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To: Alberta's Child

“How do you “murder” military personnel supporting combat missions in a war zone?”

More of your disrespectful, anti-American BS - read: lies

1) Jordan is not “in a war zone”

2) Iran is conducting terror operations against all nations in the region yet not declaring war against any of them. The very definition of State Sponsored terrorism. And this is why Iran has been accurately described as a terrorist state for decades.

3) The US, in comparison, is in the ME at the request of nations to counter extra-national terrorist groups ISIS, Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran, etc.

You are grossly naive of the world, the nations within it, their societies, politics and values. The only mindset you exhibit is an irrational and morally fraudulent condemnation of Western nations and actions. Look at Syria and Ukraine after Russian intervention. Compare that with Iraq and Jordan. The nations and people of the region absolutely despise Russians. And now Iran too. They bring nothing but destruction, poverty and corruption.


22 posted on 03/14/2024 10:32:27 AM PDT by Justa
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To: Justa
You have no idea what I know or don't know, dude.

Jordan is not "in a war zone."

Syria is. And the U.S. base in Jordan was established there for the purpose of supporting U.S. military operations across the border in Syria -- which the U.S. has occupied for years in a blatant violation of another nation's sovereignty.

Look at Syria and Ukraine after Russian intervention. Compare that with Iraq and Jordan.

The Russian "intervention" in Ukraine is no different than the U.S. invasion of countless nations in my adult lifetime. At least Ukraine borders Russia, and the Russians aren't doing anything there that the U.S. hasn't done with bordering countries over the course of our existence. And Russia hasn't "intervened" in Syria. They were invited there by the Syrian government.

The nations and people of the region absolutely despise Russians. And now Iran too. They bring nothing but destruction, poverty and corruption.

The nations and people of the region despise the U.S., too -- though for very different reasons.

26 posted on 03/14/2024 10:39:19 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: Justa; Alberta's Child; woodpusher
Compare that with Iraq and Jordan.

Notably missing from your list is Afghanistan, who was so appreciative of American intervention that the Taliban returned to power shortly after we left, albeit with over a billion dollars worth of American tech and weaponry left behind.

As for Iraq, it's uncertain as to whether or not the government we support will end up heading down the same path as Saddam Hussein (the "son of a bitch" we supported as a proxy against Iran, until we no longer didn't), or if they end up deciding that throwing their lot in with Iran will be worth the Islamic religious headaches given how mercurial American foreign policy is.

Jordan, on the other hand...well, their particular geopolitical stability as an ally tends to hinge on how hot or cold their relationship with Israel runs at any given moment. Given the current conflict between Israel and Hamas, Jordan is decidedly "colder" than normal. And this is without getting into the complexities of the religious/geopolitical proxy conflict ongoing between Saudi Arabia and Iran for control over the Middle East.

Quite honestly, the most "pro-American" thing that can be done at this juncture (since the modern citizenry are not going to tolerate the investment of blood and treasure needed to actually occupy territory in the Middle East...notwithstanding that we're too bloody broke to afford it) is to wash our hands of the whole mess and let them have at it.

30 posted on 03/14/2024 1:22:46 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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