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Well, I have no idea. I'm just guessing it's not the reason I like the war.

I generally only attempt to scrutinize government action, and not government reason for action. Random citizens are at such an information disadvantage that I think it would be impossible to have an informed opinion as an outsider on the reasoning.

It could be as simple as "Iran kept trying to assassinate me so I'm going to assassinate them". Maybe he was pressured by Israel, I really have no idea.



> I generally only attempt to scrutinize government action, and not government reason for action

This might be the wildest opinion I've read.

You're onboard with the US bombing another country ("I like the war"), but you don't know, or care WHY. You just think it was a good idea.

"Random citizens are at such an information disadvantage that I think it would be impossible to have an informed opinion as an outsider on the reasoning."

I'm trying to give you the benefit of the doubt here, but if you re-read your own words, you've just said a random citizen like yourself can't possibly know enough to have an informed opinion, yet you gave us your opinion, which is that you think they should have bombed Iran.


> This might be the wildest opinion I've read.

> You're onboard with the US bombing another country

They are totally fine with it: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

One could argue what this is somehow related to the fact it's always on the other side of the planet and never on the border, but who knows.


You need to reread my words. I never said I can't possibly know enough to have an informed opinion generally. Nor did I say it's impossible to have an informed opinion in what I gave my opinion on.


> Random citizens are at such an information disadvantage that I think it would be impossible to have an informed opinion as an outsider on the reasoning.

Are you an insider then?




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