Nathaniel Morris @morrisinmexico.bsky.social · 17/06/2025the Iranian response hasn’t caused enough damage to Israel to restore any kind of deterrence; and all the ‘sensible’ countries of the G-7 have done is to meekly justify Israeli aggression by ‘reaffirming Israel’s right to self-defence.’ 110
Nathaniel Morris @morrisinmexico.bsky.social · 17/06/2025He knows China and Russia don’t care enough to get involved beyond selling some extra weapons to Iran in the short term; and, esp. in latter case, lapping up extra profits thanks to oil price spikes. So now he thinks that maybe all he needs to do is send a couple of bombers in to ‘finish the job.’ 110
Nathaniel Morris @morrisinmexico.bsky.social · 17/06/2025If he wipes out Iran’s nuclear facilities with no US losses, he’ll have scored a rare, total ‘victory’ for US in Middle East. With none of the longer-term entanglements his MAGA isolationist allies are so suspicious of. Meanwhile the neocon members of his bloc are already celebrating. 110
