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Figures are source of dispute as US defense department days ago reduced record of troops killed and wounded
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To put that into perspective, it took the US nearly FOUR YEARS to rack up that many casualties in Afghanistan. The people running the military are incompetent as fuck.
Because Iran is not bombing girls schools but military bases.
Yeah, Iran’s unmatched in respect for human rights and the laws of war.
Civilians in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are at grave risk from ongoing Iranian strikes in response to US and Israeli military attacks on Iran, Human Rights Watch said today. Many of the Iranian attacks have struck civilian residential buildings, hotels, civilian airports, and embassies, and have unlawfully targeted civilian objects such as financial centers.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/17/iran-unlawful-strikes-across-gulf-endanger-civilians
“If our security is not ensured, no infrastructure will be safe.” - Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, July 22
All the targets you named are retaliations for similar targets bombed by those countries. High value economic infrastructure. The US and its proxies bomb a desalination plant in Iran and Iran bombs one on Kuwait. This is simple deterrence.
As for those “hotels and residential buildings” the US has admitted to shelter their personell inside of civilian infrastructure. Which is a war crime by the way. You do not get to pin that one on Iran but on the US.
Iran does not bomb random girl schools or commit blatant terror attacks against civilian targets without value in any way like the US and Israel have done.
Ah yes, the classic defense of squabbling children in the back seat. “They did it first!” Being the second to massacre a family of four isn’t appreciably more awesome than being the first. And it sure wouldn’t make a difference to either family.
First you’re writing Iranian fanfic about how noble Iran never targets civilians. Now you’re saying, ‘Sure, they kill civilians but when they do it it’s the good kind of civilian slaughter!’ You’re twisting yourself into some wild shapes to carry water for a tyrannical dictatorship.
And talking about the deaths of “random school girls” seems like little more than a propaganda point for you when you’ve discredited yourself about caring about civilian casualties at all. So long as they were killed by the right people, it seems like you wouldn’t think there was anything inherently wrong with it.
This isn’t hard though: when the US targets civilians, it’s a war crime; when Iran targets civilians, it’s a war crime. I couldn’t give a single fuck who did it first.
You are intentionally misrepresenting Iranian actions and desperately trying to conflate them with the evils of the USA.
The only tyrannical dictatorship being supported is by you.
I mean its definitely leaping over the low bar set by the US as they seem to be intent on only doing it in reprisal but yeah for much of the rest of the world this is probably somewhat of a “let them fight” moment.
The Iranian dictatorship is brutal, lots of people were killed in the recent protests (2k+). The US government saw this and bombed a children’s school. What’s that Napoleon quote? “Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake”
Thats kinda what the US did here.
Hegseth: what were their testosterone levels?
Hegseth has been dispatched to your location to test the rigidity of your penis.
He has his kit for testicle phrenology.
Vaccine Status?
Wow I wish there was a system in which we could have a say as to which nations we wage war against and for what reasons. It doesn’t seem like a good idea for one person to be able to wield the most powerful military ever created.
Ah well, back to this bowl of Captain Crunch and Family Guy reruns.
Ya’ll voted for the man to make these decisions for you. People have forgotten that they need to consider the possibility that the person they vote to be president will make these decisions. They thought Trump would be the best choice. They were wrong.
In the end, voting down binding resolutions ordering the executive branch to cease operations is “voting”. It’s just a loophole that allows the executive branch to wage de-facto wars continuously now.
I sure as hell didn’t vote for him, and even if I did he’s not supposed to be able to declare war.
The post was a joke about congress.
Ya’ll voted for the man to make these decisions for you.
We really didn’t.
Whomever you say you voted for, the real “vote” was via the Electoral College which is winner-take-all. Nobody living today has every voted on the existence of the EC. Nobody living today voted on our form of government, either. We didn’t choose an imperial model of presidency. We didn’t get a vote in any of the conflicts these Presidents have authorized. There’s no recall process for a President either. No functional means of impeachment or material Congressional check on the President’s authority. No will to impose it, even if it did exist.
We’re given a flavor choice - President Coke or President Pepsi - and we can argue over which one goes down better. But we’re all forced to drink this swill one war or another.
The fact that my personal choice for elected office virtually never wins barely matters, given how the system already operates.
I’ve checked the article, and the source data (https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/conflictCasualties/oefu/deaths), the article headline is just wrong and since this post is using the article headline, it’s wrong too. There have been 14 deaths and 417 wounded. No where does it say 600… Not sure where that number is coming from. Just FYI
Yes, you are a more credible source than the Guardian, and their army of lawyers vetting every headline for potential legal exposure.
Thank you. I agree.
“Quiet” database update. Everyone paints their words with feelings or slant. Just the facts, please. This is getting tiring already.
Lucky. My dadabase never stops with the Your Mom jokes while updating.
