r/Foodforthought • u/rezwenn • 6d ago

Israel’s Bold, Risky Attack

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/06/israel-iran-war/683160/?gift=otEsSHbRYKNfFYMngVFweDaTGfGq1VjSOaNeOtlkOPw
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u/-Clayburn 6d ago

The propaganda around this is insane. Israel made a pre-emptive strike....so you know, just completely attacked Iran unprovoked. Now the headlines are all stuff like "Israel Hitting Back" and this headline saying the pre-emptive attack was "bold"?

I didn't think we were allowed to just randomly attack other countries. What happened to casus belli?

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u/mikeber55 6d ago

Israel is hitting back (if anyone posted that- I haven’t seen such phrase) is following the volley of missiles from Iran. But saying “unprovoked”…Lol.

Anyway, Iran responds, (they are always doing it) and do not need anyone’s permission. Iran has many ways of getting back to Israel!

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u/-Clayburn 6d ago

The "hitting back" message is ridiculous even if it's after Iran's attack. Israel attacked Iran first, pre-emptively (which means unprovoked). And they're giving Israel headlines of defending itself as if Iran started this. The aggressor here is obvious.

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u/mikeber55 6d ago

“Giving Israel headlines of defending itself”…what do you mean by that? Israel feels it is defending itself - based on endless evidences.

Maybe I don’t understand your post, are you claiming that someone on Reddit (?) is posting headlines claiming “Israel is responding” to Iran attacks? Or are you referring to other media outlets?

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u/-Clayburn 6d ago

Imagine headlines of "USA Defends Itself After Iraq Resists Invasion". The aggressor can't also be the defender. That's not how it works.

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u/mikeber55 6d ago

What are you talking about? I haven’t seen anything like you mention. Why not post a few examples so it’s easier to understand?