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Cuthbert Allgood

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16. Certainly, I mean, Israel wouldn't lie about that.

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #9)

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:49 AM

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They've been telling us for decades that Iran and Iraq are weeks away from a nuclear weapon and they don't have one, yet, but, for sure, let's believe them.

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There is no nuclear weapons program. [View all] MayReasonRule Yesterday OP

no program creon Yesterday #1

Yep Goddessartist Yesterday #2

Just a cache of near-weapons grade enriched uranium expanded by 50% in the last 3 months--enough for 10 bombs Ponietz Yesterday #3

The Point Is That It Is Not An "Imminent Threat" As Is Claimed That Was Necessarly Worthy Of This Strike MayReasonRule Yesterday #5

"Imminent" can mean whatever Ponietz Yesterday #6

Your idea of imminent and Israel's idea of imminent are far different, MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #9

Your Assessment Is As Valid As The Individual That Posted On Bluesky MayReasonRule Yesterday #14

Certainly, I mean, Israel wouldn't lie about that. Cuthbert Allgood Yesterday #16

The problem is you can't be one day late Melon Yesterday #24

TSF will bomb Iran anyway. no_hypocrisy Yesterday #4

Their foreign policy calls for the destruction of Israel as a Jewish state. nt LexVegas Yesterday #7

And Israel's foreign policy calls for the end of Palestine. Cuthbert Allgood Yesterday #17

How can you end something that doesn't exist? tritsofme Yesterday #22

147 UN member states would disagree with you. Cuthbert Allgood Yesterday #35

OP posted a thread that says Iran has no nuclear weapons program MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #23

Fetterman forgot about PNAC Kid Berwyn Yesterday #8

This is pure bull, MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #10

K... MayReasonRule Yesterday #15

This is sophistry at best, more likely just pure apologism for the Iranian regime. tritsofme Yesterday #11

The Individual That Posted On Bluesky Does Not Have Any History Of Being An Aplogist For Iran As Far As I Know MayReasonRule Yesterday #18

Is he getting his intelligence from Lindsey Graham? Emile Yesterday #12

He's Not A Supporter Of Linsay Graham From What I've Seen... Quite The Opposite Emile MayReasonRule Yesterday #20

But according to Netanyahu, Iran has been just weeks away from having a nuke indusurb Yesterday #13

Thank Jehoshaphat there is a meme sarisataka Yesterday #19

No Doubt That Is Correct... The Reason Given For The Attack Is That There Is An "Imminent Threat" MayReasonRule Yesterday #21

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists sarisataka Yesterday #25

"unless one believes Israel should wait until Tel Aviv is leveled" Dreamer Tatum Yesterday #27

Thank You For The Follow Up! MayReasonRule Yesterday #28

de nada sarisataka Yesterday #29

The IAEA disagrees. ForgedCrank Yesterday #26

I'll Have To Read Through These This Evening...Thank You For Posting The Info Within The Thread! MayReasonRule Yesterday #30

What is the greatest threat? The possibility that Iran might have a nuke program, or thousands of nukes that are ready Doodley Yesterday #31

Trump is trying to get us into that war. OrlandoDem2 Yesterday #32

I don't actually believe that Happy Hoosier Yesterday #33

Some years back, WSJ had an article that various countries had a 'nuclear weapons program'. Norrrm Yesterday #34

I bet other countries in the ME have nuke program kwolf68 Yesterday #36