• WamGams@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    Where are you getting reports that Israel is ramping up for direct war with Iran?

    Everything I have read has said neither side is approaching further escalation at this time. Perhaps you have intel that hasn’t made its way to open source yet?

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        7 months ago

        You linked to an op-ed piece, not a journalist piece. Not your fault though. BBC needs to be a lot better at differentiating.

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          7 months ago

          I can’t link to classified intelligence to provide ironclad evidence. This isn’t the war thunder forums.

          The risk of a wider war developing in the Middle East is a very real risk. The fact that you won’t acknowledge that shows you argue in bad faith.

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            7 months ago

            Of course its a real risk, I just think trying to spin it so that Biden is at fault before it happens is nakedly partisan.

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              7 months ago

              If Biden attacks Iran, he is at fault for starting a war. He’s the commander in chief. If he doesn’t attack Iran, he’s not at fault, because he did not start a war.

              I don’t understand how that’s complicated.

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                7 months ago

                Biden told Netanyahu he would not be involved in a direct war with Iran, so unless Iran attacks the US directly, Biden should be fine.

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                  Biden told Netanyahu he would not be involved in a direct war with Iran, so unless Iran attacks the US directly, Biden should be fine.

                  Well, except for the votes he’s already losing by supporting Netanyahu’s existing genocide.