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[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 35 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Turns out the large nation that has been preparing for American invasion for decades have a few plans.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

To the surprise of literally no one. Every single war game with Iran for the past 50 years has called them mining the Strait of Hormuz, it's one of the reasons no other leader in the world has taken up Bibi's offer to invade. To have done so without an immediate plan for capturing the Strait is so retarded it just about makes my brain start to believe in 5D chess.

My pet theory is that Bibi saw that he was about to lose his most obedient pet when Congress flips this fall and decided to cash in early and convince Trump to go in on an invasion. The pretense of this was last summer when AIPAC-affiliated media channels ran 24/7 pieces against every anti-Isreal person on the right, to shore up support (See: The Mossad-linked killing of Charlie Kirk).

[–] 8oow3291d@feddit.dk 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

makes my brain start to believe in 5D chess.

It is really not that deep. Trump is a "mad emperor" in an autocratic system. All his ministers know that Trump is literally demented, but they all know that they will pay if they are the first to speak up against Trump. There has been examples of this throughout history.

So it is exactly as stupid as it seems. I like the term "100 ELO chess". Here is Google's description of 100 ELO chess:

100 Elo chess represents the absolute beginner level on platforms like Chess.com, often characterized by frequent, accidental hanging of pieces (leaving them undefended), missing basic one-move checkmates, and limited opening knowledge.