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Re:Iran has now been offline for 96 hours by zjzkshz on Monday January 12, 2026 @06:04PM (#46595414)
What point are you trying to make here? I said Israel obviously wants Iran gone and stands to gain a lot from doing so. You didn’t address either of those points, which are extremely relevant when trying to understand why foreign powers want this regime removed and would be involved in its removal.

I agree Israel is not a US proxy (the tail wags the dog in this relationship), but freeing oneself from needing the (or any) dog is a sizable gain. Regarding Iran I think they know this. Their military is structured to operate in a post regime world. But that world doesn’t have the capacity to produce nuclear weapons, which is the key goal Israel is after. Iran with nuclear weapons likely ensures the regimes existence for the foreseeable future.

Re:Iran has now been offline for 96 hours by tptacek on Monday January 12, 2026 @06:06PM (#46595433)
You literally just asked me to write that. I didn't have a point to make; I was answering a question you just asked.
Re:Iran has now been offline for 96 hours by lolc on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:53AM (#46597983)
The general idea is that Iran would be more effective as a regional power if it wasn't ruled by islamists. And that at least the current government of Israel likes incompetent neighbours that make them look good.

Not a difficult argument in my view. Unless you're stuck believing what they say instead of observing what they do.

Re:Iran has now been offline for 96 hours by randomNumber7 on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @03:49AM (#46598654)
It seems pretty reasonably that Israel would be happy with a neighbor that doesn't call for its annihilation out of ideologic reasons.