Originally Posted by
RJSAviator76
Wow... it is fascinating to watch how quickly you shift the goalposts and rely on historical revisionism the moment cold, hard data exposes your bias.
Let's address your attempt to rationalize the murder of American troops in Iraq. Claiming the Quds Force's role was 'small' and that it doesn't matter because the war was 'stupid' is a sickening defense. The origin of the war does not magically excuse Iran smuggling specialized, armor-melting weapons to kill 603 American service members. To you, those 603 flag-draped coffins are just a 'small portion' to be swept under the rug because it conflicts with your worldview. Seriously?!!
Your geographical ignorance is even worse. You claim U.S. troops were 'in their part of the world.' Dude... Lebanon and Saudi Arabia aren't Iranian provinces. By defending the Marine Barracks and Khobar Towers bombings under the guise of 'entering their world,' you are literally arguing that Iran has a regional right to launch mass-casualty terror attacks inside neighboring sovereign countries. Again.... seriously??!
And nice try trying to hide behind the massive, multi-billion dollar oil futures grift to salvage your 'follow the money' cliché. Yes, the CFTC and DOJ are actively investigating the $7 billion in suspicious crude shorts placed right before Trump's announcements. These people are nothing but profiteers, and yet it STILL doesn't erase almost 5 decades of Iranian terrorism. You are using a localized 2026 insider trading probe to minimize decades of IRGC-funded bombings, hijackings, and proxy slaughters. Just...... wow.... weak!
Finally, don't lecture me on American freedoms. Moving here as a kid gave you an opportunity to achieve what many kids around the world can only dream of, but it clearly didn't scrub the deep-rooted anti-Western tropes out of your belief system. The ultimate irony remains: you hide behind the First Amendment to minimize American military deaths and carry water for the IRGC, fully knowing that if you tried to pull this kind of selective dissent or carried water for an adversary back in Pakistan, you'd be locked away or disappeared. It is incredibly dark that you reap the immense economic privileges of being an airline pilot in this country while casually dismissing the targeted slaughter of our troops. Pure ignorance....
Oh yes, I’m sure the DOJ will get right on it.
Most of what you wrote is FAing in the world. I don’t mean to sound partisan, just facts: since 1990, R Presidents have started ME wars, Gulf War started under Bush Sr, Iraq and Afghan started under Bush Jr, and Iran war under Trump. All 3 Rs, and just the facts.
Your commentary in Iraq troops, that should have been addressed back when it was happening. And who put them in harms way to begin with? A Repub President. If you go to a foreign country and enact war, they are going to fight back and people will die. That’s just war. Dont like wars? Don’t start unnecessary ones.
And you don’t need to lecture me on freedoms either. Unlike you and most of the R voting base, I don’t take this for granted. The proudest day of my life (after my kids being born), was what your crowd takes for granted: becoming a citizen (naturalized in my case). It actually means a lot to me. And the rights that come with it. One thing I’ve noticed here is most people just take it for granted. So when it comes under attack, they sometimes ignore it or dismiss it. Not me. And we have never had as many attacks on the first amendment as we do now.