Framed as a strike on “evil,” Washington and Tel Aviv’s attacks leave Iran with few off-ramps. Tehran’s incentives now point toward escalation as a matter of survival.

  • nosuchanon@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    There is always a plan. The pentagon has plans for every conceivable scenario sitting on a shelf.

    This administration is pretty incompetent and making a mess of execution and messaging.

    Regardless, these are some dark times and there is no way to justify the atrocities being committed by all those who are complicit.

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      2 hours ago

      Having a plan for every scenario is for risk management, not for running a country.

      It’s “whatever happens we have to be ready”, it says nothing on whether the scenario makes sense or is desirable.

      The US government decides to send a team to the Vatican and capture the Pope? I’m sure there is a plan for that. It doesn’t mean the idea isn’t completely idiotic.