On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about Israel’s need to achieve “victory” against Iran and its allies in the region.
“I unequivocally declare to Hezbollah and to Iran: In order to prevent you from attacking us, we will continue to take action against you as necessary, in every arena and at all times,” Netanyahu said.
“I discussed all of this last night with my friend, US President-elect Donald Trump. We had a very friendly, warm and important discussion. We discussed the need to complete Israel’s victory and we spoke at length about the efforts we are making to free our hostages,” the prime minister added.
The conversation between Netanyahu and Trump came after reports said Israel sees an opportunity to bomb Iran following the regime change in Syria that ousted former President Bashar al-Assad. The Wall Street Journal also reported that the Trump transition team is discussing the idea of strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The pretext for any Israeli or US action against Iranian nuclear facilities would be to stop Iran from building a bomb, but there’s no evidence that Tehran has decided to pursue nuclear weapons, something recently acknowledged by the CIA.
In his remarks on Sunday, Netanyahu also said Israel was changing the “face” of the Middle East. “Syria is not the same Syria. Lebanon is not the same Lebanon. Gaza is not the same Gaza. And the head of the axis, Iran, is not the same Iran; it has also felt the might of our arm.
The Israeli leader claimed Israel has “no interest in a conflict with Syria,” but Israel has unleashed a heavy air campaign against the country since the downfall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, launching over 800 strikes.
https://www.presstv.ir
Perhaps someday soon various nations will have "no interest in" a conflict with Israel, they'll just make sure every building is leveled and all military equipment destroyed in the country to ensure their security. Welcome to a world beyond war.
Israel is in deep trouble. It has no idea what its gotten itself into. It weakened the Axis of Resistance because the axis always had a fatal flaw. It was a minority led resistance sometimes antagonizing the majority. And because the corrupt Arab leaders would never support it and alone it could not expose itself to an existential threat it reached its apex. However, it demonstrated Israel is a paper tiger easily defeated in a protracted war. And now Israel is weakened as well. As the resistance grows into a popular one, it will overwhelm Israel.
I’m not sure about that. The “rebels” have been summarily executing unarmed people begging for their lives on the streets. That doesn’t exactly scream cohesive resistance.
and this:
Syrias new government forbids Palestinian resistance to use Syria for resistance activities!
HTS informed the Palestinian resistance factions operating in Syria to lay down their weapons, close training camps, and dissolve their military wings operating in Syria, effectively killing off the resistance in total.
"The new policy is heading towards neutrality in the conflict with Israel and the first decisions to prevent Palestinian military action in all of Syria, in addition to closing any headquarters or corridor that serves the resistance"
The first indications of this direction are represented by the decision communicated by HTS to the representatives of the Palestinian factions in Syria, that there will no longer be any weapons, training camps or military headquarters of the Palestinian factions, and that the factions must dissolve their military formations as soon as possible, in exchange for political and charitable work under the root of the new Syrian state.
The practical result of this step is that the Palestinians are prohibited from using Syria as a headquarters or corridor for any activity against the Israeli enemy. It is a step that will be completed in Lebanon soon, as the project of ending the Palestinian camps will be taken out of the traws, not in preparation for the dissolution of military forces, but for their settlement in Lebanon.
– Reports Al Akhbar
https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1867588437140025481
@warsrus:disqus I am observing the situation in Syria as best as I can. From the best and most authentic reports it looks like there indeed was a general pardon that has been mostly observed. The exceptions to that are individuals with blood on their hands and serious and ongoing crimes against the Syrian people. The state has announced that such prosecutions will be handled through a judicial process. However, if there are individuals well known for their crimes, I don't doubt that they would be summarily executed either as a way to implement total control before things get out of hand or out of personal revenge by the victims of those alleged criminals. As for unarmed civilians being killed it could be exceptions for those taking revenge into their own hands outside of state sanction, and that is illegal and unfortunate but is bound to happen.
The point is that OVERALL the takeover has been without major battles with the forces of Assad and even less loss of civilian lives. Why can't this be acknowledged and celebrated? Especially when we contrast what is happening in Syria with what happened in Iraq. WE the Americans disbanded the ba'th party and the military, destroyed governmental institutions (physically and functionally) and encouraged sectarian divides between Christians, Sunnis, Shia and Kurds. The result was chaos, mayhem, slaughter and displaced Iraqis in the millions. Again why is difficult for some us Americans to show a little more humility in these issues.
Aljazeera reported on how Ahmed Al Sharaa reclaimed his family's home that was confiscated by the Assad regime many years ago and given to a government loyalist. He knocked on the door and told the head of the household that the home belongs to his parents. He gave them a week to make arrangements to vacate what was never theirs rightfully. One must understand how sensitive this is for human beings to be kicked out of their homes and made refugees like in Syria and Palestine. Again the model he is portraying deserves to be acknowledged. In contrast look at the Israelis who believed the land and homes were from them, how they treated the Palestinians.
As for shutting down the resistance Jolani is right; the Syrian people are exhausted. It makes no sense to provoke Israel when the priority is nation building, bringing back the refugees and providing services like electricity, food medical care etc. Did you know that there are over 6,000 Syrian doctors in Germany, not to mention other medical staff. What would happen to healthcare in Germany if they left the workforce. Al Jolani is asking those made Syrian refugees by US the Americans to come back to build their nation. Again why aren't some able to show a little humility.
Israel used any excuse like the presence of the PLO in Lebanon in 1982 to devastate the country and kill tens of thousands of lebanese and Palestinians.
Have a little patience. Israel will regret what it is doing now.
The point is that OVERALL the takeover has been without major battles with the forces of Assad and even less loss of civilian lives. Why can't this be acknowledged and celebrated?
It is being celebrated, in Tel Aviv and Washington. They did a bloodless regime change. Thank you, HTS. Stay tuned for the next one. In Tehran. Should be an easier sell now.
Have a little patience. Israel will regret what it is doing now.
Patience my ass. Rabid dogs don't get better.
Its ok I don't get tired of explaining that we have agency in the ME. Yes the "rabid dogs" in Tel Aviv and Washington will probably not get better, but so what we adjust and persevere with the reality on the ground. Evil is not extraterrestrial it comes with the territory of human beings who have reason and the choice to to do good or harm. This sick behavior is dealt with a true and tried path consisting of moral principles, hard work and decisiveness.
As for "patience" I know it's difficult to fathom. It's as if its some religious term that some can't comprehend. It was incredible that I saw an Israeli commentator explaining why Israel will never win in Gaza. He said the Arabs have this word called "sabr" loosely translated into patience. We don't have this word in hebrew.
I hear what you're saying; however, Israel will never regret anything until the state is dust, and this was not a spontaneous uprising from within … it has the stink of the US, Turkey – and Israel, all over it.
I agree that's why we hope Israel will come to an end soon. At least in our lifetimes, but see that is the power of people of the ME. They have a collective historical memory that goes beyond individual lives. I see the fall of israel as real as I am writing words on my screen. Whether I see it in my life or not its a done deal.
Actually, it was from within. Yes it coincided with big power fortunes and misfortunes, however, it was planned for by Syrians. We do have agency in the ME. BTW, Ahmed Mansour of aljazeera said that Jolani told him 4 years ago that they will take Damascus. They actually prepared for this eventuality but needed an opportune time. Unfortunately, Hezbollah and iran weakness was that moment of opportunity. Israel and the US will come to regret the fall of Assad who served their purposes. Yes he was a part of the axis of resistance but only as a conduit. He never fired a shot at Israel.
I have not heard Israeli leaders say they have regrets for executing the Hannibal Directive on 7Oct, killing a substantial number of Israelis.
None.
What nonsense. This is completely detached from reality.
Israel blasted Iran's "axis of resistance" to pieces.
Hamas – gangsters that illegally occupies Gazza – are done; Hezbollah is leaderless and crippled; the Houthis were insignificant; Syria is gone; and Iran's missiles were useless.
So – how is destroying your enemies a problem?
And Arab leaders have shown they have no support for Iran, Hezbollah, or Hamas. Did they rush troops to help prop up Hamas, a Muslim Brotherhood creature? Nope.
The situation is not only a humiliating and historic defeat for Iran, but also for their supporter Russia, which sinks further and further.
Go ahead lull yourself into a false sense of security. You have been drinking the Netanyahu kool aid in excessive amounts. Those talking points of his are to calm an Israeli society struck by mass anxiety. All that can be said to the criminals is "die in your rage as you see the Zionist project crumble before your eyes."
You underestimate the ability of Iran, Russia and Hezbollah to have "what if" plans.
Hezbollah will get its weapons.
Iran, a quite large country, has sophisticated weapons.
Houthis will fire off missiles as it did today.
OK, sure, but planning often proves inadequate during a real war.
Russia planned to take over Ukraine in a quick attack. That failed, and 100,000 Russians are now dead. They were also caught with their pants down in Syria, which is lost to them. Same with Iran. Was that part of the plan?
Hezbollah has lost 90% of its leadership, and had to give up their commitment to support Hamas in Gaza. And why do they even need weapons? They were supposed to have an invincible number of rockets and missiles. Where did they go?
As for Iran, they face the possibility of a destructive war with Israel, so I wouldn't bet on them, especially as their leadership is not popular with the people, many of whom despise the Mullahs and oppressive thugs who support them.
Iran is also running out of oil and people, as their birth rate is low. The only thing that Iran is producing right now is prostitutes (male and female) and drugs.
“Friendly conversation” about killing more people. It’s a psychopaths’ world and we’re just living in it.
After reading the article all I could say is "Oh my God" and I don't mean the Old Testament god they are talking about who kills anyone and anything to make room for his chosen people.
Also listened to Putin's speech yesterday. Here is an adult statesman – hope he is right in saying that the empire killing West simply cannot win this one.
Maybe in the long run, it will return to chaos in Syria. But at this point, the US/Israel empire definitely scored a win.
It’s anyone’s guess what happens with Iran. There was already a past with Mossad infiltration and Iran is against aggression/bombing that kills civilians. Israel keeps its important military/spy sites behind civilian shields.
Israel/US have no qualms against making life hell on Earth for civilians.
VG points, but I believe Israel has over played its hand. Neither Turkey, or HTS want Israel encroaching into Syria. I believe the blowback coming against Israel will be profound.
Not if we say we will step in to protect the miscreant country.
All was pointed at "weakening" Russia.
There were/are pipelines in Syria that were to bring oil and gas from Syria, and Russia, to Europe.
Blowing up Nord Stream pipeline affected Russia, and, Germany. The Germany economy is collapsing, its government just collapsed.
Nothing like going after both, eh?
Israel spies on the U.S. and has done so for years. Hollywood producer, Aron Michan, admitted that he spied on the U.S. for Israel and is proud of it and would do it again.
Russia needs to wake up.
It was about hegemony, no matter.
So, you are pro-Putin and anti-Bible. OK, thanks for clarifying.
As for being chosen, you seem to subscribe to the common misconception. It means chosen to carry a burden to follow God's demands, not to enjoy a special privilege.
As for Putin, he is just another vile dictator who wants to grab land and wealth from others. He is no more "an adult stateman" than Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, Hitler, or his ally, al-Assad.
Putin murders his opponents, suppresses free speech, and runs an authoritarian kleptocracy, which is rapidly declining from corruption, alcoholism, and despair.
In Russia, the life expectancy for men is 67 years – which is worst than many third world countries. Alcoholism and drug abuse are rampant, and he has sent 100,000 Russian men to their death for a failed war, that he can neither win nor lose.
Interesting that you'd characterize Putin as being so similar to Netanyahu.
Well, perhaps in simplistic terms, but let's look at that claim in depth:
The same:
1. Corrupt government
Putin: Yes. Netanyahu: Yes.
2. Kills civilians:
Putin: Yes. Netanyahu: Yes.
3. Nationalist
Putin: Yes. Netanyahu: Yes.
4. Supports a national religion.
Putin: Yes. Netanyahu: Yes.
5. Attempts to acquire new land.
Putin: Yes. Netanyahu: Yes.
6. Warrant to Arrest by the ICC
Putin: Yes. Netanyahu: Yes.
7. Attempts to manipulate the American public.
Putin: Yes. Netanyahu: Yes.
8. Controls nuclear weapons.
Putin: Yes. Netanyahu: Yes.
Different:
1. Wars of Aggression
Putin Yes. Netanyahu: No.
2. Legitimate elections
Putin: No. Netanyahu: Yes.
3. US ally
Putin: No. Netanyahu: Yes.
4. Cares about his soldiers' lives.
Putin: No (120,000 killed in Ukraine). Netanyahu: Yes (816 killed in Gaza).
5. Arrests, murders political opponents.
Putin Yes. Netanyahu: No.
6. No press freedom.
Putin Yes. Netanyahu: No.
7. Hostile to LGBTQ people.
Putin Yes. Netanyahu: No.
8. Has nuclear weapons aimed at the US
Putin Yes. Netanyahu, No.
9. Supports North Korea.
Putin: Yes. Netanyahu: No.
10. Supports Iran.
Putin: Yes. Netanyahu: No.
11. Supported torture and murder in Syria
Putin: Yes. Netanyahu: No.
11. Supports a long life expectancy.
Putin: No (67 years for men); Netanyahu, Yes (82 years for men).
So it goes.
Does the fact that Israeli men live to 82 mean that the US taxpayer can finally stop paying the bills for your little grifter apartheid cosplay beach club?
Sure, the US can stop paying $3 billion/year to support their ally, but then they would not get the benefits from a major military and technology country. And Israel could easily get support from another major country, such as Russia or China. They would be happy to use Israel – the only country in the region with nuclear weapons – to gain control of the oil-rich Middle East. With Israel (and the US) out of the Middle East, Saudi Arabia would join Russia and Iran, controlling 30%-40% of the world's oil. Then they could easily raise prices and crush the US economy at will.
As for US health, the problems are widespread. It's not Israel's fault that the US has such a terrible health care system; they actually lower costs by selling generic drugs to the US. US life expectancy is low due to our poor diet, fast foods, lack of exercise, lack of treatment, lack of insurance, delayed diagnosis, etc.
If we stopped supporting Israel, we would still have an America where 40% are obese. We would still have millions of people without medical insurance, and a lack of rural doctors, and inherent racism and inequality in our health care system. So, we can scapegoat Israel for our failures; we can even stop being their ally. But neither move will solve our problems.
The "ally" that murdered 34 sailors on the U.S.S. Liberty.
The "ally" that murdered Rachelle Corrie?
We already have millions of people without medical insurance, or have medical insurance that dictates what doctors can or cannot do, or, deny coverage.
Medicare for all is the only answer.
Do you think Medicare doesn’t dictate what doctors can or cannot do?
Oh please. An incident during a war 57 years ago? You might as well mention Pearl Harbor.
By the way, murder is defined as "the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another." There is no evidence that the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty was premeditated nor unlawful, under the rules of war.
Clearly the Israelis provide valuable services as a client state of the U.S. They help train and equip the US military with the latest technology, and Israel provides intelligence to the CIA and others about threats to the United States (as they did before 9/11). However, if you feel the USS Liberty incident is more important than the safety of the United States and its people today, then you can ask your representative to repeal Israel's status as a "major non-NATO ally." Good luck with that.
Yes, universal coverage for all Americans – which other countries enjoy – would help reduce deaths in America, but reducing deaths is not the aim or priority of the US ruling class. Profits are.
And the party that supported Medicare for all was defeated in the recent election.
There’s a better case that Netanyahu engages in wars of aggression than that Putin does. Russian forces have occupied parts of the Ukraine for a couple of years. Israeli forces have occupied parts of Palestine for decades.
On “legitimate elections,” there are some differences. Israel is more like Iran than Russia on that count — it bans political parties the regime doesn’t like through a council that has the power to keep them from running candidates.
Free press? Pretty much the ame picture — the Israeli regime imposes military censorship on all media.
I suppose it’s possible that Israel doesn’t have nuclear weapons, although that seems to be as much as admitted. But assuming Israel DOES have nuclear weapons, it’s silly to think that the US is magically exempt from being potentially targeted by them.
Torture and murder? Depends on the venue. Netanyahu supports it in Israel and occupied Palestine, Putin supports it in other places.
'He is no more "an adult statesman" than Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, Hitler, or his ally, al-Assad.' You forgot Bibi in the list. Also, let's include Stalin, Castro, Pol Pot and Ceaușescu in the list.
At least we agree about Putin.
As for Netanyahu – explain how he is the same as Stalin, Khan or Hitler. Stalin killed 20 million people; Khan killed 40 million people; Hitler started a war that killed 70 million people.
Unless you are a professor at Harvard, the math doesn't support your statement.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071011/holocaust-nazi-persecution-victims-wwii/
Ah yes, Hitler murdered 70 million, of which only one group is focused on.
Where is the concern for the non-Jews? Memorials? Interviews with persons whose family was snuffed out?
You are responding to a post saying what about other victims when I listed other victims.
If it is too much trouble for you to click on the link I posted, here is the gist of what it says:
Victims of Nazi violence
Jews: 6,000,000
Russian civilians: 5,700,000
Soviet prisoners of war: 2,950,000
Non-Jewish Poles: 1,800,000
Roma (Gypsies): 375,000
Serb civilians: 312,000
Disabled persons: 250,000
Repeat criminals: 70,000
Jehovah's witnesses: 1,900
Clearly, Hitler made the destruction of world Jewry his top priority, but killing Slavs and other "non-Aryans" was considered almost as important.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071011/holocaust-nazi-persecution-victims-wwii/
Bibi’s just getting started. More to come as the West Bank is being annexed. How many in Syria and other countries to come as the greater Israel policy metastasizes and its tentacles stretch throughout the region and Zionist tentacles around the world?
Israel is not "metastasizing" – any more than the United States metastasized when we expanded to California, Florida, or Alaska.
They are taking advantage of the failure of Syria to maintain a viable country, by taking a few strategic hills. All countries prefer to reduce their risk of being killed by hostile neighbors.
But it sounds like you feel that the hills of Syria were better off under the control of a brutal dictator, instead of a US ally.
And "tentacle around the world" is a familiar image from 1930s Germany, referring to "international bankers". The same Germany that, by the way, provided support for the Muslim Brotherhood, part of which became…Hamas.
“Israel is not ‘metastasizing’ – any more than the United States metastasized when we expanded to California, Florida, or Alaska.”
Did you really type that with a straight face?
It's not clear what you mean.
Are you saying that both countries are akin to cancers, which spread their fatal disease by absorbing other nations? Or that somehow, the US war with Mexico (for example) was different from the Israel war with its neighbors? Or, are all nations equally invalid?
Or are you going to haul out an outdated map of a failed plan from 77 years ago, where the UN – a mouthpiece for a few imperialist European countries – told the Middle East how it should determine its boundaries?
The UN vote on 181 was supported by zero Middle Eastern countries; all either voted against the resolution or abstained. Yet, you feel you can tell Middle East and Muslim countries how they should define their borders, because you are an American.
All Westphalian Model nation-states are cancers, and many of them metastasize (slowly or quickly, once or multiple times — I’m not certain that ALL of them won’t, if they survive long enough).
“Nations” and “states” are both tribal constructs. but they’re not the same thing. The latter are attempts to corral markets on, or build cartels of, the former.
I don’t “feel I can tell Middle East and Muslim countries how they should define their borders.” I just note how borders HAVE been defined by the groups which define them. In the case of Israel, its borders were defined by UNR 181, and then the Israeli regime accepted those borders as a condition of UN membership. If it wants those those borders red-defined, it has two options:
1) Convince the UN to redefine them; or
2) Give up its UN membership, define its borders as it chooses, and attempt to defend those borders without recourse to the international organization it is no longer a member of.
That’s now a matter of what I “feel” or what I “tell” anyone to do. I didn’t have a vote on UNR 181 and I am not and never have been a UN member state. I’ve also never been a running back in the NFL, but I’m able to read a scoreboard.
Stalin and Mao killed far more than Hitler did. Hitler just led the way in the 20th Century, Bibi is leading the way in the 20th Century for killing noncombatants along with Biden his enabler. Trump may outdo Biden, and probably will.
Israel seeks to protect its people. In 2006, they were told for peace, you should leave Gaza. They left. Soon after, Hamas illegally occupied Gaza in a violent coup (no, they are not an elected government), and started getting weapons and firing rockets at Israel.
A few years ago, they appeared to be avoiding conflict – so Israel left them alone and let billions of dollars in aid reach Gaza. What could go wrong?
Hamas created a secret army that attacked Israel, slaughtering more than 1,200 Israelis in a matter of hours.
So – leaving Gaza didn't bring peace; leaving Hamas alone didn't bring peace; so the only option left is destroying Hamas. That is why Israel is doing, from Sinwar, they man Israelis saved from brain cancer, on down. It's a work in progress, but they will capture or kill every single member of Hamas.
That's how its done.
Our CIA doesn't do the same?
We are following G*ds commands to allow another country to murder women and children, with weapons provided by us?
I'm not sure what you are responding to.
Our CIA is involved in all sorts of things. That's there job.
I have no idea what God wants; I don't presume to understand a Supreme Being. I don't think anyone can.
As for casualties in war, they are casualties in war. That's why you shouldn't attack a powerful neighbor and trigger a war.
War is bad.
Not a friendly conversation… Rather a War One…!
Friendly for two parties.
Since when has offensive attack become legitimate by claiming to be "defensively" preventing the imagined potential of someday there being a possible threat?
Of course, by the US-Israeli rejection to having any verifiable weapons treaty, it is made impossible for Iran to ever "prove" a negative to the hypocritical and deceitful US-Israeli warmongers and their obtuse citizens.
Left out of the discussion is whether people have any right to revolution, rebellion, or even effective protest to oppressive (especially foreign or apartheid) governance.
Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones to attack a US ally, Israel. They also fund Hamas, which slaughtered 1,2000 Israelis, and Hezbollah, which regularly attacks Israel with missiles. They also support the Houthis, which attacks Israel, and regularly publish their intent to erase Israel from the face of the earth.
Seeking to end the continued murder and attempted murder of their people seems reasonable to me, but maybe if hundreds of missiles were attacking your city, you would do nothing about it.
All the oil-rich states in the middle east know that the plan is for the US and Israel to dominate and control all the oil profits for a few billionaires and corporations. It's just that Iran is willing to protect it's own interests as the other states must be on another planet it seems and trusts (?) Wash. and Tel Aviv. Remember Gen. Clark's expose of '7countries in 5 years' plan to secure all the oil and other resources for the US/UK/Zionist empire. It's on the web if you don't believe me.
No it has not sent "hundreds" of missiles and drones.
How many Israeli scientists has Iran assassinated?
How may Israeli generals have been assassinated while on a peace mission in another country?
Yes, Iran shot 200 ballistic missiles at Israel in just one attack.
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3923123/us-assets-in-mediterranean-again-helped-defend-israel-against-iranian-missiles/#:~:text=Iran%20attacked%20Israel%20earlier%20today,secretary%20during%20a%20briefing%20today.&text=Pentagon%20Press%20Secretary%20Air%20Force%20Maj.
Yes, Israel is believed to have killed 5 Iranian nuclear scientists.
Iran supports Hezbollah, which blew up a Marine barracks in Lebanon, killing 307 people, including 220 US marines. They also blew up a Jewish cultural center in Argentina.
https://www.aipac.org/resources/26-years-since-amia-bombing-3zjsy-xzces-c9peh#:~:text=from%20the%20school.-,The%20AMIA%20Bombing,%2C%E2%80%9D%20carried%20out%20the%20attack.
Interesting… Ahem… Alíes…
I can easily predict that the current change of power and influence in that region in favor of Israel will eventually lead to a new war with Egypt backed by Saudi Arabia and the numerous armed groups in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq.
That makes zero sense and has zero evidence to support it.
Egypt is at war with the Muslim Brotherhood, which Hamas is part of. That is why Egypt closed its borders with Gaza after Hamas's violent coup and illegal occupation of Gaza, and why Egypt has offered zero support for Hamas.
Egypt and Saudi Arabia are Sunni Muslims and typical are pro-Western, while Iran, the Houthis, and Hezbollah are Shia.
Jeez, learn some history, dude.
Ah, Saudi Arabia, from which most of the money and perpetrators of 9/11 came from.
Egypt is hopping mad at Erdogan.
The arrogance of Netanyahu and his support from the USA is beyond belief. but then why not, they really think they will rule the world with bombs, nukes, rapes and killing people like flies all in the name of "Peace".
The Iranians were right after all. America IS indeed the Great Satan
Nonsense. Iran is run by a corrupt, failing, repressive, ethno-supremacist Apartheid regime that is a threat to other nations. They fund terror groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis that kill Americans. Iran also tortures and oppresses its own people, many of whom despise the leadership.
Ask someone of the Ba'hai faith about Iran. The Ba'hai (an offshoot of Islam) are treated like dogs in Iran; they are imprisoned and not allowed to get a college education. But the Ba'hai have their world headquarters in…Israel, where they are free to practice the fundamental human right of religious freedom.
Yet, you somehow think Iran is the "good guys". Nope.
Well certainly America is not a ‘good guy’. How many governments has it overthrown or invaded by its meddling ? How many innocent civilians have been slaughtered by its imperious actions ? Look yourself in the mirror
Interfered in 81 foreign elections. And counting.
I never said the US was the good guys. The United States has been among the most violent nations throughout its history, starting with the massacre of Native people and the barbaric practice of slavery. We acquired lands through force in the Southwest, and have a long history of wars, from our brutal Civil War (600,000 dead) to the current day. In WWII, huge numbers of non-combatants were deliberately targets in terror raids, from Dresden to Hamburg to Belin, plus Tokyo, and we dropped two atomic bombs on Japanese non-military targets, instantly killing 200,000 civilians. We even killed 20,000 civilians around D-Day. Wars in Korea and Vietnam killed millions, as did the "War on Terror" and did the illegal the invasion of Iraq.
So, what's your point?
Larry Johnson recently did an analysis of Israeli satitistics on terrorist actions over the last 20 or so years – the narrative of Tehran being the "largest sponsor of terrorism" is nonsense. Anyone with half a brain and open eyes knows that DC is the biggest sponsor of terror
Larry Johnson – the basketball player?
Please do not be idiotic.
What – you don't like basketball?
The Israelis do not attack nations that do not attack them. Israeli has peace treaties with Jordan and Egypt, and understandings with other nations, such as Saudi Arabia.
Iran is the one causing trouble here; they can simply stop attacking and threatening Israel, but they want to export their sad little "revolution" to the world.
There is nothing arrogant about wanted to survive, which is what Israel chooses. Sorry if that bothers you.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/06/08/were-fed-it-survivors-of-uss-liberty-look-answers-55-years-later.html
Israel's "peace treaties" come via Washington bribery. Read into how Tel Aviv has provoked conflicts in order to take more land. Live by the sword…..
Ahem, the 1967 war was kicked off by the attack against Egypt. Unprovoked.
A land grab.
Yes, that's why Israel gave Egypt the oil-rich Sinai after the war.
Usually, a land-grab implies a nation that take land, not gives it away.
Sinai was never Israel’s to “give.”
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/06/08/were-fed-it-survivors-of-uss-liberty-look-answers-55-years-later.html
The graves of McNamara and Johnson need to be p*ssed on.
I'm sure they are.
I am sorry that propaganda has worked so well for you. I have been following Zionist Israel since the Sixties and seen where this false creation of Israel by the UK and US would lead. Now we see the fruits.
When you are failing, go for the personal attack. The sure sign of a failed argument.
Everything is propaganda! Plus, the proof is…you're an expert!
Not convincing. At all.
The Middle East is a fascinating area, with a long, complex history, but that is why it is helpful to present actual information, rather than simply framing your arguments as attacks and boasts. Plus, your clear bias distorts your credibility.
Israel wasn't "falsely created" by the UK and the US; the real story is much more complicated, and it depends on when you start the history. In Biblical times? Or during the Roman empire? Or the Islamic conquest of Jerusalem? Or the Mamluk or Ottoman period? You can start in the 1860s, under the Ottoman, when the major city – Jerusalem – already had a Jewish majority. Or start with the British conquest of the Levant, which opened British Palestine to Jews, after they had been prevented from entering the area for hundreds of years.
But the obvious start of the state of Israel started when they declared themselves, which was followed by an immediate attack by combined Arab armies, which were defeated.
Not peace … Acquisition.
"Lord of the Flies" without a "talking stick".
Sometimes it just gets impossible not to want Israel to be completely destroyed. Like when I'm awake.
I have precisely the same problem, though I would add that just about every sect based on the Old Testament is completely fucked up when it comes to violence as the universal response to every disagreement.
If it were up to me we'd shitcan every reference to the Old Testament.
It couldn't get any more kiss-assing than this…!
Washington and Tel Aviv pursue the strategy of: the best defence is a good offence. Of course they're not really interested in just defending.
Allow Israel to kill as many Palestinians children as possible. The children are the future.
I think they're in love…
Iran's "options" have been to get attacked for defending itself or to get attacked because they are not defending themselves. They were to be attacked for helping keep a secular government in place in Syria or because they did not and attacking them becomes easier.
Likewise Syria was to be attacked for supporting the west's war on Iraq or for not, for supporting the Palestinians and Hezbollah or once they could not.
One would hope that the lesson is learned that the options are die on your feet or die on your knees; getting on the knees does not save you from the fiends in Tel Aviv and DC.
Israel has been attacking Iran for years.
Israel has assassinated Iranian scientists.
Iran got their country back from us after many years of the brutal rule of the Shah, who was anointed after the CIA coup in 1953.
We had this idea that the oil in Iranian soil was ours. A blemish on Ike's resume'.
All I can picture is Bibi and the Don in the 69 position with their head up each other's ass. Make it stop.
Not as Suck-Synced as my comment below, but yeah.
There will be no victory for the US and Israel, because they do not win. Sure they can murder a lot of people and beat their chest, but that's it. Iran is far too powerful to be rolled over, and Russia/ China will not allow it. All of the hubris coming from Netanyahu is just that. propaganda for his base ( ZOG ) and trying to boondoggle Trump into something that is not in America's interest.
HTS is just an arm of USA/Israel! How convenient that HTS swept across Syria DURING A CEASEFIRE which Israel has violated HUNDREDS of times while Hezbollah only "violated" it a few times in response to Israel! Will Israel assassinate the HTS leader? Only to "clean house" (eliminate a witness to the chicanery!) if they have to! To pay taxes to a government that craps on ALL human rights to please its master Israel is an all-time low to this American!
Houthis just hit Ben-Gurion airport in Tel Aviv……….
Putting an end to iran's machinations=worthy goal. Make lots of iran phone calls first to save lives and ammunition. Talk is cheap, ammunition is expensive.
I don’t buy for a moment that a Trump administration will bomb Iran. Just British style propaganda. Netanyahu is a British agent.