America could have prevented Iran's retaliation against Israel

The U.S. is calling on the UN security council to condemn Iran's retaliation for Israel bombing their embassy in Syria. The level of hypocrisy is breath-taking.

The U.S. called on the Security Council to condemn Iran’s attack on Israel on Saturday. Wood echoed U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who briefed the council during Sunday’s emergency session.

When Iran sought to condemn Israel for their unprovoked attack, the U.S. and its European allies blocked the security council from acting.

(Reuters) - The United States, Britain and France on Wednesday opposed a Russian-drafted U.N. Security Council statement that would have condemned an attack on Iran's embassy compound in Syria, which Tehran has blamed on Washington's ally Israel.

There is no question that Israel was responsible for the embassy strike. Yet we couldn't bring ourselves to give Iran even the most modest of courtesies by admitting this truth. What happened next is all on us.

(Reuters) - The "imperative for Iran" to retaliate for the attack on its embassy compound in Damascus might have been avoided had the U.N. Security Council condemned the strike, Tehran's mission to the United Nations said on Thursday.
"Had the UN Security Council condemned the Zionist regime’s reprehensible act of aggression on our diplomatic premises in Damascus and subsequently brought to justice its perpetrators, the imperative for Iran to punish this rogue regime might have been obviated," the mission said on the social media platform X.

That seems pretty clear to me.

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Cassiodorus's picture

between Iran and Israel's proxy "The United States of America" that the strike was basically a show of deterrence on Iran's part.

After all, there was plenty of advance warning.

NB: it's weird to talk in terms of "America could have prevented Iran's retaliation against Israel." The people who represent "America" and "Israel" are grown-up children with the mentality of schoolyard bullies. If they were schoolyard bullies in real life, they'd be sent through the juvenile justice system for what they're doing right now in Gaza. But we dignify them by accepting their claims that they represent nation-states.

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“One of the things I love about the American people is that we can hold many thoughts at once” - Kamala Harris

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Stop Pretending Biden Is Some Passive Witness To Israel's Warmongering

The more I think about it the more obnoxious I find the Biden administration’s “Gee whiz, I sure hope Israel doesn’t drag us into a giant war in the middle east” posturing and the imperial media’s facilitation of it.

If Biden wanted to de-escalate the situation he would have voted to condemn Israel for attacking Iran. Instead he vetoed a just like he has vetoed every ceasefire.

Lol…Israel is crying to the UN about Iran attacking there. Just remember that America stated that UN resolutions are non binding. Boy that’s gonna come back and bite America in its left buttock.

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“When out of fear you twist the lesser evil into the lie that it is something good, you eventually rob people of the capacity to distinguish between good and evil.”
~ Hannah Arendt

@snoopydawg it will be because Biden has CHOSEN to ignore and dismiss his own base. Of course the Dems have been ignoring its base for decades.

I think there is a real chance that Trump will beat Biden, while at the same time the Dems will beat the GOP in Congress and the state level because of abortion.

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@gjohnsit

been a politician. Unfortunately his base is made up of his wealthy donors many of which are Jewish.

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@gjohnsit

The Dems have been ignoring its base for decades.

Of course they have. The Democratic base, though their silence and lazy ignorance, have proved themselves to be politically worthless.

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Populations don’t like wars. They have to be lied into it.
That means we can be “truthed” into peace. — Julian Assange
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@Pluto's Republic Here's the talisman I usually use: "If the people who created your talking points were as afraid of Trump as you claim you are, they wouldn't be running Joe Biden against him."

The collapse in the US (and European) standing in the world has been unprecedented in history. And they're still at it. So we are supposed to worry based on some speculation that "Trump would be worse"? "We've made a lot of big, big mistakes. And it's too late now." -- George Galloway

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“One of the things I love about the American people is that we can hold many thoughts at once” - Kamala Harris

Will Israel counter attack hitting Iran directly? I think so. The country has become a death cult.

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@MrWebster
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they can not go for it alone without the backing of the US.
The Brandon puppeteers have announced no support for
the Iizzies counter attack yet. And the zionazis have no
other powerful allies in the region. So it appears the huff
and puff will go nowhere for now.

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truth is considered foreign influence, world peace is a threat to national security

@QMS

they can not go for it alone without the backing of the US.

Our billions in military aid comes with the condition that they have to buy them from America. Their entire military depends on the U.S.
So to believe that we can't influence Israel is just stupid.

Of course the GOP is even more die-hard zionist (there are more christian zionists in America than Jews in Israel). I saw a poll that only 11% of Republicans don't approve of Israel's actions.

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@gjohnsit

....is actually good news for the Rest-of-the-World.

This is duly noted by Rest-of-the-World leaders and citizens, alike.

The sides have been drawn.

Going forward, decision making should become more efficient and streamlined.

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Populations don’t like wars. They have to be lied into it.
That means we can be “truthed” into peace. — Julian Assange

Iran sent a message.
I was hoping to never have to hear about Israel ever again.

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