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Re:Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia by kortilla on Saturday March 21, 2026 @02:12PM (#47469629)
Intent is literally the difference in terrorism though. The US hitting 500 targets in Iran and one of them being a school is the exact opposite of a strategy of terrorism. With terrorism you explicitly target civilians to drive fear.

Trying to hit the Burj Khalifa without targeting any military or high political office is terrorism.

When Iran launched at military bases or tried to shoot at planes, it was not called terrorism.

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Re:Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia by JasonADrury on Saturday March 21, 2026 @03:11PM (#47470243)
>Trying to hit the Burj Khalifa without targeting any military or high political office is terrorism.

It's really not credible to claim that Iran has made any serious efforts to hit the Burj Khalifa, they would have succeeded if they wanted to do this.

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