So, do we get to start calling what's happening everywhere world war 3 or is there like some committee that meets on this?
this post was submitted on 02 Feb 2024
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Once some major players start conscripting people I think it'd be reasonable to call it WW3. This is the preamble
Hasn't russia been conscripting for a couple of years now?
major players
whether you or me like them or not, they are a major player.
now we just need china and a couple more euro countries to join in on the fun.
whether you or me like them or not, they are a major player.
No Russia is not a major player. Remember those estimates about Russia taking Ukraine in a week, two weeks tops? Those estimates were based on Russia being a near peer. That assessment was incorrect. Russia is not a near peer.
Also Russia's capabilities have been significantly diminished because of the war in Ukraine. They can't project power anymore. Russia is devolving down to the level of North Korea. They have nukes, so have to be considered, but no real capability to project power. Not a major player.
And other countries are involved. China is somewhat involved on the diplomatic front. But guess what their priorities are? They're against Iran's "Axis of Resistance" attacking shipping routes between Europe and Asia. Because obviously.
So it's basically just Russia+Iran against everyone else in the world. At this point it seems like Iran is struggling to keep their proxies under control. Not exactly WW3.
Well it did say major players, plural. If you have major players directly in opposition and both feeling the need for conscription...
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You don't think Russia is a major player in this current shitshow? Or was it an attempt to belittle Russia?
I'm assuming its the latter because otherwise you're a dense motherfucker
some major players are already doing this.
yay ww3, just what we needed.
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It's a world war only when western european countries are involved. Otherwise it's just sparkling conflict.
It's not a war until the other side is able to fight back.
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U.S. military forces today conducted strikes on seven facilities, which included more than 85 targets in Iraq and Syria, that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated militias use to attack U.S. forces. This is the start of our response. The President has directed additional actions to hold the IRGC and affiliated militias accountable for their attacks on U.S. and Coalition Forces.
damn straight, feel the love
They used B-1s, lol.
That's a lot of finding out they just got.
Need to make space for the raiders which came in early and under budget.
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Hopefully, they don't lose 1/3rd of their navy accidentally... again.
Why are you hoping that they don't? Given the shenanigans the Iranian navy has been up to, promoting much of it to submersible status would be a good thing.
Well, to be honest, this was a sarcastic comment to the time the US did accidentally sink more of their navy than intended. (A little more than 1/3 if their operational force.) The original goal was only 4 platforms IIRC. It may have grown a scotch before the end.
Which probably doesn't mean much to the sailors. Hind sight being 20/20 and all. Still a bit of an oops.
The idiot puppet of Israel.
They're happy to throw away money like this and then complain about the sorry state of their democracy. Americans..
There are some posts that always seem unbalanced considering the communities voting history. This seems like one of them. Do the mods or users have a way to check on bots?
Are you saying that I am a bot?
No, not at all. These communities overwhelmingly support Palestine and think the US is enabling the genocide. There are a few posts where support for Israel is highly upvoted at first. I'm saying those seem influenced by bots or PR campaigns. I'm wondering if this post is a similar situation. I don't understand why you were so heavily downvoted.
Oh I get you now.
Yeah could totally be that, but also consider that when elections are close americans tends to behave like hooligans and their tollerance for criticism of their candidate become very low.
Treating Biden like an saint will become more and more common as elections approach. Been there before.
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Look at you, simping for Iran.
Yeah, that's how the world is: black and white. You must be known as a great mind among your people.
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Hell yeah we just won in Afghanistan this is a great moment to start another winnable war in the middle east. Thanks Biden.
- Iran is not Afghanistan. They are massively different countries.
End of list.
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"Start"
The attacks are the first of many expected to take place.
Washington Post's Dan Lamothe has said that while the U.S. struck more than 85 individual targets in Iraq and Syria, these were spread just eight general locations in those two countries.
U.S. officials have stressed that there is no plans currently to strike targets in Iran.
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Isn't this all because the usa is supporting Israel and Iran is pushing back against countries supporting the genocide there?
Ah yes Iran, that great bastion of human rights where they throw gay people off buildings and stone people to death.
Iran doesn't give a shit about Palestinians. Instability in the region keeps them in relative power. Everything they do should be viewed in that light.
Instability in the region keeps them in relative power.
how is that so?
Because with stability, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen would have control of the world's trade through the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Making tons of money on shipping through the region. Their regional power is de facto because other countries in the region are unstable and can't secure trade through the canal.
how does that consolidate their power? i tought they didnt have direct influence over the canal, and are even trying to set up an alternative?
To anyone visualizing a comically long canal running straight through like 5 countries, you're not actually far off. Unfortunately, it's just a railroad to Moscow.
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