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AloeVera

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40. Iran's military budget is less a third of Israel's.

Thu Oct 3, 2024, 09:57 AM

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It doesn't have an Iron Dome, David's Sling or Arrow aerial defence systems, nor the backing of aerial interception by the most advanced military in the world.

Very incompetent of them not to arrange and fund of all that in advance.

It's always an unequal fight with Israel. There is no nation more safeguarded and protected by the West.

So when Israel retaliates, whether with 168 missiles or 20 times as many, it will be disproportionate either way.

Here's an idea, assuming you don't want all-out war, which I hope is not presumptious of me.

How about Israel steps back from the brink and if it must respond, does so in a considered, sane, tactical way designed to avoid the massive retaliation Iran has threatened?

Of course for that to work, Israel has to give up its aims for territorial expansion, not just in the OPT, but beyond. Greater Israel is the ultimate prize. The cost of that would be astronomical.

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Biden: US opposes Israel hitting Iran nuclear sites, response should be proportional [View all] PufPuf23 Oct 2 OP

That should guarantee netanyahu will. drray23 Oct 2 #1

As if JoseBalow Oct 2 #2

If I said that on DU iemanja Oct 2 #3

Proportional... sarisataka Oct 2 #4

There's the question. cloudbase Oct 2 #26

Proportional as in fairly equal damage and casualties. AloeVera Oct 2 #34

Is there some rule that one side must be equally incompetent as their enemy? sarisataka Oct 3 #39

Iran's military budget is less a third of Israel's. AloeVera Oct 3 #40

How are any of the Iranian shortcomings Israel's problem? sarisataka Oct 3 #41

I did not say it was Israel's problem. AloeVera Oct 3 #42

You just described how you think this is Israel's problem. Literally, you said it was Israel's problem Beastly Boy Oct 3 #44

If some people had their way, Israel wouldn't be allowed to defend themselves with anything more advanced... Lancero Oct 3 #47

Or maybe respond the way the US would if another country fired 180 ballistic missiles at us EX500rider Oct 3 #46

I know no established rule or principle of proportionality that describes what you describe. Beastly Boy Oct 3 #43

Proportional is a "fair fight concept" mymomwasright Oct 2 #5

Who's asking that question? Jesus H. Christ. maxsolomon Oct 2 #6

The headline is proportional. Biden referred specifically to nuclear sites PufPuf23 Oct 2 #7

Trolls are in every comment section. maxsolomon Oct 2 #8

Agree with this, "Biden hasn't done a single thing to hobble Israel." PufPuf23 Oct 2 #9

Oh? is that what you're calling now those that don't care to support Bibi's genocide against the Palestinians? canuckledragger Oct 2 #32

No, that's what I call the Russians that flood maxsolomon Oct 4 #48

Good thing . . . Richard D Oct 2 #10

That's why the US negotiated a treaty with Iran iemanja Oct 2 #11

Iran does not have nukes yet . . . Richard D Oct 2 #12

Trump tore the agreement up at Netanyahu's urging muriel_volestrangler Oct 2 #13

Iran refused the required inspections. former9thward Oct 2 #19

After Trump pulled out muriel_volestrangler Oct 2 #21

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You pity them? iemanja Oct 2 #14

Are you... Richard D Oct 2 #15

Certainly, I follow the news iemanja Oct 2 #16

Big assumptions are being made.. Richard D Oct 2 #17

I do iemanja Oct 2 #18

Thank God that they do. Richard D Oct 2 #20

How has it helped them iemanja Oct 2 #22

How bad might it be . . . Richard D Oct 2 #23

Israel's enemies have very limited military capacity iemanja Oct 2 #25

What few realize about the iron dome . . . Richard D Oct 2 #27

"They really need to be destroyed completely so that the Lebanese people can have their country back" iemanja Oct 2 #28

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I think Israel has every right to take out Iran's nuclear sites for their own survival. One nuke in Tel Air would Martin68 Oct 2 #30

Post was to report what POTUS Biden said and secondarily what commenters PufPuf23 Oct 2 #31

There's quite a few that do their best to dissmiss, deflect and try to minimie any kind of critism canuckledragger Oct 2 #33

True. But you haven't lived until you've been called an anti-semite and Jew-hater. AloeVera Oct 2 #35

Oh I haven't been called an anti-semite yet persoanlly. canuckledragger Oct 2 #36

Best to stay out of it. Aussie105 Oct 3 #38

Very well-put. AloeVera Oct 3 #45

Bibi looks up the word 'proportional' in a dictionary Aussie105 Oct 3 #37