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LeftInTX

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1. If Israel was able to do this without our help, I would say, "Go for it"

Reply to ripcord (Original post)

Tue Apr 16, 2024, 11:19 PM

Apr 16

But this would be a prolonged war, which would involve the US.

Israel does not even have aircraft carriers that I know of.
They relied on our help on Saturday night.

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I wonder if Iran were organizing terrorist attacks against the US if we would strike at them directly [View all] ripcord Apr 16 OP

If Israel was able to do this without our help, I would say, "Go for it" LeftInTX Apr 16 #1

The US didn't enter the war on terror after 9/11 alone ripcord Apr 16 #2

Why wouldn't they? Don't we have contingencies planned if Iran would attack us? Didn't Iraq send a very ... marble falls Apr 16 #3

So why is it wrong of Israel to attack someone directing terrorist attacks at them? ripcord Apr 16 #4

so why is it wrong of Iran to attack someone directing terrorist attacks at them. 3000 years of this msongs Apr 16 #5

Israel hasn't launched any terror attacks at Iran ripcord Apr 16 #6

israel attacks iranian embassy april 1st. kills 16. sounds like a terror attack to me nt msongs Apr 16 #9

Iran arms Hamas. Hamas not only committed terror against Israel, it still has hostages, and shot over thousands LeftInTX Apr 16 #10

Attacking someone that is waging war against you is not terrorism ripcord Apr 17 #11

At the very least the difference is that the US droned a very specific single person for a very specific reason ... marble falls Apr 16 #7

I hear/feel the same drumbeat leading up to bombing Iraq. Silent Type Apr 16 #8

Based on the Houthi firing missiles at our ships and us not striking Iran, I'd say probably not. nt Gore1FL Apr 17 #12

Let's think ...... H2O Man Apr 17 #13