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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 11 days ago

Iraq officially declares its entry into the war alongside Iran against the United States and Israel.

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Iraq officially declares its entry into the war alongside Iran against the United States and Israel.

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 11 days ago
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  • Dr_Pepper [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    Saddam rolling over in his grave.

  • Evilphd666 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    it-is-happening-again Iraq 3.0 baby.

    LOL @ Grok and Zionazis morshupls

    No, this isn’t accurate. The video shows an Iraqi official (likely PMF-affiliated) stating they will respond to and defend against US/Israeli strikes on Popular Mobilization Forces bases, which have killed members recently. Iraq’s government has made no official declaration of war or entry into the conflict alongside Iran. The country is caught in crossfire from the ongoing US-Israel vs. Iran war (started Feb 28), with PMF militias acting independently while Baghdad seeks to avoid full involvement. Mainstream sources like Al Jazeera, Reuters, and CNN confirm strikes on PMF but no state-level war.

    hamas-base Iran Proxies.

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      The Grok response is such a liberal misunderstanding of power like it’s a top down rationally structured thing built on paperwork instead of dozens of power fronts all occurring simultaneously and the strongest wills coming out on top.

      The will that is coming out on top in Iraq is the will to fight the US, therefore Iraq is part of the war now. Iraqi people are mobilising through their own organisations, they do not need the state to declare it.

      • deathtoreddit@lemmygrad.ml
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        Besides, does the US even declare war on anything anymore? No, it’s mere ‘intervention’, ‘operation’ or ‘policing action’ here and there as they label it, they didn’t declare it in Korea, nor Vietnam, nor Iraq, nor Afghanistan, yet that didn’t stop them from making a war here and there. Why shouldn’t it be with this country or another?

        It’s like "it’s not champagne if it wasn’t declared to be from the champagne region, otherwise, it’s sparkling wine’.

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      Its such a joke reading Wikipedia about some of the places ive been hearing in the news. Particularly in Iraq, where some places have a list of bombs and attacks where the perpetrator is always “Iranian-backed [militia/group]” lol

  • BattleshipPokemon [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    is there any better source for this than a tweet of an untranslated video

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOP
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      haven’t seen one

  • nasezero [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    Iraq couldn’t even sell its own oil without putting the revenue into the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which they had to ask permission from the US to withdraw from. All other things aside, it’s so fucking funny seeing the US shoot itself in the face so hard by blowing up these rackets that were massively benefiting the empire through monstrous levels of exploitation. Exploitation that they probably could have maintained for at least another decade had they simply not attacked Iran.

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    I bet the US wishes Iraq was led by a Sunni strongman that the CIA could use to wage war against Iran.

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    The gang’s getting together

    • Flyberius [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      God damn Tom Clancy slop is bad.

    • Blakey [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      Oh my god “they assassinated the leader and unified the countries but it fell apart later that year” because that’s how that works.

    • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
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      Didn’t read the link and genuinely stared at my phone like

      • Beaver [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        That’s a fair response even if you did read the link.

  • Kefla [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    Hahahaha

    Ha ha ha ha ha

    HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

    joker-dancing

  • JustSo [she/her, any]@hexbear.net
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    hahahahahahahahahah

    AHGAHGAUHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA

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    I don’t speak arabic, is the country’s army activating or is it just letting the PMF off the leash?

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      looks like the latter

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        My arabic listening comprehension is a bit rusty but he says they will “confront attacks by drones or war planes on the PMF or Iraqi armed forces with the available means”

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    Iran-Iraq War II

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      Iran x Iraq War

  • Flyberius [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    Wait, what?! This is wild. I love it.

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    Honestly didn’t see this one coming

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    marx-war

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