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Iran has told the US via intermediaries that if it strikes Iranian soil directly, Tehran will itself hit back at American assets in the Middle East, drawing the two sides into a direct conflict. (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

You are saying they should bomb mainland USA in retaliation and not doing so would be cowardly? I hope you are hopped up on coke or amphetamines right now and that this is not your normal mode of operation where you are try to cheerlead for catastrophic wars using analogies involving "punching in the face" and "breaking toys".

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 10 points 8 months ago

Reminds me of other fine euphemisms, such as ”mowing the grass.“