Habbening level?
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You are not only ignorant, you are cherry picking, which for you isn't amazing. What you call a boon to them is also their own Achilles' heel. The fact you can't see this, again doesn't amaze me, but also at the same time shows your narrow sightedness towards any military conflict with them.Speaker to Animals wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 4:59 amDefend your thesis or admit you are out of your fucking depth. We never won any conflict with Iran. When you consider the Southern Iraqi insurgency, the Iranian Revolution, and the nuclear program, it's 0 for 3, and that's not including all the little confrontations, including a US Navy patrol boat captured and its crew taken prisoner, several oil rigs raided over the past several decades, and also Iranian assistance provided to the Taliban. Then there are numerous terrorist acts that they never paid for.The Conservative wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 4:47 amOnce you realize the issue with your argument, come back to me.Speaker to Animals wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 3:55 am
Remember what history, genius?
The history where they revolted and handed us our asses several times?
You cannot win the "let's fuck with international shipping" game with Iran when a quarter of all oil tankers have to pass through a straight that puts them about four miles from Iranian territory.
Iranians are not dumbass Arabs.
Until then, I got a budget to write.
Then there is the Straight of Hormuz:
A not insignificant amount of shipping has to pass through there, within only a few miles of the shores of Iran, well within Iranian territorial waters. They control the world's access to probably a quarter if not more of the annual oil supply by that straight. If you want to play a game of fucking with international shipping, Iran is uniquely positioned to completely fuck your shit up.
But I don't "realize the issue with my argument", which you failed to elucidate (because you know you don't have any argument).
Russia doesn't care about Iran that much, they care, but they ain't going to nuke the US over it SIFCLF. Russia would like the price of oil to go through the roof anyway, if Iran shuts down the strait of Hormuz, that actually does Russia a huge favor. The US going to war with Iran would escalate tensions between the US and Russia, but the world isn't going to end because of it.SuburbanFarmer wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 7:29 pmYes, it really is that simple. Nobody else within say, spitting distance of Iran has any reason to care what happens there. And certainly no one with a world-ending array of nuclear weaponry, or a massive military.
No, of course they won’t go full nukes over this. But it’s setting the stage for dramatic escalation.StCapps wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:44 pmRussia doesn't care about Iran that much, they care, but they ain't going to nuke the US over it SIFCLF. Russia would like the price of oil to go through the roof anyway, if Iran shuts down the strait of Hormuz, that actually does Russia a huge favor. It will escalate tensions between the US and Russia, but the world isn't going to end because of it.SuburbanFarmer wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 7:29 pmYes, it really is that simple. Nobody else within say, spitting distance of Iran has any reason to care what happens there. And certainly no one with a world-ending array of nuclear weaponry, or a massive military.
Cold War 2.0, who knew? The US will probably go to war with Iran eventually, not necessarily buying it's anytime soon, but once they have a convenient excuse and the economy isn't going so well, they'll probably jump on that.SuburbanFarmer wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:51 pmNo, of course they won’t go full nukes over this. But it’s setting the stage for dramatic escalation.StCapps wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:44 pmRussia doesn't care about Iran that much, they care, but they ain't going to nuke the US over it SIFCLF. Russia would like the price of oil to go through the roof anyway, if Iran shuts down the strait of Hormuz, that actually does Russia a huge favor. It will escalate tensions between the US and Russia, but the world isn't going to end because of it.SuburbanFarmer wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 7:29 pmYes, it really is that simple. Nobody else within say, spitting distance of Iran has any reason to care what happens there. And certainly no one with a world-ending array of nuclear weaponry, or a massive military.
You know what else explains it? Media wanting more views, so they claim "war is imminent" because they have no other interesting stories.TheReal_ND wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 11:13 pmThat would at least explain the near wartime level censorship and media saturation.