@SeasonedRP it was probably much less deep than you imagine.
After their success with Venezuela, they got cocksure that they could bully Iran to fold in a few days.
It has been a while since there was a US intervention, too, and some in the military wanted, as Trump put it, "fun".
It's absurd, but a lot of what happens in international relations, war as well, is based on emotion rather than logic and planning.
@MentORPHEUS Not having a plan to secure the Strait of Hormuz and/or control Kharg Island seems foolish to me, though clearly there is a lot of information I don't have. I don't get the strategy here or endgame.
@Typo-MAGAshiv That reminds me, I need to go to Home Depot again, especially since I now know what's going no. It was somewhat startling to have women approach me there. I'm old, and I wasn't dressed nice at all. They weren't early 20s smokeshows by any means, but both were a good 15-20 years younger than me and were nice looking and had good figures.
@Typo-MAGAshiv The whole "stolen land" trope always seemed to me as a cynical way to play on white women's guilt. It falls apart when looked at rationally because, as you point out, all land was "stolen."
@adam-l Those billionaires you mention who argued for systemic change conveniently wanted systemic change that wouldn't materially impact them but would impact those trying to get to their level. So yes, they were hypocrites. Headlines and mainstream news on such topics are never accurate, and are usually puff pieces planted by PR people.
@Bozza I was telling a lady friend today, half in jest, that I'd rather we liberate the good people in England from their tyrannical leadership. A lot of us here support you guys.
@MentOrpheus might remember the moon landing, and @Lurkerhasarisen might too. They are a bit older than me as I recall.
