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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jun 21
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    The basic logic of attacking Iran never gets challenged; opposition is usually voiced only on logistical or procedural grounds. It's a minor regional power on the other side of the world that poses no threat to the US. Elevating it as some kind of global menace is pure insanity

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      2. Count Shmackula  👻‏ @SepZomorodi Jun 21
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        The basic logic of attacking Iran (from US standpoint) is that they are a nation that successfully opposed US imperialism (and still do). There's not much else to it & Iran is not a "minor" regional power. They're a major one. Which is why Israel/KSA always try to undermine them

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      3. daha‏ @DahaDza Jun 21
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        There is something else, and that’s the Isreal allyship/lobby (“the enemy of my *friend* is also my enemy”). However, Iran carries the same baggage as the other major regional powers in the ME — it too is a destabilizing imperial force.

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      2. Steven Woolery‏ @Stevenwoolery Jun 21
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        Let’s not combat one kind of propaganda with another. This is a fundamentalist theocracy, that has been funding sectarian violence, and has been pursuing both nuclear weapons and the ballistic missle tech to deliver them. To say we shouldn’t be a check on that is crazy.

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      3. Dustbowldano (Russian Asset)‏ @DustbowlDano Jun 21
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        If only there were some agreement that a bunch of countries signed to discourage Iran from getting nuclear weapons 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

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      2. justen‏ @JustenWomack Jun 21
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        We should not attack Iran, but we should also not allow them to screw with commerce routes and shoot down our drones. Those are not small things and they are a problem.

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      3. Linda Lee‏ @LindaLeeYou123 Jun 21
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        That poor drone. There is reporting that it was on its way to church when the Iranians shot it down.😂 https://politics.theonion.com/u-s-claims-drone-was-minding-own-business-on-its-way-t-1835695562/amp …pic.twitter.com/wfZO2eiGFJ

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      1. male gaze heuristic‏ @dj_soubise Jun 21
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        I think the logic is that absent likely US intervention in general, the Saudis would try to get the bomb and the Israelis would use the bomb. possibly a worse situation that the status quo

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      1. Asko Schroeder‏ @SchroederAsko Jun 21
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        It DOES pose an economical threat as a major hub in the New Silk Road project. Militarily, in Syria, SDF/YPG are facing major drawbacks, squeezed between an unreported Turkis-Iraqi-Iranian alliance. The US are losing ground and the hawkish strategy crumbles.

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      2. ☆AbuHafiz☆‏ @Priapus_D Jun 21
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        The basic tenant of attacking Iran is American primacy in the middle east and on oil trade. How can you counter that Primacy doctrine?

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      2. Matthew Battle‏ @librab103 Jun 21
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        Yes and no. It a regional power. Maybe not the top but it can still do serious damage to a few countries in the middle East.

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      1. Sarah Labance PhD‏ @sarahelabance Jun 21
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        It’s not insanity if virtually everyone’s embracing the bullshit corporate media narrative that Iran is an existential threat.

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      1. MOB‏ @MartinOBL Jun 21
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        That's only true as long as they don't develop nuclear weapons.

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      1. Delightful Duck‏ @delightful_duck Jun 21
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        Iran is a proxy for China. Wouldn’t be surprised if they are supplying Iran with technical knowledge and missies to try and weaken America’s position in the world financially and politically

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      1. Ken Hughes‏ @KENWHUGHES Jun 21
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        Right on Michael , as usual.

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