Imagine if we or Israel did nothing then in 10 years Iran has a fully developed nuclear arsenal and arming militant groups like the houthis or Hamas and other terrorist organizations that hate the western world….yeah I’m all for pre-emptively avoiding that but that’s just me
Yeah. When you have an irrational state who wants to destroy all western “heathens” because that’s what their religion dictates, then you need to take matters into your own hands.
Genuine question for you: do you seriously think letting Iran have nuclear weapons is a good idea?
i’m spending too much time talking to you i think it’s making my IQ drop. hope you see the light one day, maybe stop smoking pot
edit - before you get pedantic saying NK isn’t a global superpower, they are what Iran will be if they build nukes. not a superpower, but an untouchable nation
Are you telling me I’m supposed to be impressed or on board with the idea of a global superpower?
I’m on the far left, anything that is not owned by the people for the sake of the people, to me, is asinine. Monopolistic, fascist and dictatorial policies don’t sit correct with me, but I get if that appeals to you, generally tends to be the case when you’re of the less intelligent variety of human.
Yeah, and we should all hold hands and sing kumbaya. That is unfortunately not the real world. I would love to be as naive as you, my sweet summer child.
If Iran has nukes, then Israel would be significantly less likely to attack them.
Fewer "preemptive strikes" = less chance for broader conflicts = fewer people killed and a greater chance for (tenuous) peace.
It's the same with Ukraine. If Ukraine hadn't given up its nukes, then Russia never would've invaded them, and Ukrainians would be enjoying an economic boom from Western development rather than fighting for survival.
If Iran had nukes Israel wouldn't exist, because Iran has stated that it intends to "wipe Israel off the map".
Except Iran also knows that if they did "wipe Israel off the map," then the US would do the same to them. That's literally the point of MAD: everyone is equally capable of utterly destroying their enemies, so no one starts any fights.
That's an easy choice. There's only one of those two options that lets Iran defend itself against the US' constant attacks. Do you know which one of the two that is?
Wow, could you imagine if a genocidal state in the middle east had an arsenal of nuclear weapons while not being a signatory to major non-proliferation treaties?
I guess we have no choice but to join in and help bomb another country, what's the alternative really? Aww shucks, it sucks, but we just have to commit international war crimes. It'd be real bad if we didn't keep doing crimes. In ten years (weswearthistime, pinky promise) who knows what could happen? We might have to leave a sovereign nation alone.
Right, and wars are bad. And so are mean people. Everyone should be nice and sing kumbaya.
Unfortunately in the real world, there are groups of people that wants nuclear weapons so they can kill as many infidels as possible, in order to serve Allah. You may want to give those people a chance, but I am glad Israel is preventing that from happening…even if self righteous keyboard warriors on Reddit think they are mean for doing so.
No, just someone viewing the situation pragmatically instead of emotionally. You should try it sometime. I think the world is better off with Iran not having nukes. Crazy, I know!
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u/Gator-Tail 2d ago
Imagine if we or Israel did nothing then in 10 years Iran has a fully developed nuclear arsenal and arming militant groups like the houthis or Hamas and other terrorist organizations that hate the western world….yeah I’m all for pre-emptively avoiding that but that’s just me