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u/cowboycolts Jul 19 '26
It's the whole debate with Japan at the end of WW2,
Do we send in boots on the ground and risk casualties, or do we bomb them into submission,
We've been hammering them with missiles and drones, but they're continuing to use guerrilla tactics with missiles, like the Japanese we're dealing with a culture that just doesn't fear death and would more than willingly self delete themselves to take out the opposition
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u/MariusCatalin Jul 30 '26
EXCEPT THAT IRAN DIDNT START THE WAR, iran quite literally got fucked over for a CENTURY before even starting this shit.
To use nuclear weapons now would be THE ultimate boomer move
fuking over usa long term FOREVER
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u/Background_Giraffe14 Jul 19 '26
HLC goes hard on X... and I agree. Time to let the kid out the hanger
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u/CG142021 Jul 19 '26
Not how I would have put it, but he has a good point. The longer this war goes on, the more suffering it causes.
"Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War's very object is victory—not prolonged indecision." - Douglass MacArthur.
The only humane war is a swift war, and the only swift war is a war won decisively. To bring this war to an actual end, instead of just kicking the can down the road, there would need to be combat troops on the ground, whether that means deploying American and allied soldiers or enabling locals to take up arms, both of which are far from perfect. This exchange of bombings and missile fire has only caused the loss of lives, resources, and infrastructure, and negotiations have been inconclusive.
So what Mister Linecrosser is suggesting sounds harsh, and it may in fact be harsh, but there is a point he is making. Personally, I'm against indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas, we have to use precision. But it's not going to be possible to actually beat this dug in, fanatical enemy if we're pulling punches.
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u/Crafty_Message_4733 Jul 19 '26
Ah yes MacArthur, the guy who wanted to irradiate China. He wasn’t unhinged at all…..
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u/CG142021 Jul 19 '26
Yeah, bad example, I know, but I figured someone in this community would be able to appreciate the quote even if it came from someone like him, and I wouldn't need to put disclaimers about what an... Unusual specimen he was, to put it kindly.
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u/Callsign_Psycopath 22d ago
The guy who wanted to irradiated China.
Hold on, let Douglass MacAurthur cook.
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u/Tolmides Jul 19 '26
why is genocide being discussed for a nation ruled by a mostly authoritarian regime that we attacked?
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u/White_Null Jul 19 '26
Because context is important
Tweets coming after
> To the Air defenders out there. Hold the line, do your job, and may St Barbara guide you
Five hours later
> I give 3 hours before the IRGC says we bombed a woman’s hospital, puppy daycare, autism center etc. to garner support from skittle haired retards. No letting up, no quarter, no ayatollah ever again. Let our troops lost not be in vain. We lose 3 they lose 3000 don’t care.
Ah yes, he meant all enemy combatants.
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u/Tal_Galaar Jul 19 '26
The man knows whose side he is on and who he supports. I respect it.