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by jwilber 92 days ago
You really don’t see how the situation is materially different? The bombed oil fields, hotels, dead American soldiers - all business as usual?
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Weird of you to neglect to mention the hundreds of dead Iranians, including not only many civilians on their own soil but also layers of the Iranian leadership. Including of course the assassination of the supreme leader. I'm not saying his death is a bad thing. But that would be the most "materially different" part of this time vs "business as usual".

The other reason this is relevant is because it might lead one to reasonably conclude Iranian options for retaliation have already been exhausted.

If they have some capability in reserve what are they waiting for?

That has, unfortunately, been business as usual in Iran for the last few months.

But these are all additional points in support of what is already said.