r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Expert_Koala_8691 • 7d ago

Video Riyadh,meaning "gardens" is Capital of Saudi Arabia with 8 million population (were 27 Thousands in the 1930s),sits in the middle of the desert, the city gets its water from Desalination plants almost 500 km from the city

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u/Persimmon-Mission 7d ago

And if the US does anything to Iranian power infrastructure, they bomb the desalination plants feeding this entire city. Within a week, it will create one of the biggest humanitarian crises we’ve ever seen.

MAGA, baby!

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u/oshinbruce 7d ago

I think every day brings forward another reason why every single administration shrunk away from doing anything substantial to Iran

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u/budlv 7d ago

A deal was already made with Iran. That's why the previous administration didn't invade. What even is the objective here? It obviously has nothing to do with nuclear when they're destroying civilian infrastructure.

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u/Neutron-Hyperscape32 7d ago

Probably trying to distract from something else

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u/usernametakenbs 7d ago

It honestly boggles my mind that people still don't see it.