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Originally Posted by Beninho
I’m no fan of the current situation, I have family and friends in bomb shelters. I am deeply concerned about Iran using a dirty bomb in desperation to change the tide of this war. I wish there could have been some sort of diplomacy reached many years ago. Whole thing is above my head and I don’t know what the right or wrong thing to do is. What country would just leave it to chance that their neighbour who has sworn to end them won’t use a nuke? Again, it’s a ####ed region and I really don’t know what is the right or wrong thing to do. Mossad has seemingly pulled another rabbit out of the hat similar to what happened with Hezb but is it enough to enact regime change or stop Iran from just building a nuke in the future? I again have no clue just like I have no idea how close they actually were to a bomb.
That being said Israel has seen war turn into peace with Egypt and Jordan. I guess we can nit pick this as Egypt and Israel were both able to reconcile after both sides were able to convince their populations that they won the war. 1967 for Israelis and 1973 for Egyptians. Jordan was different but after their 1967 defeat it lead to peace being under the table for 2 decades before a treaty was signed.
Israel does have a history of turning war into peace but yes I also do agree Bibi is no Rabin and the potential for this to lead to a very messy fall out is high. I am fully aware of Bibi’s ability to use war to stay in power and that’s not good for this conflict with Iran or finding a peaceful solution with the Palestinians.
Iran may also choose to strike American military bases if the US chooses to join and I don’t think anyone needs an explanation of the geopolitical mess that alone could create.
Again I have no clue where this is headed but I am sad for all the civilians involved. I went to school with many Persians/Iranians and I know almost all have family back in Iran. I even was friends with a Persian Jew who still had some cousins in Iran who are under strict surveillance by the regime. I know it must be an incredibly scary situation not being able to contact their family to check in. The videos coming out from Tehran looks like complete chaos is unfolding. I hope for their sake this can have a quick resolution. Just an overall very scary situation and it’s a bit surreal to see it all unfold like it has.
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That's why I said "long term peace". All their actinos of war have eventually led to the creation of other groups that want to destroy them. Perhaps I should ask differently...if Israel succeeds in destroying the Iranian regime, how long will it be before another, perhaps worse enemy pops up in their place? The entire region is a game of whack a mole, and my suggestion is that strategy isn't successful, so why keep doing it over and over?