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CTyankee

(68,230 posts) Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:30 PM Feb 28

Osama bin Laden and Khomeni are both now dead. Are we safer?

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Osama bin Laden and Khomeni are both now dead. Are we safer? (Original Post) CTyankee Feb 28 OP

Khomeni Greg_In_SF Feb 28 #1

The women will still have to throw off the oppression of their husbands Walleye Feb 28 #2

Iranians might be. Americans aren't because we still are stuck with Trump Buckeyeblue Feb 28 #3

I think... 2naSalit Feb 28 #4

Don't forget the peace that prevailed in Iraq after Hussein. Sneederbunk Feb 28 #5

Khomeini has been dead for years Fiendish Thingy Feb 28 #6

Greg_In_SF

(1,260 posts)

1. Khomeni

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:32 PM

Feb 28

can no longer order the violent oppression of women or the executions of the LGBTQ community in Iran.

I'm sure they feel safer.

Walleye

(44,898 posts)

2. The women will still have to throw off the oppression of their husbands

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Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:33 PM

Feb 28

Buckeyeblue

(6,362 posts)

3. Iranians might be. Americans aren't because we still are stuck with Trump

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Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:34 PM

Feb 28

2naSalit

(102,904 posts)

4. I think...

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:39 PM

Feb 28

the source of that info is lying. I think he's probably not dead.

Sneederbunk

(17,506 posts)

5. Don't forget the peace that prevailed in Iraq after Hussein.

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Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:40 PM

Feb 28

Fiendish Thingy

(23,281 posts)

6. Khomeini has been dead for years

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:55 PM

Feb 28

Did you mean Kahameini?

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