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Bruce Lawrence's avatar

I didn't hear Trump threatening to escalate unilaterally. I heard him telling Iran that his only goal was to terminate the Iranian nuclear program, and that goal is now achieved, so the US will not need to engage in further hostilities unless Iran initiates a new round of attacks against US interests.

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No Sympathy, No Charity's avatar

I’ve always been curious, why do Iranians chant “Death to America”?

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Bruce Lawrence's avatar

Because the Iranian regime is led by revolutionary fanatics who encourage their supporters to shout that slogan - and who, more importantly, punish anyone who expresses opposition to that revolutionary ideology. Only about 20% of the population, at this point, is willing to shout, "Death to America." The rest will be disappointed that Trump is not willing to pursue regime change.

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Suzanne's avatar

Yes, it’s just so normal for a country to arbitrarily go and bomb another country and then threaten them with annihilation if they retaliate and don’t sign a nuclear deal.

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Bruce Lawrence's avatar

"Arbitrarily"? Not at all. And there has been no threat to "annihilate" Iran.

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Suzanne's avatar

There was definitely a threat by 47 to annihilate them if they retaliated. Try to keep up. Dam this place is getting too much like TwitterX. Too many maga trolls.

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Debra K's avatar

That strikes me as absurd. The US bombed them for no reason and continues to threaten them. Iran will likely retaliate and no one in the world will blame them.

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Bruce Lawrence's avatar

"For no reason". The Iranian regime has been the world's leading state sponsor of terror for decades, and it is committed to obliterating Israel. Keeping such a regime from obtaining a nuclear weapon is a pretty good reason. Whether this action will facilitate that goal is another question.

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Myrna Greenfield's avatar

Iran has long been threatening the entire region. To think otherwise, is to create yet another fantastic cop-action series.

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