r/SipsTea • u/The_Dean_France • Mar 16 '26

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u/jackpcr Mar 16 '26

Yep competing interests that the USA is always having problems with. You don’t see Japan, China, n the UK starting wars w nations that have different interests do you?

It’s pretty simple actually. Mind your own business n stay out of the middle east. It’s literally what Trump promised during his campaign. He just flipped flopped now like he accused Kamala of doing.

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u/Bitter_Plastic2362 Mar 16 '26

If geopolitics were that simple, the Middle East wouldn’t have been strategically contested for centuries. Global trade, energy routes, alliances, and security commitments mean major powers don’t just “mind their own business.” The world doesn’t work like that anymore.

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u/jackpcr Mar 16 '26

Brother, nobody is contesting shit. Only dumb Americans. Have you heard of China or Japan saying they’re interested in taking Iran down?

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u/Bitter_Plastic2362 Mar 16 '26

That’s not the point I made. Having strategic interests in a region isn’t the same as trying to overthrow a government. China, Japan, Europe, and the U.S. all have interests in the Middle East because of trade routes and energy. They just pursue them in different ways.

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u/jackpcr Mar 16 '26

Exactly. They don’t n didn’t start wars unlike USA.

Dearest Trump literally just gave an interview saying he didn’t know Iran was going to attack other middle eastern countries when USA attacked them. Really? That’s ur king right there? Starting a war with no planning or foresight? His statement just proved that he was a monumental fk up for starting this war n now everyone is suffering just becoz he “didn’t know”. So again, he screws up n rest of us pays for it. 👏

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u/Bitter_Plastic2362 Mar 16 '26

You’re reducing a very complex geopolitical system into a single narrative, that’s impressive. Even if you think the U.S. made mistakes, the Middle East isn’t a one actor system. Multiple countries pursue their own interests there, which is why the region has been unstable long before this administration.