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OGBuzz

(580 posts) Sat May 16, 2026, 04:05 PM Yesterday

I am sick of Trump apologists always using the same bullshit nuclear argument. [View all]

This morning on CNN Table for Five, Arthur Aidala said that Iran would have 'blown up the world' if they ever got their hands on a nuclear weapon. FYI Arthur, there have been 2,045 nuclear detonations since 1945, 528 were above ground, and you are still here.
Iran was held in check by the JCPOA until Trump tore it up because....Obama!
If Iran ever needed a reason to develop a nuclear deterrence, your boy just gave them one.

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I am sick of Trump apologists always using the same bullshit nuclear argument. [View all] OGBuzz Yesterday OP

Reminds me of W Bush defenders. Midnight Writer Yesterday #1

Saddam was a terrible man but he was also a sworn enemy of Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda gave rise to ISIS. Bush skipped the... OGBuzz Yesterday #4

Another Point On That ProfessorGAC Yesterday #6

For the same reasons I don't believe that Iran has any interest in attacking the U.S., or Europe, or..... OGBuzz Yesterday #11

As To Russia... ProfessorGAC Yesterday #12

Their conventional military weakness is on full display in Ukraine. OGBuzz Yesterday #14

Worry Is Reasonable ProfessorGAC Yesterday #17

Iran has freely admitted that they are enriching uranium well beyond Melon Yesterday #2

It will be Donald or Bibi who will set off the nukes. OGBuzz Yesterday #5

Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear agreement. Emile Yesterday #10

Trump is shit. Iran should not posses nuclear weapons. Melon Yesterday #15

London! Riyadh!! Then what happens? dpibel 22 hrs ago #18

They simply did not and were not enriching it to 90%. Eko 16 hrs ago #22

So your stance is that the enrichment to 60% is for what exactly? To scare other nations that Melon 16 hrs ago #23

Jeeze. Eko 15 hrs ago #25

I think Iran would use a nuclear weapon for defensive purposes like other countries that have nuclear weapons AZProgressive 8 hrs ago #31

YES Skittles Yesterday #3

And you know he's been thinking about it.... OGBuzz Yesterday #8

Get the minuteman missile out of your eye before you pluck the drone out of their eye Whip-poor-will Yesterday #7

If Iran had a nuke, none of this would be happening. BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #9

"Little Rocket Man" over in North Korea agrees 100%. It's all about deterrence. OGBuzz Yesterday #13

It's a kind of Faustian Bargain Disaffected Yesterday #16

We have gone through this same song and dance when a country we don't like gets a nuke indusurb 22 hrs ago #19

100% OGBuzz 22 hrs ago #20

It amazes me dpibel 21 hrs ago #21

Several Iranian backed terrorist groups have used suicide bombings as a primary tactical tool Melon 16 hrs ago #24

The Ayatollah's never sacrifice themselves 303squadron 15 hrs ago #26

Just google "settler attacks" to find the equivalent. Eko 13 hrs ago #28

It is one thing to use suicide bombers, an entirely different thing to commit to killing your entire country. indusurb 9 hrs ago #29

Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear agreement. Emile 14 hrs ago #27

If crazy people with nukes would instantly use them D_Master81 9 hrs ago #30

It turns out the Strait was more important Johonny 8 hrs ago #32