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[-] patatas@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

You're presenting a false choice.

Not only is diplomacy better for the people who live in countries on both sides - mostly just people trying to get by like you and me - but it's also far better environmentally and economically to not pour 1/20th of our entire economic output into murder machines.

Putting aside the fact that it wasn't true, Iran was (ostensibly!) attacked for trying to develop nuclear weapons capabilities. Why would our adversaries not see our rapid militarization as a reason to put themselves on a "war footing" too, rather than a diplomatic one?

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