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Why did he start the war?

by bdbdbdb 6mo ago

IncreasePosts 6mo ago
Well, I have no idea. I'm just guessing it's not the reason I like the war. I generally only attempt to scrutinize government action, and not government reason for action. Random citizens are at such an information disadvantage that I think it would be impossible to have an informed opinion as an outsider on the reasoning. It could be as simple as "Iran kept trying to assassinate me so I'm going to assassinate them". Maybe he was pressured by Israel, I really have no idea.
- arkensaw 6mo ago
  > I generally only attempt to scrutinize government action, and not government reason for action This might be the wildest opinion I've read. You're onboard with the US bombing another country ("I like the war"), but you don't know, or care WHY. You just think it was a good idea. "Random citizens are at such an information disadvantage that I think it would be impossible to have an informed opinion as an outsider on the reasoning." I'm trying to give you the benefit of the doubt here, but if you re-read your own words, you've just said a random citizen like yourself can't possibly know enough to have an informed opinion, yet you gave us your opinion, which is that you think they should have bombed Iran.
  - justsomehnguy 6mo ago
    > This might be the wildest opinion I've read. > You're onboard with the US bombing another country They are totally fine with it: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=%22my%20pet%20war%22&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... One could argue what this is somehow related to the fact it's always on the other side of the planet and never on the border, but who knows.
  - IncreasePosts 6mo ago
    You need to reread my words. I never said I can't possibly know enough to have an informed opinion generally. Nor did I say it's impossible to have an informed opinion in what I gave my opinion on.
    - bdbdbdb 6mo ago
      > Random citizens are at such an information disadvantage that I think it would be impossible to have an informed opinion as an outsider on the reasoning. Are you an insider then?
kergonath 6mo ago
Denazify… oops, wrong country, sorry. "Changing the regime". But it cannot possibly be true because regime change, just like foreign wars are bad according to Trump. So, in reality, who knows? My guess is that some nutcases at the pentagon got an adrenaline rush during the little adventure in Venezuela and looked for another country to mess with. It’s obvious that no real thought was put into what exactly is the point of all of this or how to actually get to that point. I mean, they were surprised that Turkey was upset and that Iran closed the Gulf. Or that none of the allies Trump has been shitting on for decades showed up. This does not point to any serious thought process.

Why did he start the war?

by bdbdbdb 6mo ago

Why did he start the war?

Well, I have no idea. I'm just guessing it's not the reason I like the war. I generally only attempt to scrutinize government action, and not government reason for action. Random citizens are at such an information disadvantage that I think it would be impossible to have an informed opinion as an outsider on the reasoning. It could be as simple as "Iran kept trying to assassinate me so I'm going to assassinate them". Maybe he was pressured by Israel, I really have no idea.

arkensaw 6mo ago
> I generally only attempt to scrutinize government action, and not government reason for action This might be the wildest opinion I've read. You're onboard with the US bombing another country ("I like the war"), but you don't know, or care WHY. You just think it was a good idea. "Random citizens are at such an information disadvantage that I think it would be impossible to have an informed opinion as an outsider on the reasoning." I'm trying to give you the benefit of the doubt here, but if you re-read your own words, you've just said a random citizen like yourself can't possibly know enough to have an informed opinion, yet you gave us your opinion, which is that you think they should have bombed Iran.
- justsomehnguy 6mo ago
  > This might be the wildest opinion I've read. > You're onboard with the US bombing another country They are totally fine with it: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=%22my%20pet%20war%22&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... One could argue what this is somehow related to the fact it's always on the other side of the planet and never on the border, but who knows.
- IncreasePosts 6mo ago
  You need to reread my words. I never said I can't possibly know enough to have an informed opinion generally. Nor did I say it's impossible to have an informed opinion in what I gave my opinion on.
  - bdbdbdb 6mo ago
    > Random citizens are at such an information disadvantage that I think it would be impossible to have an informed opinion as an outsider on the reasoning. Are you an insider then?

kergonath 6mo ago

Denazify… oops, wrong country, sorry. "Changing the regime". But it cannot possibly be true because regime change, just like foreign wars are bad according to Trump. So, in reality, who knows? My guess is that some nutcases at the pentagon got an adrenaline rush during the little adventure in Venezuela and looked for another country to mess with. It’s obvious that no real thought was put into what exactly is the point of all of this or how to actually get to that point. I mean, they were surprised that Turkey was upset and that Iran closed the Gulf. Or that none of the allies Trump has been shitting on for decades showed up. This does not point to any serious thought process.