News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on Iran. Parent comment

Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by biglyburrito on Sunday June 22, 2025 @12:15AM (#44343551)
You would have thought folks would have learned from the Iraq War that the US lies. I'm no fan of Khomeini's sabre-rattling, but if people are really buying into the narrative that we did this because they had nukes, idk what to tell you besides go read your history.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by _heimdall on Sunday June 22, 2025 @12:20AM (#44343577)
It isn't just the US that lies, its politicians and leaders. People in charge want to keep power, and the only ones willing to fight their way to the top don't deserve the power of office.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by verisimi on Sunday June 22, 2025 @12:41AM (#44343706)
Folks do know. Folks knew before the Iraq war too.

But what does this generic knowledge have to do with anything, when the military action is already decided for geo-political reasons? The only decision to make is what pretext to use.

In a way, the 'iraq wmd' justification has proven it's value as a pretext - so why not tweak it and use it again?

[ Parent | on HN ]