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by drnick1 4 days ago
> Who, if anyone, is Iran allowed to retaliate against?

The answer here is surrender and disarmament. It's the only outcome that seems compatible with the reintegration of Iran into the world economy, normalization of diplomatic relationships with neighboring countries, and path to development/prosperity for its people.
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pphysch 4 days ago
Iran will never surrender because US/Israel proved themselves unequivocally to be brutal savages that will torture, rape and kill you if you surrender. There is literally no point in surrendering to a barbarian horde.
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strictnein 4 days ago
Yes, Israel and the US are the "barbarian" horde.

Definitely not the country that slaughters protestors by the thousands.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran_massacr...

There's so many people here who have clearly lost their ability to think clearly any time Israel is involved. I'm sure it's just coincidence though and nothing else is going on.

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pphysch 2 days ago
Personally I don't trust the (real, actual) barbarian horde when it tries the ole switcheroo and projects barbarism, without evidence, onto its victims.

"The baby I just sniped in the head was a confirmed Hamazbollah IRGC terrorist." Sure, buddy. Hasbara is for losers.

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drnick1 4 days ago
Germany and Japan surrendered and have done pretty well since.
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pphysch 2 days ago
Completely different geopolitical scenario. If USA exterminated Germans/Japanese then their Soviet/Communist neighbors would fill in the power/population gap.

It's also worth mentioning that the Germans and Japanese themselves were extremely brutal to their defenseless, surrendered neighbors that they attempted to colonize.

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inigyou 4 days ago
Japan's been stuck in economic collapse for 30 years and Germany's repeatedly purged its left wings.
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