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[–] maxcorbetti@lemmy.ml 22 points 10 months ago

Looool. Iraq war consent manufacturing all over again.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 16 points 10 months ago (3 children)

America is itching to take their new equipment for a spin. It would be very dumb to give then a reason.

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

When America doesn’t have a reason, it simply makes one up.

[–] regul@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

They can and will invent their own reasons just fine tyvm.

[–] scratchresistor@thelemmy.club 1 points 10 months ago

Do we get to see the TR-3A Black Manta yet? /s

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

What a joke. They don’t need to go all the way to North America when the US is already Israel in the Middle East

[–] nekandro@lemmy.ml -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's pretty easy guys: don't support a genocide, don't get attacked.

It would've worked in Iraq and Afghanistan too...

[–] darkmarx@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Do you really think the US has any real concern about being attacked? There is plenty to say about US policies, both good and bad. Part of that is the nearly $1T per year spent on the military. I don't think you'll find many credible people who think attacking the US will be good for whoever does it.

Attacking the US has been, historically, one thing that tends to unite the country. We - Americans - like building shit and we like fighting people. We never stop building new weapons. But when there is no-one to fight, we fight each other. There is a huge social divide in the US right now. You want to fix that, attack us.

*Edit: spelling

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I don't think you'll find many credible people who think attacking the US will be good for whoever does it.

Noncredible people agree.

[–] regul@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Do you really think the US has any real concern about being attacked?

Well I still have to take off my shoes at the airport so I'd say yes. This country hasn't stopped being afraid of being attacked in 22 years.

[–] Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

TSA is a jobs program. It will never go away at this point.

[–] regul@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

It 100% is, but that doesn't change the fact that Americans are still conditioned to be constantly afraid of terrorism.

[–] darkmarx@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Fear and caution are not the same thing.