@MentORPHEUS

It's a REALLY BAD precedent to send troops into cities to deal with civilian law enforcement matters.

1) They're violent invaders who have attacked federal offices and officers.

2) your local law enforcement has been derelict in its duty (per the instructions of local "leadership")

Frankly I'm disappointed to see you defending this so.

Flounce harder. You're getting 713ed.

The rhetoric I hear people not from Los Angeles using about immigrants and the ICE raids, IS the language of small minded racist fucks.

Bullshit. They came illegally and refuse to leave, and are trying to take over.

Fuck them.

I'd say the same thing if the Canadians were trying this with New York or Maine.

I see dismissing this as "Isms" a cowardly cop out.

Not nearly as cowardly or as much of a cop-out as baselessly accusing someone of said "isms".

@carnold03 It really looks like the US will make the same old mistake again. -Go smash some arabs because that will teach them.

It might slow them getting the atom bomb but it will only fertilise the next crop of Israel and US haters. In fairness I think there was going to be a good crop anyway but why fertilise a crop you do not want?

Killing the leaders of a people who want you all dead just sets your intelligence service back a while -you have to find out who the new crew are and find and pay new traitors to get tabs on them. It does nothing to change the trajectory of feeling in that country. It just proves the last lot in charge were right, they need to arm more and purge traitors more as there is a real threat.

All the while this costs a heavily indebted country that needs the rest of the world to not find a new reserve currency.

I dare say US arms dales have stabilised because the right are no longer getting more afraid of their leadership either trying to steal their freedom or not dealing with civil unrest.

@carnold03

Firearms sales in the US have plateaued and it might soon be legal to own a sawed off shotgun in Texas.

As usual, I alwyays learn something new from your comments.

I've been warning about a brewing civil war in the USA for some time now. It's quite obvious when you evaluate the situaion from afar: all the infredients are there.

As the state continues its inevitable slide into fascism and the economic situation worsens, people will instinctivly lose trust in the ability of the state to provide protection. They'll start to arm themselves.

Besides, the Persians didn't bite during Gaza, I seriously doubt they'll bite now.

You're right. Iran's doctrine so far has been to exercise "strtegic patience". Time is on the multipolar order's side. All they had to do is endure the blows while the center of the world continues shifting east. What drove them to revise their gameplan?

Growing confidence in their abilities? Loss of patience? Loss of trust in the credibility of their negotiating counterparties? Need to severely punish and instill deterrence?

Or maybe its the understanding that the neocons are done postponing this war they've been planning since the 80s.

I forget that from top to bottom, whether young, or old, Shiite, Sunni, or other, everyone in the region absolutely hates Israel with a passion that burns brighter than a thousand suns and it's been interesting to see how absolutely laser focused that hatred can manifest itself.

Oh yeah, everyone understands that israel is a foreign tumor afflicting the region and cannot wait to get rid of it. But what is interesting to see, is the growing recognition from the majority of the planet that the tumor has metastised and it is now threatening all life on this planet.

You could take out the entire topmost military command of any Arab country, and it would still maintain it's focus to hammer Israel in the ground, while sorting out the appropriate promotions.

I think this is a calculus that imperial or invading armies do not understand, it's obvious though:

Resistance movements, revolutionaries and defending armies are driven by principle and a just cause. Blows make them stronger. Imperial soldiers are driven by greed and apathy, and their militaries are only able to operate when they have an overwhelming advantage over their enemies. They are loss averse, easily demoralized, zero endurance and fearful when confronted (hence why their default strategy is to target civilians). They're there for the loot and a paycheck.c

So what would taking out a handful of 65+ yo semi-retired father-figures achieve besides adding fuel to the fire? Far more able, younger and more vigorous leaders are itching for promotions.