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by jacquesm 72 days ago
> fundamentally incompatible with customary international law

So is bombing countries on a whim.

If you want to take the high ground you have to make sure you don't first poison it with your own stupid mistakes. Iran can make a pretty credible play for reparations, and if the belligerents are unable or unwilling to pay up then Iran can selectively blockade the strait for their vessels and cargo. It is one of those little details that was 100% predictable going into this.
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dlubarov 72 days ago
Not exactly "on a whim" after Israel has been attacked by at least a hundred thousand Iranian rockets and drones.
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jacquesm 72 days ago
Yes, and before you know it we're at the Balfour declaration. But none of that matters in the context of the situation on the ground (and, crucially, in the water) today which was entirely predictable (except by Trump, Hegseth & co). You either plan for that eventuality or you don't start the war.

Note that we're talking about the US and Iran, not about Israel, though obviously they are a massive factor here it is the US that is in the hot seat, both Israel and Iran were doing what they've been doing for many years.

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dlubarov 72 days ago
Why would we look back to the Balfour declaration? Israel has been attacked by tens of thousands of Iranian rockets and drones just since Oct 7.

After all their aggression, it seems absurd to paint the Iranian regime as a victim that was attacked "on a whim" and is owed reparations.

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WaxProlix 71 days ago
I can't find sources for "tens of thousands of rockets just since oct 7", can you help me? I see a few thousand as parts of exchanges after the Israel-initiated "12 Days War", and then a few thousand more after the (also Israel-initiated) current conflagration. Notably, the rocket attacks stopped during peace talks that US and Israel entered after starting the wars, only to resume after those peace talks were betrayed with bombing.
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dlubarov 71 days ago
Not sure what the best data source is, but one data point is that just in the month or so since Oct 7, the number of rocket/drone attacks against Israel was already around 9,500: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-fires-rocket...
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WaxProlix 71 days ago
The above claim was that Iran had attacked with thousands of rockets. These are from Hamas.
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xorcist 72 days ago
> except by Trump, Hegseth & co

Do not underestimate the current administration. They have other reasons for this conflict, and so does Netanyahu.

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