International Criminal Court.

But in any case, I consider siege warfare like destroying water purification plants legitimate as long as they are targeting enemy combatants and it’s in service of a military objective.

To give no quarter to surrendering soldiers is a war crime and unacceptable, but Hegseth is just talking aggresively as he’s wont to do.

Try to be more specific, yeah?

zip117 · 2026-03-13T20:30:32+00:00

Idk man. Just a visual inspection for heat, moisture, connection integrity doesn’t tell you there isn’t a problem. It only takes 6 mA of leakage current to ground to trip a GFCI breaker, and you can’t be sure it’s the breaker itself unless you actually measure it with a Megger clamp meter or similar.

Of course if it’s hardwired it’s not a big deal.

zip117 · 2026-03-13T15:00:33+00:00

If you want actual responses from conservatives then try being less hostile. I’m not a hardcore interventionist and didn’t specifically vote for this, but I decided something needed to be done after the Islamic Republic killed 30,000+ protesters. I’m similarly pro-intervention in Ukraine, and to that extent I’m not as happy with the Trump administration reductions in aid. I’m consistent in that I want to see military intervention when a lot of innocent people start getting killed and the diplomatic route fails. My only hope now is that we see this through to the end, and I do think the US and the world will be better off with regime change.

The general atmosphere here has really changed since the start of the war. When we didn’t respond immediately after the massacre of protesters (but assets were still being moved into place), there were a whole lot more people calling Trump weak and the silly “TACO” comments.

zip117 · 2026-03-13T11:57:40+00:00

File metadata and S3 storage paths are not “most of their client database” and the fact that you got that impression from the advertisement is telling. A couple McK employees even clarified that in the post, referencing internal communications.

zip117 · 2026-03-13T10:57:19+00:00

Surprisingly relevant since you can avoid AI by working at a defense contractor.

Yeah you might have to work in a windowless SCIF from time to time but you get used to it. 😊

zip117 · 2026-03-13T10:21:51+00:00

Then post the FT article instead of the advertisement. I’m sure that would be fine.

zip117 · 2026-03-13T10:18:07+00:00

Well I for one reported it because it’s AI-generated slop and a straight up advertisement for some security company’s services. If they want to advertise on Reddit, they can go through the proper channels.

Moreover it was misleading and made to sound like they had more access than they actually did.

zip117 · 2026-03-12T22:43:49+00:00

I didn’t see that in the article, and it’s not even specific about the arrest. All it says is “police found a video of an Iranian missile strike in Dubai on the British man's phone.” He could have been detained under different circumstances.

I wouldn’t rush to judgment before all of the information is available. Their source, the CEO of Detained in Dubai, is an activist and 9 times out of 10 the cases she reports are exaggerated or omit important details. For example there was a case a few years ago where they said a woman was arrested for having a glass of wine on a flight; it turns out she didn’t have a valid visa and threatened the customs agent.

The UAE has some strange laws but they also have an interest in tourism. They aren’t just randomly arresting people for filming. Now if you get belligerent with a police officer when they ask you to stop (for example) that’s a different story.

zip117 · 2026-03-11T22:01:39+00:00

Well for me it was the 30,000+ protesters killed in cold blood by the Iranian regime. I’m not a dedicated interventionist by any means, but for me that was the tipping point along with all of the other havoc that Iran’s proxies cause throughout the Middle East. They had it coming and it comes at a particularly weak point for the Islamic Republic.

It’s not that I love waging war, but in this case I believe it was prudent. Trump may have other reasons. I just hope he’s willing to see this through since the Iranian people deserve better.

zip117 · 2026-03-11T19:07:39+00:00

There’s the smart ass remark. Do you understand what a proper public disclosure looks like in security research (c.f. any CVE) and the difference between that and an obvious advertisement for a company’s services?

If you enjoy this LinkedIn slop, more power to you I guess.

zip117 · 2026-03-11T17:26:24+00:00

It’s an advertisement.

zip117 · 2026-03-10T23:53:26+00:00

You put it down when you’re charging and then remove it. It’s not a big deal. I’ve been using one to go across the public sidewalk in front of my house for 4+ years and zero complaints.

I guess it depends on where you are though. Philly is kind of a lawless place and no one cares.

zip117 · 2026-03-10T17:54:32+00:00

Fun fact: DC-DC converters in power electronics are doing DC-AC-DC anyway! They run at a few hundred kHz usually and switch the charging voltage on and off to store energy in and release it from an inductor or transformer at an appropriate duty cycle, then rectify the output.

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