• vga@sopuli.xyz
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    8 days ago

    So they will most likely use terrorist attacks, targeting civilians, because that’s the best hope they have to end the war: when the people back home get serious about ending it as they’re taking losses.

    Remember what happened the last time a major terrorist strike happened in USA? That’s the number one way to get ordinary civilians of a democracy to support an actual war almost 100%. It’s the kind of strategy that makes Pentagon say “yeah lol be my guest let’s see what happens”.

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      8 days ago

      Remember what happened the last time a major terrorist strike happened in USA?

      The USA responded by attacking the wrong country under the false premise of "weapons of mass destruction "?

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        The USA responded by attacking the wrong country

        Not just one! They got Osama bin Laden eventually though so amazing success