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A Full-On, Hot Proxy War
If you were previously unsure about the term "proxy war" -- what it means, what one looks like and so on -- you know now. Because the US and Israel are engaged in a full-on, hot proxy war with Iran in 2024.
This isn't new, of course. In Tehran, perpetual proxy war with Israel is part of the regime's raison d'être. And the never-ending game of cat and mouse in Iraq between the remnants of the US occupation and Iran's coalition of allied militia is a constant reminder that two decades on from Ge
I doubt that Iran is so bent on dedicating its economy and international relationship for the sake of fighting the tiny speck on the map that is Israel. They have bigger fish to fry. The U.S. was always the real target.
Again, whatever Iran thought it was doing is unlikely to work out. Fuck around and find out, I guess.
As H mentioned …..”In Tehran, perpetual proxy war with Israel is part of the regimes (reason to exist)”
They really don’t have bigger fish to fry……and, of course, US support of Israel is what has always put the US in their crosshairs.
You are naive to think that Israel is the main target here. Israel has no true value for the extreme Islam, except as the perpetual excuse.
I’ll give you an example: 9/11 was not a random date. Look up the siege of Viena in 1683.
Sorry, Nate, but yes, Israel is the target for Iran. You’re thinking a little too hard about this. Also, Iran didn’t have anything to do with 9/11, and when we talk about Islamic extremism, we typically mean Sunni extremism. Iran’s Shiite proxies, pet armies and militia have different goals. Hamas is Sunni, but their shared interest with Tehran is of course Israel. As to your first comment, this (the US) isn’t a “fish” that the theocracy in Tehran can realistically “fry.” What’s the IRGC going to do? Sail their navy across the Atlantic, land at Myrtle Beach and make their way inland?
The cost to Tehran to “employ” and arm Houthis and others to fly inexpensive and weaponized drones to cause chaos, damage, mayhem and death is relatively inexpensive compared to the military effort required by the US, Israel and, to a lesser extent, western Europe to combat these drone attacks.
With AI, a squad of drones with a programmed target can avoid detection, missiles, etc. This is truly frightening because if an agent of Iran gets into the US, how difficult would it be to build a drone weapon within the US and target our buildings and our people?
The only edit that I recommend for this article is the removal of the word “proxy”.