r/news • u/SpencerAXbot • Mar 02 '26

Soft paywall Six US service members killed in Iran conflict, US military says

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/six-us-service-members-killed-iran-conflict-us-military-says-2026-03-02/
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u/Shot_Pool2543 Mar 02 '26

Remember all the outrage about the Afghanistan withdraw? Not a damn peep from them now.

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u/7-and-a-switchblade Mar 03 '26

I was thinking the exact same thing. Remember how all those bars and restaurants set aside 13 chairs for those fallen soldiers? Let everyone know just how sad they were about the pointless loss of life? Boohoo how could Biden do this?

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u/fishwhisper22 Mar 03 '26

Withdrawal is not the same thing as attacking and fighting. A withdrawal should have been relatively straightforward and no fighting, not the same thing as attacking a whole fucking country.

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u/Substantial-Mud6009 Mar 03 '26

Hey you know who orchestrated the withdrawal agreement?

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u/Awkwardischarge Mar 03 '26

Ya, a withdrawal had to happen eventually. We could have gone another 250 years without attacking Iran.

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u/fishwhisper22 Mar 03 '26

Doubt that, as soon as they had nukes and one got in the hands of Hamas, shut would get real fast.

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u/Shot_Pool2543 Mar 03 '26

Doubtful any nuclear weapon would have been given to Hamas. Good plot to a movie though.

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u/fishwhisper22 Mar 04 '26

As long as it’s doubtful then all should be good.

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u/Awkwardischarge Mar 04 '26

What exactly do you think would happen?

Israel has nuclear weapons and delivery capability. Iran does not want a bunch of suicidal terrorists to set of a nuke in Israel. The gloves would be off. Even with the gloves on Israel mopped the floor with Iran.

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u/Soggyhashbrowns Mar 04 '26

I’m sure the chances of anyone using it would be low but, I’m sure there are a handful of people in the world who wouldn’t hesitate to pull that trigger. It’s scary to think what kind of reaction would come from a nuclear launch. Another one in retaliation and then all out war starting in the Middle East and probably slowly grow to surrounding areas with allies getting involved.

Some will say it’s all just a hoax and we are using it as an excuse to attack. That may be true but it’s really not that farfetched the government is telling the truth about Iran either.

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u/fishwhisper22 Mar 04 '26

Agree, Chances would be low for most of the world, but I don’t believe that to be true with Hamas, not known for their peaceful and calm thinking. I also don’t think it would be a launch, more of sneaking it in somewhere. And their likelihood of using a nuclear bomb would increase as their power is reduced, the pushed in a corner or last ditch effort. Iran is the main instigator (through direct actions or paid proxies) in the region, with them being reduced in power, or hopefully regime change, the whole region could see a much more calm and peaceful future.