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TurdF3rgusonyesterday at 9:33 PM5 repliesview on HN

I don't see how that's a win for him since the outcome was a stronger Iran.


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woodruffwyesterday at 9:52 PM

It's simpler than this: Israel benefits from Iran needing to spend large amounts of money on its own infrastructure and civilian needs, rather than on military development. Getting a larger country (the US) to create those money sinks (in the form of a broadly unserious conflict) achieves that outcome.

(The irony being that this is Iran's strategy w/r/t Hormuz as well.)

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t-3yesterday at 10:32 PM

Netanyahu avoids domestic issues and stays in power through the continuation of the conflict. Israel continues to receive US money and weapons, and can continue to run a wartime economy, which has been lucrative for many.

Spooky23yesterday at 10:24 PM

It’s not a win for Israel. It’s a win for him. The stronger Iran is, the more you need him.

Netanyahu is Trump like - his core constituency is whack job Americans and the Israelis whom they firehose money at.

The commentators and idiots running the government miss the forest for the trees. Iran is radically stronger than they were, even with the destruction rained down. The entire American military supremacy story is toast. The strategy of them and North Korea with respect to ballistic missiles and drones works.

It’s Vietnam with missiles and drone. The US slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese, “never lost a battle”, yet got whooped.

QQ00yesterday at 10:10 PM

more like weaker iran than ever, now that the central command are gone, no leader at the top and no high level generals, the power at the hand of mid level thugs of the IRGC.

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anukinyesterday at 9:47 PM

Stronger how? The central command is gone.

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