re: Should Iran be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon?

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It’s not a simple yes or no question.

It’s a cost - benefit analysis.

Would you say that the US is responsible for preventing it no matter the cost?

What is that level?

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The cost/benefit analysis is really easy.

When the Islamic Regime openly supports various terrorist organizations and has frequently stated their desire to destroy Israel and the Great Satan.....well, I take them at their word.

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our critical reasoning has deteriorated


Your emotional reasoning has increased

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With regards to the current military operation in the ME, I'm somewhat ambivalent about the operation. It's not that I didn't think this clash wasn't coming between the Islamic Regime and the West. I initially questioned the timing but we're in it now and the US has to prevail ....unequivocally.

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Look at North Korea. If the same thing had been done years ago, they would not have one
Yeah, and look at all the harm that's come to world ever since North Korea got a nuclear weapon!

Why, they've already used it to attack... wait a minute.

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In a round about way Slick Willie contributed to the success of North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons and China's acquisition of advanced MIRV technologies.

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this is the dumbest thing I've ever seen

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Because you run on emotion, not rationality.

How many countries have NK and Pakistan nuked?

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With regards to the current military operation in the ME, I'm somewhat ambivalent about the operation.


Do you know why? Because you realize deep inside it goes against everything the Trump administration campaigned upon

You have something called cognitive dissonance. It's confusing you.

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I stated the clash was eventually coming between the Islamic Regime and the West. I said I question the timing.

At this point I'm going to give Trump 2.0 the benefit of the doubt. I'm assuming they had intel that lit the green light to bust a move on the Islamic regime.

I also said in the OP I remember the Weapons Of Mass Destruction sales pitch that got the US bogged down in a military operation in Iraq for the better part of 10 years.

If Operation Epic Fury morphs into another Iraq style operation then I will abandon Trump just as I abandoned Dubya.


This ^^^^ isn't cognitive dissonance.

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Do you know why? Because you realize deep inside it goes against everything the Trump administration campaigned upon

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Stupid assed liar.

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During his successful 2024 campaign and into his second presidency, Donald Trump maintained a consistent stance: "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon". He has repeated this pledge at least 40 times during his campaign and dozens more since taking office in January 2025

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Why are we dictating national defense issues to a sovereign foreign country? The national defense of this country isn’t beholden to any foreign power, why should theirs be?

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It's an international red flag law.
And Iran deserves to be black listed.

Why the flying frick would we allow a country who calls us "The Great Satan" to build nuclear weapons?

This shite aint complicated.

What should that have to do with anything in this situation? That doesn’t seem like a reasonable or rational question to ask in this scenario. But I’m all ears as to how and why I’m wrong. And take note that I’m not downplaying the significance of the subject you’re referencing, I’m just trying to figure out the precise context of it in this specific situation.