return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agoIsrael says it's conducting 'precise strikes on military targets' in Iranwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down113cross-posted to: world@quokk.aunews@hexbear.net
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down3·16 hours agoMy problem is that I don’t trust Israel’s claim that this was precise and I also don’t trust Iran’s claim that if it is contained, they won’t retaliate. Because I don’t trust either government at all.
minus-squareSundial@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·edit-215 hours agoTrust them to serve their own self interests. Israel’s interest is escalating and prolonging the conflict to grab more land and kill more Arabs and Persians. Iran’s interest is de-escalation since they’re in no shape to fight a war with Israel, and the US.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·15 hours agoYou could be right in general, but you should know that Iranians are not Arabs and they hate being mistaken for Arabs. http://www.us-iran.org/resources/2016/10/21/myth-vs-fact-persians-and-arabs
minus-squareSundial@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·15 hours agoForgot about that lol, thanks for reminding me. I’ve edited my comment.
My problem is that I don’t trust Israel’s claim that this was precise and I also don’t trust Iran’s claim that if it is contained, they won’t retaliate.
Because I don’t trust either government at all.
Trust them to serve their own self interests.
Israel’s interest is escalating and prolonging the conflict to grab more land and kill more Arabs and Persians.
Iran’s interest is de-escalation since they’re in no shape to fight a war with Israel, and the US.
You could be right in general, but you should know that Iranians are not Arabs and they hate being mistaken for Arabs.
http://www.us-iran.org/resources/2016/10/21/myth-vs-fact-persians-and-arabs
Forgot about that lol, thanks for reminding me. I’ve edited my comment.