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concindstoday at 8:49 AM5 repliesview on HN

No it's not. This is an air strike campaign, no boots on the ground. It'll end in two weeks. There is no chance China or Russia get involved, like last time, so "WW3" is completely non-credible.


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AlecSchuelertoday at 9:08 AM

> ...no boots on the ground. It'll end in two weeks

Why do we never learn from history?

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RobotToastertoday at 9:42 AM

Chinese state media is already reporting it's "unlikely to be contained" https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202602/28/WS69a2a669a310d686...

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pseingatltoday at 9:57 AM

Bombing never wins wars, with one exception.

bombing of: -N.Vietnam -Germany -Serbia -Sudan -Tunisia -England

Exception:

-Japan

That is not to say bombing doesn't have its uses in war. The bombing of the oilfields of Ploesti in Romania severely damaged the German war machine. But it took Russian boots on the ground in Berlin to effect a German surrender.

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TheAlchemisttoday at 9:14 AM

While it's possible, it's unlikely. Iranian regime is in a corner - they have no choice anymore but to escalate, and escalate quickly.

suddenlybananastoday at 9:16 AM

There might be boots on the ground eventually given Trump's speech.

>The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost and we may have casualties. That often happens in war, but we’re doing this not for now. We’re doing this for the future, and it is a noble mission

Very foreboding.

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