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News & Current Events Apr 3, 2026 at 2:42 AM

US Embassy in Iraq warns Americans to ‘leave now’ as Middle East strikes intensify

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BannedAgain12341 Apr 3, 2026 +377
Which means there's going to be a full fledged attack during weekend. Hope we get to see peace.
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calgaryborn Apr 3, 2026 +185
Happy Easter! Just the way Jesus would have wanted it.
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lucygoosey38 Apr 3, 2026 +32
They’ll try anything to ‘bring him back’
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SpiritualB0x3 Apr 3, 2026 +2
It’s easy to bring him back…so many insane people in that region claim prophecies…All the time.
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wintersdark Apr 3, 2026 +5
They do it in the US too, even a lot of members of the administration. Evangelicals are nutjobs too.
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are-e-el Apr 3, 2026 +12
Supply Side Jesus
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CloudTransit Apr 3, 2026 +2
Easter and Covid. Easter and Hormuz.
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makethislifecount Apr 3, 2026 +1
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delicioustreeblood Apr 3, 2026 -1
Well he did flood earth in a massive genocide allegedly
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ViolettaQueso Apr 3, 2026 +19
He waited to steal Jesus’s big day to own that lib too.
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aquagardener Apr 3, 2026 +4
"And on the third day, Jesus rose from the... MOM, they just bombed Iran!" "Thank God! 🙌"  
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ConfederacyOfDunces_ Apr 3, 2026 +5
Yup We all know it’s coming
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niz_loc Apr 3, 2026 +2
No it doesn't. There isn't anything close enough in theater to do more than what's already happening. This is likely due to the reporter who was kidnapped.
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Select-Confection728 Apr 3, 2026 +1
My daughter was born as the Ukraine war began… my son two years later. I’ve known a few years of peace at least, I just hope my kids see some.
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alex8155 Apr 3, 2026 +258
things are getting worse and Trump is a person that wont walk away from this mess without a clear 'win' for him. when he was elected in 24 i said we're fucked as Americans for letting stupid win..now i feel like the entire world could end up being fucked from this.
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EggNo289 Apr 3, 2026 +19
Trump is 100% a person that will walk away from this mess, CLAIM a win, and then blame Europe for not stepping in when Iran turns the Strait of Hormuz into to a pay to play shipping route. AKA, after all is said and done, Iran will start making billions by charging for access to the strait.
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_a_gay_frog_ Apr 3, 2026 +1
I just don't see what win he's going to claim. I guess he could just make something up, but there's really not anything that's actually better than before
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alex8155 Apr 3, 2026
i respectfully disagree but shit would still be an absolute mess if he just walked away..energy costs, conflict, Isreal(Natenyahu) still bombing shit, Russia and China wanting to control oil money and power if America isnt involved.
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loralailoralai Apr 3, 2026 +3
They weren’t saying it wouldn’t be an absolute mess if (when) trump walks away. Everyone *knows* it will be. And ffs it’s Israel. Not Isreal.
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SadisticChipmunk Apr 3, 2026 +57
Define what a win for him is though. It all hinges on his motive. Is his goal to become King of the US and "subdue" the world? Is his goal to destroy the US for Putin? Two very diametrically opposed goals, either of which not only seem possible day to day, but statement to statement.
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alex8155 Apr 3, 2026 +29
who knows what that means for him..i question if he even knows since his statements have been so back and forth since he started this stupid war. i feel like he thought that Iran would immediately fall and transition to a government that would cater to him after killing their top guy and things would settle like Venezuela did when they captured their guy. it didnt happen that way and now he doeznt really know wtf to do but he cant walk away looking bad or more specifically looking weak so..idk. who f****** knows. hes going to put himself first and the rest of the world is going to deal it i guess. i hate all of this.
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NYGiants181 Apr 3, 2026 +22
He has severe dementia He has no idea what he’s talking about. Anything goes.
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4Yk9gop Apr 3, 2026 +12
Even nukes. He probably can convince himself that's a win at this point, which should terrify everyone.
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steveycip Apr 3, 2026 +16
im certain that is the end game and I am terrified. Also probably why the Military Cheif of Staff was let today
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Saberinbed Apr 3, 2026 +1
I don't think nukes will be used. Isreal looks like they pull a lot of strings behind this war, and i know that isreal is too smart and will convince the orange clown to not do that.
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alex8155 Apr 3, 2026 +2
saying he has severe dementia is giving him too much credit today because this is who he is..its who he was during his first term but now he has more people around him that cater to his stupid fragile little ego. to me that makes more sense at least.
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Gideon_Laier Apr 3, 2026 +15
It's both. He wants to be a king. While supporting other dictatorships like Russia and Israel.
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redyellowblue5031 Apr 3, 2026 +4
I don’t buy the foreign agent thing. I think it’s as resoundingly simple as he just wants to make the biggest splash he can for himself. It’s a simple and clear pattern of his entire life that the only thing he cares about is himself. Not even how others see him, but how he thinks he sees himself. We’re collateral damage.
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Sreyoer Apr 3, 2026 +1
For him a win is controlling the strait of hormuz himself.. He even accidently said it. As the strait of trump without thinking or any brain muscle holding it.
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lattice_defect Apr 3, 2026 -4
Isolate north american and take it over, new world order is china, russian america and all of america. He caused instability in the middle east for oil profits and likely to get AB ready to join the 51st state.
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PiceaSignum Apr 3, 2026 +1
AB?
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Wpgal Apr 3, 2026 +3
Probably Alberta Canada
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kewlbeanz83 Apr 3, 2026 +7
When he was elected in 24 i knew the world was fucked. Signed, a non American.
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Local_Phenomenon Apr 3, 2026 +3
The writing was on the wall
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alex8155 Apr 3, 2026 +3
of course..when stupid wins we all lose.
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kl122002 Apr 3, 2026 +2
Could we just asked his supporters to pay for all these. He claims the "victory" and so let his supporters to pay this bill. Not everyone .
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Ok-Band7564 Apr 3, 2026 +3
The world will never forget, especially those Jihadis. Stay safe, non-MAGAer!
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MITOX-3 Apr 3, 2026 +16
Ita gonna be an awful easter for folks in the middle east isnt it. Goddamn America.
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callsonreddit Apr 3, 2026 +36
>The U.S. Embassy in Iraq warned Americans in the Middle East on Thursday to “leave now” as U.S.-Israeli attacks on and retaliatory strikes from Iran intensify days after an American journalist in Iraq was kidnapped by an Iran-backed militia group. >The embassy based in Baghdad warned in a statement that “Iraqi terrorist militia groups aligned with Iran may intend to conduct attacks in central Baghdad in the next 24-48 hours.” These groups have carried out attacks on U.S. citizens and “targets associated with the United States throughout Iraq, including in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR).”
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pianobench007 Apr 3, 2026 +9
F***. We haven't even tasted real blood yet. So far it is just economic damage and threats of major retribution. Anyway. The people who end up paying for this are never the actual people who make the decisions. In the end it is just everyday people on both sides of this thing.
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wintersdark Apr 3, 2026 +6
It's definitely not just economic damage. Most notably the *thousands* of Iranian citizens killed by Americans who are paying the price.
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noahstemann Apr 3, 2026 +215
In 1 month I have seen the U.S. murder construction workers and medics on a bridge, children at a school, and sailors as they slept on their way home from a naval event the country accepted an invitation to. Murder. Now we can see these "leaders" create instability in these regions for power and profit. There are a lot of people with a new found hate for Americans.
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Several_Act_3723 Apr 3, 2026 +89
I feel like it’s only a matter of time before the terrorist attacks start in the US.
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slapper Apr 3, 2026 +88
This sucks as an American that never voted for Trump.
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Several_Act_3723 Apr 3, 2026 +54
Yeah I feel bad for you guys. I’m a Canadian who hates Trump, can’t imagine being a normal American at this time.
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thursdaysocks Apr 3, 2026 +62
It’s f****** awful. Being held hostage by idiots that are obsessed with a certified pedophile.
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Several_Act_3723 Apr 3, 2026 +41
And it’s so obvious to the rest of the world. Almost like they’ve been hypnotized.
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thursdaysocks Apr 3, 2026 +45
It’s obvious to a lot of us here too. But we can’t compete with billionaires and algorithms feeding the morons nonstop disinformation. They don’t listen to anything else.
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Several_Act_3723 Apr 3, 2026 +25
Yeah that’s true, I’ve argued with several and it’s mind blowing. The delusion and misinformation they spew. Almost infuriating. Now about 70million Americans think us Canadians are your enemy.
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thursdaysocks Apr 3, 2026 +11
Yeah and I wonder where that idea came from. Billionaires should’ve been stopped before they were even allowed to exist, now they’ll stop at nothing to burn everything down so they can rule absolutely over the ashes. It’s over
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Several_Act_3723 Apr 3, 2026 +7
Agreed. They don’t wanna just see America burn they want the world to as well.
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Puzzled_Cold_3906 Apr 3, 2026 +1
Americans think UK and France are their enemy too cuz trump said so. Even though France and USA have such a long history. All white people came from Europe and now they started treating Europe as their enemy
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Jae_Rides_Apes Apr 3, 2026 +11
Weapons of math destruction. Social media and algorithmic feeds ended the world.
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Several_Act_3723 Apr 3, 2026 +4
So true. Dummies get amplified
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NYGiants181 Apr 3, 2026 +3
They have. It’s called Fox News, and it’s evil
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IPissExcellentThrows Apr 3, 2026 +3
They're genuinely brainwashed like a cult. It would be fascinating if it wasn't f****** up our country and the world so badly. I've always found cults quite interesting, but this one is way too big and powerful.
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Gideon_Laier Apr 3, 2026 +5
Especially given the whole Election was manipulated by Musk (giving million dollar raffles to people that voted Trump.) and the Manosphere Podcasters (Largely bought and paid for by Russia) and decades of propaganda from Fox News. The dumb minority will kill the majority.
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Kindredgos Apr 3, 2026 +4
The RNG gods cursed me to be born in this god forsaken country
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RightMyBaloney Apr 3, 2026 +1
I envy those who don't have baggage and can leave. Shits bleak buddy
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Several_Act_3723 Apr 3, 2026 +3
Yeah I bet. As much as we have our own issues I’m glad to be Canadian especially now. Hoping the best for everyone.
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sentrypetal Apr 3, 2026 +8
The bigger question is did you vote at all.
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wintersdark Apr 3, 2026 +2
Everyone who didn't has their share of the responsibility here. No choice is a choice, and apathy doesn't absolve.
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DungeonDefense Apr 3, 2026 +2
Im sure it sucks more for an Iranian that never got to vote at all
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Adornus Apr 3, 2026 +1
As a Minnesotan who works in the safety net system that was crippled by ICE, and now this. Get me out of this nightmare that my state didn’t vote for.
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noahstemann Apr 3, 2026 +16
Trump just fired 4 top military officials today, why? because they disagreed with him they wanted to raise votes to stop the war! All faith lost, not that it was already there anyway...
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iskin Apr 3, 2026 +3
I'm hoping this number is over a hundred when I wake up tomorrow. Supposedly dozens more have been fired below them. So, there might be a real resistance in the military right now. Hopefully it keeps.
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milkplantation Apr 3, 2026 +6
Yes, of course. Probably some security “oversight” in 2028 so Trump can declare an emergency under the National Emergencies Act or Insurrection Act and deploy troops domestically ahead of the next election.
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LavenderGinFizz Apr 3, 2026 +2
Not even 2028. This is probably the plan to happen before midterms.
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NYGiants181 Apr 3, 2026 -4
Troops hate him and are sick of doing his bidding
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canadianbriguy1 Apr 3, 2026 +9
90 million Iranians call BS on that. Dude is openly calling and acting out war crimes but the orders still get carried out.
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wintersdark Apr 3, 2026 +1
Thousands of dead Iranians are on those soldiers hands. "I was just following orders" isn't a defense.
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MaxGoldFilms Apr 3, 2026 +3
And probably a fair share of false flag attacks blamed on Iranians.
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Several_Act_3723 Apr 3, 2026 +5
I definitely wouldn’t be shocked to see this administration kill citizens. If it’s in a blue state that will make it even more suspicious
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lattice_defect Apr 3, 2026 +4
he wants that to happen to consolidate power
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Several_Act_3723 Apr 3, 2026 +3
Yeah he doesn’t want those midterms to happen. If all the election rules don’t do it
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_ELKOT_ Apr 3, 2026 +8
And again they will be like "huh, that was unprovoked" all over again.
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Several_Act_3723 Apr 3, 2026 +4
Yep that’s exactly right, play the victim like Israel is doing.
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SlugFromSnug Apr 3, 2026 +1
Its all fun and games units it impacts meeeee
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MayIServeYouWell Apr 3, 2026 +2
If Iran did targeted attacks on specific individuals, I think few people throughout the world would be upset about it.
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Several_Act_3723 Apr 3, 2026 +2
Agree, and leave the innocent people alone.
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wintersdark Apr 3, 2026 +1
They won't though, because there are thousands of dead innocent Iranians. Why would they view Americans - who are responsible for this administration and still support it in significant numbers, openly and loudly - as innocent and deserving of protection that was not offered to Iranian citizens?
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FutureEffective3393 Apr 3, 2026 +1
After the terrorist attacks by the US - expect retaliation
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Several_Act_3723 Apr 3, 2026 +1
Yep absolutely.
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ejrob Apr 3, 2026 +1
This is the point, I think. It won’t be a legitimate excuse to cancel the elections, but the Trump admin is looking to manufacture any justification they can.
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_Budified Apr 3, 2026 +1
The sleeper cells would be 'activated' by now, I am curious if the mass toll the leadership has taken was not enough for that to have happened? Was that all just made up? Or did the intrusion of privacy work flawlessly and they were all 'acquired' prior to causing any damage?
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badasimo Apr 3, 2026
I don't think sleeper cells of a government that's effectively being destroyed are going to be very motivated to take action. If you think of the state sponsored terror we've seen, it was all from nations that the government was strong and able to pay/support or exert their influence otherwise; why would you mess up your "sleeper" life in the west to commit an attack that won't even do anything? I'm thinking of Libya for instance with the lockerbie bombing I think it is more likely that this era will increase membership in new orgs, just like how ISIS got created out of the aftermath of Iraq and Syria, we are radicalizing a whole new group of people.
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Iamjacksplasmid Apr 3, 2026 +7
How very American of you to think a person loses loyalty to their cause just because their leader dies. And I don't know where you're getting the notion that they're "effectively destroyed". You better go tell that to every captain of a ship that's floating in the Persian Gulf.
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lost_horizons Apr 3, 2026 +1
It’s going to be hard to know whether or not to believe it when it happens, or whether it’s a false flag used by the admin. America does have real enemies but our own government is an untrustworthy bad actor in its own right, with plenty of motivation. And more access by far.
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Linclin Apr 3, 2026 +1
Won't be terrorist attacks it will just be countries defending themselves. Imagine if Iran blew up a school in the US and killed 120 kids. It's a matter of perspective. US/Egypt/Israel also provoked/encouraged the riots and now they are killing them and destroying their power, water, hospitals, power plants, etc... The US isn't very good.
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SlugFromSnug Apr 3, 2026 +15
Truly a rogue state. Run by war criminals, paedophiles, religious extremists and the plain old corrupt. The USA has bombed countries for less
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Ijustreddit92 Apr 3, 2026 +3
I’ve traveling in Australia right now. I’ve stayed in 50+ hostels and met people from all over the world. Literally everyone hates America right now. Nobody has anything good to say about them.
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loralailoralai Apr 3, 2026 +2
We’re staring down the barrel of not being able to use our cars to get to work or our farmers plant crops or feed their stock. Trump is trashing us after decades of being a close ally. Damn straight a lot of us don’t love America right now.
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Kindredgos Apr 3, 2026 -1
American here, this is what the US does. We are the greatest evil in the world. Russia is not even close to how evil this country truly is. Also what the US is doing to our former allies is what the US had done to the rest of the world for decades.
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burndownthe_forest Apr 3, 2026 +3
Hello comrade, I am American youth, male. I hate America with passion. Russia is powerful strong nation with good leaders who also can be bad but do no bad like this. Even Russian think American is evil. US hate allies more than Russia. Ok, I am going to watch Jackie Robinson. Later Skater.
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ShrimpFriedMyRice Apr 3, 2026 +1
Uh, do you know what Russia does to their former allies? Do you know what Russia is doing to Ukraine right now? Do you know what China and Russia do in Africa? Do you know what China does in the South China Sea? Do you have any inkling of an idea about world history?
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NFLsuckssssss Apr 3, 2026 -4
Then leave 
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Disastrous_Room_927 Apr 3, 2026 +1
No u
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728766 Apr 3, 2026 -4
>We are the greatest evil in the world. ICE killed 2 protestors. The Iranian regime killed tens of thousands within days.
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FoSoul Apr 3, 2026 +5
I heard it was hundreds of thousands
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Odd-Project-198 Apr 3, 2026 +8
I heard it was thousands of millions
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728766 Apr 3, 2026
But you believe it when the “Gazan Health Ministry” proclaims that Israel killed 8 quintillion children at a daycare. 
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Douglas1994 Apr 3, 2026 +4
You're also currently starving the whole of Cuba.
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loralailoralai Apr 3, 2026 +1
They’ve created instability in many places other than the Middle East. Their supposed allies are running out of diesel jet fuel and gas/petrol. Their economies are teetering, everywhere.
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Linclin Apr 3, 2026 +1
They blew up a dairy farm also. They also gloated about blowing up a drug manufacturer that produced cancer treatment drugs. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/drug-camp-bombed-ecuador-dairy-farm-b2945383.html
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milkplantation Apr 3, 2026
Yes, all of the events you have mentioned are a tragedy and largely senseless but let’s not overlook the Iranian regime who brutalizes, rapes, and murders their own people - especially women - and projects violence abroad through missiles, proxies, and illicit finance. The same extremist regime that has weaponized the global economy and put the stability and livelihood of millions at risk. The same extremist regime who over the past several months is responsible for murdering significantly more of their own people than the United States. This conflict is a tragedy for the people of Iran any way you slice it, but let’s not pretend the United States are the only aggressors here.
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Douglas1994 Apr 3, 2026 +3
This is cope. While Iran is no saint, you guys (USA / Israel) are the real bad guys in this current situation. I think most of the outside world can see that too.
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Dot_Hot99Dog Apr 3, 2026 +16
So are US military personel in the region still being dispersed into civilian hotels? Hegseth is a true genius .
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SufficientMediaPost Apr 3, 2026 +8
The irony of killing civilians on Good Friday.
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PlasticWolverine6037 Apr 3, 2026 +7
It would have been nice if they had planned for their evacuation before the war started
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debiasiok Apr 3, 2026 +6
Start with the USA Forces going home
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[deleted] Apr 3, 2026 +19
Nothing says everything is under control like telling your citizens to leave immediately. When embassies start saying ‘leave now,’ it’s not a warning it’s basically an alarm. This is getting out of hand fast.
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G00b3rb0y Apr 3, 2026 +4
Sanctions on America!
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newmvbergen Apr 3, 2026 +3
Starting by trump as an excursion...
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ButterflyDestiny Apr 3, 2026 +14
Wait a minute Americans are still in Iraq and other parts of the Middle East? For what?
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4Yk9gop Apr 3, 2026 +25
Reporters, diplomats, people with families, CIA. You get all types.
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ButterflyDestiny Apr 3, 2026 +9
Now why was my silly behind here thinking about people on vacation
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MiserableCover1958 Apr 3, 2026 +8
There probably are in areas like Dubai and SA
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DozingUnderTheSun Apr 3, 2026 +4
Apparently northern Iraq was becoming an interesting tourist destination but definitely not right now
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Rajirabbit Apr 3, 2026 +5
All organized religion sucks.
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Head-Fast Apr 3, 2026 +1
The causes of this war are mostly secular and profit oriented though.
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Own_Photo_2668 Apr 3, 2026 +1
Don't they say this every other week 
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FatherOften Apr 3, 2026 +1
Iraq elections are going on and if it goes pro Iran than its going to be an even worse shit show.
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zachxyz Apr 3, 2026 +2
Its been pro Iran
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4Yk9gop Apr 3, 2026 +1
Thank goodness I saw this headline. I was thinking about staying, but I'm packing my bags right after this comment.
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monlonkonionhon Apr 3, 2026 +1
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Shinobi-0013 Apr 3, 2026 +1
I don’t feel bad for this American put itself in this situation.
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huckabuckricky Apr 3, 2026 -6
F*** all of you
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