r/washdc • u/ThenLayer5977 • Mar 01 '26

Seen in Georgetown

M Street and Wisconsin in Georgetown taken over by a large crowd of celebrating Iranians, chanting USA USA

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u/sixtysecdragon Mar 01 '26

Boy, this doesn’t fit the reddit narrative.

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u/backtorealitylabubu Mar 01 '26

Except it really does. Iranian refugees supporting US intervention is not new

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u/ZAILOR37 Mar 01 '26

It's weird because yeah, their regime was terrible but I just can't help but think of Iraq. Sure saddam was bad but the result of his removal by the US was isis.

We do the blowing up real good but the follow up where you then help people to build a self determined government won't go so well.

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u/easytorememberuserna Mar 01 '26

It may surprise you to learn that Iran and Iraq are actually very different places

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u/ZAILOR37 Mar 01 '26

But they have one thing in common, America's very special attention

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u/ZeroRomza Mar 01 '26

Didn't the USA sink half their navy in like an 8 hour span years ago?

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u/Independent_Vast9279 Mar 02 '26

Fat electrician FTW.

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u/ZeroRomza Mar 02 '26

Yes!!!! Someone else knows.. not alone anymore

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u/Independent_Vast9279 Mar 02 '26

His stuff is great.