General Discussion

...they are innocent here. That does not mean this "war," or "situation," or "conflict," or "operation," or whatever it is can be remotely justified though.

But they have been funding groups that have been attacking us, trying to commit terrorism against us, and attempting to hack into our IT infrastructure for decades.

Don't forget that Iran-backed Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad carried out the 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing which killed 17 Americans; and the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, which killed 241 U.S. service personnel.