• Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
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      9 days ago

      Isn’t the war against Iran a bit counter to US interests? Is there anything positive for the US apart from increased defence production? They lost so much more…

      • freagle@lemmy.ml
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        9 days ago

        Just because they failed doesn’t mean it was against their interests. Iran has been a target of the West for almost a century at this point. Longer really. Defeating Iran would advance the US empire’s interests. It just that they’re struggling to accomplish it.