• Keeponstalin@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Yes, I’m aware what the position of the US State Department is. They will always defend America and it’s Allies regardless of the situation. I don’t know why you would just take them at their word instead of look for independent verification. None of this discredit my points in the previous comment, it does show how far Miller will lie about Israeli operations, which have already killed over a thousand civilians in Lebanon.

    Iran telegraphed to Arab officials in the region on Monday night that it was going to launch an attack on Israel that would be similar in scale to its April attack when it launched 300 drones and ballistic and cruise missiles at Israel but caused minimal damage, according to Arab officials.

    https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-iran-hezbollah-conflict/card/iran-gave-warning-ahead-of-attack-in-response-israel-promised-heavy-retaliation-bLNC6W0OspEIy0DwdquQ

    The White House warned earlier on Tuesday that Iran was poised to launch a ballistic missile attack on Israel soon, instantly ratcheting up fears of all-out war in the region.

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/01/politics/iran-missile-attack-israel/index.html

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      3 months ago

      Thank you for confirming that Iran did not tell US officials about the attack. Your sources definitely helped me reach the factual conclusion.

      And I’m providing substance to the discussion. What did I say that was discrediting something? Unless something in that quote, you feel, attacks one of your points?

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        3 months ago

        No, they did not directly tell the US as far as I can tell. They did so indirectly and with short notice, different from the last time when they gave a 72 hour warning.

        Miller states that the Iranian strikes were targeting civilians, while Israel does not target civilians. Both of which are not true.

        Notice how Miller, who is representing the US State Department here, frames all of Israel’s actions as defensive and just (despite directly bombing a Capitol, killing hundreds of civilians, and starting a ground invasion), while all the actions of any of Israel’s enemies are unjust and demands consequences (despite attacking military targets and not civilian targets). The double standards are blatant and intentional, in order to justify the US’s continued military support of Israel, despite public opinion, US Law, and International Law.

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          3 months ago

          Yes I understand Iran objectively lied and never told us, directly or indirectly, based on the evidence. The rest of this sounds like your opinion. And as though mistrust should be taken towards our officials.

          Well, I believe them, and I agree with their stance on Iran.

          This is no longer a factual discussion, and I won’t be continuing.

          And I picked up on the attempt to incorrectly frame what was said in the quote. Miller did not say all the things you’re claiming.