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by nullocator 49 days ago
This is massively and factually incorrect. When congress passed _defense_ budgets for the last 30+ years none of the munitions intended for the defense of the united states were earmarked for "war with China/Russia/Iran". Some were sold/"gifted" to Ukraine/Israel/etc but there is no language in any bill about stockpiling arms for war against one of those named countries. War which congress must declare.
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_DeadFred_ 48 days ago
So as an American I have been sold our need to build up is because Iran/China/Russia. This is factually correct that this is what I have been told.

This is going to be wild, but public perception/justification != congressional earmarks language.

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bigyabai 48 days ago
China and Russia are peer-power threats to America. Iran is a brushfire war, relatively speaking.
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_DeadFred_ 48 days ago
My entire life USA/IRAN IRAN/USA has been more hot than anything Russia/USA or China/USA. China/Russia like you say are peer competition, that can be worked out. I love the Chinese, I love China, wish I could visit there again. Pre-Ukraine I held Russian in esteem and wanted to visit St Petersburg. And those countries welcomed me and never called for me/my families death during my lifetime. Iran almost my entire life has vocally stated they want me and America dead. Their political leaders. Their spiritual/religious leaders. Their people massed in chants. All want me dead and my society destroyed. I mean they parade ballistic missiles and have banners calling for out deaths while shouting out calls for our deaths. Tehran is filled with murals against us. That combined with continuous low level hot conflict, I don't see the three in anywhere near the same light.

China wants to win and prosper. Russia wants to win and prosper. Iran wants what a strict, severe Islamic theocracy wants, and wants revenge against me/my people/my country for past grievances. They just admitted to murdering 3000 of their own people (and since they only admit to 10% of political executions it could be much much more) in could blood on the streets. I believe them when they say they want 'death to America'.

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bigyabai 48 days ago
> IRAN/USA has been more hot than anything Russia/USA or China/USA

My accusation was that Iran is not a peer power, not that their conflict was the least-progressed.

> China wants to win and prosper. Russia wants to win and prosper.

Then why are both of them siding with Iran and not America, in your opinion?

Surely the good people of China and Russia are just as disgusted with Iran as you are, right?

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