• Ontimp@feddit.org
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    Sounds like they are preparing for a strike on Iran which might result in counterstrikes by Iran in Israel and Lebanon

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        While Israel bombed Hezbollah targets in Lebanon this week, it seems to me that that’s part of an ongoing disarming effort which is locally driven and supported by the Lebanese army.

        You never know of course and I’m not an expert, but as the Lebanese government has only just now tenuously consolidated its monopoly of power within its own borders with the support of Israel, that’d be a strange development.

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    Iranian citizens are rising up. If the US bombs Iran, I fear that momentum will stall or reverse. This might be what the US wants as it maintains the status quo, but that’s just me theorizing.

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    Why is trump doing something I’ve advocated that the US should be doing (removing embassy staff from Israel) suddenly so ominous? Goddamnit I hate this fucker.

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    Unconfirmed reports to the Canary suggest that the US is withdrawing non-essential staff from its embassies in both Lebanon and Israel.

    I certainly wouldn’t be surprised if it ended up being true, but I’ll wait for confirmation.

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        I’m not sure if they would, but I know that they can’t. They’re already getting to the dregs of their stockpiled soviet munitions. Another war front will have them back to a ‘pick up the dead guy’s gun’ situation.

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        A couple years ago, they couldn’t even provide the token military support for a long-time ally, almost-neighbor, and main stronghold in the Caucasus - Armenia - in what was basically a more-or-less righteous (even if legally dubious) defensive war against Azerbaijan. Instead the few russian troops already stationed there just withdrew in an orderly fashion. This resulted in quite a serious anti-Russian shift in the country, so much so that they basically withdrew from CSTO, and are starting to consider leaving the EEU and joining the EU.

        Do you seriously think they would be able to provide meaningful support for Iran, against the US?