u/sudo

The UAE is very much doing its own thing in Sudan. The world is becoming multipolar and the UAE is going to be one of the smaller poles.

known Kremlin parrots conveniently oppose the war for ulterior motives

What "ulterior motives" if not for being Putin's puppets? It can't be because they aren't Israel's puppets like Cruz or Trump. It can't be because war with Iran is fucking stupid.

I don't give a fuck about those people. What I give a fuck about is this:

Watching the divide in republican circles on Iran has been a great way to see who is under Kremlin control.

Is conflating being against the war with Iran with being Putin's puppet and is drumming support for the war. Stop supporting Trump's war.

To some extent I think the demands for "talks" are out of genuine fear of escalating the war. The UK is being dragged by the US which is being dragged by Israel who is the only one who actually wants this war. Its this weird centipede of colonies controlling their homelands.

Do not conflate being against the war with Iran as being a Putin puppet.

Regime change isn't the plan, its just the excuse. There aren't any rebels to back in Iran. There isn't an Iranian congress in exile. Best you've got is the heir to the Shah and some trostkyite cult.

Israel's goal is to turn Iran into Libya. More genocidal destruction.

Live like Kim or die like Gaddafi.

Real Americans yell TACO at trump until he bombs Iran.

Anti-war people being consistent in their anti-war stance somehow means they're Putin's puppets.

Are the bombs working? No. Are we going to keep bombing them? Yes.

>

_-- President Biden on Operation Prosperity_

I think Trump is attempting to scare Iran into accepting his nuclear deal.

Israel wouldn't tolerate any deal though. They want no deal and permanent sanctions on Iran. Besides, we are well past talking about any nuclear deal.

I doubt anyone in power is deluded enough to think they can actually reinstate the Shah or something. They probably just want to bomb every piece if infrastructure in Iran and not worry about them for a few decades.

But regime change absolutely is the fantasy they are trying to sell liberals.

The consent manufacturing machine will rev up like it always does. There's already attempts to get us on board with a the fantasy of a regime change. As though that won't lead to another ISIS or Libya.

But I really don't think the average liberal boomer is going to fall in line behind Trump like they did Bush. And certainly not anyone younger. Dem leadership is probably already on board though.

This would have to be the most unpopular war in US history and yet I think everyone Trump has surrounded himself with is telling him to do it.

This comment will age poorly if he don't.

Its not my criteria, its about what will legally hold up in a US court against an AIPAC or ADL libel case. Remember, we're talking about reasons why news sources don't mention it. Not what I personally think is adequate proof.

Yeah I don’t see why anyone would care bout that treaty if people can ignore it.

Except we magically give all the shits about it when it comes to Iran. All treaties are selectively applied. Welcome to the world of foreign relations.

Sorry for the confusion when I said "no proof". I meant "no official sources". Everyone knows Israel has nukes they just have to pretend they aren't for the legal reasons I stated.

Any state that signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is obligated to sanction any other state that didn't but has nuclear weapons.

China is an authorized to have nukes in the NPT as NWS. However, neither India nor Pakistan are NPT signatories and get mixed sanctions based on who is doing it. The US has sanctions on Pakistan but overt nuclear deals with India. China has deals with Pakistan. Australia had sanctions on India until recently.

Basically international law is only enforced if politically expedient. It shouldn't surprise you that Israel certainly wouldn't actually face any actual sanctions if they declared they had nukes. But they are legitimately afraid of getting the Apartheid South Africa treatment so they don't give any ground on the issue.

They're already ignoring it. They just don't want to admit their ignoring it.