Gee that would be awful if they attacked us for attacking them 😩😩😩
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Got to say I am glad I live in one of the least populated states and very unlikely to suffer from a foreign attack. Used to live near Boston, always figured if the nukes dropped I'd be in the first wave of casualties lol. Now I'll just have to deal with all the nuclear fallout etc... a slower more painful death! Wahoo!
Man why tf cali? Also that doesnt sound possible. Iran has a better chance attacking the east coast
And also wtf are local police supposed to do about it lol. Shit might randomly blow up. Anywhere. Any time. Maybe. Lol
Maybe they think all the data centres are there?
According to google maps it's about 7200 miles to hit the east coast or 7800 miles to hit the west coast.
So yeah technically closer but surprisingly close.
Plus going for west coast is mostly over ocean or China so less US military bases that would maybe be able to intercept it.
Rooting for Iran here. Not sorry. America is a bully.
California didn't vote for Trump.
Do you think Iran cares? That girls school didn’t commit heinous crimes against Iranians but got obliterated all the same. The US has show quite clearly that it doesn’t matter, so why should their victims be held to a higher standard? Besides, the targets would be US tech which is a valid target.
California is among the biggest contributors to USA gdp. They need to sink out economy to sink out country they don't care if the state is red or blue it's all USA to them!
Because you are one country the rest of the world doesn't care I'd your a blue OE red state you are all Americans. Or are you on my responsible for wars your team starts. Which means all Americans are responsible for the shit storm in the muddle east.
I don't like it and it's not my fault, but as an American it's my responsibility I suppose. Quite unfortunate this country marches to the drum of the loud minority, time we see a regime change here!
It would make more sense to start with Florida, which is also a big contributor and the Trumpiest state.
No some people in California did. There is in state that didn't vote for Trump. Just 38.3 percent voted for him that is a lot of people.
Of course, but the state as a whole didn't. The people that do vote for him overwhelmingly live in flyover rural areas, but those wouldn't be tempting targets for Iran.
If the Iranian government ever decides to attack on USA soil they're asking to become a wasteland. The country and military I'm most afraid of is of the USA. They will bomb every single government facility in Iran in about 2 weeks and I wouldn't rule out nukes.
This is what the administration wants. They have been openly laying the groundwork for it as an excuse to seize domestic power militarily. If there is an attack on US soil it is solely the Republican party that bears all blame and responsibility.
And? Right now it’s basically what’s happening, except it also includes schools and infrastructure and hospitals. You’re saying they should just sit down and take it? The US has this problem with not understanding what a consequence is and it might be time they learned.
They will bomb every single ~~government facility~~ elementary school* in Iran in about 2 weeks
ftfy
Yeah it would be the stupidest thing they could possibly do. The approval rating of the war is under 20%.
That said, I worry that these "warnings" are a precursor to a false flag attack.
Yes. I wonder if that's an option on the gambling platforms?
My guess is they hit an Army base, so that they can better control the narrative.
That and just plain old manufacturing consent
There is no possible way this would happen. None. You expect me to believe that an unknown ship would be able to get within a striking distance to americas shores, then a tony ass drone would fly undetected onto the WEST coast of Cali; all so they could blow up one medium sized building? Give me a fucking break.
False flag written all over it
Boy, do I have news for you about how weakly controlled shipping is. There are so many ships moving around with legit seeming purposes that actually do things they're not supposed to. And sometimes the people who crew and own the ship aren't even from the place the ship is registered!
It's not like they'd be loading satellite visible drones from an Iranian port on an Iranian flagged container ship post attack and then running full steam toward San Diego.
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That is what normally happens when you attack someone, they fight back.
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Oooh a false flag. One of many we'll see from the Trump administration I'll bet.
"aspired". We all have aspirations. Doesn't mean we're capable of doing them.
Iran is fully capable. They’re not some small spec of a country in the middle of a desert. A war with Iran is a terrible idea, not only thinking of their size but the amount of refugees it could create.
How is Iran going to get the drones over there?
They could be carried.
A swallow carrying a drone?
European or African swallow, they have different unladen velocities.
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I would think Gulf Coast oil refineries would be a better target. You’d further constrain the US gas supply, and bring the war to red states, both of which could erode support for the President and his war.
This just sounds like another excuse for a "preemptive strike". Why would Iran attack a state that is generally opposed to war?
The government lies. We've seen them lie. We've seen so many cases of the CIA lying. Why would I believe the FBI about this.
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I can’t imagine Trump would care too much what happens in a blue state unless it can turn them MAGA.
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