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LudwigPastorius

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18. "...if we think we're gonna be able to bomb them into submission..."

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:08 PM

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Is that the goal?

Is there even a goal to this war, other than "let's bomb the shit out of them and see if something good happens to come out of it"?

Iran has been planning for this for years. They will wage a war of attrition, and ultimately bring down the world economy as a way to end this.

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