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 Which only begs the question…. Why? If it’s not about regime change then what is is really about? The DoD by their own admission stated Iran wasn’t launching a preemptive strike.
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So Hegseth just announced “no rules of engagement” and “no democracy building exercise.” So they’re just gonna kill as many civilians as they want and aren’t trying to turn Iran democratic. They aren’t freeing anybody.
16 upvotes. Sidechat link post by Anonymous in US Politics. "So Hegseth just announced “no rules of engagement” and “no democracy building exercise.” So they’re just gonna kill as many civilians as they want and aren’t trying to turn Iran democratic. They aren’t freeing anybody."
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WATCH: Hegseth insists the Iran conflict is 'not Iraq' and is 'not endless'

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If it was about purely reducing missile capabilities then that was kinda pointless if, again, Iran never posed an immediate threat. If it was about reducing nuclear capability, then they’re doing a real bad job at it and peddling the same lies over and over again.

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Anonymous replying to -> cia.gov 3w

Trump threatened that if Iran continued killing civilians he’d do something (implied military action). It could be a letter of follow-through with that so that Trump doesn’t look like a man who won’t deliver on his threats. Also Israel and basically everyone in the region wanted Khameni gone, but there are varying opinions among allies about what kind of government should replace them, so maybe Trump’s trying to be neutral on that question to court Saudi and Gulf states.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

I mean even if Khamenei is gone, you fundamentally didn’t change the system of governance and now this only increases the risk that an even more hardline cleric becomes supreme leader which again will lead to further crack down on dissent.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

It certainly seemed like he wanted regime change at the beginning and they’re still encouraging revolution, but the potential entrence of the Gulf states and Saudi’s may have caused him to tone that down 🤷

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Anonymous replying to -> cia.gov 3w

Just seems like a poorly thought out intervention or a bad attempt to get his polling numbers up or a distraction from the Epstein Files

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

Idk man trump backs out of threats frequently, they even have a term for this (taco), I’m not sure that’s the driving motivation here. I’m guessing it has more to do with Israel, there’s no way Iran posed any credible threat to Americans

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Anonymous replying to -> fuuuckyikyak 3w

They aren’t arguing it posed an immediate threat, they’re framing it as a preemptive strike. In reality Iran has a lot of enemies and it’s the weakest it’s ever been in recent years, it’s more a matter of taking opportunity of the moment and not letting them become strong again. Trump wants to be known for his foreign policy. Taking out Iran and Venezuela ensures his legacy. Iran also is a big sponsor of terror regionally, and globally. It’s really just better for everyone if they’re gone.

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Anonymous replying to -> fuuuckyikyak 3w

Fortunately it also has the (perhaps unintended) effect of further weakening Russia and helping Ukraine.

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