▲ 499 ▼ US strikes water desalination plant in Iran (www.turkiyetoday.com) submitted 8 months ago by Rogue_General@lemmy.world to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 106 comments fedilink hide all child comments Does the US really want to play this game? 90% of Israel's water comes from desalination plants, and now we've given Iran the justification to strike back in a similar manner.
[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 146 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (17 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 17 child comments replies: [–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago (2 children) beacon of democracy? when was that? it was always a shitty racist money first country from the beginning permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 12 points 8 months ago beacon of democracy? when was that? They should have put that phrase in quotation marks. Just because the US calls themselves that doesn't make it true. permalink fedilink source parent [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago* The US briefly tried out democracy during Reconstruction but the white terrorists quickly defeated that experiment. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 8 points 8 months ago Really makes ya think. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nuko147@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) And even weirder that EU condemns Iran's attacks and not USA's. Only Spain had some dignity, the rest are crap. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Get a load of this nazi, Kallas and other bootlickers say the same, mask off https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/merz-iran-not-protected-international-175532183.html permalink fedilink source parent [–] Damage@feddit.it 1 point 8 months ago (3 children) You mean there same country that vaporized two cities' worth of civilians? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago (2 children) Weak virtue signaling, real chuds know the firebombs were worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 8 months ago (1 child) Yeah, firebombing of Japanese towns and cities was more atrocious given the majority of housing materials. As well easier for the USA to do at that time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago They had a satisfactory rehearsal in Dresden before that. permalink fedilink source parent [+] joostjakob@lemmy.world -9 points 8 months ago (6 children) The strikes against Qatar and UAE are hardly military in purpose though... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] joostjakob@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Lots of collateral damage then permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* Or put military bases and equipment there to begin with permalink fedilink source parent [–] joostjakob@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago The usa shouldn't have started this war, for sure, but that's a pretty heartless statement. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) [–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Couldn't be more military. Took out US radars and equipment and troops and made them run from their bases. And just now S.Arabia too: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/iran-war-updates-oil-brent-wti-crude-110-gulf-gcc-uae-iraq-saudi-arabia-kurds.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joostjakob@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (1 child) Lots of the collateral damage affected plenty of civilians then. I must admit I've saw so much about that aspect that I assumed it was intended. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago IDK about civilians. I do know Iran doesn't target civilians. But also that the US military nearly completely abandoned their bases in those countries. They got housed in 'civilian' hotels, appartements, etc in those countries. If you've seen so many videos you surely saw the american filming from a flat right? Same happens in ukraine where the news was complaining evil Russia hit a civilian hotel and so many innocent civilians. While the videos show victims carried away in uniform and 2 days later the ukro army fires the guy responsible for holding a military meeting so close to the frontline. Military using civilian infrastructure makes them a legitimate target. Iran has very good intel on where they are since the population doesn't see them as enemies unlike their sell-out governments. If anything, it's another warcrime by the US since they shouldn't put military targets among civilians. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago (2 children) beacon of democracy? when was that? it was always a shitty racist money first country from the beginning permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 12 points 8 months ago beacon of democracy? when was that? They should have put that phrase in quotation marks. Just because the US calls themselves that doesn't make it true. permalink fedilink source parent [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago* The US briefly tried out democracy during Reconstruction but the white terrorists quickly defeated that experiment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 12 points 8 months ago beacon of democracy? when was that? They should have put that phrase in quotation marks. Just because the US calls themselves that doesn't make it true. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago* The US briefly tried out democracy during Reconstruction but the white terrorists quickly defeated that experiment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nuko147@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) And even weirder that EU condemns Iran's attacks and not USA's. Only Spain had some dignity, the rest are crap. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Get a load of this nazi, Kallas and other bootlickers say the same, mask off https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/merz-iran-not-protected-international-175532183.html permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Get a load of this nazi, Kallas and other bootlickers say the same, mask off https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/merz-iran-not-protected-international-175532183.html permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 point 8 months ago (3 children) You mean there same country that vaporized two cities' worth of civilians? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago (2 children) Weak virtue signaling, real chuds know the firebombs were worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 8 months ago (1 child) Yeah, firebombing of Japanese towns and cities was more atrocious given the majority of housing materials. As well easier for the USA to do at that time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago They had a satisfactory rehearsal in Dresden before that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago (2 children) Weak virtue signaling, real chuds know the firebombs were worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 8 months ago (1 child) Yeah, firebombing of Japanese towns and cities was more atrocious given the majority of housing materials. As well easier for the USA to do at that time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago They had a satisfactory rehearsal in Dresden before that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 8 months ago (1 child) Yeah, firebombing of Japanese towns and cities was more atrocious given the majority of housing materials. As well easier for the USA to do at that time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago They had a satisfactory rehearsal in Dresden before that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago They had a satisfactory rehearsal in Dresden before that. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] joostjakob@lemmy.world -9 points 8 months ago (6 children) The strikes against Qatar and UAE are hardly military in purpose though... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] joostjakob@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Lots of collateral damage then permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* Or put military bases and equipment there to begin with permalink fedilink source parent [–] joostjakob@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago The usa shouldn't have started this war, for sure, but that's a pretty heartless statement. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) [–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Couldn't be more military. Took out US radars and equipment and troops and made them run from their bases. And just now S.Arabia too: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/iran-war-updates-oil-brent-wti-crude-110-gulf-gcc-uae-iraq-saudi-arabia-kurds.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joostjakob@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (1 child) Lots of the collateral damage affected plenty of civilians then. I must admit I've saw so much about that aspect that I assumed it was intended. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago IDK about civilians. I do know Iran doesn't target civilians. But also that the US military nearly completely abandoned their bases in those countries. They got housed in 'civilian' hotels, appartements, etc in those countries. If you've seen so many videos you surely saw the american filming from a flat right? Same happens in ukraine where the news was complaining evil Russia hit a civilian hotel and so many innocent civilians. While the videos show victims carried away in uniform and 2 days later the ukro army fires the guy responsible for holding a military meeting so close to the frontline. Military using civilian infrastructure makes them a legitimate target. Iran has very good intel on where they are since the population doesn't see them as enemies unlike their sell-out governments. If anything, it's another warcrime by the US since they shouldn't put military targets among civilians. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] joostjakob@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Lots of collateral damage then permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* Or put military bases and equipment there to begin with permalink fedilink source parent [–] joostjakob@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago The usa shouldn't have started this war, for sure, but that's a pretty heartless statement. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[–] joostjakob@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Lots of collateral damage then permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* Or put military bases and equipment there to begin with permalink fedilink source parent [–] joostjakob@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago The usa shouldn't have started this war, for sure, but that's a pretty heartless statement. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* Or put military bases and equipment there to begin with permalink fedilink source parent [–] joostjakob@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago The usa shouldn't have started this war, for sure, but that's a pretty heartless statement. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* Or put military bases and equipment there to begin with permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joostjakob@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago The usa shouldn't have started this war, for sure, but that's a pretty heartless statement. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Couldn't be more military. Took out US radars and equipment and troops and made them run from their bases. And just now S.Arabia too: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/iran-war-updates-oil-brent-wti-crude-110-gulf-gcc-uae-iraq-saudi-arabia-kurds.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joostjakob@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (1 child) Lots of the collateral damage affected plenty of civilians then. I must admit I've saw so much about that aspect that I assumed it was intended. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago IDK about civilians. I do know Iran doesn't target civilians. But also that the US military nearly completely abandoned their bases in those countries. They got housed in 'civilian' hotels, appartements, etc in those countries. If you've seen so many videos you surely saw the american filming from a flat right? Same happens in ukraine where the news was complaining evil Russia hit a civilian hotel and so many innocent civilians. While the videos show victims carried away in uniform and 2 days later the ukro army fires the guy responsible for holding a military meeting so close to the frontline. Military using civilian infrastructure makes them a legitimate target. Iran has very good intel on where they are since the population doesn't see them as enemies unlike their sell-out governments. If anything, it's another warcrime by the US since they shouldn't put military targets among civilians. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joostjakob@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (1 child) Lots of the collateral damage affected plenty of civilians then. I must admit I've saw so much about that aspect that I assumed it was intended. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago IDK about civilians. I do know Iran doesn't target civilians. But also that the US military nearly completely abandoned their bases in those countries. They got housed in 'civilian' hotels, appartements, etc in those countries. If you've seen so many videos you surely saw the american filming from a flat right? Same happens in ukraine where the news was complaining evil Russia hit a civilian hotel and so many innocent civilians. While the videos show victims carried away in uniform and 2 days later the ukro army fires the guy responsible for holding a military meeting so close to the frontline. Military using civilian infrastructure makes them a legitimate target. Iran has very good intel on where they are since the population doesn't see them as enemies unlike their sell-out governments. If anything, it's another warcrime by the US since they shouldn't put military targets among civilians. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago IDK about civilians. I do know Iran doesn't target civilians. But also that the US military nearly completely abandoned their bases in those countries. They got housed in 'civilian' hotels, appartements, etc in those countries. If you've seen so many videos you surely saw the american filming from a flat right? Same happens in ukraine where the news was complaining evil Russia hit a civilian hotel and so many innocent civilians. While the videos show victims carried away in uniform and 2 days later the ukro army fires the guy responsible for holding a military meeting so close to the frontline. Military using civilian infrastructure makes them a legitimate target. Iran has very good intel on where they are since the population doesn't see them as enemies unlike their sell-out governments. If anything, it's another warcrime by the US since they shouldn't put military targets among civilians. permalink fedilink source parent