US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on threats
apnews.com
U.S. President Donald Trump pulls back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate.
    • rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      12 hours ago

      Low (10-15%), which is still higher than in “normal” times. Truth is, the elites around him don’t want the world to end while there’s still something left in it for them to exploit. They’ll likely stop him in time if it ever comes to this point. However, it isn’t guaranteed.

  • a_g_marut@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    τῶν δὲ μαντηίων ἀμφοτέρων ἐς τὠυτὸ αἱ γνῶμαι συνέδραμον, προλέγουσαι Κροίσῳ, ἢν στρατεύηται ἐπὶ Πέρσας, μεγάλην ἀρχὴν μιν καταλύσειν·

    and the judgment given to Croesus by each of the two oracles was the same, to wit, that if he should send an army against the Persians he would destroy a great empire.

    Source: https://www.loebclassics.com/view/herodotus-persian_wars/1920/pb_LCL117.61.xml

  • Clbull@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    15 hours ago

    I’m looking at the /r/conservative subreddit right now. Of the comments that weren’t removed (and there aren’t that many, that place is a partisan shithole and a comment graveyard), it’s just accusations of Iranian bots, claims that the Democrats are clutching at pearls, and mental gymnastics claiming that this is part of Trump’s playbook…

    How many world leaders have you seen make vulgar and genocidal threats like Trump has over the last few days?

    • Alberat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      13 hours ago

      I’ve seen a good amount of people at least saying its a bad look for trump at least… some are still clinging on though… idk…

    • reddit_sux@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      15 hours ago

      How many world leaders have you seen make vulgar and genocidal threats like Trump has over the last few days?

      I can think of another one of the criminal, Bibi Netanyahu.

    • BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      14 hours ago

      Civilization (noun):The stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.

      The definition Oxford Languages uses is:

      “they equated the railroad with progress and civilization”

      I hate to say it, but Trump used the correct definition of civilization in regards to his destruction of civilian infrastructure. It doesn’t imply genocide.

      • BradleyUffner@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        13 hours ago

        Infrastructure can’t “die”. He’s taking about people, their culture, and everything that makes them who they are. He’s not taking about bridges.

      • abaddon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        14 hours ago

        I had the same “well technically” thought at first but destroying that much infrastructure will result in some immediate deaths and mass casualties later. So maybe not technically genocide but in reality it’s close.

        • BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          14 hours ago

          I’m not sure what my argument is exactly; I looked up the definition of civilization because I was bored and was shocked when Trump’s statement made literal sense.

  • Weydemeyer@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    I for one am very thankful for our beautiful Democratic Party, which while all this craziness has entered a fever pitch, they have been loudly and boldly speaking out against this every minute of the day and not focusing on unimportant matters like trying to trash talk Hasan Piker and taking personal vacations to the beach.

  • Karna@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    16 hours ago
    • Trump will again chicken out.
    • He thought (or made to believe) Regime change in Iran will a walk in the park.
    • Given the situation he is currently in, he just wants to save his face by any mean.
    • Dropping Nuke is biggest threat he can think of.
    • He don’t have the guts to follow it through.
    • He will just extend the deadline, or declare himself a winner and left Middle East to its fate.
  • Clbull@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    Now I’m sincerely hoping it’s gonna be another TACO Tuesday and Trump wimps out at the last second like he always does.

    How he hasn’t been 25th Amendmented yet is beyond me…