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lostincalifornia

(5,180 posts)
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:39 PM 21 hrs ago

Has anyone from the press asked the sociopath in the WH what justification for attacking Iran? Supposedly according

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to him we "obliterated" their nuclear capability, so how can that be the reason.

What does he expect to accomplish if he attacks Iran?

Is this the George W. Bush theory of regime change?

WTF is wrong with the populous of our country that they would elect such an imbecile.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HILLARY WARNED US ABOUT.



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SheltieLover

(78,944 posts)
1. Has anyone asked him when the last time he visited zorro ranch was?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:48 PM
21 hrs ago

That could cause him to blow a gasket. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

Mosby

(19,406 posts)
2. The Iranian regime kicked out the IAEA inspectors last year
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:54 PM
21 hrs ago

They are required to inspect their enrichment sites and stockpile regularly per the United Nations Security Council.

Iran has continually denied seeking to acquire nuclear weapons. However, it has enriched uranium to levels that have no peaceful application, obstructed international inspectors from checking its nuclear facilities, and expanded its ballistic missile capabilities.

Here's the ayatollah himself, in his own words:






And yes, his account violates X's term of service. Musk doesn't care, he probably gets a kick out of all the stupid shit Khamenei is always saying on his feed.

AZJonnie

(3,368 posts)
4. Surely this cannot be true any longer?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:07 PM
21 hrs ago

"it has enriched uranium to levels that have no peaceful application"

How can this be when we all know our Bravest of The Brave Commander In Chief Cadet Bonespurs personally flew all the bombers that OBLITERATED every last vestige of Iran's nuclear capabilities just last year!?!

lostincalifornia

(5,180 posts)
7. That is because trump withdrew the US from the Iran nuclear in 2018. The U.S. was the country
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 06:19 PM
18 hrs ago

who negotiated that deal, and then the U.S. under trump said they would not recognize it.

Now the question could be asked why President Biden renegotiate it? He wanted to, but not only were we in the middle of a pandemic, trump had so badly damaged the credibility of the U.S. that Iran was deeply skeptical of the U..S. reliability that any new agreement wouldn't be abandoned by a future administration.

This is not to paint Iran as some innocent victim, because they are not, but seriously, why in the world would any country trust US today given the history of trump?

Mosby

(19,406 posts)
11. UNSCR 2231, part of the JCPOA, is still in effect.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 07:06 PM
17 hrs ago

All the P5+1 countries signed it plus Iran.

Excerpt from the latest report:

Tomorrow’s briefing on resolution 2231 will be the first to take place since the “E3” parties to the JCPOA—France, Germany, and the UK—triggered the “snapback” mechanism to reimpose the UN sanctions on Iran that the JCPOA and resolution 2231 had suspended. China and Russia have contested the E3’s legal and procedural standing to activate the mechanism and argued that all sanctions were permanently lifted on 18 October, when the JCPOA and resolution 2231 were originally set to expire. At that point, resolution 2231 stated that the Council would end its consideration of the Iranian nuclear file and “Non-Proliferation” would be removed from the list of matters of which the Council is seized. China and Russia—as well as Iran—contend that this has now happened.

-snip-

At tomorrow’s meeting, DiCarlo is expected to brief Council members on the Secretary-General’s report, which notes that diplomatic efforts by JCPOA members and the US to achieve a negotiated solution to Iran’s nuclear programme were suspended following the military escalation between Israel and Iran from 13 to 24 June and the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities by the US on 21 June. Diplomatic activity resumed in August and September, but these engagements “did not succeed in identifying a way forward satisfactory to all parties involved”. The report subsequently describes letters that the parties have sent to the Secretary-General to convey their respective positions on later developments during the reporting period.

The report also refers to the latest quarterly report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the implementation of Iran’s Safeguards Agreement under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). This report, dated 12 November, describes serious and ongoing challenges to the Agency’s ability to implement safeguards in Iran following the June hostilities involving Iran, Israel, and the US. The report notes that the IAEA temporarily halted verification activities and withdrew inspectors for safety reasons. It adds that, although the “Cairo agreement” announced by Iran and the IAEA in September established procedures for resuming inspections consistent with the Safeguards Agreement, Iran did not provide a required special report on the status of nuclear material and facilities affected by the attacks. As a result, the Agency has lost continuity of knowledge over Iran’s previously declared inventories, including significant quantities of highly enriched uranium, which it has been unable to verify for several months—a situation that the report describes as “a matter of serious concern”.

-snip-

Tomorrow, Council members such as France, the UK, the US, and others who requested the meeting may express concern about the IAEA report’s findings. They may echo the BoG resolution’s call on Iran to fully cooperate with the Agency in accordance with the country’s safeguards obligations and to account for the status of its nuclear facilities and stockpile of highly enriched uranium. These members are also likely to reiterate their position that the snapback mechanism was properly invoked, giving legally binding effect to all previous UN sanctions; restoring the 1737 Sanctions Committee and its PoE; and maintaining the Council’s 2231 architecture. In this context, they may urge the swift operationalisation of relevant institutional bodies through the appointment of a Committee chair as well as a new 2231 facilitator—a position that has been vacant since the end of Slovenia’s term in this role in October. Additionally, while emphasising their longstanding position that Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon, these members may stress their continued preference for a diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear issue and call on the country to resume bilateral negotiations with the US on a new agreement to succeed the JCPOA.


https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/2025/12/iran-briefing-on-the-implementation-of-resolution-2231-on-the-joint-comprehensive-plan-of-action-jcpoa.php

lostincalifornia

(5,180 posts)
12. I understand your argument Mosby, but the fact remains was that the United States was the major force behind that
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 08:30 PM
15 hrs ago

treaty, and when the U.S. walked away from it, it completely fell apart.

What does it matter what the UN says since trump is trying to dismantle it with his exclusive club, "The Board of Peace".

Since trump has been in office, the US has withdrawn from quite a few organizations, conventions, and treaties.

The U.S. under trump is not a reliable partner under trump. He has made his intentions known what he feels about NATO, the Paris Accords, etc.

This guy is telling you what he wants to do. Whether he is successful or not is another question. He wasn't kidding about Greenland, and he plainly said his intent is to take over Gaza, remove its Palestinian inhabitants, and re-develop it into the "riviera of the Middle East". While some members of his administration tried to walk that back, that is his intentions.

I recognize that there are major issues with some of the UN agencies, and the infiltration of those agencies with less than neutral personal who have blatant personal bias, and should not be part of those agencies, still I think it would be a mistake to throw the baby out with the bath water so to speak, and I believe that is the actual objective of trump, to have the US leave the UN, and form his own exclusive club.

He is an autocrat, and has damaged the credibility of the country that will be very difficult to repair.





usonian

(24,364 posts)
3. Trump: We don't want to be the policemen of the world BY BRETT SAMUELS - 04/30/18
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:06 PM
21 hrs ago
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385521-trump-we-dont-want-to-be-the-policemen-of-the-world/

President Trump on Monday said the U.S. should no longer serve as the “policemen of the world.”

“We more and more are not wanting to be the policemen of the world,” Trump said during a joint press conference with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.

“We’re spending tremendous amounts of money for decades policing the world, and that shouldn’t be the priority,” he said. “We want to police ourselves and we want to rebuild our country. And the president understands that.”{mosads}

Trump ran on the promise that he would extricate the U.S. from foreign wars.


And .....

Mosby

(19,406 posts)
5. Most conservatives are isolationist these days.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:38 PM
20 hrs ago

Nothing new, but we obviously need to continue to protect oceanic shipping lanes and in some cases cargo ships.

lostincalifornia

(5,180 posts)
9. No he isn't. He is a power hungry, meglamaniac, who told us in clear terms what he was, and the stupidity of the
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 06:26 PM
18 hrs ago

American public still elected him twice.


wnylib

(25,426 posts)
10. On the mark. Added to Israel's concerns about Iran
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 06:28 PM
17 hrs ago

is Trump's concern about .military and terrorist activities in the ME while he takes ownership of Palestinian land in Gaza for his elite resort on Gaza's Beach-- the Riviera of the ME.

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