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After Months of War, Trump Says Iran Has Right to Nuclear Program (newrepublic.com)
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[–] 21 points 3 months ago (3 children)

From March of this year:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated Monday that the justification for the offensive was Iran's "swelling arsenal of ballistic missiles and killer drones," which he said they were using to "create a conventional shield for their nuclear blackmail ambitions."

So there was officially no point at all?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    Took attention off him running a pedo ring w/ Epstein, including some murders of girls and of Epstein himself

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    It’s true, but at a certain point we have to acknowledge how stupid all of this is. He didn’t just undo Obama’s efforts to keep weapons out of the Middle East. He started a war with the same stated goal, lost, and then said it was okay if they get nukes? And that’s not even all the nuance of the stupid in this situation.

    Every day there’s a news story that makes me let out the biggest, most defeated, most tired sigh. I can’t believe we’re here. That this is reality. Epstein stuff included.

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    • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Great, another state with weapons of mass destruction, just what we needed. 🙄

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    I don't think Iran's developed a catapult that can throw nuclear reactors

    Also gonna be honest here, but after this atrocity of the last few months, Iran should be more concerned with what they need rather than "what we needed"; they should absolutely follow in the DPRK's footsteps

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