Iran Includes American Tech Giants on List of New Targets
gizmodo.com
State-aligned media released a list naming the offices of Microsoft, Palantir, and more as potential targets of military action.
  • Gammelfisch@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Well, technically, Cadet Bone Spurs and Bibi started a fucking useless war. The orange turd will piss and moan like his buddy Vlad if the Iranians react on US soil. It will result in an escalation of the conflict and every single MAGA fuck better be lining up at their nearest US Army recruiting office and signing up for 11B (Infantry).

  • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    11 days ago

    Lol. We’re so bad at dealing with our own ultra wealthy leeches that we’re relying on our adversaries to do it for us.

    I’m wondering exactly how much more pathetic we can get. Is there even a rock bottom?

  • Fishnoodle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    12 days ago

    What if Iran ends up breaking the backs of corporate America? As an American, I’m not against that…

  • InFerNo@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    11 days ago

    Russia had some reputation of being a large and powerful army, but as soon as they attacked Ukraine it showed the world it actually had shit. It basically lost its credibility of being a world power because their arsenal is old fashioned and they were just throwing in bodies.

    I feel the US is going through the same. Everyone saw them as an undefeatable nation, but this little stint in Iran had their stockpiles dropping faster than expected and it’s not going as they expected. Hegseth and Trump contradict each other and besides squandering their soft power over the past years, they are also showing that their military might has limits.

    They are both still to be reckoned with and they are capable of doing great harm to innocent bystanders, but my view has changed a bit.

    • eleitl@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      11 days ago

      You have no idea about the NATO-Russia war nor how modern attrition wars work. Can’t blame you, MSM are a hall of distorted mirrors.

    • luciferofastora@feddit.orgEnglish
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      11 days ago

      I think the issue is that offense is harder than defense. A defender generally has the home advantage in terms of logistics, familiarity with the area and political will. The difference this makes is hard to estimate, and even harder so if you’re not even aware of it. Combined with delusions of grandeur, this is a recipe for underestimating the enemy.

      And call me a cynic, but I suspect neither Cadet Bone Spurs nor Major “Warrior Ethos” “Signal Chat” “American Crusade” Boozeth are entirely qualified to make high-level military judgements.

      (Neither is my armchair general ass whose only education in the matter is some MilHist blogs and articles, but at least I’m not an actual general charged to actually make them.)

      For Putin, I’m not sure. I’m disinclined to believe he’s just ignorant about the tenacity a people under attack can develop, given Russian history, but I can only make unqualified guesses.

      Either way, as you say, I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end, because a blunt and rusty axe still hurts, and they don’t seem concerned about where they swing it and who’s in the way.

      • Gammelfisch@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 days ago

        Cadet Bone Spurs and Major Boozeth, like The Little Austrian Corporal and his gang of thugs, would ignore the advice from their best field commanders and military advisors and create a cluster fuck. The US military will beat the Iranian forces on a conventional battlefield, but the ensuing partisan war and occupation will become a nightmare. One more thing, the Israelis should be forced to use their ground forces if an invasion of Iran occurs.

        • luciferofastora@feddit.orgEnglish
          2·
          10 days ago

          One more thing, the Israelis should be forced to use their ground forces if an invasion of Iran occurs.

          Absolutely. The prospect of US soldiers dying for Zionist supremacy is despicable.

          I can’t wait to read that headline and puke.

          Edit: Aaaaaand here it is 🤮

      • SabinStargem@lemmy.todayEnglish
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        11 days ago

        I suspect an offense against the USA would be easy to pull off. The low standards of ICE and the nature of their operation would allow just about any organized actor to have a free hand in the US, if they chose to do so.

        • luciferofastora@feddit.orgEnglish
          1·
          10 days ago

          I suspect an offense against the USA would be easy to pull off.

          I suspect nothing in war is ever easy, and something the size of the US comes with certain operational challenges. Establishing air superiority would be difficult, for instance, and without it, transporting troops, supplies or equipment over longer distances is difficult. Consider the difficulties Putin has in Ukraine, and then scale that up to US proportions.

          The low standards of ICE and the nature of their operation would allow just about any organized actor to have a free hand in the US, if they chose to do so.

          Covert operations? Probably. Asymmetrical warfare? Possibly.

          Full-scale assault, with the objective to take and hold key administrative centers to force concessions? Hardly.

    • reksas@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1·
      11 days ago

      they should reply with their own decapitation strike.

      though its kind of spineless of the people to rely on outside forces to do it.

      • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
        0·
        11 days ago

        Does Iran actually have the range to be a threat to the US? The last stats I saw had their maximum range and maybe enough to strike the Mediterranean and maybe a little inland in Italy and Spain. That’s a far cry from being able to hit the US mainland. Hell even South Africa is probably out of range and it’s not like they can deploy ships to close the gap.

        • muusemuuse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          11 days ago

          Iran has a different war strategy that the US is incredibly unprepared for. They spin up terror cells around the world using the atrocities commuted by their targets to justify their actions to impressionable people. The US keeps fighting this fight by giving them exactly the ammunition they need to keep fighting. Terror cells get fed into the mulcher but keep on coming back and the US pretends that’s a success.

          I live in a hopeless country that has no desire to improve anything, just to conquer. Trump burning everything down is probably better for the world since we won’t have the power to abuse them anymore but fuck if he’s not going to kill us all in the process.

  • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    11 days ago

    I guess Trump is getting what he wants, he’s getting a spot in the history books - as the one who started WWIII.

    Congratulations. Peace Committee my ass.

    But do carry on with your plans, Iran.

  • ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    13 days ago

    American here. Can someone start a go fund me for Iran, on the condition that participants are allowed to attend an exclusive event for the live tar and feathering of Zuck the Cuck and Peter Theil? We could probably raise more money than the tech bros have.