• PhoenixDog@lemmy.world
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      It made a lot of extremely wealthy Americans even wealthier. So we got that going for the world.

    • Schmoo@slrpnk.net
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      We gave the Iranian regime extremely powerful leverage on the global stage and galvanized support for the regime domestically, so not great. If there was a possibility of a popular revolt happening in Iran the war definitely killed it. The introduction of a common enemy made a lot of the domestic opposition fall in line to defend their sovereignty, and the ones who didn’t were successfully suppressed by the regime with fewer people willing to stand in solidarity with them.

      • snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works
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        It looks like the us definitely bit off more than they can chew if that’s what you meant and my translation is accurate.

          • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
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            Could you elaborate? Despite my username, I had to look up a translation and what I got was “you don’t understand a lot”. That kinda reads that like pro invasion considering the dude you’re responding to had some palpable sarcasm. I’m not accusing you, just letting you know my train of thought.