C’mon, westerners, relax. There’s something genuinely pathetic in watching the great democracies working themselves into a tizzy because of the asinine threats of incompetent tyrants. I’m going shopping today. Gotta return a couple chairs I bought, pick up the kids from day camp, work on my book. The malls are full, the parks are packed. Morning traffic into Tel Aviv is as bad as ever. Israelis, the target of Iran’s bluster, aren’t afraid. Let Iran do its worst. Let it stop fighting its wars on the backs of Arab nations. Let it fight us directly. It’s already threatened us with destruction. There’s nowhere to escalate the sabre-rattling. Now all that’s left is to challenge it, call its bluff, or, if it isn’t bluffing, exact a cost the regime will feel for a long time. Shit or get off the can, you silly mullahs. So buck up, O mighty democracies. If Iran worries you, do something about it. If you won’t do anything about it, at least stop whimpering. You’re the most powerful polities that ever existed. It’s annoying to hear you whine. https://bird.makeup/@thestudyofwar/1820278554791158052
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