I don't understand the Iran war by the US, I'm guessing I'm just ignorant.

[normjess@tech.lgbt]

@GossiTheDog Trump was suckered into fighting Netanyahu's war for the Middle East

now its damaging the US economy (read: the rich) so he wants out

but Trump doesn't want to appear subordinate to Israel OR to have turned against them

if he can't find a way out, some achievement to cling to as the goal all along, he'll have to double down

obviously most people are not driven by trying to prove themselves a big man and consider admitting mistakes and being humble to be a virtue

Trump isn't most people

[simonzerafa@infosec.exchange]

@GossiTheDog

Follow the money!

Who knew the war was coming and how much money did they make speculating on the market in advance?

[hmallett@toot.wales]

@GossiTheDog And Trump said something like, “We had some ideas on who we wanted to take over, but we killed them too”.

[eedo@infosec.exchange]

@GossiTheDog In Civilization you have a 10 turns cool down before you can propose peace after an act of war...

[foriamcj@infosec.exchange]

@GossiTheDog

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[raulv@cyberplace.social]

@GossiTheDog so much winning

[gossithedog@cyberplace.social]

Trump has called for an Iran uprising but the lessons from Iraq in 1991 loom large https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0znx4xrl9o

[reggiehere@mastodon.social]

@GossiTheDog

Trump has started a war he doesn't want to fight. He wanted the Iranian people to fight it for him, and when that didn't happen he expected the Kurds to step up.

[deejacker@infosec.exchange]

@GossiTheDog He treats everything like some sh!tty used car salesman business deal!

[kluthulhu@infosec.exchange]

@GossiTheDog because last time the US installed a leader in Iran went so well...

[mor696@mastodon.social]

@RaulV @GossiTheDog

Sorry Raul V I know you're being sarcastic but the Whining from Rump is deafining!

[woozle@toot.cat]

@GossiTheDog If you think you don't understand it, then you understand it.

[elshara@www.mediacy.net]

@JonChevreau @GossiTheDog Beatss me. Sounds like Iraq all over again. Vietnam all over again. Oh, and well...badge-ism all over again.

[gossithedog@cyberplace.social]

I still don't understand the US war on Iran. They declared war, then said it wasn't a war, then it was, then it wasn't, then it was, then declared victory, said Iran's military was totally disabled.. and now they're begging for help from the rest of the world as things keep getting blown up?

Like - what is the plan here?

There's not point asking the UK for help, we probably sold all our boats to Lidl.

[fraggle@social.coop]

@GossiTheDog RAF Akrotiri got hit by a drone attack and it took the UK a week for them to launch a single frigate to come to the rescue

[jt_rebelo@ciberlandia.pt]

@GossiTheDog there's no plan, only concepts of a plan.
Now on a more serious note, they don't know because their handlers (Thiel, Putin, Netanyahu, etc.) haven't told them yet.

[screwturn@mastodon.social]

@GossiTheDog
It is the spaghetti plan.

They are throwing everything at the wall in the hopes that people won't (a) notice all the crimming going on, and (b) notice how little they are doing about the Epstein stuff.

[xenophage@infosec.exchange]

@GossiTheDog The plan was to bomb Iran. Everything after that is being handled as it arises. There was basically no forethought beyond "if we bomb them, we win!”

[cmthiede@social.vivaldi.net]

@GossiTheDog it's completely fucked, the US has its own sectarian bullshit to deal with at the moment. It can't be counted on to fix anyone else's before it rids itself of its own.

[oggie@woof.group]

@GossiTheDog
I mean you understand the situation as much as anyone.

Almost certainly including everyone in the white house who has access to the nuclear launch codes.

Horrifying thought, isn't it.