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Originally Posted by baddog
So, what was that video that has been played on the news?
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The video shows what appears to be an Iranian rescue vessel assisting a damaged tanker. Not sure why such assistance would be characterized as a smoking gun that Iran was involved, but just that alone makes the entire narrative suspect.
(As in, if the video showed an Iranian war ship placing mines, that would be a smoking gun. Video of an Iranian rescue vessel helping a damaged tanker after the attack being characterized as evidence of Iran's involvement in the attack demonstrates at best that the USA jumped to conclusions based on no evidence, and at worst is the USA trying to use anything they can as propaganda to prepare the citizenry for a war. By itself, I believe the video and its characterization speak more about the US stance and desire for war than any other evidence so far).
**Side note** It will be interesting (many years from now) when the evidence comes out that this was an attack by one of the US allies (Isreal most likely, Saudi Arabia second most likely) designed to trigger the war that these allies want so badly. Will the US then regard the offending country as an enemy? Don't hold your breath.