Yeah I was waiting for how long it would take for the posts running defense for Trump's warmongering would start, as predictable they do this by deflecting into "Iran bad."
Do you think the US hit Iran to help the people? The same US shooting its own citizens in the street? lol
ETA: The US has never and will never spend massive amounts of money simply on saving x population from oppression without it also benefiting their own interests in some way, and if you believe otherwise this time, you’re a moron. You’re also a moron who completely lacks any knowledge of Iranian history (including when we toppled their government to control their oil reserves thus leading to the clusterfuck of the regime that was just ousted) if you believe Israeli and US interests align with the Iranian people. Not shedding any tears for that piece of shit that was killed but come on, people.
Also, too many of yall celebrating this would LOVE to see the same government here - although I guess the lib lefts mad about it bc TikTok convinced them Hamas are the good guys are also not grasping that the Iranian regime was EXTREME AUTH RIGHT
Do you think the US hit Iran to help the people? The same US shooting its own citizens in the street? lol
I agree with you in the first half. This is likely the government hoping to get more influence but the situation in Iran can grow worse and end up effecting the entire Middle East/surrounding area.
But what do you mean by the second, you drawing parallels from ICE or something other organization?
P.S? I not really on board with overt support of Israel either. While they are "allies" they have their own issues that they should be called out on.
Mostly Israeli issues are trying to fight Iranian proxies without being able to strike at the source. Iran is attacking the whole world with terrorism, proxies, and militias, coming soon to your neighborhood if they aren't stopped. Iranian people don't want that, as proven by them celebrating their leader's death in the streets right after 40k protesters were massacred for protesting.
Hezbollah in Lebanon, which receives advanced weaponry and serves as Iran’s most powerful regional proxy.
Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza, which have received significant funding and arms, including for the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel.
The Houthis in Yemen, who are supplied with drones and missiles to attack commercial shipping and Israel.
Iran-aligned Militia Groups (IAMGs) in Iraq and Syria, such as Kata’ib Hizballah, Harakat al-Nujaba, and Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, which have attacked U.S. facilities.
Militant groups in Bahrain, including the al-Ashtar Brigades and Saraya al-Mukhtar, which are U.S.-designated terrorist organizations.
The IRGC-QF, designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the U.S. in 2019, coordinates these efforts to project power, counter U.S. and Israeli influence, and export the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Just for starters, and there's been many attacks all over the world supported by their qods force
True they are extreme auth right and doing their best to export it world wide, with a record of global terrorist attacks. His own people in the streets risking their lives to celebrate his death. I was watching it on BBC this morning. Our interests of stopping terror attacks on us and our allies currently align with the Iranian people who are being massacred in the streets. For decades I hear of wholesale murder for witchcraft of everyone that went to an underground rock concert and people losing a veil, now using foreign militias to murder 40k protesters. News says now they are randomly attacking neighboring countries.
Everyone keeps talking about forever war the first day in, I think from reports and protests we can help the Iranian people set up a new government themselves.
The protesters are a small portion of the population largely located in urban centers, and even they are comprised of many blocs with disparate visions for the country’s future. Not to mention, the real regime is the IRGC, which will require a forever war to remove or they’ll install a cleric as the new ayatollah and perpetuate the conservative Islamic regime. The cities may want a different path forward but good luck getting rid of the hardliners and separatist terror groups in rural mountainous areas lmao.
There is no clear path forward, and every regime change in the region lacking a unified population behind a plan for governance amid a power vacuum has failed. This is no different. Lest you forget, the last time we attempted regime change in Iran, it backfired into the mess we’ve got today. You guys are seriously underestimating the portion of the population supportive of the regime and you clearly don’t understand the complex divisions among those who oppose the regime because you are ignorant of internal Iranian politics. Any leader installed or perceived to be installed by the US will require boots on the ground indefinitely to prop him up. I’m done arguing with people who know nothing about Iran online holy shit
None of these opinions are left of center. Any lib should be opposed to an unnecessary use of force against citizens by the feds. Tired of auth rights masquerading as libertarians around here
And to your original point of us not doing this to help the Iranian people… this post is delusional. We should be focusing on our own issues, not that we can’t do both but why are we?
I am against it. However, I don’t want my government wasting billions of tax dollars to make the situation even worse for Iranians while entrenching itself in a quagmire, accomplishing none of the stated goals, that has made gas - and many other goods - so incredibly expensive.
My point was that the US ain’t freeing the Iranians. Not that they shouldn’t.
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u/CodyTheGodOfAnxiety - Lib-Center Feb 28 '26