The Iranian government exploited well-known flaws in cellphone networks to locate and then strike U.S. military personnel in the build-up and beginning of the war.

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[–] 44 points 3 months ago (3 children)

"Abused" is such an interesting term. But if an enemy does it, perfectly fine when we do it (ICE and related)

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  • [+] 27 points 3 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
    [–] 22 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    Using available tools for defending against an unwarranted attack is not "abuse"

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    [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    The word is take advantage and yes in war it is ok to do it

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    So like, instead of this fuck up being the fault of the us army(/navy/whatever) it's Irans fault?

    I hate the Iranian regime as much as anyone (seriously fuck them) but common.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago

    The mobile network system has been insecure for she's to help three letter agencies worldwide. Of course they could use it against each other too.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    The US military/terrorists had no business in the Middle East.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    and hesgeth downplayed the damage done to the bases, so that Fox cant spin it in a way how undamaged they were.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (3 children)

    I wish we didn't live in a world where poor kids looking to pay for college didn't have to pay for the mistakes of fatcat pedophiles, but that's the world we live in. May they rest in peace and may their families find peace.

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