The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.
|
 |
 
|
XO sees enemy planes overhead 24/7, and declares they're actually losing
Poast new message in this thread
Date: March 18th, 2026 2:50 PM Author: flickering place of business library (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5847203&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49753731) |
Date: March 18th, 2026 3:04 PM Author: wonderful smoky institution cuck I know it's kind of hard because our leadership hasn't articulated a coherent explanation of the war, but for most of us, we can look at the stated and implied objectives, see that essentially none of them have been achieved despite great harm caused to us and to the whole fucking world, and realize that this is the opposite of what winning looks like
And not only have those stated and implied objectives gone unachieved, the US has alienated its allies, strengthened its enemies, and destroyed the facade of invincibility that much of its "diplomacy" depends on. It's a fucking disaster |
 |
Date: March 18th, 2026 3:06 PM Author: flickering place of business library Diplomacy wasn't doing anything and I don't agree with the rest of that hyperbole at all (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5847203&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49753777) |
|
Date: March 18th, 2026 3:10 PM Author: hairraiser coldplay fan It wasn’t working bc Kushjew and Witkoff wouldn’t take yes for an answer. The negotiations were used to trick the Iranians into thinking there was a diplomatic solution. They offered concessions far beyond the 2015 Obama deal. We bombed them anyway which is a war crime. Witkoff reached out to them a couple weeks ago and they ghosted him. Then Trump went on TV and said the Iranians begged to talk to him but it’s too late (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5847203&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49753781) |
|
Date: March 18th, 2026 3:14 PM Author: wonderful smoky institution cuck I meant US diplomacy writ large. Not specifically with regard to Iran. We use fear and intimidation to great effect diplomatically, which is why this whole affair is problematic
I don't know how you can dismiss the rest as hyperbole (allies refusing to help, Russia being allowed to sell oil, China getting tons of tape on us and our poor tactics, etc.), but since you disagree without any actual points, I guess you're right and I'm wrong |
|
Date: March 18th, 2026 3:08 PM Author: Cream Area Nibblets Ok, but is Israel closer to its goal of being the only dominant power in the Middle East with a neutered and perpetually rebuilding Iran? That's the only pertinent question. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5847203&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49753780) |
|
Date: March 18th, 2026 3:18 PM Author: wonderful smoky institution cuck I don't think so if Iran is able to get through this without regime change. They will have successfully created a dual power situation as long as the rest of the middle east thinks they have remaining missiles (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5847203&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49753804) |
|
Date: March 18th, 2026 3:26 PM Author: Cream Area Nibblets And that's why this isn't ending anytime soon. Israel will NEVER have another crack at this, they've been dreaming about a war with Iran for 40+ years. Any attempts by the Trump administration to reduce the mission will be rebuffed and Israel will go to ever greater lengths to pull America into a deeper war. You're seeing it already with their rogue attacks on natural gas facilities that they don't even bother to run by Trump. They will do whatever they can to drag this out and while they know that Trump cannot currently withstand a ground invasion they know that the longer this continues and the longer the regime is able to hold on despite the illegal assassinations they are currently performing, the more open he will be to doing just that.
Both Iran and the USA are held hostage by Israel. |
|
Date: March 18th, 2026 3:37 PM Author: wonderful smoky institution cuck I think the best diplomatic off ramp is to tell Israel we are their only friend, and if they defy us here, we will still pull out, and they will have no friends at all. We also need to tell them that we will take up arms against them if they use nuclear weapons
Maybe the only better way out of this is for Iran to run low enough on drones and missiles (or its ability to launch them) that it decides to pursue an end, but that doesn't seem to be in our control without boots on the ground |
|
Date: March 18th, 2026 3:51 PM Author: Cream Area Nibblets >I think the best diplomatic off ramp is to tell Israel we are their only friend, and if they defy us here, we will still pull out, and they will have no friends at all. We also need to tell them that we will take up arms against them if they use nuclear weapons
We are about 3 administrations too early for that unfortunately |
|
Date: March 18th, 2026 3:13 PM Author: exhilarant quadroon Spin it however you want. Hormuz is still closed and there’s nothing the US or Israel can do to force it to reopen or ensure safe passage. As long as Iran says they’ll continue to fire on tankers that will be enough to keep it closed. The only way out of this is to negotiate a ceasefire, and there’s little chance of that happening after the US killed their POTUS and a bunch of schoolgirls. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5847203&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49753783) |
|
Date: March 18th, 2026 3:15 PM Author: dark immigrant abode Sticky situation! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5847203&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49753787) |