txyaloo said:
Ag with kids said:
Dobro Turtlebane said:
Towns03 said:
Iran action was necessary. It wasn't a miscalculation, like it was optional.
Someone pointed out that in addition to the very real threat that they nearly had a functioning bomb, this, and Venezuela, are part of a dampening campaign against China.
Iran and Venezuela were primary fuel/oil sources for China. Taking control of them is a strategic play to reduce Chin's ability to move against Taiwan.
most people haven't heard that messaging, or don't care. Trump decided the move couldn't be delayed any more. And the enemy within took the opportunity to stir up domestic dissent for their gain.
US intelligence said Iran was nowhere near turning their not-enriched-enough uranium into a bomb. There is a huge gap between enriched uranium and a functional bomb. Why do you think they were %93nearly%94 there? Even Trump said their nuclear capabilities were destroyed permanently in Midnight Hammer. Other sycophantic posters have said this month that Iran was never about nukes, why are your facts better?
Aside from their ability to build a bomb, Iran had no vehicle capable of reaching Europe, much less the US. There was precisely zero evidence that Iran was anywhere close to being a strategic threat to the US, nuclear or conventional
They almost hit Diego Garcia. That's enough range to hit Europe.
How is that our problem? That's Europe's problem. They're the ones who have cut their defense budgets for years to fund social programs. They can reap what they have sewn. They don't care about the US, our culture, or our way of life. We've saved them twice in world wars that they didn't learn any lessons from.
They have all hindered the attacks on Iran. They haven't been part of a coalition. They just flipped us the bird. Why are we wasting our service member's lives and our treasure to protect them?
Who says we were protecting them? They are a lost cause. They will be mostly Islamic countries in 10 years israel might be our most powerful Allie in 10 years. Free Iran from Islamic rule, and they might have become a big Allie as well. Stop the Islamic takeover here first and foremost, though, that is where the Republicans have failed. Should have deported them in droves in the battleground states.. Should have been a priority..
I think as others have stated, Iran and Venezuela was as much about hurting China as it was about keeping Iran from getting a functional nuke. China was truly killing us economically, and mostly because they get way cheaper oil, basically seized oil because these countries are in debt to them. Plus China could have been planning a take over of Taiwan and all the chip manufacturing there. We cannot allow the dollar to fail and allow BRICS to become the world reserve currency. That would turn us into a third world country.. There's many reasons to try to stop China's progress. We need to bring some manufacturing back here, etc the list goes on and on. They are a huge and real threat.
