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1. ThinkB+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-01-27 16:00:28
Do you believe and call on the United States to bomb Iran. Which is the only real offer on the table.

This created absolute hell in Syria, Libya and other nations. Democracy was certainly not delivered.

Are you calling for the US to bomb Iran? Or are you against that?

replies(3): >>hersko+B2 >>reered+L3 >>diedye+s22
2. hersko+B2[view] [source] 2026-01-27 16:10:55
>>ThinkB+(OP)
Iran is nothing like Syria or Libya.
3. reered+L3[view] [source] 2026-01-27 16:15:58
>>ThinkB+(OP)
Syria was an absolute hell under Assad for dissidents, can't blame America for that. Iraq and Libya maybe, though Saddam and Gaddafi weren't exactly great leaders to their people either.

Anyway, IMO the thing about Iran is that it's mostly Shia, and the population isn't that religious, especially not in cities. Unlike Syria, Iraq and Libya of the past, they aren't ruled by a secular dictatorship, but religious extremists. So, while US intervention in Iraq, Libya and so on created space for religious extremists to rise, I think getting rid of Iranian government could actually do the opposite - give a chance for secular opposition to rise.

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4. Filoso+iV[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-27 19:39:41
>>reered+L3
> Each program has a fixed authorization period (for example, the 2003–2016 framework for up to 9 billion USD, with about 3.8 billion remaining by the last extension

you mean, the US should repeat 1953 coup with the hope the outcome would be different. Communists and most military dictators in modern history have been secular...

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5. ThinkB+BO1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-27 23:31:31
>>reered+L3
> Syria was an absolute hell under Assad for dissidents,

And now its an absolute hell for everyone. Is that really progress?

Humanitarian Crisis: Over 60% of the population faces food insecurity. Millions are internally displaced, often living in overcrowded, inadequate, and unsafe, temporary shelters.

Economic Situation: The economy is devastated, with skyrocketing prices for basic goods, high unemployment, and a massive depletion of household resources.

Infrastructure and Health: Roughly half of all hospitals are non-functional. Access to electricity, clean water, and sanitation is severely limited.

Education and Safety: Roughly 1 in 4 schools are damaged or destroyed, affecting education access.

The security situation remains volatile, with an elevated risk of violence and armed conflict in various parts of the country.

As of late 2025, the situation remains dire, with continued, significant, and long-term deterioration in the daily lives of civilians.

Find more here: https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/syria/brief/the-toll-of...

6. diedye+s22[view] [source] 2026-01-28 00:59:01
>>ThinkB+(OP)
Syria became a hell for its citizen exactly because Obama run away from enforcing the very red line (chemical weapons) he himself had drawn (for himself). He basically allowed the massacre to escalate.
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