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Israel launches air strikes on Iran - BBC News (www.bbc.com)

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Welp. So much for world peace.

It was kinda nice while it lasted.

[–] Raab 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wait we had that? I missed it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I should have put "relative" since we're not in a world war yet...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago (2 children)

How many fronts is Israel fighting on now? 3, 4? It's like they're trying to drag the US down.

[–] dingdongmetacarples 8 points 4 days ago

They are :

https://i.imgur.com/5uuK2d1.png

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

There's no question that they wish to drag us in. We should abandon them and let them learn what it means to provoke all of your neighbors.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"precise strikes"

Every single Iranian TV station, newspaper, hospital, and school are about to get bombed.

[+] [email protected] -7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Do you come here to apologize that you were wrong when turns out this didn't happen?

I didn't think so.

EDIT:

Iran’s state news agency reported strikes targeting “military centers in the provinces of Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam” had been “successfully intercepted.”

Source

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

"Apologize"? For the unforgivable crime of sharing an opinion that you don't agree with using rhetoric? That would be a hilarious joke if it weren't for the existence of broken little people who actually think that way.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

had been “successfully intercepted.”

"Iran wasn't successfully bombed because they had exceptional anti-air defenses" isn't the refutation you think it is.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I even highlighted the relevant part about targeting military centers for you.

If they had targeted schools and hospitals you know we'd be reading about it. We aren't.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I even highlighted the relevant part

The part where the Iranian anti-air defense protected is territory.

If they had targeted schools and hospitals

But had to turn back in the face of anti-air attack

you know we’d be reading about it.

Israelis make a special point to suppress any news of a military embarrassment. So you won't read how many planes they lost trying to slaughter Iranian civilians.

[–] BombOmOm -3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Israelis make a special point to suppress any news of a military embarrassment. So you won’t read how many planes they lost trying to slaughter Iranian civilians.

Iran would be sharing pictures of Israeli plane wreckage and bombed Iranian hospitals if either existed. They don't.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Iran would be sharing pictures

With whom?

[–] BombOmOm -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm sure Iran can figure out how to share pictures with the world. They have some smart people over there.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 2 points 2 days ago

Do you have any specific outlet in mind? Presumably, this would be the service you checked to verify the non-existence of stories I'm supposed to apologize for not reading.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Very interested to see how Iran's going to respond to this.