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IncreasePostsyesterday at 7:43 PM12 repliesview on HN

As a person who believes in democracy, I'm pretty on board with it. My only complaint is they didn't do these strikes when the massive street protests were happening a few months ago.


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rurpyesterday at 7:55 PM

This is what bringing democracy looks like?! The regime is more entrenched than ever and our commander in chief keeps threatening to commit war crimes on a massive scale. If he follows through on what he says he will do and obliterates all the civilian infrastructure in the country it will kill mass numbers of innocent people and turn millions of survivors into impoverished refugees.

As bad as the regime is, and it's very bad, what we're doing is even worse for most Iranians and the odds a democratic government arises from the ashes of our bombing campaign is incredibly unlikely.

inigoalonsoyesterday at 7:50 PM

As a person who believes in democracy, don't you think it should be the US Congress the one declaring war?

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Saline9515yesterday at 8:42 PM

Yes, bombing schools, universities and dessalination plants is a sure way to have more democracy in a country. Especially double taps where you kill the rescuers.

The US have so many examples where they did so and worked!

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cheema33yesterday at 8:23 PM

> As a person who believes in democracy, I'm pretty on board with it.

As others have stated. This war will not bring democracy. Bombing Iranians have united them with the regime.

Also, US and Israel do not want a democracy in Iran. Israel would prefer a non-functioning place like Palestine or a mostly non-functional place like Lebanon that they can easily control.

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ifyoubuildityesterday at 8:07 PM

Would you say you fall into the hardcore trump base category?

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idiotsecantyesterday at 8:50 PM

If this is a troll it is masterful. If it's an honest opinion I would invite you to check your skull for unexpected holes where your brain may have fallen out.

i_love_retrosyesterday at 7:50 PM

Bringing democracy and freedom to the world by bombing school children. God bless America!

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FpUseryesterday at 9:08 PM

>"As a person who believes in democracy"

Is this a new spelling of fuck whatever semblance of international laws we have and big dicks do as they please?

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wat10000yesterday at 7:52 PM

What do you think the odds are that this war results in more democracy?

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watwutyesterday at 8:01 PM

Literally none of the fighting countries want Iran to be democratic. Neither USA nor Israel nor Iran. Israel dont want the country functional and would prevent democracy. USA idea of regime change is to keep regime, change head for someone who pays extortion money. And if Iranian leadership wanted democracy they would have one. Not sure if you noticed, but American admin loves dictators and insults democracies

So ,WTF are you talking about here.

Also, bombing city with that double tap tactic during protests ensures you kill protesters.

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