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The particular one I am referencing is the destruction of the oil storage facilities at Tehran and Alborz are, in no uncertain terms, a war crime. They have created an ecological disaster of epic proportions. Raining burning oil and skies over Tehran are blacked out for miles.
The health and safety of normal Iranian citizens, the people they are supposed to be freeing, are now in significant danger of long term illnesses and cancers and an ecological disaster that will take decades to clean up.
Not to mention that this is a incredibly poor judgement on the part of of the US and Israel and if Iran decides to attack oil storage facilities in Israel or in other neighboring countries, it could cause a complete collapse of the oil supply from the ME and cause oil to spike over $200 a barrel and crash economies around the world...including our own.
Israel has shown its hand that it has no interests in protecting civilians or promoting changes in the government of Iran but is only seeking to destroy the country and kill as many Iranians as they can.
Mark my words if this starts to go against Israel in a material way, they will nuke Iran without hesitation.
This will have the same effect already described.
We are in serious trouble.
As a side note it is becoming increasingly difficult to find unbiased/non-propagandized news sources.
Reference:
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/iran-israel-war-us-wtf-message-israel-attacks-iran-oil-fields-oil-prices-rise-brent-crude-price-today-11188848
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(3,467 posts)our bases and ships take serious hits, I could easily see Trump using a nuclear weapon on Tehran. Im sure thats his backup plan. About four years ago it occurred to me that if Trump were reelected nuclear war would be a serious possibility. His narcissism and dementia would tell him hes the one person smart enough to do it right.
And frankly, Im seeing capital offenses being committed nearly daily. Generally Im opposed to capital punishment, but at this point I think its the only way to restore a moral order in the midst of this psychotic chaos. And in cases like this it should be death by hanging.
When tyrants ignore the rules the response should be in kind.