@MaxAbrahms Tactical wins mean nothing without a viable strategy.
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@lead_lined_box Yes, if you don’t count massively reducing Iranian military capability.
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More evidence for Robert Pape of how Iran is gaining power.
Open Source Intel@Osint613
Explosions in Isfahan, Iran following U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.
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@ratlpolicy This is also rapidly becoming a classic case of political self-delusion (over-emphasizing tactical success over strategic ones), very similar to the phenomenon that led to escalation during the Vietnam War.
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This is a perfect example of the media's push to label this war a disaster, despite the truth being the opposite. They so badly need this to fail that they're denying reality & pretending that it's neutral analysis.
I explained this phenomenon here 👇
rationalpolicy.com/p/an-imaginati…
The Economist@TheEconomist
A month of bombing Iran has achieved nothing. Will Donald Trump escalate, or talk? For now, at least, the advantage lies with the Islamic Republic. Register for free to learn why econ.st/4bPYtXk
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@ratlpolicy Tactical successes mean nothing without a viable strategy. Airpower had not only failed to dislodge the regime but is more hardline and nationalistic than it was previously. Furthermore, they now control 20% of the world's oil supply.
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@thachp @ProfessorPape South Vietnam was never going to survive and neither Nixon nor Kissinger deluded themselves into thinking it can.
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@ProfessorPape South Vietnam lost its country because the US left, allowing Communist to take over.
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@link2reality @Lucky13Z68 @ProfessorPape @scotthortonshow NATO is a defensive alliance, not a unilateral one. The GCC has a long history of getting other nations to degrade Iran on their behalf. Case in point, GCC support of Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War. After the war ended, Iraq ended up invading GCC member Kuwait.
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@Lucky13Z68 @ProfessorPape @scotthortonshow Well good news new developments. NATO are a bunch of shit bags but the rest of the Middle East appears to be supporting our efforts. Hopefully we can hand off to them soon and GTFO of there. Best part is we did the impossible, we took down Iran. They owe us.
World Affairs@World_Affairs11
BREAKING: UAE , Saudi Arabia,Qatar and Kuwait plan to open strait of Hormuz with forces and military actions
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@link2reality @Neuro24de @ProfessorPape @scotthortonshow The Gulf Arab States have a long history of getting other countries to degrade Iran on their behalf, as they neither have the political will or strength to do it themselves.
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@Neuro24de @ProfessorPape @scotthortonshow Not likely. Allot of dooms day scenarios there. All predicated on the Iranians holding the strait. Well looks like that shit is done. The Saudis are not only offering support they are willing to pay us for our continued assistance.
World Affairs@World_Affairs11
BREAKING: UAE , Saudi Arabia,Qatar and Kuwait plan to open strait of Hormuz with forces and military actions
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@eliram @ProfessorPape For the current air campaign from a militarily tactical point of view, yes. From an economic, energy, political and strategic point of view, no.
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@ProfessorPape This mainly shows how successful the current war is in terms of minimizing damages and losses for Israel and the US. Interesting.
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Lavrov says many Gulf states denying US use of their airspace to bomb Iran. Major indicator that Iran’s horizontal escalation strategy is starting to fracture the US coalition:
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@VertigoTigo99 @PlastiqSoldier @ProfessorPape @benshapiro @megynkelly With the absence of a viable strategy and unrealistic expectations, it won't work.
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@PlastiqSoldier @ProfessorPape @benshapiro @megynkelly You've been watching too much CNN. It's obvious this regime is going to be destroyed. It must be done.
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Ben Shapiro: let’s discuss this. When was the last time US outlasted a foe in a long war in the Middle East or Asia? Vietnam? No. Afghan Taliban? No. Notice the pattern: escalation favors Iran.
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@ProfessorPape @benshapiro @megynkelly It's real simple, booboo. The US and Israel are going to kill all the members of this evil regime and free the people of Iran. Weak men like you should shut up, sit down, and learn why history only remembers the leaders who are brave and courageous.
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@2858292747A @ProfessorPape Even if that's the case, it was very clear from the outset that there was very little enthusiasm for this from certain members of the GCC. Probably Kuwait, Qatar and Oman
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@ProfessorPape It seems like hes saying that’s what they said at first, not that’s what they’re doing now
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@ProfessorPape He was most likely referring too Kuwait, Oman and Qatar, whom oppose escalation. Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are more likely to go on.
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@MaxAbrahms Actually, it's quite clear. The United States has failed strategically and has only created a more hardline regime who now controls 20% of the world's oil supply. Tactical wins mean nothing if there's no long-term strategy or viable political dimension.
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@icythedragon @atrupar Beneficial change in the United States won't come until at least 2028.
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Biden: "Americans are being buried under an avalanche of misinformation and disinformation, enabling the abuse of power ... the truth is smothered by lies."
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@icythedragon @GlobeEyeNews It’s just a distraction tactic for the media and his opponents to scrutinise over. Trump often does these things when he’s either:
a) Facing legal issues
b) Doing something from behind the scenes
c) Draw attention away from someone/something else.
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BREAKING:
All 5 parties in Greenland's Parliament say they oppose Greenland becoming part of America.
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Yeah multiplayer was fun though. Super Fiesta and CTF on that custom bridge map was peak
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@icythedragon This is just a distraction tactic for his father's legal problems.
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@EmpTigerstar No, it’s a decisive rejection of the current institutional system (technocracy) in the United States that has been present since 1945. These run in eighty year cycles and it’s now approached the end of it’s run.
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@AllanLichtman Hi Allan, I still hold your keys up in high regard. I think what happened was one of the rare cataclysmic events that highlights and incoming institutional change (it has only happened three times, 1783, 1865 and 1945).
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