So, the Epstein files are "start a war with Iran" bad

[hedgewizard@beige.party]

@mason @michelestrider
Also, Operation No Need For Midterms

[wendythedruid@thistlenfern.org]

@michelestrider You are absolutely correct.
OperationDustPileIran should be called OperationIAMInTheEpsteinFiles

[blamellors@mstdn.party]

@michelestrider A World War bad?

[inspired@hachyderm.io]

@GhostOnTheHalfShell @michelestrider The attack, yes. The timing? I'm guessing it is pretty related.

[ghostonthehalfshell@masto.ai]

@inspired @michelestrider

Yes, and no. The agenda of the super rich has been to consolidate their grip on power and to aggressively take resources. These are the kinds of governments. They can never back down or show weakness, and they always have to engage in aggression in order to keep their own momentum. Going forward.

The deep and popularity surrounding the files are a factor, but we have so many other ones and play that includes the economy as well as their war on the American public.

[inspired@hachyderm.io]

@GhostOnTheHalfShell @michelestrider Yes there are other near-term factors that also affected the timing. I guess my point could be better summed up as: "Why strike Iran?" Mostly the reasons you cite. "Why now?" All sorts of unrelated reasons completely unrelated to the situation vis-a-vis the US and Iran.

[inspired@hachyderm.io]

@GhostOnTheHalfShell @michelestrider Also, I doubt the goal is truly regime change in Iran. Similar to Venezuela where they just took out the very top. They would be happy to see the whole regime fall, sure, but for the cost they are willing to settle for taking out the leader to accomplish many of the near-term goals I point to plus hope that the remaining leaders will be cowed even if they are still diametrically opposed to the US.

[nmrre@mastodon.social]

@michelestrider Wag the dog bad

[debaer@23.social]

@michelestrider "Wag the Dog" was not an instruction manual.

[ghostonthehalfshell@masto.ai]

@inspired @michelestrider

Power vacuums are never exactly a smart idea. It tends to lead to massive political instability.

The power balance in the areas filled with rivals and a disruption to that balance of power is going to have downstream effects well outside of Iran

[beachbum@mastodon.sdf.org]

@mason @michelestrider Indeed.

[deadinside@but.still.drinkin.coffee]

@michelestrider No, the war is the precursor to "you never have to vote again"...

[inspired@hachyderm.io]

@GhostOnTheHalfShell @michelestrider Oh yeah, it's bad. I don't pretend to know exactly how bad but I think it is pretty clear most of the people saying "don't attack Iran" weren't doing it because they want the current government in place. It is because the sort of consequences you are pointing to are likely far worse. Having said that, no matter how unlikely, I hope we turn out to be wrong. The Iranian people have suffered so much.

[bitterseeds@fosstodon.org]

@michelestrider @klausfiend Yes, they've driven every stupid "look over there!" thing that DJT has done for the last 13 months. Epstein's killswitch (Maxwell) didn't work out and dude was whacked in jail. Powerful people with more money than God are the cause of most of this planet's ills.

[alterelefant@mastodontech.de]

@michelestrider They got renamed to the Trump Epstein files.

[jesstheunstill@infosec.exchange]

@inspired @GhostOnTheHalfShell @michelestrider Bibi also knows how to make Trump dance. And Israel needs another forever war to keep him out of jail.

[ghostonthehalfshell@masto.ai]

@JessTheUnstill @inspired @michelestrider

Given what we now know about certain now on alive individuals, and some very alive dictators, I won’t mention Russia by name, they do seem to have procured a great deal of material on the recreational activity of a great many political and business figures.

[danafus@sfba.social]

@michelestrider they were the real ”imminent threat”

[cavyherd@wandering.shop]

@deadinside @michelestrider

No reason it can't be both

[johanes@norden.social]

@michelestrider
Hey. It's the ️ peace potus !