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OGBuzz

(629 posts) Sat May 16, 2026, 04:05 PM Saturday

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 Saturday OP

Reminds me of W Bush defenders. Midnight Writer Saturday #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 Saturday #4

Another Point On That ProfessorGAC Saturday #6

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

As To Russia... ProfessorGAC Saturday #12

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

Worry Is Reasonable ProfessorGAC Saturday #17

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

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

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

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

London! Riyadh!! Then what happens? dpibel Saturday #18

They simply did not and were not enriching it to 90%. Eko Sunday #22

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

Jeeze. Eko Sunday #25

Very informative response. Very important to know! AloeVera 4 hrs ago #35

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

YES Skittles Saturday #3

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

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

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

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

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

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

100% OGBuzz Saturday #20

It amazes me dpibel Saturday #21

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

The Ayatollah's never sacrifice themselves 303squadron Sunday #26

Just google "settler attacks" to find the equivalent. Eko Sunday #28

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

It's literally doing it right now Melon Monday #34

Not advocating at all. I'm just not convinced that Iran was 2 weeks away from turning earth into a nuclear wasteland. OGBuzz Monday #33

Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear agreement. Emile Sunday #27

If crazy people with nukes would instantly use them D_Master81 Sunday #30

It turns out the Strait was more important Johonny Sunday #32