There are different levels of bombing. This wasn’t the US assassinating a single general. This was a strike on strategic assets comparable to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. We just did a Pearl Harbor against Iran.
chunes@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Sounds like some young people who haven’t been through this before. This is not going to lead to a war. The USA has been bombing other countries continuously for decades.
WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 9 months ago
yeah a lot of over reacting going on around here
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Might be the toughest opponent we’ve bombed since Iraq, which technically wasn’t a declared war either.
You’re absolutely right, this won’t likely get bad for Americans. Being so far away with a huge military insulates us from the consequences of our actions abroad.
octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 9 months ago
Being so far away with a huge military insulates us from the consequences of our actions abroad.
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Yeah, certainly. Only an utter imbecile would attempt symmetrical warfare with the U.S.
Asymmetric is the only way to go, and non-attributability would be the ideal.
octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 9 months ago
alliswell33@lemmy.sdf.org 9 months ago
Almost like we are the baddies
wpb@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Bestween this and Yemen, Palestine, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Chile, Cuba, Indonesia, Timor, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Korea you’d almost start to think that. I wonder how many countries the real baddies have attacked. Must be way more.
CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 9 months ago
I mean, I dont see how it isnt a war already, this kind of thing is an act of war after all, and the other side doesnt have to be capable of equal retaliation for the term to apply.
chunes@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It doesn’t really matter what you call it. W. and Obama normalized not declaring war on the countries you bomb. It’s become normalized by this point
pissnshitworldwide@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
The US hasn’t declared war since 1942. It goes back way further than W or Obama.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 9 months ago
what was declared during korea or vietnam?
Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
…this is… war?..
chunes@lemmy.world 9 months ago
you want troops on the ground?
Genuinely don’t know what reality you’re living in if you are typing this question after reading my comment.
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 9 months ago
I believe their meaning was, ‘Do you have to see boots on the ground before you call it a war?’, not accusing you personally of wanting war.
chunes@lemmy.world 9 months ago
My only point with my original comment is that people are freaking out as though this is about to be Iraq War take 3. I see no evidence of that. It would require an invasion.
Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
Oh. So this is just Tuesday. I guess you should call Iran and tell them.
fcktheyanka@lemmy.cafe 9 months ago
Somebody should really bomb the USA for a change. I’d say new york would be a good start lmao just imagine all the dead yanks