Isreal has not just hit Iranian nuclear sites;

[Chasstev365]

They've targeted Iranian leadership.
Good Lord: Netanyahu is playing with fire!

[Jack Valentino]

1. Here's the link you should have included:

https://democraticunderground.com/10143477446 which includes a link to the news story

[walkingman]

2. And we have a clown car running the US government.

[newdeal2]

4. Hope Republicans can't sleep at all this weekend

They confirmed these bozos to run our military and intelligence groups.

[markodochartaigh]

26. And, to be clear,

none of this would be happening if Trump hadn't, in his first term, destroyed Obama's carefully crafted Iranian nuclear deal.

[Skittles]

3. all my life I have thought WWIII would start with Israel

yup

[Hornedfrog2000]

32. But you were wrong

It started with Putin overthrowing our nation who only sees wars as bombs and bullets. The russians literally said they had a bigger weapon than a nuke, and it was the propaganda they were talking about. Way before people were shot or blown up. People need to wake up. Democrats should have said we were at war a long time ago, but nope, that is too inflamatory.

[JMCKUSICK]

38. I'm so 100% in agreement with you Hornedfrog2000

That the MSM has used the term Meddling for years and years makes me want to throw things at the tv. Each occurrence of "meddling", was in fact an act of war.
That it was never described as such is almost criminal in its malfeasance.

[Skittles]

40. um

that still remains to be seen

I was just making an observation, not stating a fact.

[purple_haze]

41. I personally feel like

WWIII has been waging for a decade, and is only recently turning into an actual shooting war....

[RWB3]

5. What else could they do?

An Iranian nuclear bomb would certainly be used against Israel. The Mullahs are a death cult who would not hesitate to launch a nuclear holocaust. This may be the catalyst the Iranian people need to finally throw off their yoke of oppression.

[choie]

10. "Certainly"?

That's quite a bit of hyperbole. You may remember when Obama was president, he was able to arrange the Iran deal and things were calm. Then trump killed it. And Netanyahu is no deal maker, he's a warmonger.

[B.See]

17. This is similar to

what I started to post in another thread (but couldn't because the op self deleted it).

It was TRUMP who killed the Iran deal because... Obama, and now wants to pose as some diplomat/deal maker. Trump knew what was coming.

I've never believed Netanyahu ever wanted peace, and Trump (who's diverted drones from Ukraine, is a Putin apologist, and who, btw, still has his sights set on Greenland) certainly is no peacemaker.

So yeah. A world class shitshow.

[Silent Type]

6. Markets are tanking. Guess we get to see trump's lack of statesmanship.

[madville]

7. Price of oil is rising

Nothing like a good war to make gas go up.

[Renew Deal]

8. Iran talks tough but does barely anytihng

We'll see if this is different

[ImNotGod]

12. My give a shits for Iran dried up when they started arming russia against Ukraine. nt

[Crunchy Frog]

29. Exactly.

[Greg_In_SF]

9. Gotta crack a few eggs

to make an omellete.

[usonian]

11. Intelligence report hits Trump's desk:

Israel killed Commander-in-Chief Salami.

That's about all he can absorb at one sitting.

[Irish_Dem]

16. Trump turns to a WH servant and says bring me a Diet Coke and salami sammie.

[DFW]

24. Trump's first comment:

"Well, salami can't be the only kind of sausage they have in that country, so what's their problem?"

[Melon]

13. This is good...

Iran is an enemy of the US and definitely support terrorism. Hopefully they demolished the target.

[Hornedfrog2000]

33. Ah yes this is great!

Next we all die! Yay

[Melon]

36. From Iran??

The strike is against their ability to produce nukes.

[LudwigPastorius]

39. Never heard of asymmetrical warfare?

[kennyperkins]

14. Oil is up 13%

Apparently trump meme coins are up, some sick people will make a lot of money.

[Crunchy Frog]

30. Putin unfortunately.

[Hornedfrog2000]

34. I bought gold in 2015

Once I realized Putin and Trumps goal was to destroy the dollar. It doesnt mean i really made money, but it means that the dollar is worth less money, so it takes more to buy gold with it.

[RWB3]

15. Very Good n/t

[LexVegas]

18. Good. nt

[Mountainguy]

19. Iran has worked to destabilize every county in the Middle East.

They are a Russian Proxy

[roamer65]

20. 100 percent chance of a severe recession now.

Oil shock just like 1973 and 1979 is coming.

I’d love to see $300 a barrel.

[Melon]

22. Based on Iran? They don't produce enough

Oil for anywhere near that kind of impact.

[muriel_volestrangler]

28. The Straits of Hormuz is still an important shipping route for a lot of oil

It can very easily become too dangerous to transit.

(though I don't think $300/barrel would happen, nor would I like to see it - shock recessions or depressions aren't a good thing)

[tritsofme]

21. Excellent news! I can only hope it was with Western complicity!

That is all!

[JI7]

23. That's the point . The Iranian leadership are the ones supporting attacks on Israel

so they want to destroy them .

[DFW]

25. My first thought was Iran's retaliation

They are already supporting Hamas and Hezbollah. What's left? A strongly worded letter?

[Crunchy Frog]

27. Normally I would be upset about this but

after what Iran has done to Ukraine, fuck it. Smash the hell out of them.

[Tim S]

31. Will North Korea sell a nuke to Iran?

If North Korea were to sell Iran even a single nuclear weapon, it would add money to North Korea’s impoverished economy and raise their status as a nuclear power that cannot ignored. Such a weapon could act as a stop-gap to deter further attacks to Iran by other countries until Iran can independently build their own nuclear weapons.

I’m surprised no one is talking about this possible scenario. If Israel wants Iran to comply with IAEA standards and comply with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons if/when Iran attains such weapons, then I think it’s only fair that Israel finally comply with the exact same treaty. Failure to do so poses an on-going threat to all counties in the Middle East.

[Crunchy Frog]

35. How will they get it to them if all NK activity is under surviellance, along with all Iranian ports?

In addition to the fact that if Iran gets a single nuclear weapon and uses it, it will be the last thing that they ever do.

[Kid Berwyn]

37. Bibi's thinking Big

Get rid of everybody who ever thought of harming Israel.

At this rate, soon there won’t be anyone or anyplace left, including Israel.

[Buns_of_Fire]

42. He'll never have a more kindred spirit than he does now in King Taco. nt