> if you make that distinction then we'd have to go to 1948 or so; or even way before that

And that's why I wrote this:

> most will "whatabout" their way through a century of history

Every action is a reply to something, and it keeps going. It never ends. Everyone has a different start date to whatever is happening.

> I think it is clear-cut. They refer to Israel and the USA bombing Iran. That's very clear.

But Israel and Iran were attacking and launching missiles at each other in 2025.

I mean, if one thinks that everything orbits around the US and a war only starts when they get involved, then sure... but there was a war going on before February 2026.