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Comment by emmelaich | Hacker News Reader

The idea that the US would attempt to take Greenland by force is utterly ludicrous.

So is the idea that the US would start bombing Iran without a plan, goal, or any thought to the consequences, yet here we are...

There is a difference, basically the entire world hates the Iranian regime and wants them gone, USA bombing the Iranian regime wont get that much pushback from the world even if the war was started in an underhanded way.

It is entirely different if USA starts attacking NATO allies such as Denmark which isn't a threat or problem to anyone, that is not something anybody would expect and it would ruin American diplomacy completely.

Does US care about diplomacy anymore ?

Yeah, otherwise why would Trump only attack hated countries? He would have already started bombing Canada since its the closest.

Iran has been in a war with the USA since at least 1979. I was about to say "soft war" but that would be ignoring all the deaths.

This is one battle of many and the USA will win it. Whether it is warranted or whether the USA will win 'the war' is another thing.

Unfortunately, that adjective applies to many things which the US has attempted, often "successfully", recently.

Lots of what Trump says is utterly ludicrous. But he does lots of what he says (though not everything), so the rest of the world is right to prepare.

C'mon people, no NATO member is going to attack any NATO ally. Be real.

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