you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 111 points 7 months ago (7 children)

This whole debacle was a rousing success. The question is for whom. It wasn't a victory for the US citizens writ large. It wasn't a win for any NATO allies. It wasn't a win for the vast majority of the people in the world.

There's a few people/groups we can assume did win:

  • The wealthy: they were given insider trading info and made billions
  • Iran's leadership: they have come out regionally stronger
  • Israel's government: they got to genocide more Lebanese, Palestinians, Syrians, and Gazans under the cover of a regional war.
  • The inside circle in the executive branch that weren't outright fired

It's mostly an insider trading game at the expense of lives, money, and the US' sitting on the geopolitical stage. This is all part of the smash and grab stage of this presidency.

  • source
  • hideshow 7 child comments
  • [–] 19 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Good analysis, agreed on all points.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Even the one about Iran's leadership. Like the top ones, the top contenders and generals who were all killed. Did they win.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] 14 points 7 months ago

    Good point, and yeah no, they were murdered.

    The state leadership did seem to have politically outmaneuvered the US and Israel, however. I think that was OP’s point. They definitely won the culture war and controlling the narrative…not hard considering they were not the aggressors.

  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Also, there was revolt or even an uprising at Tehran before the attack. This maimed any chances of getting a better popular organization. This attack on Iran saved the dictatorial regime.

  • source
  • parent