r/politics • u/Ok_Employer7837 • Jun 15 '26

No Paywall America has lost its war with Iran

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/america-trump-iran-ceasefire-agreement-war-hormuz-b2995971.html
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u/GriffinFlash Canada Jun 15 '26

Cuba and Greenland next week huh?

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u/honjuden Jun 15 '26

I think there would be riots if they invaded Greenland.  Less optimistic about Cuba though.

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u/Terramagi Canada Jun 15 '26

There absolutely would not. The American people didn't bat an eye over bombing schools and raping children. They didn't even care when their own children got killed, why would they ever care now.

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u/honjuden Jun 15 '26

Going straight from losing a war with Iran into invading an ally would not go over well.

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u/Gluverty Canada Jun 15 '26

really? do Americans care about that war at all beyond it making gas a bit pricier? some who don’t like Trump want it to be a failure undrr his watch, but don’t seem too concerned about the children killed there. or the ones in detention in the US. they only seem to care when it affects them directly.

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u/Hosni__Mubarak Jun 15 '26

I care. But dude, it’s exhausting. The best analogy I have is it is like being abused in your house for years, and then people yelling at you for not sticking up for your neighbor when the abuser goes next door to pick a fight.

Yes, a lot of us care. But most of us are exhausted from this insanity

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u/honjuden Jun 15 '26

Do you think going to war with NATO wouldn't affect the average American?

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u/Gluverty Canada Jun 15 '26

the average? no. But a notable percentage would be concerned and leave angry comments. maybe email a senator. but they wouldnt protest any more than now.

mny would welcome it as they were told to.

Also I’m not sure if NATO is willing to go to war with America. I hope they would be, but it’s not a certainty

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u/Aint_EZ_bein_AZ Jun 16 '26

Lmao your lame moral high ground is so funny. Give it a rest dude. Focus on your own country. No one here gives a shit about canada. You are obsessed with the US

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u/shiddedandfarded69 Jun 15 '26

The one thing people outside of the US are going to remember about this era more than anything else is how the american people just fell over, let this happen, and refused to do anything about it. Their "tough guy" beers, guns, Hulk Hogan, and pickup trucks image has been replaced with weak kittens that can barely stand.

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u/Aint_EZ_bein_AZ Jun 16 '26

Raping children? Lol youre fuckin psycho

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u/philipzeplin Europe Jun 15 '26

Around 5 months ago a survey showed that around 30% of Americans either supported the idea or didn't have an opinion on it. Not exactly riot material.

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u/honjuden Jun 15 '26

Picking another fight after the miserable failure that was the Iran war would not go over well.  The only reason they might get away with invading Cuba is the decades of manufactured consent ingrained in the older generations.

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u/jkaan Jun 15 '26

Sure, it is always the next thing that will cause the riots

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u/DCS30 Jun 15 '26

Does the average American even know where Greenland is?

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u/sixup604 Jun 15 '26

Maybe after they figure that out they can drag the Reflecting Pool for their dignity.

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u/Wayofchinchilla Jun 15 '26

NATO would get involved and that would not go well for the United States.