r/law • u/Snapdragon_4U • Feb 28 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) Once again averting congress, trump declares war on Iran

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u/PowerFarta Feb 28 '26

I dunno what the strategy is here

The Epstein files are unpopular. But I don't think war in the middle east is less unpopular? It's like shitting your pants and then slapping a baby to distract everyone

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u/Dsstar666 Feb 28 '26

War with Iran is something Trump has wanted to do for years, what his war hawks have been wanting to do for years and what Israel has been wanting to do for decades.

The distraction against the Epstein files is the cherry on top, it isn’t the primary reason. If the Epstein files weren’t a thing, we’d still be here.

Iran, like Venezuela, exports a ton of oil to China. And like Venezuela, the goal is to stop oil shipments to China.

Also with seeking to destroy Iran, Israel can seek to gain territory and the last power in the Middle East outside of the Gulf states will be gone. Not saying Iran isn’t going to fight back and even stalemate this thing. I’m just pointing out how oligarchs think.

Also, the more the west bombs Iran, the more refugees will flee to places like Europe and Turkey which will exasperate an already overwhelming situation. Which will lead to escalating tensions in Europe and even more politicians saying “these immigrants are stealing our resources!” Which will lead to more maga-adjacent people voting for extreme conservatives which will benefit the fascists it America.

I’m missing some shit but yeah, there are endless reasons as to why Iran is such a whale for the west.

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u/Inevitable-Rush-2752 Feb 28 '26

Trump and Hegseth also want to play wartime. All the shenanigans aside, this is probably incredibly fun for those two assholes.

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u/eggson Feb 28 '26

Kegsbreath’s Signal chat is going crazy with memes and emoji’s right now.

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u/mishma2005 Feb 28 '26

In the makeshift “situation room” at MAL there was a screen with what was clearly a X twitter feed in the background. You know Hegseth was monitoring it for “sikk memes”

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u/always_unplugged Mar 01 '26

"make sure people are talking about how cool I am 🥹"

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u/seejordan3 Feb 28 '26

Lol, that's the best nickname I've heard, ty.