• circuscritic@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      You’re operating under the very mistaken assumption that this “intelligence” is legitimate or being provided in good faith.

      Iran has consistently shown restraint and moderation when dealing the theat of American military escalation.

      There is a big difference between a state sanctioned plot, and signal intercepts between a couple hard-line officers.

      Color me skeptical that they would blow past all other major escalation paths, and skip straight to one that guarantees a multi-month long air campaign to flatten their entire country, followed by a ground invasion, and occupation.

      Iraq may have worked out strategically for Iran because of the cluster fuck that the occupation was, but that doesn’t mean they want that for themselves.