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Comment by Betelbuddy

5 hours ago

Nobody is afraid of the US anymore. You lost a war with Iran and they did not even put forward a Navy or an Air Force...

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hparadiz  5 hours ago

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  • objclxt  5 hours ago

    > Inability to project power beyond a few random pot shots at neighbors that aren't even the US.

    This is a very funny way of saying “has de facto control of one of the world’s most important shipping lanes”.

  • ArnoVW  4 hours ago

    Nobody said Iran was winning.

    The problem is, if you tell everyone that you are a superpower, but then go on to not only not achieve your strategic goals (during a conflict of your choosing), but get to an unconfortable stalemate (that you cannot forcibly break) where you get to the point that you have to throw allies under the bus (not just Ukraine).. that's losing.

    • lsaferite  4 hours ago

      I mean, they could break it, but the devastation would be immense and then everyone would hate us even more. Getting involved was always a losing strategy.

  • mijoharas  5 hours ago

    brent crude futures are trading above 109$/barrel right now. America didn't want that to happen, Iran did. They won that one.

  • _diyar  4 hours ago

    Note that the comment you’re replying to does not claim Iran is winning.

    • TacticalCoder  4 hours ago

      > Note that the comment you’re replying to does not claim Iran is winning.

      Well the comment literally says "you lost a war with Iran". If the US lost a war with Iran, the Iran won a war with the US.

      But maybe that was an old war, from a few months ago, that Iran won. And now there's a new war and Iran ain't winning that one?

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  • jm4  4 hours ago

    I was born in 1979. We have always been at odds with Iran and have had a few skirmishes, but this notion that we have been at war with them for 47 years only became a thing several months ago. There was never a time we were "at war" with them until Trump started one. You should stop consuming propaganda and learn more history.