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If the United States and its allies can rush to Israel's defense in the skies, shooting down dozens of drones and missiles fired by Iran, why can't they do the same for Ukraine — which has suffered under Russia's missile attacks for more than two years?

That's the question Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his country's staunchest backers in the West were asking on Monday, hours after the U.S., the United Kingdom, France and Jordan helped Israel shoot down some 300 drones and missiles fired by Iran in retaliation after Israel killed its senior military commanders in Syria.

“European skies could have received the same level of protection long ago if Ukraine had received similar full support from its partners in intercepting drones and missiles," Zelenskyy wrote Monday evening in a post on X.

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[–] Evilcoleslaw 57 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (22 children)

Because Iran doesn't have a massive nuclear weapons stockpile.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Or Israel and Iran are both mentioned in the Bible and the apocalyptic Christians in the charge of the West only care about that?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Iran isn't directly mentioned. Vague terms like "the North" appear, and historically many American evangelicals have identified the USSR with it, because that was the geopolitical bogeyman of the day. I've had older evangelicals insist to me that Russia borders Israel as a result.

Iran's more plausible than Russia, but if we pretend for a moment it's not all some desert guy's mushroom trip it could just as easily be Turkey.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Russia borders Israel

I guess if you want to lean hard into Syria as a Russian client state... maybe?

Although, the truly Big Brain move is to assert the Bible is talking about the Godless Protestants of Europe.

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