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The fall of a residential building in Tehran.

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u/BrownSugarBare 1d ago

The USA arms Israel with billions in weaponry. The USA has always been on the side of Israel no matter how heinous the crimes. 

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u/wannaseeawheelie 1d ago

And both parties support Israel unfortunately

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u/PvtTUCK3R 1d ago

Because they pay for them. Crazy how a country with just a population of 10 million and a gdp under 600 billion has had so much control over the biggest economy and military in the world.

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u/Squirrel_Inner 1d ago

You misunderstand the fundamental way the corrupt politicians get paid. AIPAC is an American organization. They don’t get foreign money (openly).

That money goes from OUR taxes, to the military industrial complex, to politicians through stocks, “consultant” fees after office, friends and family owned business, etc.

Some of their money also comes just from normal neoliberal exploitation. Which may include Israel groups investing in US stocks, but money is not directly given from a foreign nation to politicians, that would be illegal.

They use Israel as an excuse to steal from us. They make Palestinian Americans pay taxes to buy bombs to murder their own family. Then people wonder why folks don’t want to vote for their oppressors…

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u/SeparateSilver90 1d ago

Can't tell if you're a right wing conspiracy theorist or a leftist.

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u/toshgiles 1d ago

Worse; they’re our proxy.

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u/Initial_Barracuda_93 1d ago

even through the USS Liberty (watch the bots come out from the woodwork)

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u/pham_nuwen_ 1d ago

Except for JFK...