‘Why is the US bombing Iran?’ has got to be one of the most searched prompts on google these past few days. And the closest thing to a current answer you will find is “We attacked them because they were going to have nukes and then use them on us, it’s self-defense.” - There is a lack of evidence for this claim btw.
That is like as if you invade someone’s home, shoot and kill them and your defense in court for it is, “Your honour, I had to do it because I had suspicions they were going to adopt a guard dog and then use that guard dog to attack me while I was walking down the street!”
Blatant, mask-off imperialism. How anyone can continue to view America and Israel on the right side of history baffles me.
Honestly I don’t even know what the imperialist reason for this war is.
iran’s the last major country standing in the way of total western domination of the middle east. it’s also the one that got away.
Because of oil, other crucial resources and the mere fact that Iran exists too close to Israel while being anti-imperialist & pro-Palestine is my understanding.
War is good for american arms manufacturers, so it’s always a good idea, capital-wise. Also, when oil prices go up oil companies can squeeze in more profits. There are also other strategic anti-China reasons for wanted to destabilize Iran, but it doesn’t seem like anything other than short term thinking is driving this decision making
After witnessing what Iran is doing to Israel and US, I don’t think anyone in the US administration would be stupid enough to pick a fight with China.
I don’t think even the US at its absolute military prime can win a war of attrition against current China. China’s production base is literally just leagues ahead of anything thr world has ever seen. They’re not even in a war time production mode and still out producing the fuck out of NATO combined. Imagine what they can do if they are in a war.