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To: rintintin

Iran will have nuclear weapons and will use them to kill millions.


13 posted on 10/15/2019 2:06:50 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....)
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To: minnesota_bound

Obama said the same thing about Libya.


14 posted on 10/15/2019 2:08:56 PM PDT by rintintin
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To: minnesota_bound

Iran will have nuclear weapons and will use them to kill millions.”

Bush said the exact same thing about Iraq, as a reason to bomb and invade.

In contrast, when the Soviets had thousands of nukes pointed at us and threatened to “bury us” - Kruschev’s words - Reagan wasn’t stupid enough to follow your (and Bush’s) idea of starting a war against them. He beat them without war.

Glad Trump follows the Reagan way, not the failed Bush way that you promote.


15 posted on 10/15/2019 2:10:57 PM PDT by rintintin
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To: minnesota_bound

The main threat of such weapons is their use as blackmail. By possessing them it gives them greater latitude to use terrorism and blackmail to get what they want without fear of retaliation should the murder be traced back to them. Without nukes, they have to try to make everything they do look as though their traditional enemies or some third party did it, but with nukes in the arsenal they need not be as careful...though they still are somewhat vulnerable to economic pressure, but even there time is on their side and nukes give a country a great deal of time. They can consider bolder acts of terrorism or even invade weaker neighbors knowing that there will be no military retaliation.


22 posted on 10/15/2019 2:40:55 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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