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Beastly Boy

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19. There is only one thing I don't get: who told you that we can all agree on the impossible?
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 10:54 PM
Jun 17

It is not possible for Iran to be more motivated to have nukes than they are right now. They have been pursuing nuclear weapons for at least a decade. They do not uphold previous agreements, and they are currently violating them to pursue nukes. How can their pursuit of nukes be more motivating after they pay a heavy price for pursuing nukes? The ayatollahs may be insane, but not to the point of doing the same thing over again and expecting different results.

Sure you can think whatever you want, but don't pretend reasonable people will agree with you.

But I think I got your position on the nuclear Iran: it's a bad idea to destroy their nuclear infrastructure, but only in the event that what you, for no apparent reason, presume to be plausible turns out to be the outcome of a campaign to rid the biggest supporter of terrorism in the world of any possibility of producing nukes for their proxies.

Given the odds, I will go out on a limb and say it's all good.

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I thought Iran was negotiating with the US at the time? Eko Jun 17 #1
I am posting the words of the German Chancellor. Beastly Boy Jun 17 #2
This has been going on since April. Eko Jun 17 #4
I cited the German Chancellor just now. Beastly Boy Jun 17 #7
Not if it makes them more inclined to get one. Right? Eko Jun 17 #8
If it's Iran you are talking about, Beastly Boy Jun 17 #9
I answered your question fully. If you dislike the answer then that is not my fault. Eko Jun 17 #11
Since Iran cannot possibly become more inclined to get a nuke than they are now, I will take it for a yes, then. Beastly Boy Jun 17 #16
Its easy enough to understand, not sure why you dont get it. Eko Jun 17 #17
There is only one thing I don't get: who told you that we can all agree on the impossible? Beastly Boy Jun 17 #19
It's always possible for people to be more motiviated than before. Eko Jun 18 #20
Sure, we'll be "greeted as liberators" maxrandb Jun 17 #10
What I find interesting is the 800 pound gorilla in the room... Saudi Arabia..SA and Iran hate each other.. mitch96 Jun 17 #15
Merz is 100% correct. Much as I dislike Bibi comradebillyboy Jun 17 #3
Saying what many leaders can't or won't madville Jun 17 #5
LOL - As if the "other" Middle East countries aren't pursuing their own nukes maxrandb Jun 17 #12
Which other ones have active nuclear programs? madville Jun 17 #13
Sure Jan maxrandb Jun 17 #14
There's another way to deal with the Fordo problem Renew Deal Jun 17 #6
The work being done, and on whose behalf it's being done, is definitely dirty, that's for sure. jcmaine72 Jun 17 #18
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